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

Hockley County Clerk records deeds, leases, and assignments for Hockley County, Texas. They are searchable through Hockley County Clerk: Official Record Search (Kofile/Neumo PublicSearch), with the index from 1942.

Are Hockley County minerals recorded at the courthouse?

NW Permian shelf (Levelland), the giant Slaughter-Levelland (San Andres) oil field. Minerals are predominantly fee/privately owned and county-recorded; any state (PUF/PSF) extent unverified. No federal/BLM or tribal mineral estate verified. Root-of-title traces to GLO land grants. RRC District 8A.

How many record sources are verified for Hockley County?

9 record sources are verified for Hockley County as of Jun 14, 2026, including 3 official sources with a free index.

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Hockley County records

Every place Hockley 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 14, 2026: Last verified
7: Drilling permits · last 90 days
9: Record sources verified

The county clerk

Clerk office and title company

Clerk · OfficeTX · HOCKLEY

County Clerk: Hockley County Clerk
Address: 802 Houston St, Suite 213, Levelland, TX 79336
Phone: 806-894-3185
Hours: Mon–Fri 9:00–5:00
In-county title plant: Yes

Verified Jun 14, 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 PortalHockley County Clerk: Official Record Search (Kofile/Neumo PublicSearch)
Official · Subscription
Index1942–presentImages–
PublicSearch platform (host = publicsearch.us, the Kofile/Neumo product). NETR: 'By Subscription Only.' Clerk records from 1942; subscription access. Image coverage/pricing on the portal not separately verified.
806-894-3185
In PersonHockley County Clerk: recording desk (in person)
In Person
Index–Images–
Office of record; full back-file in person (county records from 1942).
802 Houston St, Suite 213, Levelland · 806-894-3185 · copies $1.00/pg, cert $5.00 + $1.00/pg
AggregatorTexasFile
Free Index
Index1942–presentImages–
Full grantor/grantee index from 1942; linked reference docs from 2019 (document-image start not separately published); plat maps 2020–2025; mineral-ownership data 2013–2021 (closed). Free login to search; images at cost.
AggregatorCourthouseDirect.com
Subscription
Index1986–presentImages1986–2013
Online grantor/grantee index from 1986; document images 1986–2013; historical property records from 1983; O&G lease alert available.
Title PlantHockley County Abstract Ltd.
In Person
Index–Images–
In-county Levelland abstract/title plant, in business since 1929. Plant index runs from sovereignty/patent; exact start year unpublished, call to confirm coverage.
609 Austin St, Levelland · 806-894-6127
Appraisal District (CAD)Hockley County Appraisal District: mineral accounts
Official · Free
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Mineral accounts; account-keyed (not recording-date indexed).
806-894-9654
RRCRailroad Commission of Texas: well/lease records (Dist. 8A)
Official · Free
Index1964–presentImages1964–present
Hockley is in RRC District 8A (Lubbock; NW Permian shelf: Levelland / Slaughter San Andres field).
records@rrc.texas.gov
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. Hockley minerals are predominantly fee/private; any state PUF/PSF extent unverified.
DirectoryNETR Online
Free
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Pointer/directory; clerk online = 'By Subscription Only' (hockley.tx.publicsearch.us, PublicSearch).

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

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Hockley 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.