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Weld County approves a series of oil-and-gas leases covering multiple parcels
Summary
The Weld County Board of County Commissioners approved a sequence of oil-and-gas lease resolutions June 17, 2026, accepting bids that met county minimums on parcels ranging from about 14 to 274 net mineral acres and reporting per-acre rates between $600 and $1,000.
Weld County commissioners on June 17 approved a series of oil-and-gas lease resolutions presented by Brett Kavanagh of the county Oil and Gas Energy Department. The leases covered multiple parcels in township-range legal descriptions read into the record; bidders adjusted offers to meet county minimums and the board authorized the chair to sign the lease resolutions.
Kavanagh summarized each award, including an 80 net-mineral-acre tract accepted for a total bonus reported in the record as $48,000, a 160-acre parcel at $600 per net acre for $96,000, a 14.255-acre parcel at $1,000 per net acre for $14,255, a 160-acre parcel at $1,000 per net acre for $160,000, and additional parcels with reported totals of $80,000, $14,400, $164,247.30 and $96,000. For several lots, bidders initially submitted offers below the county’s code minimum and then increased their bids to comply before board action.
Commissioners moved and seconded approvals for each resolution and carried the motions. No extended public debate or opposition was recorded during these agenda items. Chair called for each vote and the board adopted the resolutions as presented.
What happens next: The chair was authorized to sign the lease documents and staff indicated the leases and associated compensation paperwork would be brought forward for signature and processing as required by county procedures.
