Energy Pack for Landmen
Diligence federal leases, split-estate flags, and offset operators in one section lookup.
Federal-land landmen run lease diligence on BLM MLRS, then jump to a separate viewer for the offset-operator map, then BLM-NEPA Register for siting overlays — three tools, three resolvers, every section. The Energy Pack consolidates these into one section query.
How the workflow changes.
- Pull lease status from BLM MLRS for each section
- Cross-reference offset operators in a separate state regulator viewer
- Look up surface-vs-subsurface ownership manually for split-estate flags
- Read ONRR royalty history from a spreadsheet download
- Confirm sage-grouse siting constraints in a fourth tool
- /api/energy/leases returns active, pending, and expired federal leases with full holder + commodity
- /api/energy/offset-operators returns distinct operators within a buffer
- /api/energy/split-estate flags federal-subsurface / private-surface in one boolean
- /api/energy/royalties returns ONRR royalty history per lease serial
- /api/energy/sage-grouse returns BLM HMA tier intersection
Recommended layers
- BLM federal leases
- Split-estate detection
- ONRR royalties
- Sage-Grouse habitat
Recommended endpoints
/api/energy/leases/api/energy/offset-operators/api/energy/split-estate/api/energy/royalties/api/energy/sage-grouse
Coverage states most relevant to Landmen
Common questions from Landmen.
Does the Energy Pack cover BLM lease serial lookups?
Yes. /api/energy/leases accepts a section query and returns every BLM-administered lease serial that intersects (or sits within a configurable buffer of) the section. The response includes holder, commodity, status (active / pending / suspended / expired), effective date, and expiration date — the diligence fields landmen actually file.
Can I diligence a Texas RRC well with the same lookup?
Yes. Every /api/energy/* endpoint accepts a TXSS abstract (e.g. `A-123 Reeves County`) and returns the same shape as a PLSS section query. The resolver translates the abstract centroid to the federal-land overlay automatically.
Does the split-estate flag work outside of CadNSDI states?
Yes — but with reduced precision in states where the state cadastre is incomplete. The flag uses BLM subsurface-rights polygons (national) + state surface CadNSDI where available, defaulting to the more conservative answer when one side is missing.
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