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

Pecos County Clerk records deeds, leases, and assignments for Pecos County, Texas. They are searchable through Pecos County Clerk: historical index books (Kofile QuickLink), with the index from 1884.

Are Pecos County minerals recorded at the courthouse?

Delaware Basin county at Fort Stockton, one of the seven original 1876 Permanent University Fund (PUF) counties (University Lands acreage), named for the Pecos River that defines 'west of the Pecos,' where PSF/Relinquishment-Act state minerals (GLO-leased) also apply. PUF and PSF/RAL state minerals are not county-recorded; fee tracts are county-recorded, root-of-title to GLO grants. No tribal land.

How many record sources are verified for Pecos County?

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

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Pecos County records

Every place Pecos 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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Jun 8, 2026: Last verified
47: Drilling permits · last 90 days
12: Record sources verified

The county clerk

Clerk office and title company

Clerk · OfficeTX · PECOS

County Clerk: Pecos County Clerk
Address: 200 S Nelson St, Ste 3, Fort Stockton, TX 79735
Phone: 432-336-7555
Hours: –
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 PortalPecos County Clerk: historical index books (Kofile QuickLink)
Official · Free Index
Index1884–1983Images–
Kofile QuickLink: browse/search scanned historical index books free (Deeds, Deeds of Trust, Oil & Gas; 1884–1983); purchase document copies. Current records via the clerk + the aggregators below.
432-336-7555
In PersonPecos County Clerk: recording desk (in person)
In Person
Index1862–presentImages1862–present
Pecos created 1871; records reach 1862 (per aggregators: transcribed pre-county deeds). Office Mon–Fri 8–5.
200 S Nelson St, Ste 3, Fort Stockton · 432-336-7555 · copies $1.00/pg, cert $5.00 + $1.00/pg · recording $25.00 first page, $4.00 each addl
AggregatorTexasFile
Free Index
Index1862–presentImages2017–present
Full index from 1862; linked document images from 2017.
AggregatorCountyRecords.com
Free · Register
Index1980–presentImages–
halFILE plant: Official Records 1980→present (~396,100 documents). Free sign-up.
AggregatorCourthouseDirect.com
Subscription
Index1983–presentImages1882–present
Online grantor/grantee index from 1983; Historic File Viewer scanned collections: grantor/grantee index from 1884, property records from 1882.
Title PlantEWA Title (Elliott & Waldron, Fort Stockton)
In Person
Index–Images–
In-county Fort Stockton sovereignty abstract/title plant (Elliott & Waldron). Start = sovereignty/patent, not a published index date.
306 S Nelson St, Fort Stockton · 432-336-5214
Title PlantPermian Basin Abstract Co. (Fort Stockton office)
In Person
Index–Images–
Regional Permian abstractor, Fort Stockton (Pecos) office; plant data also via TitleMade online. Start = sovereignty/patent, not a published index date.
600 W Dickinson Blvd, Fort Stockton · 432-336-3301
State Land OfficeUniversity Lands (PUF minerals)
In Person
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Pecos is one of the seven original 1876 Permanent University Fund (PUF) counties: PUF state minerals lease through University Lands (UT System sovereign, distinct from the GLO), not county-recorded. Tract/lease-keyed.
University Lands, Midland
State Land OfficeTexas GLO: state minerals (PSF/RAL) & land-grant patents
Official · Free
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Pecos is west of the Pecos River: PSF/Relinquishment-Act state minerals (GLO-leased) apply to many tracts; also sovereignty/root-of-title patents. Indexed by grant/lease, not recording date.
Appraisal District (CAD)Pecos County Appraisal District: mineral accounts
Official · Free
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Minerals account-keyed.
432-336-7587
RRCRailroad Commission of Texas: well/lease records (Dist. 08)
Official · Free
Index1964–presentImages1964–present
Pecos is in RRC District 08 (Permian / Delaware Basin).
records@rrc.texas.gov
DirectoryNETR Online
Free
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Pointer/directory, not a record host.

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