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CHEYENNE — The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office's Dec. 3 oil and gas lease sale will offer 86 oil and gas parcels totaling 79,169 acres in Wyoming, including a few parcels on …
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CHEYENNE — The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office's Dec. 3 oil and gas lease sale will offer 86 oil and gas parcels totaling 79,169 acres in Wyoming, including a few parcels on the eastern side of the Big Horn Basin.
The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in May 2025 and held a public comment period that closed in July 2025 on the parcels and the related environmental analysis. A 30-day public protest period to receive additional public input opened today and will close Sept. 27.
Leasing is the first step in the process to develop federal oil and gas resources. Before development operations can begin, an operator must submit an application for permit to drill detailing development plans. The BLM reviews applications for permits to drill, posts them for public review, conducts an environmental analysis and coordinates with state partners and stake-
holders.
All parcels that are included in a federal oil and gas lease sale include appropriate stipulations to protect important natural resources. Information on current and upcoming BLM leases is available through the National Fluid Lease Sale System. BLM lease sales are held online through EnergyNet.
The parcels BLM analyzed, as well as maps and instructions on how to submit a protest, are available on BLM’s ePlanning website at: eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2037704/510.
