Arizona Oil and Gas Lease Sales
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona conducts oil and gas lease sales in accordance with federal law. Lease parcels consist of lands identified as open to leasing through BLM’s land use planning process and are nominated or requested by the public. After a parcel is leased, operators must submit exploration or development proposals to the BLM. The agency then completes an environmental analysis and applies mitigation measures before any on‑the‑ground work begins.
Fifty percent of royalties generated from mineral leasing and development is returned to the States.
Information on current and upcoming lease sales is available through the National Fluid Lease Sale System, and BLM lease sales are conducted online through Efficient Markets.
View oil and gas lease sale notices and results below.
Arizona Lease Sales
- 2026 Lease Sales
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) opened a 30‑day public scoping period to gather input on 40 oil and gas parcels totaling 78,708 acres in Mohave County that may be included in the December 2026 competitive lease sale in Arizona. The scoping period was open through June 11, 2026.
Maps, parcel information, and instructions for submitting comments for this scoping period are available online. Read the press release.
- 2021 Lease Sales
The BLM exercised its discretion to not hold lease sales in the second quarter of calendar Year 2021. Read the press release.
- 2018 Lease Sales
BLMAZ-2018-Q3BLM Arizona Federal Lease Sale, September 6, 2018
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona offered three lease parcels totaling 4,101.70 acres for competitive oil and gas leasing. This sale ended. Bids were taken Sept. 6, 2018.
Two parcels, comprising 3,561.07 acres, are in Navajo County. The third parcel, totaling 640 acres, is in Apache County.
Copies of the Notice of Oil and Gas Lease Sale can also be viewed online National Fluids Lease Sale System website.
The documents can be viewed in person at the BLM Arizona State Office in downtown Phoenix and the BLM Safford Field Office in Safford, Arizona.
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