90 FR 142 pgs. 35531-35532 - Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases, Weld County, CO
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 142Pages: 35531 - 35532
Pages: 35531, 35532Docket number: [A2407-014-004-065516; #O2412-014-004-047181.1]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-14108 Filed 7-25-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: Land Management Bureau
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[A2407-014-004-065516; #O2412-014-004-047181.1]
Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases, Weld County, CO
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice of lease reinstatements.
SUMMARY:
[top] In accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Okreek Oil and Gas LLC, Bison IV Properties Colorado, LLC, and Morning Gun Exploration LLC, filed timely petitions with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for reinstatement of competitive oil and gas leases located in Pawnee Grasslands, Weld County, Colorado. The lessees paid the required rentals that accrued from the dates of termination. The BLM has not issued new leases that affect these lands prior to receiving the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Curtis, Supervisory Land Law Examiner, Fluid Minerals Adjudication, Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office, P.O. Box 151029, DFC-Bldg., 40, Lakewood, CO 80215; telephone: (303) 239-3600; email: BLM_CO_LeaseSale@blm.gov .
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The lessees agreed to the new lease terms for rentals and royalties of $20 per acre, or fraction thereof, per year, and 20 percent respectively. The lessees paid the required $500 administrative fee for lease reinstatement and the $151 cost of publishing this notice. The lessees met the requirements for reinstatement of the leases per section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188). The BLM proposes to reinstate the leases referenced below, effective with their respective termination dates, under the original terms and conditions of the leases and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above.
| Lease No. | Lessee | Termination date |
|---|---|---|
| COCO105304064 (COC77287) | Okreek Oil and Gas LLC | 1/1/2022 |
| COCO105306256 (COC77307) | Okreek Oil and Gas LLC | 1/1/2022 |
| COCO105306257 (COC77308) | Okreek Oil and Gas LLC | 1/1/2022 |
| COCO105310452 (COC77361) | Okreek Oil and Gas LLC | 1/1/2022 |
| COCO105310457 (COC77366) | Bison IV Properties Colorado, LLC (formerly) Upland Exploration | 1/1/2023 |
| COCO105311215 (COC76971) | Morning Gun Exploration LLC | 7/1/2021 |
| COCO105311217 (COC76973) | Morning Gun Exploration LLC | 7/1/2021 |
| COCO105311218 (COC76974) | Morning Gun Exploration LLC | 7/1/2021 |
| COCO105311219 (COC76975) | Morning Gun Exploration LLC | 7/1/2021 |
| COCO105373576 (COC76976) | Morning Gun Exploration LLC | 7/1/2021 |
(Authority: 30 U.S.C. 188(e)(4) and 43 CFR 3108.23)
Kemba K. Anderson,
Fluid Minerals Branch Chief.
[FR Doc. 2025-14108 Filed 7-25-25; 8:45 am]
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