Wyoming 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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March (Q1) 2026 Lease Sale

Draft Environmental Assessment (posted 9/29/2025)

  • The Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the First Quarter (March) 2026 Lease Sale are now available. Comments on the documents are due Thursday, October 30, 2025. Comments must be submitted through the link provided to the electronic comment form under the Participate Now or Documents section of the 2026 First Quarter Competitive Oil & Gas Lease Sale ePlanning page. Additional information is available in the Press Release and on the BLM Wyoming Oil and Gas Lease Sales web site.
  • According to the website and documents, the Bureau of Land Management (the Bureau) is analyzing three alternatives for this sale. Along with the no action alternative, the Bureau is proposing:
    • Alternative 2, the Proposed Action, consisting of 68 parcels / 92,396.45 acres
    • Alternative 3, the Modified Proposed Action, consisting of 53 parcels / 69,455.55 acres (that parcel count and acreage is in Draft EA on page 14, however it appears the correct figures are 55 parcels / 72,486.39 acres)
  • The proposed parcels are in Big Horn, Campbell, Carbon, Converse, Crook, Johnson, Laramie, Niobrara, and Sweetwater Counties in the Buffalo, Casper, Newcastle, Rawlins, and Rock Springs Field Offices in eastern and central Wyoming.
  • Conflicts identified include
    • Overlaps with habitat for greater sage-grouse including priority habitat (significantly more priority habitat in Alt 2 than in Alt 3)
    • Crucial winter habitat for elk, mule deer, and pronghorn and mule deer migration corridors
    • Important habitat for black-tailed and white-tailed prairie dog including potential reintroduction sites for black-footed ferret
    • Species range for the rare Colorado Butterfly plant (Gaura neomexicana var. coloradensis) and ESA listed Threatened Ute ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis)
    • Species range for the rare butterfly Western regal fritillary (Argynnis idalia occidentalis; ESA proposed threatened)
    • Citizen recommended wilderness areas (Adobe Town and Wild Cow Creek)
    • Chain Lakes State Wildlife Habitat Management Area (minimal overlap in Alternative 3)
    • Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Sand Hills/JO Ranch)
    • Areas managed for historic trails
    • Low potential for oil and gas development (all parcels in areas identified in BLM Reasonable Foreseeable Development Scenarios as low potential are within 5 miles of producing wells)
  • Lease Sale Draft EA Alternative 2 – Proposed Action
  • Lease Sale Draft EA Alternative 3 – Modified Proposed Action

Scoping (posted 7/7/2025)

December 3, (Q4) 2025 Lease Sale

Sale Notice (posted 8/28/2025)

  • The posting of the Sale Notice for the December 3, 2025 lease sale started a 30-day protest period. Protests on the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) are due Saturday, September 27, 2025. There is important information about how to protest in the Sale Notice. There are additional information and documents on the 2025 Fourth Quarter Competitive Oil & Gas Lease Sale ePlanning page. Additional information is available in the Press Release and on the BLM Wyoming Oil and Gas Lease Sales web site.
  • According to the website and documents, BLM is proposing to offer 86 parcels / 79,168.68 acres. The proposed parcels are in Big Horn, Campbell, Carbon, Converse, Crook, Fremont, Laramie, Natrona, Niobrara, Sweetwater, and Weston Counties in the Buffalo, Casper, Lander, Newcastle, Rawlins, Rock Springs, and Worland Field Offices in eastern and central Wyoming.
  • Conflicts identified include
    • Overlaps with habitat for greater sage-grouse. 79 of the proposed parcels overlap greater sage-grouse habitat. None of the parcels in significantly overlap priority habitat.
    • Crucial winter habitat for elk, mule deer, and pronghorn and mule deer migration corridors
    • Important habitat for black-tailed and white-tailed prairie dog including potential reintroduction sites for black-footed ferret
    • Species range for rare plants: blowout penstemon (Penstemon haydenii; ESA endangered), Colorado Butterfly plant (Gaura neomexicana var. coloradensis), and Ute ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis; ESA threatened)
    • Species range for Preble’s meadow jumping mouse (ESA Threatened)
    • Lands identified as having wilderness characteristics (Little Pine Ridge and Rotten Springs)
    • Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (Greater Sand Dunes and Salt Creek Drainage)
    • Forest Service Roadless Area (Duck Creek in the Thunder Basin National Grasslands)
    • Greater Little Mountain proposed Master Leasing Plan area (Alternative 2 only)
    • Areas managed for historic trails
    • Low potential for development: portions of 63 parcels are in areas identified as having a low potential for development in BLM Reasonably Foreseeable Development Potential documents. 3 of the parcels in low potential areas are also more than 5 miles from producing wells (parcels WYWY106746081, WYWY106746118, and WYWY106746119).
    • Human powered recreation footprint according to data from Outdoor Alliance
  • Lease Sale Parcels Sale Notice Google Earth kmz | zipped shapefile
  • Lease Sale Parcels Sale Notice ABI Screen, a spreadsheet showing conflicts between the proposed parcels and important wildlife, wilderness and other resource values

Draft Environmental Assessment (posted 6/16/2025)

Scoping (posted 4/8/2025)

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