Table 9. Oil and Gas and Geothermal Lease Restrictions


Restriction   Approximate
Acres
Closed - Nondiscretionary 1   1,600
Open - No Surface Occupancy 2   170,300
Open - With Standard Lease Terms   101,400
Open - With Additional Restrictions 3   56,300
1 Congressionally designated areas, other agency withdrawals, Wilderness, and Wilderness Study Areas.

2 Recreation sites and areas, R&PP and FLPMA leases, Special Areas, VRM Class I areas, Riparian Reserves, progeny test sites, regional forest nutritional study areas, threatened and endangered species habitat, great blue heron rookeries, and osprey nest sites.

3 Special Recreation Management Areas, Suitable and Eligible (but not assessed) Recreational Rivers, Powersite Withdrawals, VRM Class II lands, fragile slopes, Federal Mineral Estate Only, Late-Successional Reserves, Special Status Species habitat, managed Rural Interface Areas, and seasonal wildlife restrictions.