Commercial Division Staff
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310 Old Santa Fe Trail,
Santa Fe NM 87501
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505-827-5760
Commercial Resources Staff Directory
The division’s staff is divided into two sections: the lease management section and the project management section. The lease managers oversee the day-to-day management of business leases. The leases include uses such as retail, office and industrial, telecommunication sites; oil- and gas-related surface uses; underground gas storage units; real estate planning and development; renewable energy (solar, wind, and biomass); and billboards.
The project management section consists of professional staff continually working with lease applicants and local and federal governments to facilitate the due diligence of complex leases, process long-term leases, resolve planning issues and manage land exchanges. The project management staff is also responsible for auditing leases on a case-by-case basis for compliance, record-keeping and financial accountability.
Commercial Resources Division (CRD)
Commercial Resources Division (CRD)
Michael Sage | Assistant Commissioner, Commercial Resources Division | (505) 670-3244 | |
Jim Bordegaray | Director, Commercial Resources Division | (505) 827-5777 | |
Melissa Armijo | Deputy Director, Commercial Resources Division | (505) 827-5728 | |
Vacant | Economic Development Specialist | (505) 827-5731 | |
Christopher Wolf | Special Projects Analyst | (505) 827-5095 | |
Francesca Fernandez | Special Projects Analyst | (505) 827-1252 | |
Barbara Griego | Administrative Assistant | (505) 827-5784 |
Business Leasing
Conrad Kegel | Business Leasing Manager | (505) 827-5797 | |
Vacant | Business Leasing Analyst | (505) 476-4533 | |
Anthony Vigil | Business Leasing Analyst | (505) 827-5710 | |
Anais Gonzalez | Business Leasing Analyst | (505) 827-5780 | |
Crestino Gonzales | Business Leasing Analyst | (505) 827-3809 | |
Ryan Madrid | Business Leasing Analyst | (505) 476-4590 | |
Jessica Juarez | Business Leasing Analyst | (505) 476-4533 |
Office of Renewable Energy
Craig Johnson | Director, Office of Renewable Energy | (505) 827-5724 | |
Grady Barrens | Deputy Director, Office of Renewable Energy | (505) 827-4095 | |
Rhesa Njolai | Management Analyst | (505) 827-5870 | |
Patrick Trujillo | Management Analyst | (505) 827-3810 |
Rights of Way (ROW)
Amy Velazquez | Rights of Way Leasing Manager | (505) 827-5789 | |
Ashleigh Schutz | Management Analyst | (505) 827-5733 | |
Samantha Martinez | Management Analyst | (505) 827-4003 | |
Leticia Vigil | Management Analyst | (505) 827-5094 | |
Christopher Gutierrez | Management Analyst | (505) 827-5773 | |
Patricia Esquibel | Management Analyst | (505) 827-5734 | |
Philip Garcia | Management Analyst | (505) 827-5751 |
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Lease Sale Process
The State Land Office offers tracts for oil and gas leasing the third Tuesday of every month. Tracts are leased through a competitive sealed or oral bid process. To bid, you must have an OGRID number; if you do not have one; contact Veronica Gonzales at (505) 476-4538. Sealed bids must be submitted with payment prior to the lease sale; oral bidding is conducted at the lease sale. Full directions and the bid application form can be found in the monthly lease sale notice.
Anyone can nominate available tracts for offer at the lease sale. To nominate, send an email to Allison Marks, Director, at amarks@nmslo.gov. To find out which tracts are available, use the Oil and Gas Interactive Map.
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