HAPPENED. JIMENEZ FACES 15 COUNTS OF CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. NEARLY 20,000 ACRES IN PARTS OF NEW MEXICO MAY BE LEASED IN AUGUST. IT INCLUDES NEARLY 17,000 ACRES IN THE FOUR CORNERS JUST NORTH OF FARMINGTON, NEAR PIEDRA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL, ALONG WITH 2000 ACRES NEAR CARLSBAD. IT’S FOR DEVELOPING OIL AND GAS RESOURCES. THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT SA
New oil and gas leases likely in Farmington and Carlsbad
The Bureau of Land Management says drilling will happen, and public review is open for New Mexicans.
The oil business is still booming in New Mexico, with nearly 20,000 acres likely to be leased in August for oil and natural gas production.Both the most northern and southern parts of state have areas that the Bureau of Land Management is expected to lease.Included are nearly 20,000 acres in the Four Corners just north of Farmington, near Piedra Vista High School, and 2,000 acres near Carlsbad.BLM says drilling will happen, and public review is open for New Mexicans to share their opinions online at eplanning.blm.gov.
The oil business is still booming in New Mexico, with nearly 20,000 acres likely to be leased in August for oil and natural gas production.
Both the most northern and southern parts of state have areas that the Bureau of Land Management is expected to lease.
Included are nearly 20,000 acres in the Four Corners just north of Farmington, near Piedra Vista High School, and 2,000 acres near Carlsbad.
BLM says drilling will happen, and public review is open for New Mexicans to share their opinions online at eplanning.blm.gov.