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

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

Are Lavaca County minerals recorded at the courthouse?

Original-grant East-central Texas (organized 1846; Spanish/Mexican + Republic land grants). Minerals are predominantly fee/privately owned and county-recorded, no state PSF/RAL, federal/BLM, or tribal mineral estate verified. Root-of-title traces to GLO land grants. Eagle Ford gas window (RRC Dist. 02).

How many record sources are verified for Lavaca County?

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

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Lavaca County records

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

The county clerk

Clerk office and title company

Clerk · OfficeTX · LAVACA

County Clerk: Lavaca County Clerk
Address: 412 N Texana St, Hallettsville, TX 77964 (mail: PO Box 326)
Phone: 361-798-3612
Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00–4:30
In-county title plant: –

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.

In PersonLavaca County Clerk: recording desk (in person)
In Person
Index–Images–
Office of record; full back-file in person. NO official online e-recording search identified (NETR classifies the clerk as 'Website Only'). Online access runs through TexasFile / CourthouseDirect / CountyRecords.
412 N Texana St, Hallettsville · 361-798-3612 · copies $1.00/pg, cert $5.00 + $1.00/pg
AggregatorTexasFile
Free Index
Index1831–presentImages–
Grantor/grantee index from 03/1831; plat maps from 1887; a CLOSED mineral-ownership span 2017–2021 (not current). Free login to search; document images at cost (image start-year not published).
AggregatorCourthouseDirect.com
Subscription
Index1961–presentImages2010–present
Online grantor/grantee index from 1961; document images from 2010; Historic File Viewer scanned property records from 1847; O&G lease alert available.
AggregatorCountyRecords.com
Free · Register
Index–Images–
halFILE host (deeds, liens, mineral leases, releases); free sign-up to search. Lavaca coverage span not published on the page.
Title PlantAllied Title Company (Hallettsville)
In Person
Index–Images–
In-county title/settlement company at the county seat (serves all of Lavaca). Call to confirm whether it maintains its own indexed plant or works from a regional plant.
109 N Main St, Hallettsville · 361-798-3221
Appraisal District (CAD)Lavaca 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).
361-798-4396
RRCRailroad Commission of Texas: well/lease records (Dist. 02)
Official · Free
Index1964–presentImages1964–present
Lavaca is in RRC District 02 (Gulf Coast / Eagle Ford gas window).
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, Republic of Texas + State patents, indexed by grant not recording date. Lavaca minerals are predominantly fee/private, no active PSF/RAL state minerals.
DirectoryNETR Online
Free
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Pointer/directory; classifies the clerk as 'Website Only' (no official online record search).

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