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.

The following lands are subject to Exhibit WR-NSO-12 to protect soils on natural slopes greater than or equal to 50 percent:

T.0020N., R.1010W., 6TH PM
Section 27: Lot 3-5,8,10,13;
Section 27: W2NW,NWSW;
Section 28: NE,N2NW,S2S2,NESE;
Section 29: N2NE,SWNE,W2SE,SESE;

The following lands are subject to Exhibit WR-NSO-17 to avoid the compromise of physical and biological habitat features that are essential to the proper functioning condition of designated critical habitat for federally listed fish:

T.0020N., R.1010W., 6TH PM
Section 27: Lot 1,3,5,7,10,12,13;
Section 31: Lot 6;
Section 32: Lot 5;

The following lands are subject to Exhibit WR-NSO-19 to maintain the utility of nest sites associated with raptors that identified for special management status, including the physical and vegetation character of surrounding habitat for current and subsequent reproductive functions:

T.0020N., R.1010W., 6TH PM
Section 27: Lot 7,8,10-13;

The following lands are subject to Exhibit WR-NSO-34 to protect Areas of Critical Environmental Concern and the natural resources for which they were designated:

T.0020N., R.1010W., 6TH PM
Section 27: Lot 12,13;

The following lands are subject to Exhibit WR-NSO-35 to protect wilderness characteristics as a priority over other multiple uses:

T.0020N., R.1010W., 6TH PM
Section 27: Lot 3-5,10;
Section 27: W2NW,NWSW;
Section 28: N2,NWSW,N2SE;
Section 29: E2SE;

The following lands are subject to Exhibit WR-CSU-10 to protect soils on natural slopes greater than or equal to 35 percent but less than 50 percent:

T.0020N., R.1010W., 6TH PM
Section 27: Lot 3-5,8,10,12,13;
Section 27: W2W2;
Section 28: NE,N2NW,S2SW,SE;
Section 29: N2NE,SWNE,NENW,SE;
Section 31: Lot 6;

The following lands are subject to Exhibit WR-CSU-11 to protect the productivity of saline soils and to reduce salt and selenium loading of surface waters:

T.0020N., R.1010W., 6TH PM
Section 27: Lot 3,5,10;
Section 27: NWSW;
Section 28: W2NE,SENE,NW,N2SE;
Section 29: NENW,S2NW,SW,W2SE;

The following lands are subject to Exhibit WR-CSU-12 to maintain the vegetative, hydrologic, and geomorphic functionality of stream channels, water quality characteristics, spring function, water well integrity, proper wetland/riparian function, aquatic health, aquatic and wetland habitat, macroinvertebrate communities, downstream fisheries and natural sediment and salt processes:

T.0020N., R.1010W., 6TH PM
Section 27: Lot 3,5,10-13;
Section 27: W2W2;
Section 28: SW,W2SE;
Section 31: Lot 6;

The following lands are subject to Exhibit WR-CSU-14 to maintain the long term suitability and utility of, and development opportunities for, specialized riverine habitat features that support bald eagle nest, roost, and perch functions on federal lands:

T.0020N., R.1010W., 6TH PM
Section 27: Lot 1,3,5,7,10,12,13;
Section 31: Lot 6;
Section 32: Lot 5;

All lands are subject to Exhibit WR-CSU-15 to protect rock art and standing architecture.

The following lands are subject to Exhibit WR-CSU-26 to protect visual resources, night skies and soundscapes:

T.0020N., R.1010W., 6TH PM
Section 27: Lot 3-5,8,10-13;
Section 27: W2W2;
Section 28: SENE,NESE;

The following lands are subject to Exhibit WR-TL-12 to reduce the intensity, frequency, and extent of disturbances imposed on big game animals occupying defined severe winter range habitats during periods when animals are physiologically or energetically challenged:

T.0020N., R.1010W., 6TH PM
Section 27: Lot 1,7,8,12,13;
Section 31: Lot 6;
Section 32: Lot 5;

The following lands are subject to Exhibit WR-TL-14 to reduce the intensity, frequency, and extent of disturbances imposed on big game animals occupying defined winter range and winter concentration area habitats during periods when animals are physiologically or energetically challenged:

T.0020N., R.1010W., 6TH PM
Section 27: Lot 3-5,10,11;
Section 27: W2W2;
Section 28: ALL;
Section 29: ALL;

The following lands are subject to Exhibit WR-TL-16 to prevent disruptions of nesting raptors that are identified as having special management status (except ferruginous hawk, golden eagle, and prairie falcon) that may result in absences of adults sufficient to cause direct or indirect mortality of the eggs or young or the premature departure of young from the nest:

T.0020N., R.1010W., 6TH PM
Section 27: Lot 7,8,10-13;

The following lands are subject to Exhibit WR-TL-20 to prevent disruptions to bald eagle roosting activities that may result in eagle injury, reduced reproductive productivity, or abandonment of the roost site:

T.0020N., R.1010W., 6TH PM
Section 27: Lot 11,12;
Section 27: SWSW;
Section 28: S2SW;
Section 32: Lot 5;

All lands are subject to Exhibit WR-LN-09 to maintain the occupancy, integrity, and extent of white-tailed prairie dog habitat in support of a reintroduced population of federally endangered black-footed ferret and to minimize the risk of adverse impacts imposed on black-footed ferrets or their habitat.

The following lands are lands are subject to Exhibit WR-LN-12 to protect fossil resources:

T.0020N., R.1010W., 6TH PM
Section 27: Lot 1,3-5,7,8,10-13;
Section 27: W2W2;
Section 28: ALL;
Section 29: ALL;

The following lands are subject to Exhibit WR-LN-14 to notify the lessee that special design and construction measures may be required in order to minimize the impacts of drilling and producing operations within the Dinosaur Trail Master Leasing Plan:

T.0020N., R.1010W., 6TH PM
Section 27: Lot 1,3-5,7,8,10-13;
Section 27: W2W2;
Section 28: ALL;

Completions from the last 365 days in Rio Blanco County, Colorado

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Drilling Permits from the last 365 days in Rio Blanco County, Colorado

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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.