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BLM Wyoming Oil and Gas Leasing 101

Wyoming State Office

July 10, 2013

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BLM Wyoming

62.34 million acres of land in the state

?41.6 million acres of Federal minerals

30.0 million acres of Federal surface 11.6 million acres of split estate with Federal minerals

? 18.3 million acres BLM Public Lands (surface and minerals)

? 1.9 million acres of Indian Trust Minerals

FY 2011 Public Land Statistics

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BLM Wyoming Oil and Gas Leasing Today

? 15,807 authorized leases ? 11.2 million acres ? 7,791 producing leases ? 4.2 million acres of land

held by production

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State Office Leasing Targets

Develop and Issue Federal Fluid Mineral Leases

1200

1126

Leases Issued

1000 800

850 688

600 400

400 350 328

393 350

350 319

200

0 2009

2010

* 2011

Fiscal Year

2012

2013**

Performance Target Actual

* Includes parcels from June 2008 to May 2010

that were addressed in protest responses

** Does not include parcels from

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upcoming August 2013 lease sale

Leasing Reform

Process for orderly, effective, timely and environmentally responsible oil and gas leasing on Federal lands

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Implementation Plan

? Rotate sales by district; each field office offers parcels twice per year

? Number of parcels determined by number of Expressions of Interest (EOI) received

? Each district prepares environmental assessment (EA) for each rotated sale

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