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.

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.

See the sources

Texas · Public record · Every field traces to a source

Jun 8, 2026: Last verified
43: Drilling permits · last 90 days
12: Record sources verified

01 · 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

02 · 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.

Pecos County Clerk — historical index books (Kofile QuickLink)County PortalOfficial · 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
Pecos County Clerk — recording desk (in person)In PersonIn 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
TexasFileAggregatorFree Index
Index1862–presentImages2017–present
Full index from 1862; linked document images from 2017.
CountyRecords.comAggregatorFree · Register
Index1980–presentImages—
halFILE plant — Official Records 1980→present (~396,100 documents). Free sign-up.
CourthouseDirect.comAggregatorSubscription
Index1983–presentImages1882–present
Online grantor/grantee index from 1983; Historic File Viewer scanned collections — grantor/grantee index from 1884, property records from 1882.
EWA Title (Elliott & Waldron, Fort Stockton)Title PlantIn 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
Permian Basin Abstract Co. (Fort Stockton office)Title PlantIn 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
University Lands (PUF minerals)State Land OfficeIn 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
Texas GLO — state minerals (PSF/RAL) & land-grant patentsState Land OfficeOfficial · 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.
Pecos County Appraisal District — mineral accountsAppraisal District (CAD)Official · Free
Statewide system — indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Minerals account-keyed.
432-336-7587
Railroad Commission of Texas — well/lease records (Dist. 08)RRCOfficial · Free
Index1964–presentImages1964–present
Pecos is in RRC District 08 (Permian / Delaware Basin).
records@rrc.texas.gov
NETR Online (research anchor)DirectoryFree
Statewide system — indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Pointer/directory, not a record host.

03 · How to pull the records

Pulling the records

01
Start with the county clerk — the online portal or the recording desk. Deeds, leases, and assignments are filed there by recording date.
02
For mineral ownership, the county appraisal district carries mineral accounts; the Railroad Commission carries well and lease records.
03
Older chains and runsheets live at the local title or abstract plant. Online aggregators mirror the index for convenience; coverage dates vary, so check each source's span.
04
If any acreage traces to Permanent School Fund or Relinquishment Act land — or to University Lands (PUF) — the state holds that mineral lease record, not the county.

Keep the deal documents organized

Scout doesn't run title — that stays with you and your title shop. Once you've pulled the records, Scout keeps the resulting documents (leases, deeds, curative, W-9s) organized against each deal.

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05 · Sources & accuracy