[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"pseo-record-land-county-malheur-county-or":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":126,"quality":127,"isSeed":129,"card_stat":128,"card_stat_label":130},"land-county","land","malheur-county-or","Mining Claims and Federal Land in Malheur County, Oregon","Federal Land pack · Oregon","Malheur County has 2,699 active BLM mining claims, 104 federal oil and gas leases and 380 BLM rights-of-way. Search any of its 10,188 PLSS sections for a section-level screen.","Federal land in Malheur County, OR: 2,699 active mining claims, 104 BLM oil and gas leases, 380 rights-of-way and 0 orphaned wells. Screen any section with the Federal Land pack.","Screen a Malheur County section for federal land","Search any Malheur 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.","Malheur County","Oregon","OR","41045",2699,104,380,0,10188,[23,26,29,32],{"label":24,"value":25},"Active mining claims","2,699",{"label":27,"value":28},"Federal O&G leases","104",{"label":30,"value":31},"BLM rights-of-way","380",{"label":33,"value":34},"Orphaned wells","0",[36,39,42,44,46,48,50],{"label":37,"value":38},"Report layers with Oregon data","12 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 Malheur County, OR?","Yes. 2,699 BLM mining claims are active in Malheur County, and 1,451 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 Malheur County, OR?","This page counts BLM case records, not surface acreage. 104 authorized BLM oil and gas leases list Malheur County as the county of record (172,559 acres), and 380 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},"What does a Federal Land screen of a Malheur County section cover?","The report has Oregon data for 12 of its 15 layers, including FEMA flood zones, USFWS critical habitat, wildfire risk (USFS) and USDA crop history. USGS documents no orphaned wells in this county.",[63,69,73,76,79,82,85],{"family":64,"slug":65,"label":66,"exists":67,"group":68},"land-state","oregon","Oregon federal land",true,"State",{"family":4,"slug":70,"label":71,"exists":67,"group":72},"lane-county-or","Lane County","Other Oregon counties",{"family":4,"slug":74,"label":75,"exists":67,"group":72},"josephine-county-or","Josephine County",{"family":4,"slug":77,"label":78,"exists":67,"group":72},"baker-county-or","Baker County",{"family":4,"slug":80,"label":81,"exists":67,"group":72},"douglas-county-or","Douglas County",{"family":4,"slug":83,"label":84,"exists":67,"group":72},"jackson-county-or","Jackson County",{"family":4,"slug":86,"label":87,"exists":67,"group":72},"lake-county-or","Lake County",{"label":89,"head":90,"a":91,"b":114},"Federal land activity","What BLM and USGS record in Malheur 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","1,451",[100,28],"Authorized O&G leases (county of record)",[102,103],"O&G lease acres (county of record)","172,559",[105,106],"Geothermal leases","2",[108,31],"Rights-of-way",[110,34],"Orphaned wells (USGS)",[112,113],"PLSS sections","10,188",{"title":115,"cap":116,"bars":117},"Record mix","Share of active BLM records",[118,120,123,124],{"label":24,"val":25,"pct":119},85,{"label":121,"val":28,"pct":122},"O&G leases",3,{"label":105,"val":106,"pct":20},{"label":108,"val":31,"pct":125},12,"2026-10-30",{"passed":67,"score":128},3185,false,"active BLM records"]