Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments

Name

Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments

Legal name

State of Wyoming - Office of State Lands and Investments

Website

https://lands.wyo.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheyenne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Royalty Revenue from Oil and Gas Production: Revenue generated from royalties on oil and gas production from state trust lands, guided by W.S. 36-6-101 and Chapter 18 Rules and Regulations. The majority of this revenue funds the Common School permanent fund.
2. Royalty Revenue from Solid Minerals: Revenue from royalties on solid minerals (coal, uranium, trona, bentonite, precious metals, limestone, sand and gravel) produced from state trust lands, funding various trust beneficiaries with the majority going to the Common School permanent fund.
3. Oil and Gas Lease Rentals: Annual rental payments of $1.00 per acre from oil and gas leases on state trust lands, with primary terms of five years and royalty rates of one-sixth or one-eighth of production.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments (OSLI) manages approximately 4.2 million acres of state trust lands on behalf of public schools and state institutions. Its core offerings include mineral leasing (oil, gas, solid minerals, fossil permits), surface leasing (grazing, agricultural, wind energy, easements, special use, temporary use permits), royalty compliance and reporting, land transactions, and administration of state-funded grants/loans and federal-state State Revolving Fund programs.

Product overview

The Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments (OSLI) is a government administrative agency that does not offer a unified software product, but rather provides a portfolio of online services and programs for managing Wyoming's approximately 4.2 million acres of state trust lands. The primary digital offerings include: the Land and Lease Map Viewer (GIS-based mapping application for land assets and leases), the Customer Portal (Salesforce-based self-service platform for lessees/permittees), the eRMA2 Reporting System (royalty compliance and reporting), and the SRF Pre-Application Learning Center (AI-enabled certification system for water infrastructure loan applicants). These are supplemented by various program-specific services including surface leasing, mineral leasing, land transactions, and grant/loan administration programs. The organization functions as the administrative arm for the State Board of Land Commissioners and State Loan and Investment Board.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Land and Lease Map Viewer GIS-based web application providing interactive access to OSLI land assets and leases under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Land Commissioners. Users can search surface and subsurface plat books, view state land ownership, search/view surface and mineral leases, view public access information, restrictions and closures, and download datasets. It is targeted at lessees, permittees, and the general public.
• Customer Portal
• SRF Pre-Application Learning Center
• eRMA2 Reporting System
• Oil and Gas Lease Auction Platform Online auction platform for oil and gas lease sales on state trust lands, conducted via EfficientMarkets.com. The auction offers parcels of state land covering specific acreage across Wyoming counties. The July 8-15, 2026 offering included 198 parcels covering 76,225.73 acres across 13 counties.
• State Funded Grants & Loans Programs
• State Revolving Funds (SRF) Programs
• Surface Leasing Services
• Mineral Leasing Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Since 2006: 80 land transactions completed, $83.5M deposited to Common School Permanent Fund, 29,331 acres of increased public access, $295,057 annual use revenue increase

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Bureau of Land Management (BLM): Federal counterpart managing ~245 million acres of public lands, including mineral leasing, grazing, and land transactions. While federal in scope, BLM operates the same upstream categories of leasing and royalty administration as OSLI on adjacent lands.

Direct peers

• Nevada Division of State Lands (NDSL): Administers state trust lands in Nevada, including mineral leasing and land transactions for K-12 education funding. Compares on trust land mandate and mineral leasing focus, though Nevada has a smaller land base.
• Idaho Department of Lands: Manages ~2.5 million acres of endowment trust lands in Idaho, generating revenue for public schools through leasing, timber sales, and mineral royalties. Comparable in beneficiary structure and land management scope.
• New Mexico State Land Office: Manages ~9 million acres of state trust lands in New Mexico for the benefit of public schools and other beneficiaries. Operates similar oil & gas, mineral, and surface leasing programs and is governed by an elected commissioner, making it a close operational peer.
• Texas General Land Office: Manages state lands and Permanent School Fund assets in Texas, including significant mineral and surface leasing. Notable peer given the scale of oil & gas royalty administration and the school fund beneficiary model.
• Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC): Trust Land Management Division administers ~5.2 million acres of state trust lands for Montana's public schools, with mineral leasing, grazing, and land transaction programs directly comparable to OSLI's mandate.
• Colorado State Land Board: Administers ~3 million acres of Colorado state trust lands, generating revenue for public schools through leasing, royalties, and land transactions. Comparable in land area, mineral rights leasing, and fiduciary mandate.
• Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA): State-level trust land management agency administering mineral leases, surface leases, and real estate transactions to generate revenue for Utah's public schools and institutional trusts. Highly comparable in mandate, structure, and revenue model to Wyoming OSLI.

Regional players

• Arizona State Land Department: Manages ~9.2 million acres of state trust lands in Arizona for the benefit of public schools, with comparable mineral and surface leasing programs. Regional peer in a similar western US trust land management category.

Others

• Esri (GIS software platform): Provider of ArcGIS, the enterprise GIS platform widely used by state land management agencies for parcel mapping, lease tracking, and spatial analytics. Relevant as an enabling technology vendor rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@wy_osli
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wy-osli

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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