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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February (Q1) 2027 Lease Sale

Draft Environmental Assessment (posted 9/29/2026)

  • Comments are due Friday, October 30, 2026. Comments must be submitted through the links provided to the electronic comment forms under the Documents section of the Carlsbad and Farmington Field Offices ePlanning webpages (click ‘Participate Now’ to comment). Additional information about the sale is available in the Press Release and on the  BLM New Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sales website.   
  • BLM is analyzing 13 parcels / 3,904 acres in Eddy, Lea and Rio Arriba counties in the Carlsbad and Farmington Field Offices of New Mexico. 2 additional parcels are proposed for sale in Oklahoma. 
  • Conflicts identified include parcels that overlap big game priority habitat for two species, lands within 10 miles of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, modeled habitat for lesser prairie chicken (LPC), and lands with low potential for oil and gas development.
  • All of the proposed parcels in New Mexico are within 5 miles of active oil and gas wells.
  • 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 8/5/2026)

  • Comments due Friday, September 4, 2026. Comments must be submitted through the links provided to the electronic comment forms under the Documents section of the Carlsbad and Farmington Field Offices ePlanning webpages (click ‘Participate Now’ to comment). Additional information about the sale is available in the Press Release and on the  BLM New Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sales website.   
  • BLM is analyzing 13 parcels / 3,904 acres in Eddy, Lea and Rio Arriba counties in the Carlsbad and Farmington Field Offices of New Mexico. 2 additional parcels are proposed for sale in Oklahoma. 
  • Conflicts identified include parcels that overlap big game priority habitat for two species, lands within 10 miles of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, modeled habitat for lesser prairie chicken (LPC), and lands with low potential for oil and gas development.
  • All of the proposed parcels in New Mexico are within 5 miles of active oil and gas wells.
  • 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.

November (Q4) 2026 Lease Sale

Sale Notice (posted 9/18/2026)

  • Protests on the Sale Notice for the proposed November 2026 lease sale are due Monday, October 19, 2026. 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, BLM is analyzing 15 parcels / 5,262.1 acres in Eddy, Lea, Rio Arriba, and San Juan counties in the Carlsbad and Farmington Field Offices of New Mexico. 15 additional parcels are proposed for sale in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
  • Conflicts identified include parcels that overlap the Betonnie Tsosie Fossil Area, big game priority habitat for two species, modeled habitat for lesser prairie chicken (LPC), and lands with low potential for oil and gas development.
  • All parcels on lands identified in Reasonable Foreseeable Development (RFD) Scenarios as having low potential for oil and gas development are within 5 miles of active wells.
  • 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.

Draft Environmental Assessment (posted 7/17/2026)

  • Comments are due Monday, August 17, 2026. Comments must be submitted through the links provided to the electronic comment forms under the Documents section of the Carlsbad and Farmington Field Offices ePlanning webpages (click ‘Participate Now’ to comment). Additional information about the sale is available in the Press Release and on the  BLM New Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sales website.  
  • According to the website and documents, BLM is analyzing 17 parcels / 5,262.1 acres in Eddy, Lea, Rio Arriba, and San Juan counties in the Carlsbad and Farmington Field Offices of New Mexico. 36 additional parcels are proposed for sale in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. 
  • Conflicts identified include parcels that overlap the Betonnie Tsosie Fossil Area, big game priority habitat for two species, modeled habitat for lesser prairie chicken (LPC), and lands with low potential for oil and gas development.
  • All parcels on lands identified in Reasonable Foreseeable Development (RFD) Scenarios as having low potential for oil and gas development are within 5 miles of active wells.
  • 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 5/22/2026)

  • Comments due Monday, June 22, 2026. Comments must be submitted through the links provided to the electronic comment forms under the Documents section of the Carlsbad and Farmington Field Offices ePlanning webpages (click ‘Participate Now’ to comment). Additional information about the sale is available in the Press Release and on the  BLM New Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sales website.  
  • According to the website and documents, BLM is analyzing 17 parcels / 5,262.1 acres in Eddy, Lea, Rio Arriba, and San Juan counties in the Carlsbad and Farmington Field Offices of New Mexico. 36 additional parcels are proposed for sale in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. 
  • Conflicts identified include parcels that overlap the Betonnie Tsosie Fossil Area, big game priority habitat for two species, modeled habitat for lesser prairie chicken (LPC), and lands with low potential for oil and gas development.
  • All parcels on lands identified in Reasonable Foreseeable Development (RFD) Scenarios as having low potential for oil and gas development are within 5 miles of active wells.
  • 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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