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Culberson County, TX

52 active federal leases and rights-of-way, including 22 for pipelines and 15 for oil and gas.

Pipelines
22
Oil and gas
15
Power and transmission
3

In the 12 months to October 8, 20261 new oil and gas lease or grant · 1 new power and transmission grant

Read from BLM's Mineral & Land Records System and the Census county boundary on October 8, 2026. Federal cases only: private and state land are not in this record, and a case that crosses a county line counts in each county it touches.

The last 12 months

Where the ground moved in Texas.

  1. Loving County, TX6 new pipeline grants · 4 new oil and gas leases and grants
  2. Culberson County, TX1 new oil and gas lease or grant · 1 new power and transmission grant

New federal rights-of-way and leases authorized in the 12 months to October 8, 2026.

Texas

254 counties

Anderson County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
36

Andrews County

A quieter federal record
Pipelines
1
Oil and gas
6

Angelina County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
69

Aransas County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Archer County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Armstrong County

A quieter federal record
Power and transmission
1

Atascosa County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
27

Austin County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
10

Bailey County

A quieter federal record
Fiber and telecom
1

Bandera County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Bastrop County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
3

Baylor County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Bee County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
16

Bell County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Bexar County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Blanco County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
1
Open mining claims
0

Borden County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Bosque County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
6

Bowie County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
2

Brazoria County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
8

Brazos County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
21

Brewster County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Briscoe County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Brooks County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
5

Brown County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Burleson County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
24

Burnet County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Caldwell County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
2

Calhoun County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
3

Callahan County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
3

Cameron County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Camp County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Carson County

A quieter federal record
Pipelines
1
Power and transmission
2
Oil and gas
2

Cass County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Castro County

A quieter federal record
Power and transmission
1

Chambers County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
8

Cherokee County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
37

Childress County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Clay County

A quieter federal record
Pipelines
2
Oil and gas
3

Cochran County

A quieter federal record
Fiber and telecom
1

Coke County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Coleman County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
3

Collin County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
13

Collingsworth County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
18

Colorado County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
3

Comal County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
1
Open mining claims
0

Comanche County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Concho County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Cooke County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
100

Coryell County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
1
Open mining claims
0

Cottle County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Crane County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Crockett County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Crosby County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Culberson County

Stands out for pipelines
Pipelines
22
Oil and gas
15
Power and transmission
3

Dallam County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Dallas County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
18

Dawson County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Deaf Smith County

A quieter federal record
Power and transmission
1

Delta County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Denton County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
110

DeWitt County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
5

Dickens County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Dimmit County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Donley County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Duval County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
24

Eastland County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
2

Ector County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Edwards County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

El Paso County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Ellis County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
18

Erath County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Falls County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
7

Fannin County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
7

Fayette County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
13

Fisher County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
2

Floyd County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Foard County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Fort Bend County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Franklin County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Freestone County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
4

Frio County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Gaines County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Galveston County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
8

Garza County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Gillespie County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Glasscock County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Goliad County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Gonzales County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
3

Gray County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
19

Grayson County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
13

Gregg County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Grimes County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
33

Guadalupe County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Hale County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Hall County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Hamilton County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Hansford County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
2

Hardeman County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Hardin County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
8

Harris County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
26

Harrison County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Hartley County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Haskell County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
3

Hays County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
1
Open mining claims
0

Hemphill County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
21

Henderson County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Hidalgo County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
5

Hill County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
7

Hockley County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Hood County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
7

Hopkins County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Houston County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
54

Howard County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Hudspeth County

A quieter federal record
Pipelines
2
Fiber and telecom
2
Power and transmission
1

Hunt County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Hutchinson County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Irion County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Jack County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
88

Jackson County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
3

Jasper County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
63

Jeff Davis County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Jefferson County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Jim Hogg County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
7

Jim Wells County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
14

Johnson County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
20

Jones County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
4

Karnes County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
18

Kaufman County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Kendall County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Kenedy County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Kent County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Kerr County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Kimble County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

King County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Kinney County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Kleberg County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Knox County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
2

La Salle County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
12

Lamar County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Lamb County

A quieter federal record
Fiber and telecom
1

Lampasas County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Lavaca County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
5

Lee County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
18

Leon County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
42

Liberty County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
24

Limestone County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
10

Lipscomb County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
2

Live Oak County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
27

Llano County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Loving County

Stands out for pipelines
Pipelines
65
Oil and gas
47
Power and transmission
5

Lubbock County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Lynn County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Madison County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
41

Marion County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Martin County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Mason County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Matagorda County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
3

Maverick County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

McCulloch County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

McLennan County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
2

McMullen County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
24

Medina County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Menard County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Midland County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Milam County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
13

Mills County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Mitchell County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Montague County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
87

Montgomery County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
27

Moore County

A quieter federal record
Pipelines
1
Power and transmission
2
Oil and gas
2

Morris County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
2

Motley County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Nacogdoches County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
80

Navarro County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
2

Newton County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
47

Nolan County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
2

Nueces County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Ochiltree County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Oldham County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Orange County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Palo Pinto County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
2

Panola County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
68

Parker County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
99

Parmer County

A quieter federal record
Fiber and telecom
1

Pecos County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Polk County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
27

Potter County

A quieter federal record
Pipelines
1
Power and transmission
3

Presidio County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Rains County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Randall County

A quieter federal record
Pipelines
1
Power and transmission
3

Reagan County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Real County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Red River County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
2

Reeves County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Refugio County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
1
Open mining claims
0

Roberts County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
4

Robertson County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
16

Rockwall County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Runnels County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Rusk County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
72

Sabine County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
123

San Augustine County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
127

San Jacinto County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
42

San Patricio County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
14

San Saba County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Schleicher County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Scurry County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Shackelford County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
3

Shelby County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
126

Sherman County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Smith County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Somervell County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Starr County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
8

Stephens County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Sterling County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Stonewall County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
3

Sutton County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Swisher County

A quieter federal record
Power and transmission
1

Tarrant County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
109

Taylor County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
3

Terrell County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Terry County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Throckmorton County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Titus County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Tom Green County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Travis County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
1
Open mining claims
0

Trinity County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
57

Tyler County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
8

Upshur County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Upton County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Uvalde County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Val Verde County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Van Zandt County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Victoria County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
3

Walker County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
75

Waller County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
27

Ward County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Washington County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
19

Webb County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
15

Wharton County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
3

Wheeler County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
22

Wichita County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
13
Pipelines
1

Wilbarger County

A quieter federal record
Pipelines
1
Oil and gas
1

Willacy County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

Williamson County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
3

Wilson County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
4

Winkler County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Wise County

Stands out for oil and gas
Oil and gas
106

Wood County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Yoakum County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Young County

A quieter federal record
Active federal leases and rights-of-way
0
Open mining claims
0

Zapata County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
7

Zavala County

A quieter federal record
Oil and gas
1

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