Where are oil and gas records filed in Ector County, Texas?

Ector County Clerk records deeds, leases, and assignments for Ector County, Texas. They are searchable through Ector County Clerk: Online Records (Tyler).

Are Ector County minerals recorded at the courthouse?

Permian Basin county (Odessa); predominantly fee, root-of-title to GLO grants. Some University Lands (PUF) mineral acreage is present (per-tract extent unverified): PUF state minerals lease through University Lands (UT System sovereign, distinct from the GLO), not county-recorded. No PSF/RAL or tribal land.

How many record sources are verified for Ector County?

11 record sources are verified for Ector County as of Jun 4, 2026, including 4 official sources with a free index.

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Ector County records

Every place Ector County, Texas deed, lease, and mineral record can be located: the clerk office, the online portals, the local title plant, the appraisal district, and the Railroad Commission, with the years each source covers.

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Texas · Public record · Every field traces to a source

Jun 4, 2026: Last verified
43: Drilling permits · last 90 days
11: Record sources verified

The county clerk

Clerk office and title company

Clerk · OfficeTX · ECTOR

County Clerk: Ector County Clerk
Address: 300 N Grant St, Rm 111, Odessa, TX 79760 (mail: PO Box 707)
Phone: 432-498-4130
Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00–4:30
In-county title plant: Yes

Verified Jun 4, 2026

Where the records live

Record sources and coverage

Each source shows what it carries, whether it gives images or just an index, and the years it covers. A field we couldn't verify shows “–” rather than a guess.

County PortalEctor County Clerk: Online Records (Tyler)
Official · Free Index
Index–Images–
Powered by Tyler Technologies (tylerhost.net Self-Service). Free index search; document images/copies at cost. The clerk's index runs from 1887 (see aggregators).
432-498-4130
In PersonEctor County Clerk: recording desk (in person)
In Person
Index1887–presentImages1887–present
300 N Grant St, Rm 111, Odessa · 432-498-4130 · copies $1.00/pg, cert $5.00
AggregatorTexasFile
Free Index
Index1887–presentImages–
Full index 1887→present; plat-map images 1900→present; linked document images coming soon; online mineral-owner search 2013–2020 (closed).
AggregatorCountyRecords.com
Free · Register
Index1957–presentImages–
halFILE plant: Official Records 1957–present. Free sign-up.
AggregatorCourthouseDirect.com
Subscription
Index1958–presentImages1887–present
Historic File Viewer scanned property records from 1887; online grantor/grantee index & document images from 1958; historical grantor/grantee index 1888–2008; historical O&G documents from 2011; title-plant search from 1958.
Title PlantEctor County Abstract & Title
In Person
Index–Images–
In-county sovereignty abstract plant, chain-of-title to present; O&G landman services. Start = sovereignty/patent, not a published index date.
501 E 7th St, Odessa · 432-337-1511
Appraisal District (CAD)Ector Appraisal District: mineral accounts
Official · Free
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Minerals account-keyed.
432-332-6834
RRCRailroad Commission of Texas: well/lease records (Dist. 08)
Official · Free
Index1964–presentImages1964–present
records@rrc.texas.gov
State Land OfficeUniversity Lands (PUF minerals)
In Person
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Some University Lands (PUF) mineral acreage is present in Ector: PUF state minerals lease through University Lands (UT System sovereign, distinct from the GLO), not county-recorded. Per-tract extent unverified; tract/lease-keyed.
University Lands, Midland
State Land OfficeTexas GLO Land Grant Database (root-of-title patents)
Official · Free
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Sovereignty/root-of-title; indexed by grant, not recording date.
DirectoryNETR Online
Free
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Pointer/directory, not a record host.

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Ector County records

Clerk office and title company

Record sources and coverage

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Records tell you who owned it. Permits tell you who wants it.