[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"pseo-record-land-county-la-plata-county-co":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":99,"last_data_refresh":136,"quality":137,"isSeed":139,"card_stat":140,"card_stat_label":141},"land-county","land","la-plata-county-co","Mining Claims and Federal Land in La Plata County, Colorado","Federal Land pack · Colorado","La Plata County has 354 active BLM mining claims, 34 federal oil and gas leases and 72 BLM rights-of-way. Search any of its 1,772 PLSS sections for a section-level screen.","Federal land in La Plata County, CO: 354 active mining claims, 34 BLM oil and gas leases, 72 rights-of-way and 74 orphaned wells. Screen any section with the Federal Land pack.","Screen a La Plata County section for federal land","Search any La Plata 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.","La Plata County","Colorado","CO","08067",354,34,72,74,1772,[23,26,29,32],{"label":24,"value":25},"Active mining claims","354",{"label":27,"value":28},"Federal O&G leases","34",{"label":30,"value":31},"BLM rights-of-way","72",{"label":33,"value":34},"Orphaned wells","74",[36,39,42,44,46,48,50],{"label":37,"value":38},"Report layers with Colorado data","14 of 15",{"label":40,"value":41},"FEMA flood zones","",{"label":43,"value":41},"USFWS wetlands",{"label":45,"value":41},"USFWS critical habitat",{"label":47,"value":41},"Wildfire risk (USFS)",{"label":49,"value":41},"NRCS soils",{"label":51,"value":41},"USDA crop history",[53,56,59],{"q":54,"partial_answer":55},"Are there mining claims in La Plata County, CO?","Yes. 354 BLM mining claims are active in La Plata County, and 14 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 La Plata County, CO?","This page counts BLM case records, not surface acreage. 34 authorized BLM oil and gas leases list La Plata County as the county of record (34,931 acres), and 72 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 La Plata County, CO?","USGS documents 74 orphaned wells in La Plata County. The Federal Land report flags any that sit on the section you search, next to flood, wetland and habitat layers where Colorado data exists.",[63,69,73,76,79,82,85,88,93,96],{"family":64,"slug":65,"label":66,"exists":67,"group":68},"land-state","colorado","Colorado federal land",true,"State",{"family":4,"slug":70,"label":71,"exists":67,"group":72},"rio-blanco-county-co","Rio Blanco County","Other Colorado counties",{"family":4,"slug":74,"label":75,"exists":67,"group":72},"gunnison-county-co","Gunnison County",{"family":4,"slug":77,"label":78,"exists":67,"group":72},"moffat-county-co","Moffat County",{"family":4,"slug":80,"label":81,"exists":67,"group":72},"montrose-county-co","Montrose County",{"family":4,"slug":83,"label":84,"exists":67,"group":72},"san-miguel-county-co","San Miguel County",{"family":4,"slug":86,"label":87,"exists":67,"group":72},"garfield-county-co","Garfield County",{"family":89,"slug":90,"label":91,"exists":67,"group":92,"cross":67},"plss-township","co-new-mexico-pm-t33n-r8w","T33N R8W","Townships",{"family":89,"slug":94,"label":95,"exists":67,"group":92,"cross":67},"co-new-mexico-pm-t33n-r9w","T33N R9W",{"family":89,"slug":97,"label":98,"exists":67,"group":92,"cross":67},"co-new-mexico-pm-t33n-r7w","T33N R7W",{"label":100,"head":101,"a":102,"b":125},"Federal land activity","What BLM and USGS record in La Plata County",{"title":103,"cap":104,"rows":105},"Records by type","County counts",[106,107,110,112,115,118,120,122],[24,25],[108,109],"Claims filed or under review","14",[111,28],"Authorized O&G leases (county of record)",[113,114],"O&G lease acres (county of record)","34,931",[116,117],"Geothermal leases","0",[119,31],"Rights-of-way",[121,34],"Orphaned wells (USGS)",[123,124],"PLSS sections","1,772",{"title":126,"cap":127,"bars":128},"Record mix","Share of active BLM records",[129,131,134],{"label":24,"val":25,"pct":130},77,{"label":132,"val":28,"pct":133},"O&G leases",7,{"label":119,"val":31,"pct":135},16,"2026-10-30",{"passed":67,"score":138},534,false,460,"active BLM records"]