BLM to Hold Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sale on July 22, 2015
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On July 22, 2015, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold its quarterly oil and gas lease sale in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A total of 70 parcels for a total of 24,798.48 subsurface acres on public lands in Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico will be offered. In New Mexico, the parcels are located in Roosevelt, Lea, and Eddy Counties. The parcels being offered in Oklahoma and Texas were those postponed from our April lease sale.The oral auction will take place at the BLM New Mexico State Office, 301 Dinosaur Trail, in Santa Fe. BLM representatives will be available in the lobby at 8 a.m. to allow each interested party time to obtain a bidding number. The sale will begin promptly at 9 a.m. Only oral bids offered at the sale will be accepted. Parcels will be awarded to qualified bidders offering the highest acceptable bid. The minimum acceptable bid is $2 per acre.The lease sale notice can be found at www.blm.gov/nm/oilandgas (click on Lease Sales on the right side of the page).Leases are awarded for a period of 10 years, and as long thereafter as there is production in paying quantities. The revenue from the sale of Federal leases, as well as the 12.5 percent royalties collected from the production of those leases, is shared between the Federal Government and the State in which the lease is held. Fifty-two percent of the revenue generated goes to the Federal Government and 48 percent is returned to the state where leasing occurs.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.