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 LS-NSO-106 No surface occupancy will be allowed within a 0.25 mile radius of raptor nest sites.

All lands are subject to Exhibit LS-CSU-107 to protect Medium priority sagebrush habitat.

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

All lands are subject to Exhibit LS-CSU-111 to protect steep slopes.

All lands are subject to Exhibit LS-TL-103 to protect Raptor nesting and fledgling habitat will be closed to surface disturbing activities from February 1 to August 15 within a 0.25 mile buffer zone around the nest site.

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.

All lands are subject to Exhibit LS-TL-137 to protect Crucial winter habitat will be closed to surface disturbing activities from December 1 to April 30, with the intent that this stipulation apply after the big game hunting season.

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.