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

Live Oak County Clerk records deeds, leases, and assignments for Live Oak County, Texas. They are searchable through Live Oak County Clerk: Official Public Records (TexasLandRecords.com / Avenu), with the index from 2004.

Are Live Oak County minerals recorded at the courthouse?

Eagle Ford fee county at George West (created 1856). 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 Live Oak County?

10 record sources are verified for Live Oak County as of Jun 8, 2026, including 4 official sources with a free index.

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Live Oak County records

Every place Live Oak 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 8, 2026: Last verified
24: Drilling permits · last 90 days
10: Record sources verified

The county clerk

Clerk office and title company

Clerk · OfficeTX · LIVE OAK

County Clerk: Live Oak County Clerk
Address: 301 Houston St, Rm 105, George West, TX 78022 (mail: PO Box 280)
Phone: 361-449-2733
Hours: Mon–Thu 8:00–5:00, Fri 8:00–4:00 (recording cutoff 4:30 Mon–Thu, 3:30 Fri)
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 PortalLive Oak County Clerk: Official Public Records (TexasLandRecords.com / Avenu)
Official · Free Index
Index2004–presentImages–
Official Public Records via TexasLandRecords.com (Avenu / US Land Records 'i2'). Online records from 2004; pre-2004 in the courthouse archives. Free index search; document images by subscription.
361-449-2733
In PersonLive Oak County Clerk: recording desk (in person)
In Person
Index1856–presentImages1856–present
Live Oak created 1856; records run from creation (pre-2004 filings in the courthouse archives). Office Mon–Thu 8–5, Fri 8–4.
301 Houston St, Rm 105, George West · 361-449-2733 · copies $1.00/pg, cert $5.00 + $1.00/pg
AggregatorTexasFile
Free Index
Index1918–presentImages–
Full index from 1918; plat maps from 1900.
AggregatorCountyRecords.com
Free · Register
Index1877–presentImages–
halFILE plant: Official Records 1877→present (~367,600 documents). Free sign-up.
AggregatorCourthouseDirect.com
Subscription
Index2010–presentImages1878–present
Online document images from 2010; Historic File Viewer scanned collections: grantor/grantee index from 1845 (incl. transcribed parent-county records; Live Oak created 1856), property records from 1878, O&G documents 1955–1965.
Title PlantLive Oak Title Co.
In Person
Index–Images–
In-county George West title/abstract plant (across from the courthouse). Plant index runs from sovereignty/patent. Its website is offline; reach the office by phone.
300 Houston St, George West · 361-449-1415
Appraisal District (CAD)Live Oak County Appraisal District: mineral accounts
Official · Free
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Minerals valued by Capitol Appraisal Group; account-keyed.
PO Box 2370, George West · 361-449-2641
RRCRailroad Commission of Texas: well/lease records (Dist. 02)
Official · Free
Index1964–presentImages1964–present
Live Oak is in RRC District 02 (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 + 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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