New Mexico Upcoming Oil and Gas Lease Sales

The Oil & Gas Lease Sales map below shows parcels proposed to be offered for lease by the Bureau of Land Management. This interactive map shows current and upcoming lease sales and their conflicts with wildlife and natural areas. More information on upcoming leases is shown below the map.

Advice on how to use the map: Zoom in for more detail. Select the layer list icon in the upper left, expand and turn on conservation_conflicts and other layers and sublayers. Click on parcels or conservation conflict areas for more information. Scroll through pop-ups for multiple overlapping areas by clicking on the right triangle/arrow.

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May (Q2) 2026 Lease Sale

Draft Environmental Analysis (posted 2/21/2026)

  • Comments are due Friday, February 20, 2026. Comments must be submitted through the links provided to the electronic comment forms under the Documents section of the Farmington Field Office and Pecos District Office ePlanning webpages (click ‘Participate Now’ to comment). Additional information about the sale is available under the Home section, in the Press Release, and on the BLM New Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sales web site.
  • According to the website and documents, BLM is analyzing 73 parcels / 33,374.22 acres in the Carlsbad, Farmington and Roswell Field Offices of New Mexico. The parcels include 35 in Eddy County, 24 in Lea County, 3 in Quay County, 1 in Rio Arriba County, 8 in San Juan County and 2 in Sandoval County. An additional parcel is proposed for sale in Texas.
  • Conflicts identified include parcels that overlap with the Chosa Draw and Chosa Draw Caves Complex Areas of Environmental Concern, big game priority habitat for two species, the Lybrook Fossil Area, the Human-powered recreation footprint (Outdoor Alliance), modeled habitat for lesser prairie chicken (LPC), Pecos Bluntnose Shiner Designated Critical Habitat, North Bluitt State Habitat or Species Management Area, lands within 10 miles of Carlsbad Caverns National Park and lands with low potential for oil and gas development.
  • In addition to the conflicts identified above and listed in the spreadsheet below, parcels were identified as being in or overlapping with an area identified as being closed to future leasing in the 2008 Special Status Species RMP Amendment for the Pecos District Office. It is possible that amendments to the RMP removed these conflicts.
    • This applies to 8 parcels/8,443 acres in the Carlsbad field office.
    • The parcels fully within the area closed to future leasing are: NM-2026-05-0589, -0633, -0636, -6899, and -6900
    • Approximately 1440 acres (82%) of parcel NM-2026-05-0584 is within the area closed to future leasing
    • Approximately 840 acres (72%) of parcel NM-2026-05-0637 is within the area closed to future leasing
    • Approximately 625 acres (68%) of parcel NM-2026-05-6898 is within the area closed to future leasing
  • Lease Sale Parcels Draft EA: Google Earth kmz | Zipped shapefile
  • Lease Sale Draft EA: ABI Screen, a spreadsheet showing conflicts between the proposed parcels and important wildlife, wilderness and other resource values.

Scoping (posted 11/17/2025)

January (Q1) 2026 Lease Sale

Sale Notice (posted 10/17/2025)

  • Protests on the Sale Notice for the proposed January 2026 lease sale are due Monday, November 17, 2025. Information on how to protest is available on the Farmington Field Office and Carlsbad Field Office ePlanning webpages. General information about the sale can be found under the Home section and instructions for how to submit a protest by email, paper mail, or hand delivery can be found under the Documents section. Additional information about the sale is available on the BLM New Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sales website. 
  •  According to the website and documents, NM BLM is analyzing 30 parcels / 20,358.84 acres in the Carlsbad and Farmington Field Offices of New Mexico. The parcels include 19 in Eddy County, 9 in Lea County, 1 in Rio Arriba County and 1 in Sandoval County. Additional parcels are being analyzed in Oklahoma. 
  • Conflicts identified include parcels in the Brantley Wildlife Area and on lands within 10 miles of Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
  • Lease Sale Notice Parcels: Google Earth kmz | Zipped shapefile
  • Lease Sale Notice ABI Screen, a spreadsheet showing conflicts between the proposed parcels and important wildlife, wilderness and other resource values.

Environmental Assessment (posted 8/1/2025)

  • Comments are due Tuesday, September 2, 2025. Comments must be submitted through the links provided to the electronic comment forms under the Documents section of the Farmington Field Office and Carlsbad Field Office ePlanning webpages (click ‘Participate Now’ to comment). Additional information about the sale is available under the Home section, in the Announcement and on the BLM New Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sales web site.
  • According to the website and documents, BLM is analyzing 30 parcels / 20,359 acres in the Carlsbad and Farmington Field Offices of New Mexico. The parcels include 19 in Eddy County, 9 in Lea County, 1 in Rio Arriba County and 1 in Sandoval County. Additional parcels are proposed for sale in Oklahoma.
  • Conflicts identified include parcels in the Brantley Wildlife Area, on lands within 10 miles of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, priority habitat for terrestrial species of economic and recreational importance, other habitat for terrestrial species of economic and recreational importance, parcels within an area identified as a priority corridor region for pronghorn and multi-species, and parcels within the Human-powered recreation footprint (Outdoor Alliance).
  • Lease Sale Parcels Scoping: Google Earth kmz | Zipped shapefile
  • Lease Sale Scoping ABI Screen, a spreadsheet showing conflicts between the proposed parcels and important wildlife, wilderness and other resource values.

Scoping (posted 5/12/2025)

  • Comments are due Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Comments must be submitted through the links provided to the electronic comment forms under the Documents section of the Farmington Field Office and Carlsbad Field Office ePlanning webpages (click ‘Participate Now’ to comment). Additional information about the sale is available under the Home section, in the Announcement and on the BLM New Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sales web site.
  • According to the website and documents, BLM is analyzing 30 parcels / 20,359 acres in the Carlsbad and Farmington Field Offices of New Mexico. The parcels include 19 in Eddy County, 9 in Lea County, 1 in Rio Arriba County and 1 in Sandoval County. Additional parcels are proposed for sale in Oklahoma.
  • Conflicts identified include parcels in the Brantley Wildlife Area, on lands within 10 miles of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, priority habitat for terrestrial species of economic and recreational importance, other habitat for terrestrial species of economic and recreational importance, parcels within an area identified as a priority corridor region for pronghorn and multi-species, and parcels within the Human-powered recreation footprint (Outdoor Alliance).
  • Lease Sale Parcels Scoping: Google Earth kmz | Zipped shapefile
  • Lease Sale Scoping ABI Screen, a spreadsheet showing conflicts between the proposed parcels and important wildlife, wilderness and other resource values.

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