March 2026 Colorado BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale includes North Fork parcels
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado State Office opened a public comment period to receive public input on 103 oil and gas parcels totaling 72,848 acres that may be included in a March 2026 lease sale in Colorado. This proposed lease sale includes parcels in the North Fork Valley. There are a total of 1,624 acres proposed in the North Fork Valley:
- 1,324 acres in Delta/Gunnison County which are north of Bowie and north of the Iron Point wells that were drilled last year as part of the approved North Fork Mancos Master Development Plan.
- 300 acres in Gunnison County in the Muddy Creek area, just north and adjacent to the Bull Mountain Unit.
Across the State:
- 25,900 acres in Garfield County
- 21,772 acres in Las Animas County
- 7,321 acres in Rio Blanco
- 7,167 acres in Jackson
- 6,400 acres in Mesa County
- 1324 acres in Delta/Gunnison County
- 503 acres in Arapahoe County
- 300 acres in Gunnison County
- 160 acres in Routt County
The comment deadline is December 12, 2025.
Sign this letter and tell the BLM no new leasing in the North Fork Valley! Deadline to submit this letter is 12pm MST Friday, December 12, 2025.
For more information
- Fact Sheet
- Interactive Map: The CO March 2026 Scoping parcels are reflected in blue.
- BLM Press Release
- CO March 2026 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale ePlanning website.
- You can also submit comments via the eplanning website here by 4pm on Friday, December 12, 2025. If you do submit comments directly via the eplanning website, please let CHC know at info@chc4you.org
