[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"pseo-record-land-state-montana":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":130,"quality":131,"isSeed":133,"card_stat":134,"card_stat_label":135},"land-state","land","montana","Montana Federal Land Records","Federal Land pack · MT","BLM mining claims, federal oil and gas leases, rights-of-way and USGS orphaned wells across Montana, counted from BLM and USGS records. The Federal Land pack screens any Montana PLSS section against 14 report layers.","Montana federal land: 18,226 active mining claims, 1,884 BLM oil and gas leases on 1,432,553 acres, 5,135 rights-of-way and 221 orphaned wells. Screen any section with the Federal Land pack.","Screen any Montana section for federal land","Search a Montana 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.","Montana","MT",18226,1884,5135,221,[20,23,26,29],{"label":21,"value":22},"Active mining claims","18,226",{"label":24,"value":25},"Federal O&G leases","1,884",{"label":27,"value":28},"BLM rights-of-way","5,135",{"label":30,"value":31},"Orphaned wells","221",[33,36,39,41,43,45,47],{"label":34,"value":35},"Report layers with Montana data","14 of 15",{"label":37,"value":38},"FEMA flood zones","",{"label":40,"value":38},"USFWS wetlands",{"label":42,"value":38},"USFWS critical habitat",{"label":44,"value":38},"Wildfire risk (USFS)",{"label":46,"value":38},"NRCS soils",{"label":48,"value":38},"USDA crop history",[50,53,56],{"q":51,"partial_answer":52},"How many active mining claims are in Montana?","18,226 BLM mining claims are active in Montana, and 149 more are filed or under review. Beaverhead County holds the most active claims (2,502). 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 Montana?","1,884 authorized BLM oil and gas leases cover 1,432,553 acres in Montana. Phillips County is the county of record for the most (421). BLM also holds 5,135 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 Montana section cover?","The report has Montana data for 14 of its 15 layers, including FEMA flood zones, USFWS wetlands, USFWS critical habitat and wildfire risk (USFS). 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","beaverhead-county-mt","Beaverhead County",true,"Top counties",{"family":61,"slug":67,"label":68,"exists":64,"group":65},"madison-county-mt","Madison County",{"family":61,"slug":70,"label":71,"exists":64,"group":65},"lincoln-county-mt","Lincoln County",{"family":61,"slug":73,"label":74,"exists":64,"group":65},"granite-county-mt","Granite County",{"family":61,"slug":76,"label":77,"exists":64,"group":65},"sweet-grass-county-mt","Sweet Grass County",{"family":61,"slug":79,"label":80,"exists":64,"group":65},"jefferson-county-mt","Jefferson County",{"family":61,"slug":82,"label":83,"exists":64,"group":65},"meagher-county-mt","Meagher County",{"family":61,"slug":85,"label":86,"exists":64,"group":65},"lewis-and-clark-county-mt","Lewis and Clark County",{"family":88,"slug":6,"label":89,"exists":64,"group":90,"cross":64},"energy-state","Montana energy data","Energy pack",{"label":92,"head":93,"a":94,"b":114},"Federal land activity","What BLM and USGS record in Montana",{"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","149",[103,25],"Authorized O&G leases",[105,106],"O&G lease acres","1,432,553",[108,109],"Geothermal leases","0",[111,28],"Rights-of-way",[113,31],"Orphaned wells (USGS)",{"title":65,"cap":115,"bars":116},"Active BLM records, share of state total",[117,120,123,125,127],{"label":63,"val":118,"pct":119},"2,866",11,{"label":68,"val":121,"pct":122},"1,740",7,{"label":71,"val":124,"pct":122},"1,700",{"label":74,"val":126,"pct":122},"1,694",{"label":77,"val":128,"pct":129},"1,525",6,"2026-10-30",{"passed":64,"score":132},25466,false,25245,"active BLM records"]