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.

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September (Third Quarter) 2026 Lease Sale

Draft Environmental Assessment (posted 5/22/2025)

  • The Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Utah Bureau of Land Management’s proposed September (Q3) 2026 lease sale is now available. The comment period ends Monday, June 22 2026. There is important information on how to comment on the Utah 2026 Third Quarter Oil and Gas Competitive Lease Sale ePlanning website. There is additional information in the Press Release and on the Utah Oil and Gas Lease Sales Web Page.
  • According to the press release and documents, Utah Bureau of Land Management is analyzing two alternatives in addition to the no action alternative. Alternative A, the Proposed Action, analyzes offering 35 parcels / 34,654.77 acres. Alternative B, Greater Sage-grouse PHMA Avoidance, analyzes offering 24 parcels / 21,013.29 acres. The parcels being proposed are in Emery, Grand, and Uintah Counties in the Moab and Vernal Field Offices.
  • Rocky Mountain Wild has prepared a screen showing conflicts between the proposed parcels and important wildlife, wilderness and other resource values.
  • Wildlife and plant conflicts identified:
    • Priority habitat for greater sage-grouse (Alternative A only)
    • Critical Habitat for Colorado pikeminnow and razorback sucker and current species range for bonytail, Colorado pikeminnow, and razorback sucker. All three species are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
    • Management area for ESA endangered black-footed ferret and white-tailed prairie dog areas.
    • Current species range for ESA threatened Mexican spotted owl
    • Current species range for ESA threatened Ute ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis)
    • Crucial winter and fawning habitat for mule deer
    • Crucial winter and calving habitat for elk
    • Crucial year-long and fawning habitat for pronghorn
  • Wildlands conflicts identified:
    • Lands identified as having wilderness characteristics by the Bureau of Land Management and by conservation organizations
    • Lands proposed for Wilderness Designation by the U.S. Congress in the Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act.
  • Overlaps with the human-powered recreation footprint identified by Outdoor Alliance
  • Note that all of the proposed parcels are in areas identified as having moderate or high potential for oil and gas development.
  • Draft EA Alternative A: Proposed Action Google Earth kmz | Zipped Shapefile
  • Draft EA Alternative A: Proposed Action ABI Screen, a spreadsheet showing conflicts between the proposed parcels and important wildlife, wilderness and other resource values.
  • Draft EA Alternative B: Greater Sage-grouse PHMA Avoidance Google Earth kmz | Zipped Shapefile
  • Draft EA Alternative B: Greater Sage-grouse PHMA Avoidance ABI Screen

Scoping (posted 3/16/2025)

June (Second Quarter) 2026 Lease Sale

Sale Notice (posted 4/23/2026)

  • The Sale Notice and updated Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the June 2026 oil and gas lease sale is now available. This started a 30-day protest period which closes Tuesday, May 26, 2026. The sale is scheduled to occur on June 24, 2026. There is important information on how to protest on the Utah 2026 Second Quarter Oil and Gas Competitive Lease Sale ePlanning website and in the Sale Notice. There is additional information in the Press Release and on the Utah Oil and Gas Lease Sales Web Page.
  • According to the press release and documents, Utah Bureau of Land Management is proposing to offer 39 parcels/54,113.93 acres in Grand, San Juan, and Uintah County in the Moab and Vernal Field Offices.
  • Rocky Mountain Wild has prepared a screen showing conflicts between the proposed parcels and important wildlife, wilderness and other resource values.
  • Wildlife and plant conflicts identified:
    • Critical Habitat for Colorado pikeminnow and current species range for bonytail, Colorado pikeminnow, and razorback sucker. All three species are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
    • Management area for ESA endangered black-footed ferret and white-tailed prairie dog areas.
    • Current species range for ESA threatened Mexican spotted owl
    • Current species range for ESA threatened Ute ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis)
    • Crucial winter habitat for mule deer
    • Crucial fawning habitat for pronghorn and crucial calving habitat for elk
  • Wildlands conflicts identified:
    • Lands identified as having wilderness characteristics by the Bureau of Land Management and by conservation organizations
    • Lands proposed for Wilderness Designation by the U.S. Congress in the Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act
    • Lands within 10 miles of Arches National Park
  • Parcels overlapping lands identified as having low potential for oil and gas development. These parcels are also more than 5 miles from producing oil and gas wells.
  • Overlaps with the human-powered recreation footprint identified by Outdoor Alliance
  • Note that the scoping screen identified parcels that overlapped general habitat for greater sage-grouse. That analysis was done with data prepared in 2022. The current analysis was done using the data released with the Greater Sage-Grouse Resource Management Plan Amendment in December 2025. The proposed parcels do not overlap with that version of the greater sage-grouse habitat.
  • Sale Notice Parcels: 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.

Draft Environmental Assessment (posted 2/27/2026)

Scoping (posted 12/15/2025)

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