Table 2.

Total Number of Oil and Gas Acres Leased on Federal Lands

Geographic State FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017
Alabama 148,893 137,723 119,311 110,948 86,008 75,390 80,540 78,570 70,700 63,718
Alaska 3,147,183 3,113,795 2,325,946 1,437,051 1,462,407 1,598,395 1,813,246 1,813,246 1,006,960 1,484,339
Arizona 358,673 358,319 357,680 32,383 27,927 39,562 39,560 19,996 12,217 12,217
Arkansas 1,202,479 1,135,809 858,575 774,381 624,622 490,363 465,407 460,904 414,649 398,443
California 439,430 422,750 277,827 259,976 245,118 239,071 223,206 208,056 198,820 194,689
Colorado 5,241,707 4,920,123 4,632,382 4,380,275 4,198,209 3,915,506 3,667,006 3,300,752 3,001,009 2,846,286
Connecticut 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delaware 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florida 3,488 1,720 1,720 1,720 1,720 0 0 0 1,160 0
Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Idaho 26,660 22,154 22,114 9,110 7,355 7,355 4,135 10,609 20,012 18,029
Illinois 6,592 6,592 6,592 6,591 6,592 1,651 1,581 1,581 1,581 1,581
Indiana 68 21,937 18,554 8,460 11,842 11,842 11,842 11,358 13,826 13,826
Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas 126,828 133,642 132,779 129,376 127,412 125,089 120,562 120,402 119,991 119,151
Kentucky 42,049 37,117 36,090 36,482 37,998 37,998 38,073 37,749 38,073 38,257
Louisiana 221,119 166,637 150,035 198,960 300,422 297,028 306,822 329,497 348,398 343,372
Maine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maryland 2,637 2,637 2,637 1,663 2,637 2,637 2,637 2,637 2,637 2,637
Massachusetts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michigan 80,061 101,785 100,690 95,883 97,083 99,722 100,704 116,637 129,001 114,982
Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mississippi 553,448 410,687 352,234 400,568 491,059 475,639 475,724 437,877 317,973 265,420
Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montana 4,318,778 3,975,577 3,204,310 3,079,139 3,002,601 2,728,738 2,590,037 2,345,955 2,101,573 1,983,369
Nebraska 11,047 9,767 9,606 9,184 9,842 11,428 12,268 12,268 10,442 10,442
Nevada 4,345,439 4,245,630 3,966,330 3,700,674 3,847,096 3,732,390 3,438,029 2,348,190 1,124,320 715,441
New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Mexico 5,432,045 5,468,058 5,325,882 5,156,577 5,027,750 4,819,205 4,715,978 4,651,975 4,478,959 4,358,891
New York 1,183 1,183 1,183 1,182 1,183 1,183 1,183 1,183 1,183 1,183
North Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Dakota 830,605 962,998 958,951 1,025,002 1,028,533 1,024,007 1,031,121 1,003,707 884,975 844,703
Ohio 47,323 47,721 55,902 54,137 57,343 57,886 55,775 55,979 55,847 44,476
Oklahoma 328,085 350,548 334,900 329,258 330,461 321,757 301,977 286,488 250,316 201,172
Oregon 289,093 278,693 269,645 260,688 242,906 188,391 187,197 187,197 187,197 187,117
Pennsylvania 6,474 4,827 4,727 4,718 4,758 4,761 4,761 9,951 9,954 9,954
Rhode Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Dakota 135,483 150,086 129,428 121,009 157,539 162,902 192,992 186,629 167,501 162,965
Tennessee 736 736 736 736 736 736 736 736 736 736
Texas 439,939 489,344 469,761 456,565 377,454 415,181 429,232 416,895 402,491 374,571
Utah 4,988,903 4,995,479 4,855,833 4,448,995 4,213,384 3,821,792 3,524,221 3,411,493 2,918,912 2,472,464
Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virginia 35,721 32,401 30,717 30,187 30,711 28,547 27,509 27,509 27,509 17,766
Washington 579,163 483,693 375,245 168,808 79,537 3,804 0 0 0 0
West Virginia 142,640 141,866 140,746 115,960 124,647 119,883 119,883 113,198 93,938 91,441
Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wyoming 13,708,523 12,732,957 11,657,090 11,616,906 11,527,320 11,232,643 10,608,506 10,184,145 8,794,158 8,349,353
Total 47,242,495 45,364,991 41,186,158 38,463,552 37,792,212 36,092,482 34,592,450 32,193,369 27,207,018 25,742,991
Data from Public Lands Statistics
Note: For all years, data is Federal-only; does not include Indian leases.