Where are oil and gas records filed in McKinley County, New Mexico?

McKinley County Clerk's Office records deeds, leases, and assignments for McKinley County, New Mexico. They are searchable through McKinley County Clerk: online recorded documents (EagleWeb/Tyler).

Are McKinley County minerals recorded at the courthouse?

CHECKERBOARD: fee/state/federal/allotted-trust minerals interleave by section, the courthouse is frequently NOT the recording office. Tribal title = BIA Navajo LTRO (Gallup); allotted leasing = Eastern Navajo Agency (Crownpoint); federal = BLM Farmington; state = NMSLO; fee = clerk.

How many record sources are verified for McKinley County?

9 record sources are verified for McKinley County as of Jun 4, 2026, including 3 official sources with a free index.

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McKinley County records

In McKinley County, New Mexico, much of the mineral estate is state, federal, or tribal, not county-recorded. Here is where each layer lives: the State Land Office, the BLM, the BIA, the county clerk, and the local title plant, with the coverage each source carries.

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New Mexico · Public record · Every field traces to a source

Jun 4, 2026: Last verified
–: Drilling permits · last 90 days
9: Record sources verified

The county clerk

Clerk office and title company

Clerk · OfficeNM · MCKINLEY

County Clerk: McKinley County Clerk's Office
Address: 207 W Hill Ave, Gallup, NM 87301
Phone: 505-863-6866
Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00 (counter to 4:30)
In-county title plant: Yes

Verified Jun 4, 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.

Tribal · BIABIA Navajo Region: Land Titles & Records Office (LTRO)
In Person
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
ROLE: office of record for trust TITLE + Title Status Reports (TSRs) by request.
301 W Hill St, Gallup · 505-863-8314
Tribal · BIABIA Eastern Navajo Agency: Branch of Realty
In Person
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
ROLE: leasing of individual Navajo ALLOTTED minerals (checkerboard).
PO Box 328, Crownpoint · 505-786-6121
Federal · BLMBLM Mineral & Land Records System (MLRS) / Farmington FO
Official · Free
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Federal O&G leases, San Juan Basin; case/serial-keyed.
BLM Farmington FO, 6251 College Blvd, 505-564-7600
State Land OfficeNM State Land Office: SLOConnect
Official · Free
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Statewide; township-range-section keyed.
State Trust leases by lease/OGRID/STR
County PortalMcKinley County Clerk: online recorded documents (EagleWeb/Tyler)
Official · SubscriptionFree in person
Index–Images–
Images FREE in person, PAID online (inPersonFree=true). Start-year unpublished.
505-863-6866. NETR: 'By Subscription Only'; live deep-link not re-confirmed (NETR's URL 404'd). Verify before publish.
In PersonMcKinley County Clerk: in-person public terminal
In Person
Index–Images–
207 W Hill Ave, Gallup · 505-863-6866 · copies $1.00, cert $3.00, emailed image $0.50
OCDNM Oil Conservation Division (OCD): well records / OCD Hub
Official · Free
Index–Images–
NM equivalent of the TX RRC.
OCD home https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/ocd/
Title PlantGallup Title Company (NM Land & Title, Inc.)
In Person
Index–Images–
nmltco.com (NM Land & Title), same plant as the former Gallup Title Company (one address + phone); do not double-count.
308 S Second St, Gallup · 505-722-4313
DirectoryNETR Online
Free
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Verified ABSENCES: TexasFile (TX-only); CourthouseDirect 'we do not provide services for this county.'

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