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

La Salle County & District Clerk records deeds, leases, and assignments for La Salle County, Texas. They are searchable through La Salle County Clerk: historical index books (Kofile QuickLink), with the index from 1880.

Are La Salle County minerals recorded at the courthouse?

Eagle Ford fee county at Cotulla (organized 1880). Minerals are fee/county-recorded; root-of-title traces to Spanish/Mexican-era land grants and Republic/State of Texas patents via the GLO. No University Lands (PUF), PSF/Relinquishment-Act state minerals, or tribal land.

How many record sources are verified for La Salle County?

9 record sources are verified for La Salle County as of Jun 8, 2026, including 4 official sources with a free index.

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La Salle County records

Every place La Salle 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
38: Drilling permits · last 90 days
9: Record sources verified

The county clerk

Clerk office and title company

Clerk · OfficeTX · LA SALLE

County Clerk: La Salle County & District Clerk
Address: 101 Courthouse Sq, Ste 107, Cotulla, TX 78014
Phone: 830-483-5120
Hours: Mon–Thu 7:30–12:00, 1:00–5:00; Fri 8:00–2:00
In-county title plant: Yes

Verified Jun 8, 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 PortalLa Salle County Clerk: historical index books (Kofile QuickLink)
Official · Free Index
Index1880–presentImages–
Kofile QuickLink: 24-hour remote index access per the clerk; browse/search scanned index books free (Deeds from 1880); purchase document copies.
830-483-5120
In PersonLa Salle County & District Clerk: recording desk (in person)
In Person
Index1880–presentImages1880–present
La Salle organized 1880; the clerk's deed index runs from 1880 (aggregators carry some transcribed records to 1877). Office Mon–Thu 7:30–12, 1–5; Fri 8–2.
101 Courthouse Sq, Ste 107, Cotulla · 830-483-5120 · copies $1.00/pg, cert $5.00 + $1.00/pg · recording $25.00 first page, $4.00 each addl
AggregatorTexasFile
Free Index
Index1956–presentImages–
Full index from 1956; document copies purchasable; linked online images 'Coming Soon'; online mineral-owner search 2013–2020 (closed).
AggregatorCourthouseDirect.com
Subscription
Index1995–presentImages1877–present
Online grantor/grantee index from 1995; document images 2009–2013; Historic File Viewer scanned collections: property records 1877–2021, grantor/grantee index 1881–2005.
Title PlantLa Salle County Abstract & Title Co.
In Person
Index–Images–
In-county La Salle title/abstract company in Cotulla. Start = sovereignty/patent, not a published index date.
101 N Main St, Cotulla
Appraisal District (CAD)La Salle County Appraisal District: mineral accounts
Official · Free
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Minerals account-keyed.
Cotulla
RRCRailroad Commission of Texas: well/lease records (Dist. 01)
Official · Free
Index1964–presentImages1964–present
La Salle is in RRC District 01 (San Antonio area).
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; Spanish/Mexican-era grants + Republic/State patents, 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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