BLM Leases and Federal Land in Petroleum County, Montana
Petroleum County has 0 active BLM mining claims, 12 federal oil and gas leases and 59 BLM rights-of-way. Search any of its 1,675 PLSS sections for a section-level screen.
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0
Active mining claims
Free12
Federal O&G leases
Free59
BLM rights-of-way
Free2
Orphaned wells
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What the Federal Land pack answers
BLM's open mining claim records place no claims in Petroleum County. The Federal Land pack checks every section you search against the claim layer.
Full answer · Federal Land packThis page counts BLM case records, not surface acreage. 12 authorized BLM oil and gas leases list Petroleum County as the county of record (960 acres), and 59 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.
Full answer · Federal Land packUSGS documents 2 orphaned wells in Petroleum County. The Federal Land report flags any that sit on the section you search, next to flood, wetland and habitat layers where Montana data exists.
Full answer · Federal Land packWhat BLM and USGS record in Petroleum County
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Records by type
County counts
| Active mining claims | 0 |
| Claims filed or under review | 0 |
| Authorized O&G leases (county of record) | 12 |
| O&G lease acres (county of record) | 960 |
| Geothermal leases | 0 |
| Rights-of-way | 59 |
| Orphaned wells (USGS) | 2 |
| PLSS sections | 1,675 |
Record mix
Share of active BLM records
Screen a Petroleum County section for federal land
Search any Petroleum 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.