[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"pseo-record-land-county-kern-county-ca":3},{"family":4,"bundle":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"subtitle":8,"hero_description":9,"meta_description":10,"cta_title":11,"cta_body":12,"county_name":13,"state_name":14,"abbr":15,"geoid":16,"active_claims":17,"federal_leases":18,"rights_of_way":19,"orphaned_wells":20,"plss_sections":21,"headline_stats":22,"locked_metrics":35,"questions":52,"related":62,"rollup":88,"last_data_refresh":125,"quality":126,"isSeed":128,"card_stat":129,"card_stat_label":130},"land-county","land","kern-county-ca","Mining Claims and Federal Land in Kern County, California","Federal Land pack · California","Kern County has 585 active BLM mining claims, 227 federal oil and gas leases and 695 BLM rights-of-way. Search any of its 7,917 PLSS sections for a section-level screen.","Federal land in Kern County, CA: 585 active mining claims, 227 BLM oil and gas leases, 695 rights-of-way and 326 orphaned wells. Screen any section with the Federal Land pack.","Screen a Kern County section for federal land","Search any Kern County PLSS section and get its mining claims, BLM leases, rights-of-way, orphaned wells and environmental layers in one Federal Land report, with a PDF you can file.","Kern County","California","CA","06029",585,227,695,326,7917,[23,26,29,32],{"label":24,"value":25},"Active mining claims","585",{"label":27,"value":28},"Federal O&G leases","227",{"label":30,"value":31},"BLM rights-of-way","695",{"label":33,"value":34},"Orphaned wells","326",[36,39,42,44,46,48,50],{"label":37,"value":38},"Report layers with California data","13 of 15",{"label":40,"value":41},"FEMA flood zones","",{"label":43,"value":41},"USFWS critical habitat",{"label":45,"value":41},"Wildfire risk (USFS)",{"label":47,"value":41},"USDA crop history",{"label":49,"value":41},"BLM public access",{"label":51,"value":41},"Surface managing agency",[53,56,59],{"q":54,"partial_answer":55},"Are there mining claims in Kern County, CA?","Yes. 585 BLM mining claims are active in Kern County, and 669 more are filed or under review. The Federal Land pack shows which claims fall on the section you search.",{"q":57,"partial_answer":58},"Is there BLM land in Kern County, CA?","This page counts BLM case records, not surface acreage. 227 authorized BLM oil and gas leases list Kern County as the county of record (57,214 acres), and 695 authorized rights-of-way sit in the county. The Federal Land pack names the surface managing agency (BLM, Forest Service, state or private) for each section you search.",{"q":60,"partial_answer":61},"Are there orphaned wells in Kern County, CA?","USGS documents 326 orphaned wells in Kern County. The Federal Land report flags any that sit on the section you search, next to flood, wetland and habitat layers where California data exists.",[63,69,73,76,79,82,85],{"family":64,"slug":65,"label":66,"exists":67,"group":68},"land-state","california","California federal land",true,"State",{"family":4,"slug":70,"label":71,"exists":67,"group":72},"san-bernardino-county-ca","San Bernardino County","Other California counties",{"family":4,"slug":74,"label":75,"exists":67,"group":72},"imperial-county-ca","Imperial County",{"family":4,"slug":77,"label":78,"exists":67,"group":72},"riverside-county-ca","Riverside County",{"family":4,"slug":80,"label":81,"exists":67,"group":72},"inyo-county-ca","Inyo County",{"family":4,"slug":83,"label":84,"exists":67,"group":72},"siskiyou-county-ca","Siskiyou County",{"family":4,"slug":86,"label":87,"exists":67,"group":72},"plumas-county-ca","Plumas County",{"label":89,"head":90,"a":91,"b":114},"Federal land activity","What BLM and USGS record in Kern County",{"title":92,"cap":93,"rows":94},"Records by type","County counts",[95,96,99,101,104,107,109,111],[24,25],[97,98],"Claims filed or under review","669",[100,28],"Authorized O&G leases (county of record)",[102,103],"O&G lease acres (county of record)","57,214",[105,106],"Geothermal leases","0",[108,31],"Rights-of-way",[110,34],"Orphaned wells (USGS)",[112,113],"PLSS sections","7,917",{"title":115,"cap":116,"bars":117},"Record mix","Share of active BLM records",[118,120,123],{"label":24,"val":25,"pct":119},39,{"label":121,"val":28,"pct":122},"O&G leases",15,{"label":108,"val":31,"pct":124},46,"2026-10-30",{"passed":67,"score":127},1833,false,1507,"active BLM records"]