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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January (Q1) 2026 Lease Sale

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.

November 2025 Lease Sale

Sale Notice (posted 8/4/2025)

  • Protests on the Sale Notice for the proposed November 2025 lease sale are due Wednesday, September 3, 2025. Information on how to protest is available on the Farmington and Rio Puerco Field Offices and Pecos District 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 in the announcement and on the BLM New Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sales website. 
  •  According to the website and documents, BLM is analyzing 17 parcels / 8,637.16 acres in the Carlsbad, Farmington, Rio Puerco and Roswell Field Offices of New Mexico. The parcels include 9 in Eddy County, 3 in Mckinley, 1 in Rio Arriba, 1 in Roosevelt and 3 in Sandoval Counties. Additional parcels are proposed for sale in Oklahoma.
  • Conflicts identified include parcels in the Torrejon Fossil Fauna Area of Critical Environmental Concern, lands within 10 miles of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, other habitat for terrestrial species of economic and recreational importance, and parcels within an area identified as a priority corridor region for pronghorn and multi-species.
  • Low potential for development:
    • Significant portions of 11 parcels / 4,945 acres are in areas identified in Bureau of Land Management published Reasonable Foreseeable Development Scenario Documents as having low potential for oil and gas development: NM-2025-11-0474, -0531, -0532, -0574, -0576, -0578, -0579, -0580, -6866, – 6870, -6871
    • Of those parcels, significant portions of 5 parcels / 2,760 acres are not close to existing development (more than 2 miles away from active wells): NM-2025-11-0531, -0532, -0574, -0578, -6866
  • 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 4/21/2025)

  • Comments are due Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Comments must be submitted through the links provided to the electronic comment forms under the Documents section of the Farmington and Rio Puerco Field Offices and Pecos District 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 17 parcels / 8,637.16 acres in the Carlsbad, Farmington, Rio Puerco and Roswell Field Offices of New Mexico. The parcels include 9 in Eddy County, 3 in Mckinley, 1 in Rio Arriba, 1 in Roosevelt and 3 in Sandoval Counties. Additional parcels are proposed for sale in Oklahoma.
  • Conflicts identified include parcels in the Torrejon Fossil Fauna Area of Critical Environmental Concern, lands within 10 miles of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, other habitat for terrestrial species of economic and recreational importance, and parcels within an area identified as a priority corridor region for pronghorn and multi-species.
  • Low potential for development:
    • Significant portions of 11 parcels / 4,945 acres are in areas identified in Bureau of Land Management published Reasonable Foreseeable Development Scenario Documents as having low potential for oil and gas development: NM-2025-11-0474, -0531, -0532, -0574, -0576, -0578, -0579, -0580, -6866, – 6870, -6871
    • Of those parcels, significant portions of 5 parcels / 2,760 acres are not close to existing development (more than 2 miles away from active wells): NM-2025-11-0531, -0532, -0574, -0578, -6866
  • 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 1/31/2025)

  • Comments are due Monday, March 3, 2025. Comments must be submitted through the links provided to the electronic comment forms under the Documents section of the Farmington and Rio Puerco Field Offices and Pecos District 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 17 parcels / 8,637.16 acres in the Carlsbad, Farmington, Rio Puerco and Roswell Field Offices of New Mexico. The parcels include 9 in Eddy County, 3 in Mckinley, 1 in Rio Arriba, 1 in Roosevelt and 3 in Sandoval Counties. Additional parcels are proposed for sale in Oklahoma.
  • Conflicts identified include parcels in the Torrejon Fossil Fauna Area of Critical Environmental Concern, lands within 10 miles of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, other habitat for terrestrial species of economic and recreational importance, and parcels within an area identified as a priority corridor region for pronghorn and multi-species.
  • Low potential for development:
    • Significant portions of 11 parcels / 4,945 acres are in areas identified in Bureau of Land Management published Reasonable Foreseeable Development Scenario Documents as having low potential for oil and gas development: NM-2025-11-0474, -0531, -0532, -0574, -0576, -0578, -0579, -0580, -6866, – 6870, -6871
    • Of those parcels, significant portions of 5 parcels / 2,760 acres are not close to existing development (more than 2 miles away from active wells): NM-2025-11-0531, -0532, -0574, -0578, -6866
  • 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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