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

Gaines County Clerk records deeds, leases, and assignments for Gaines County, Texas.

Are Gaines County minerals recorded at the courthouse?

Permian (Northwest Shelf / San Andres) county at Seminole. Gaines is one of the University Lands counties — Permanent University Fund (PUF) mineral acreage (the UT System sovereign, managed by University Lands, separate from the GLO) interleaves with fee tracts; PUF state minerals lease through University Lands, not county-recorded. Fee tracts are county-recorded, root-of-title to GLO grants. No PSF/Relinquishment-Act state minerals or tribal land.

How many record sources are verified for Gaines County?

11 record sources are verified for Gaines County as of Jun 8, 2026, including 3 official sources with a free index.

Gaines County records

Every place Gaines 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.

See the sources

Texas · Public record · Every field traces to a source

Jun 8, 2026: Last verified
61: Drilling permits · last 90 days
11: Record sources verified

01 · The county clerk

Clerk office and title company

Clerk · OfficeTX · GAINES

County Clerk: Gaines County Clerk
Address: 101 S Main St, Rm 206, Seminole, TX 79360
Phone: 432-758-5411
Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
In-county title plant: Yes

Verified Jun 8, 2026

02 · 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.

Gaines County Clerk — recording desk (in person)In PersonIn Person
Index1881–presentImages1881–present
Clerk index runs from 1881 (per aggregators). No online land-records search is published on the county site — land records are in person + via the aggregators below; the clerk does offer online marriage records (LGS) and e-recording (CSC). Office Mon–Fri 8–5.
101 S Main St, Rm 206, Seminole · 432-758-5411 · copies $1.00/pg, cert $5.00 + $1.00/pg · recording $25.00 first page, $4.00 each addl
TexasFileAggregatorFree Index
Index1881–presentImages—
Full index from 1881; plat maps 1900–2009; document copies purchasable; linked online images 'Coming Soon'.
CountyRecords.comAggregatorFree · Register
Index1983–presentImages—
halFILE plant — Official Records 1996→present; Deed Records 1983–1995. ~229,700 documents. Free sign-up.
CourthouseDirect.comAggregatorSubscription
Index1907–presentImages1881–present
Online grantor/grantee index from 1907; Historic File Viewer scanned collections — property records 1881–2021, grantor/grantee index 1881–2017, O&G documents 1926–1997; modern document images from 2010.
Gaines County Abstract CompanyTitle PlantIn Person
Index—Images—
In-county Gaines O&G abstract/title plant in Seminole. Start = sovereignty/patent, not a published index date.
207 S Main St, Seminole · 432-758-3351
Permian Basin Abstract Co. (Seminole office)Title PlantIn Person
Index—Images—
Regional Permian abstractor with a Seminole (Gaines) office; plant data also via TitleMade online. Start = sovereignty/patent, not a published index date.
102 S Main St, Seminole
University Lands (PUF minerals)State Land OfficeIn Person
Statewide system — indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Gaines is one of the University Lands (PUF) counties (named in the GLO University Lands block surveys) — PUF state minerals lease through University Lands (UT System sovereign, distinct from the GLO), not county-recorded. Tract/lease-keyed.
University Lands, Midland
Gaines Appraisal District — mineral accountsAppraisal District (CAD)Official · Free
Statewide system — indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Minerals account-keyed.
432-758-3263
Railroad Commission of Texas — well/lease records (Dist. 8A)RRCOfficial · Free
Index1964–presentImages1964–present
Gaines is in RRC District 8A (Lubbock area).
records@rrc.texas.gov
Texas GLO Land Grant Database (root-of-title patents)State Land OfficeOfficial · Free
Statewide system — indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Sovereignty/root-of-title; indexed by grant, not recording date.
NETR Online (research anchor)DirectoryFree
Statewide system — indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Pointer/directory, not a record host.

03 · How to pull the records

Pulling the records

01
Start with the county clerk — the online portal or the recording desk. Deeds, leases, and assignments are filed there by recording date.
02
For mineral ownership, the county appraisal district carries mineral accounts; the Railroad Commission carries well and lease records.
03
Older chains and runsheets live at the local title or abstract plant. Online aggregators mirror the index for convenience; coverage dates vary, so check each source's span.
04
If any acreage traces to Permanent School Fund or Relinquishment Act land — or to University Lands (PUF) — the state holds that mineral lease record, not the county.

Keep the deal documents organized

Scout doesn't run title — that stays with you and your title shop. Once you've pulled the records, Scout keeps the resulting documents (leases, deeds, curative, W-9s) organized against each deal.

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05 · Sources & accuracy