CHEYENNE — The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on plans to include 99 oil and gas leases, totaling 84,010.80 acres in Wyoming in a December 2025 sale. The comment period ends July 17, 2025. 

The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in May 2025 and is now seeking public comment on the parcels, potential deferrals, and the related environmental analysis. The BLM will use input from the public to help complete its review of each parcel. 

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 stakeholders. 

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 is analyzing, as well as maps and instructions on how to comment, are available on the BLM’s ePlanning website at: eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2037704/510.