Map of Federal and State Lands

Federal and State Land Management in New Mexico 

Light yellow = BLM lands (surface management) Blue = state trust lands 

Source: NM State Land Office Land Status Map

Quick Facts: Scope of Oil and Gas Leasing and Development (and Spills/Leaks) on Public Lands in New Mexico

WELC panel at CCFF Meeting, September 8th, 2020 

 I. Overview of Public Lands in New Mexico and the Permian  

 A. Federal: BLM  

 The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), part of the Department of the Interior, manages oil and gas on federal public lands in New Mexico. The New Mexico office, encompassing New Mexico, Kansas, and Oklahoma, oversees 45 million acres of mineral estate and more than 2 million acres of Native American mineral estate.  

 • Permian: The BLM Pecos District Office oversees the Carlsbad and Roswell Field Offices and the Hobbs Field Station. The Pecos District Office encompasses over 3.5 million acres of public lands and over 7 million acres of Federal mineral estate.  

 o The Carlsbad Field Office is especially relevant here, as it will be issuing a final Resource Management Plan for public comment/protest soon.  

  The Carlsbad Field Office Planning Area covers 6.2 million acres, of which 2.1 million surface acres and 2.7 million subsurface acres are BLM-administered.  

  Covers Lea, Eddy, Chaves counties 

CCFF Zoom Presentation, September 8, 2020

Citizens Caring for the Future, Presentation on Zoom, September 8, 2020

Video of Produced Water Forum, July 23, 2020

NMIPL, Citizens Caring for the Future (CCFF) and Earthworks hosted a virtual conversation on a state proposal to reuse liquid wastewater from the oil and gas industry for irrigation and discharge to rivers.

'Produced Water' in New Mexico

Water is precious and sacred in New Mexico. It is important to understand water in the context of our large oil and gas industry. Join a conversation about produced water in the oil and gas fields. Explanation of what it is, state proposals for reuse in oil and gas industry and possibly beyond and more. Virtual discussion 

Thursday, July 23, 5:30-7:00 p.m. Zoom. Registration required

Featured Guest Speakers:

Melissa Troutman, Earthworks

Norm Gaum, former Dir. Interstate Stream Commission

 

• What is currently allowed in terms of wastewater?
• What is being considered in upcoming wastewater rulemaking in the end of July?
• What can frontline communities do to protect their water and lands?

 

Community members will be invited share their experiences with waste water, their questions and concerns. To register, send a note to carlos@nm-ipl.org with your name, location and e-mail. A Zoom link will be sent out closer to the event

 

Co-sponsored by Citizens Caring for the Future, New Mexico Interfaith Power & Light and Earthworks

Video: Panel on Oil, Gas, Ethics and the Green Amendment