Competitive Oil and Gas and Geothermal Leasing on Public Lands,
Fiscal Year 1996
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Competitive Oil and Gas and Geothermal Leasing on Public Lands, Fiscal Year 1996 |
Leases in effect as of Leases issued
September 30, 1996/a/ during fiscal year
Accepted
Geographic State Number Acres Number Acres bonus bids
Oil and Gas
Pre-Reform Act leases /b/
Public domain
Colorado--------------- 264 79,085
Montana---------------- 258 74,078
Nevada----------------- 4 240
New Mexico------------- 865 227,544
Utah------------------- 189 68,903
Wyoming---------------- 735 169,181
Total (16 states)------ 2,741 667,784 NA NA NA
Acquired lands
Colorado--------------- 5 1,052
Montana---------------- 6 1,327
New Mexico------------- 3 159
Utah------------------- 1 40
Wyoming---------------- 14 1,960
Total (23 states)------ 330 96,409 NA NA NA
Public domain and
acquired lands
Colorado--------------- 269 80,137
Montana---------------- 264 75,405
Nevada----------------- 4 240
New Mexico------------- 868 227,703
Utah------------------- 190 68,943
Wyoming---------------- 749 171,141
Total (25 states)------ 3,071 764,193 NA NA NA
Pre-Reform Act
Future interest leases
Acquired lands
Colorado--------------- 7 2,200
Wyoming---------------- 6 1,514
Total (8 states)------- 234 48,810 NA NA NA
Total future interest-- 235 49,050 NA NA NA
Total Pre-Reform Act
oil & gas leases------- 3,306 813,243 NA NA NA
Reform Act leases /c/
Public domain
Arizona---------------- 4 4,639
Colorado--------------- 1,001 761,344 187 133,759 1,506,790
Montana---------------- 562 365,940 275 204,689 1,101,837
Nevada----------------- 463 538,477 33 30,742 90,776
New Mexico------------- 1,596 721,859 273 127,466 15,465,728
Utah------------------- 977 931,475 175 187,235 1,424,832
Wyoming---------------- 6,363 4,507,922 955 665,513 8,681,244
Total (19 states)------ 11,603 8,054,326 2,099 1,412,077 29,411,446
Acquired lands
Colorado--------------- 77 27,078 8 5,554 14,996
Montana---------------- 141 112,337 22 11,657 57,708
New Mexico------------- 6 560
Utah------------------- 4 303 2 179 1998
Wyoming---------------- 26 17,154 7 5,751 12,121
Total (24 states)------ 2,133 958,774 378 177,718 2,567,890
Public domain and acquired lands
Arizona---------------- 4 4,639
Colorado--------------- 1,078 788,422 195 139,313 1,521,786
Montana---------------- 703 478,277 297 216,346 1,159,545
Nevada----------------- 463 538,477 33 30,742 90,776
New Mexico------------- 1,602 722,419 273 127,466 15,465,728
Utah------------------- 981 931,778 177 187,414 1,426,830
Wyoming---------------- 6,389 4,525,076 962 671,264 8,693,365
Total (26 states)------ 13,736 9,013,100 2,477 1,589,795 31,979,336
Reform Act
Future interest leases
Acquired lands
Colorado--------------- 1 160
Total (6 states)------- 125 24,443 None None None
Total Reform Act competitive
oil & gas leases------- 13,861 9,037,543 2,477 1,589,795 31,979,336
Competitive protective leases /e/
Acquired
Colorado---------------- 1 320
New Mexico-------------- 1 27
Wyoming----------------- 1 80
Total (9 states)-------- 25 8,163 None None None
Total competitive
oil & gas leases
(including
Competitive General Services
Administration (GSA) oil
and gas leases /d/,
9 states)--------------- 17,205 9,869,747 2,477 1,589,795 31,979,336
Grand Total of all
competitive oil & gas
and geothermal leases--- 17,366 10,099,131 2,481 1,596,032 32,239,346
Notes:
/a/ Includes leasing actions during the fiscal year as shown in the three right-hand columns of this table. /b/ Leases issued prior to the Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act of 1987. The three right-hand columns of the table do not apply to these leases. /c/ Leases issued under the Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act of 1987. /d/ Leases issued under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 for lands previously withdrawn or reserved from the Public Domain that are no longer needed by the agency for which the lands were withdrawn, and that have been declared excess or surplus by the General Services Administration. /e/ Leases issued in accordance with the provisions of the Attorney General's Opinion of April 2, 1941: they must have the consent of the jurisdictional agency, must have drainage of oil and/or gas wells located on adjacent lands, and must not be subject to leasing under any Leasing Act. NA. Not applicable.
Source: Public Lands Statistics - 1996, from the Bureau of Land Management.
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