Mining Claims and Federal Land in San Juan County, Utah
San Juan County has 1,974 active BLM mining claims, 209 federal oil and gas leases and 558 BLM rights-of-way. Search any of its 8,502 PLSS sections for a section-level screen.
Public counts, always visible
1,974
Active mining claims
Free209
Federal O&G leases
Free558
BLM rights-of-way
Free29
Orphaned wells
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What the Federal Land pack answers
Yes. 1,974 BLM mining claims are active in San Juan County, and 5,767 more are filed or under review. The Federal Land pack shows which claims fall on the section you search.
Full answer · Federal Land packThis page counts BLM case records, not surface acreage. 209 authorized BLM oil and gas leases list San Juan County as the county of record (181,984 acres), and 558 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 29 orphaned wells in San Juan County. The Federal Land report flags any that sit on the section you search, next to flood, wetland and habitat layers where Utah data exists.
Full answer · Federal Land packWhat BLM and USGS record in San Juan County
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Records by type
County counts
| Active mining claims | 1,974 |
| Claims filed or under review | 5,767 |
| Authorized O&G leases (county of record) | 209 |
| O&G lease acres (county of record) | 181,984 |
| Geothermal leases | 0 |
| Rights-of-way | 558 |
| Orphaned wells (USGS) | 29 |
| PLSS sections | 8,502 |
Record mix
Share of active BLM records
Screen a San Juan County section for federal land
Search any San Juan 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.