MI DNR Mineral Leases + State-managed Lands

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Michigan DNR mineral leases, state-managed parcels, ownership, current rights, and conservation easements via the DNR LOTS Open Data data services (agency data services). 6 curated layers covering oil/gas + metallic + nonmetallic mineral + gas storage + surface-use leases plus 135K+ DNR-managed parcels. No credentials required.

What is MI DNR Mineral Leases + State-managed Lands?

Michigan Department of Natural Resources mineral leases and state-managed lands via the DNRLOTSParcelsOPENDATA data services hosted on agency data services . The user-supplied research-snapshot endpoint at agency host is dead — live MI mineral + parcel content was discovered via the agency host Hub which surfaces this data services as the authoritative DNR LOTS (Land Ownership Tracking System) Open Data hosted FS. Six curated layers from the 10-layer service: Parcels (~132,684 polygons, DNR-tracked ownership; 5 ParcelType values Acreage 126,980 / Platted 4,827 / Great Lakes Bottom Lands 78 / Private Claims 90 / St.Clair Flats 709); Managed Lands (~135,938 polygons under DNR management with 12 DivisionDepartment values led by Forest Resources Division 103,754 / Parks and Recreation Division 18,278 / Wildlife Division 12,208 / Office of Land Administration 1,055 + Mackinac Island Park Commission 34); Current Rights (~135,412 with 5 CurrentRights values: Surface and Mineral 118,084 / Surface 14,600 / Mineral 370 / Other Rights 471 / None 1,887); Leases (~5,508 active with 5 LeaseType values: Oil and Gas 5,097 / Metallic Minerals 231 / Nonmetallic Minerals 53 / Gas Storage 66 / Surface Use Lease 61; LeaseStatus A=active 5,275 / E=expired 233); Lease Nominations (~25 pending); Conservation Easements (~1,279 polygons with single CurrentRight value 'Development Rights Easement'). §0 surprises: the research-snapshot endpoint is dead (server returns 'Service DEQ/Mineral_Lease/data services not started') — live data lives on the public data tenant at agency data services via Hub discovery. Leases layer has empty geometry — leases are linked to parcels via ParID, not polygons; handler exposes searchMineralLeases as tabular only and rejects bbox/near. LeaseType / LeaseCode / ParcelStatus all have trailing whitespace upstream ('Oil and Gas ' / 'NM ' / 'A ') — handler trims on read. LeaseStatus is a single-character code (A/E) — handler accepts both code and human label (active/expired). Counties are Title Case (Crawford / Schoolcraft / Marquette / Luce); 83 distinct. ; Last verified live 2026-05-08.

Available Tools

searchMineralLeases
MI DNR active mineral leases (~5.5K). Filter leaseType (Oil and Gas 5,097 / Metallic Minerals 231 / Nonmetallic Minerals 53 / Gas Storage 66 / Surface Use Lease 61), status (active/expired or A/E codes), lessee, leaseNumber. Tabular only — leases have empty geometry upstream (linked via ParID).
searchManagedLands
MI DNR-managed parcels (~135.9K polygons). Filter county (83 counties Title Case), division (Forest Resources / Parks & Rec / Wildlife / Office of Land Administration /...), projectName (state forest/game area substring), parcelType, minAcres, bbox, near.
searchDnrParcels
MI DNR-tracked parcels (~132.7K polygons). Filter county, parcelType (Acreage / Great Lakes Bottom Lands / Platted / Private Claims / St.Clair Flats), division, minAcres, bbox, near.
searchConservationEasements
MI DNR conservation easements (~1.3K polygons; development-rights easements only). Filter county, parcelType, minAcres, bbox.
searchLeaseNominations
MI DNR pending lease nominations (~25 polygons). Filter status, leaseType, vendor name, bbox.
getServiceInfo
Schema, record counts (live), max-page caps, lease/parcel/rights enum values with counts, managing-division list, §0 probe notes for any of the 6 curated layers.

Requirements

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Toggle on and use — no setup needed.

Quick Setup Guide

Follow these steps to connect your AI agents to this connector

Open /mcp and enable MI DNR Mineral Leases + State-managed Lands with the toggle — no credentials needed.

Call searchMineralLeases with leaseType: 'Oil and Gas' and status: 'active' for the 5,097 active O&G leases on state lands, or searchManagedLands with division: 'Forest Resources Division' and county: 'Crawford' for parcels in Au Sable State Forest.

Connect to Your AI Assistant

Choose your AI assistant below for specific setup instructions

Follow these steps to connect MI DNR Mineral Leases + State-managed Lands to Claude:

Step 1: Open Claude Settings

Launch Claude → Click the profile button (bottom left) → Navigate to Settings

Step 2: Access Connectors

Scroll down to the Connectors tab → Navigate to the bottom → Click “Add Custom Connector”

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the Connector

Paste the URL in the “Remote MCP Server URL” text box → Click Add

Step 6: Start Using

Your connector is now ready to use in Claude

Follow these steps to connect MI DNR Mineral Leases + State-managed Lands to ChatGPT:

Step 1: Enable Developer Mode

Go to Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Enable Developer mode

Step 2: Create New Connector

Go back to Connectors page → Click “Create” (top right)

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector (descriptions are optional)

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the URL

Paste the URL in the “MCP Server URL” text box

Step 6: Set Authentication

Click the authentication dropdown → Select “No authentication” (PatchOps handles authentication internally)

Step 7: Create the Connector

Click “I understand and want to continue” checkbox → Press Create

Step 8: Using the Connector

Start a new chat → Click the + button (left of text box) → Open dropdown → Hover over three dots labeled “More” → Select your connector

Instructions for connecting MI DNR Mineral Leases + State-managed Lands to GitHub Copilot:

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Detailed setup instructions for GitHub Copilot will be added here.

For other MCP-compatible platforms:

Step 1: Get the Connector URL

Step 2: Add to Configuration

Add this configuration to your MCP settings file. Replace the URL with your specific connector URL from the /mcp page:

"MI DNR Mineral Leases + State-managed Lands-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}

Example Configuration

Here’s an example using PatchOps MCP:

"PatchOps-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}