Utah 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.

May 2025 (Second Quarter) 2025 Lease Sale

Scoping (posted 2/14/2025)

  • Comments on the proposed Utah Second Quarter (Q2) 2025 Lease Sale must be received by Thursday, March 14, 2023. There is additional information and a link to submit comments on the Utah 2025 Second Quarter Oil and Gas Competitive Lease Sale ePlanning website and with additional information in the Press Release.
  • According to the documents, Utah Bureau of Land Management is proposing to offer 2 parcels/833 acres in Uintah County in the Vernal Field Office in the Green River District.
  • Rocky Mountain Wild has prepared a screen showing conflicts between the proposed parcels and important wildlife, wilderness and other resource values. Conflicts identified include:
    • White-tailed prairie dog area
    • Black-footed ferret management area
    • Crucial fawning habitat for pronghorn
  • Scoping Parcels: Google Earth kmz | Zipped Shapefile
  • Scoping ABI Screen, a spreadsheet showing conflicts between the proposed parcels and important wildlife, wilderness and other resource values.

December 12, 2023 (Fourth Quarter) Lease Sale

Sale Notice (posted 8/23/2023)

  • Protests on the proposed Utah December 2023 Lease Sale must be received by Friday, September 22, 2023. There is important information about how to protest in the Sale Notice with additional information on the Utah 2023 Oil and Gas Competitive Lease Sale ePlanning website and with additional information in the Press Release.
  • According to the documents, Utah Bureau of Land Management is proposing to offer 1 parcel/761.360 acres in Uintah County in the Vernal Field Office in the Green River District.
  • Rocky Mountain Wild has prepared a screen showing conflicts between the proposed parcels and important wildlife, wilderness and other resource values. Conflicts identified include:
    • Habitat for greater sage-grouse
    • Crucial fawning habitat for pronghorn
  • Sale Notice Parcel: Google Earth kmz | Zipped Shapefile
  • Sale Notice ABI Screen, a spreadsheet showing conflicts between the proposed parcels and important wildlife, wilderness and other resource values.

Environmental Assessment (posted 6/2/2023)

Scoping (posted 12/20/2022)

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