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.

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
8: Drilling permits · last 90 days
9: Record sources verified

01 · 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

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.

Hockley County Clerk — Official Record Search (Kofile/Neumo PublicSearch)County PortalOfficial · 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
Hockley County Clerk — recording desk (in person)In PersonIn 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
TexasFileAggregatorFree 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.
CourthouseDirect.comAggregatorSubscription
Index1986–presentImages1986–2013
Online grantor/grantee index from 1986; document images 1986–2013; historical property records from 1983; O&G lease alert available.
Hockley County Abstract Ltd.Title PlantIn Person
Index—Images—
In-county Levelland abstract/title plant, in business since 1929. Plant index start = sovereignty/patent, not a published year — phone verify.
609 Austin St, Levelland · 806-894-6127
Hockley County Appraisal District — mineral accountsAppraisal District (CAD)Official · Free
Statewide system — indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Mineral accounts; account-keyed (not recording-date indexed).
806-894-9654
Railroad Commission of Texas — well/lease records (Dist. 8A)RRCOfficial · Free
Index1964–presentImages1964–present
Hockley is in RRC District 8A (Lubbock; NW Permian shelf — Levelland / Slaughter San Andres field).
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. Hockley minerals are predominantly fee/private; any state PUF/PSF extent unverified.
NETR Online (research anchor)DirectoryFree
Statewide system — indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Pointer/directory; clerk online = 'By Subscription Only' (hockley.tx.publicsearch.us, PublicSearch).

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