[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"pseo-record-land-state-california":3},{"family":4,"bundle":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"subtitle":8,"hero_description":9,"meta_description":10,"cta_title":11,"cta_body":12,"name":13,"abbr":14,"active_claims":15,"federal_leases":16,"rights_of_way":17,"orphaned_wells":18,"headline_stats":19,"locked_metrics":32,"questions":49,"related":59,"rollup":91,"last_data_refresh":131,"quality":132,"isSeed":134,"card_stat":135,"card_stat_label":136},"land-state","land","california","California Federal Land Records","Federal Land pack · CA","BLM mining claims, federal oil and gas leases, rights-of-way and USGS orphaned wells across California, counted from BLM and USGS records. The Federal Land pack screens any California PLSS section against 13 report layers.","California federal land: 9,635 active mining claims, 372 BLM oil and gas leases on 106,536 acres, 8,836 rights-of-way and 3,338 orphaned wells. Screen any section with the Federal Land pack.","Screen any California section for federal land","Search a California 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.","California","CA",9635,372,8836,3338,[20,23,26,29],{"label":21,"value":22},"Active mining claims","9,635",{"label":24,"value":25},"Federal O&G leases","372",{"label":27,"value":28},"BLM rights-of-way","8,836",{"label":30,"value":31},"Orphaned wells","3,338",[33,36,39,41,43,45,47],{"label":34,"value":35},"Report layers with California data","13 of 15",{"label":37,"value":38},"FEMA flood zones","",{"label":40,"value":38},"USFWS critical habitat",{"label":42,"value":38},"Wildfire risk (USFS)",{"label":44,"value":38},"USDA crop history",{"label":46,"value":38},"BLM public access",{"label":48,"value":38},"Surface managing agency",[50,53,56],{"q":51,"partial_answer":52},"How many active mining claims are in California?","9,635 BLM mining claims are active in California, and 15,365 more are filed or under review. San Bernardino County holds the most active claims (3,232). The Federal Land pack lists the claims on any section you search.",{"q":54,"partial_answer":55},"How much federal oil and gas leasing is in California?","372 authorized BLM oil and gas leases cover 106,536 acres in California. Kern County is the county of record for the most (227). BLM also holds 8,836 authorized rights-of-way in the state. The report shows which of them touch your section.",{"q":57,"partial_answer":58},"What does a Federal Land screen of a California section cover?","The report has California data for 13 of its 15 layers, including FEMA flood zones, USFWS critical habitat, wildfire risk (USFS) and USDA crop history. The counts on this page are statewide; the report answers for one section at a time.",[60,66,69,72,75,78,81,84,87],{"family":61,"slug":62,"label":63,"exists":64,"group":65},"land-county","san-bernardino-county-ca","San Bernardino County",true,"Top counties",{"family":61,"slug":67,"label":68,"exists":64,"group":65},"imperial-county-ca","Imperial County",{"family":61,"slug":70,"label":71,"exists":64,"group":65},"kern-county-ca","Kern County",{"family":61,"slug":73,"label":74,"exists":64,"group":65},"riverside-county-ca","Riverside County",{"family":61,"slug":76,"label":77,"exists":64,"group":65},"inyo-county-ca","Inyo County",{"family":61,"slug":79,"label":80,"exists":64,"group":65},"siskiyou-county-ca","Siskiyou County",{"family":61,"slug":82,"label":83,"exists":64,"group":65},"plumas-county-ca","Plumas County",{"family":61,"slug":85,"label":86,"exists":64,"group":65},"sierra-county-ca","Sierra County",{"family":88,"slug":6,"label":89,"exists":64,"group":90,"cross":64},"energy-state","California energy data","Energy pack",{"label":92,"head":93,"a":94,"b":114},"Federal land activity","What BLM and USGS record in California",{"title":95,"cap":96,"rows":97},"Records by type","Statewide counts",[98,99,102,104,107,110,112],[21,22],[100,101],"Claims filed or under review","15,365",[103,25],"Authorized O&G leases",[105,106],"O&G lease acres","106,536",[108,109],"Geothermal leases","59",[111,28],"Rights-of-way",[113,31],"Orphaned wells (USGS)",{"title":65,"cap":115,"bars":116},"Active BLM records, share of state total",[117,120,123,126,128],{"label":63,"val":118,"pct":119},"4,596",24,{"label":68,"val":121,"pct":122},"1,911",10,{"label":71,"val":124,"pct":125},"1,507",8,{"label":74,"val":127,"pct":125},"1,468",{"label":77,"val":129,"pct":130},"1,111",6,"2026-10-30",{"passed":64,"score":133},22240,false,18902,"active BLM records"]