---
title: "Build a federal oil and gas lease due-diligence table"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/build-a-tenement-and-title-due-diligence-table-from-the-registers/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A13-T1-R1-US"
practice_area: "Energy, Resources & Mining"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build a federal oil and gas lease due-diligence table

> Build a table of lease serial number, acres, the lessor and any assignment the documents show, using only the records the lawyer supplies. Do not state that title is good.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/build-a-tenement-and-title-due-diligence-table-from-the-registers/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Energy, Resources & Mining](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Build a table of lease serial number, acres, the lessor and any assignment the documents show, using only the records the lawyer supplies. Do not state that title is good. |
| What the lawyer must review | 30 U.S.C. § 226 is the Mineral Leasing Act provision for federal onshore oil and gas. Lands not leased under the paragraphs that section sets out for known producing structures are leased to the highest responsible qualified bidder. The BLM New Mexico page states that sales are held quarterly under the Mineral Leasing Act when eligible lands are available, and that an expression of interest is submitted through the National Fluid Lease Sale System. Under 43 C.F.R. § 3106, the Department does not recognize the transferee's rights until the authorized officer approves the transfer. State and private minerals are outside these sources. The lawyer opens the official serial-register record for each lease before the table is relied on. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Build a tenement and title due-diligence table from the registers](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/build-a-tenement-and-title-due-diligence-table-from-the-registers.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Build a table of lease serial number, acres, the lessor and any assignment the documents show, using only the records the lawyer supplies. Do not state that title is good.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- This version is federal onshore oil and gas. It is not a state lease, a fee mineral, or a hard-rock mining claim.
- An unapproved assignment is not recognized by the Department. Do not list the transferee as the record holder until approval is in the file.

## Sources

- [30 U.S.C. § 226 (oil and gas leasing on federal land)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/30/226) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [BLM New Mexico: oil and gas lease sales](https://www.blm.gov/programs/energy-and-minerals/oil-and-gas/leasing/regional-lease-sales/new-mexico) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [43 C.F.R. Part 3100, Subpart 3106 (transfers by assignment or sublease)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-43/subtitle-B/chapter-II/subchapter-C/part-3100/subpart-3106) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Transfer of a mining authority: approval, registration and caveat checklist (NSW)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/energy-resources-and-mining/mining-authority-transfer-approval-and-registration-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Checklist for transferring an exploration licence, assessment lease or mining lease under the Mining Act 1992 (NSW): notice to registered interest holders, the approval application, unpaid royalties… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*