All bidding and lease sale on BLM parcels listed on this website shall be subject to the statutes, administrative rules and regulations of the BLM per the authority of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 as amended and the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947, as amended.

A lease issued as a result of this sale will have a primary term of 10 years. It will continue beyond its primary term as long as oil or gas in paying quantities is produced on or for the benefit of the lease. Advance rental at $1.50 per acre for the first 5 years ($2 per acre after that) is due on or before the anniversary date each year until production begins. Once a lease is producing, you must pay a royalty of 12.5 percent of the value or the amount of production removed or sold from the lease. You will find other lease terms on our standard lease form (Form 3100-11, October 2008).

Q' s & A's About Oil and Gas Leasing from the BLM may be found at http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/energy/oil_and_gas/questions_and_answers.html

Stipulations are part of the lease and supersede any inconsistent provisions of the lease form. Some parcels are subject to surface use stipulations. They are requirements or restrictions on how you conduct operations. They become part of the lease and supersede any inconsistent provisions in the lease form. The stipulations can be found by clicking here.

All lands are subject to Exhibit CO-34 to alert lessee of potential habitat for a threatened, endangered, candidate, or other special status plant or animal.

All lands are subject to Exhibit CO-39 to protect cultural resources.

All lands are subject to Exhibit CO-56 to alert lessee of potential supplementary air analysis.

All lands are subject to Exhibit LS-NSO-105 to protect perennial water sources.

All lands are subject to Exhibit LS-CSU-110 to protect fragile soils.

All lands are subject to Exhibit LS-NSO-105 to protect perennial water sources.

All lands are subject to Exhibit LS-TL-104 to protect Columbian sharp-tailed grouse crucial winter habitat will be closed from December 16 to March 15.

The following lands are subject to Exhibit LS-TL-112 to protect Columbian sharp-tailed grouse nesting habitat will be closed to surface disturbing activities from March 1 to June 30:

T.0060N., R.0860W., 6TH PM
Section 5: SWSW;

After all auctions have closed, the successful bidder will be notified via email with closing instructions, including total amount due.

A 1.5% Buyer Premium, calculated as 1.5% of the total bonus, will be added to the cost of this lease.