Feds rake in $6 million from oil and gas lease auctions, including lands near Utah’s Dinosaur National Monument

Some parcels draw top dollar for Bureau of Land Management, while acreage in San Rafael Swell fails to attract minimum bids.

(Erin Alberty | Tribune file photo) Purple daisies blooming in Dinosaur National Monument’s Hog Canyon, as seen May 29, 2017. On Tuesday, the Bureau of Land Management auctioned off 74 oil and gas leases on public lands in Utah, including four parcels within view of the Dinosaur’s Quarry Visitor Center.

Feds rake in $6 million from oil and gas lease auctions, including lands near Utah’s Dinosaur National Monument

Some parcels draw top dollar for Bureau of Land Management, while acreage in San Rafael Swell fails to attract minimum bids.

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