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

Mitchell County Clerk records deeds, leases, and assignments for Mitchell County, Texas. They are searchable through Mitchell County Clerk: Official Public Records Search (eDocTec), with the index from 1881.

Are Mitchell County minerals recorded at the courthouse?

Eastern Permian shelf (Colorado City). 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 08.

How many record sources are verified for Mitchell County?

9 record sources are verified for Mitchell County as of Jun 14, 2026, including 4 official sources with a free index.

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Mitchell County records

Every place Mitchell 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
10: Drilling permits · last 90 days
9: Record sources verified

The county clerk

Clerk office and title company

Clerk · OfficeTX · MITCHELL

County Clerk: Mitchell County Clerk
Address: 349 Oak St, Room 103, Colorado City, TX 79512
Phone: 325-728-3481
Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00–12:00 & 1:00–5:00
In-county title plant: Yes

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.

County PortalMitchell County Clerk: Official Public Records Search (eDocTec)
Official · Free Index
Index1881–presentImages1985–present
eDocTec Inc. platform (verified via NETR). Historical deeds 1881–1985; official land-record index + images from May 1985. Access tier not published on the portal (eDocTec standard free-index / paid-image model).
325-728-3481
In PersonMitchell County Clerk: recording desk (in person)
In Person
Index–Images–
Office of record; full back-file in person.
349 Oak St, Room 103, Colorado City · 325-728-3481 · copies $1.00/pg, cert $5.00 + $1.00/pg. Requests also by email (ckern@co.mitchell.tx.us) or fax 325-728-5322.
AggregatorTexasFile
Free Index
Index1882–presentImages1882–present
Full grantor/grantee index + document images from 06/1882; plat maps 1882–1998; mineral-ownership data 2013–2020 (closed). Free login to search; images at cost.
AggregatorCourthouseDirect.com
Subscription
Index1881–presentImages2006–present
Online grantor/grantee index + historical property records from 1881; document images from 2006; O&G lease alert available.
Title PlantMitchell County Abstract Co.
In Person
Index–Images–
In-county Colorado City abstract/title plant, family-owned since 1897; abstracts + landman research. Its website is offline and a BBB listing suggests it may no longer be operating. Phone-verify before relying. Plant index start = sovereignty/patent.
120 W 2nd St, Colorado City · 325-728-2601
Appraisal District (CAD)Mitchell 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).
325-728-5028
RRCRailroad Commission of Texas: well/lease records (Dist. 08)
Official · Free
Index1964–presentImages1964–present
Mitchell is in RRC District 08 (Midland office; eastern Permian shelf).
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; indexed by grant not recording date. Mitchell minerals are predominantly fee/private; any state PUF/PSF extent unverified.
DirectoryNETR Online
Free
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Pointer/directory; clerk online = eDocTec (edoctecinc.com).

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Mitchell County records

Clerk office and title company

Record sources and coverage

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Records tell you who owned it. Permits tell you who wants it.