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

Reagan County & District Clerk records deeds, leases, and assignments for Reagan County, Texas. They are searchable through Reagan County Clerk: Official Record Search (PublicSearch / Neumo·Kofile).

Are Reagan County minerals recorded at the courthouse?

One of the seven original 1876 Permanent University Fund (PUF) counties, and the site of Santa Rita No. 1 (1923), the discovery well that first funded the PUF. Substantial PUF mineral acreage (the UT System sovereign, managed by University Lands, separate from the GLO) interleaves with fee tracts; PUF state minerals lease through University Lands, not county-recorded. Fee tracts are county-recorded, root-of-title to GLO grants. East of the Pecos (no RAL); no tribal land.

How many record sources are verified for Reagan County?

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

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Reagan County records

Every place Reagan 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
98: Drilling permits · last 90 days
11: Record sources verified

The county clerk

Clerk office and title company

Clerk · OfficeTX · REAGAN

County Clerk: Reagan County & District Clerk
Address: 300 N Plaza Ave, Big Lake, TX 76932 (mail: PO Box 100)
Phone: 325-884-2442
Hours: Mon–Thu 8:00–5:00, Fri 8:00–4:00
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 PortalReagan County Clerk: Official Record Search (PublicSearch / Neumo·Kofile)
Official · Free Index
Index–Images–
PublicSearch (Neumo/Kofile lineage): free Quick/Advanced index search; document copies $1.00/pg, certified +$5.00. Portal coverage years not published on the landing; the clerk's index runs from county organization in 1903 (aggregators below).
325-884-2442
In PersonReagan County & District Clerk: recording desk (in person)
In Person
Index1903–presentImages1903–present
Reagan organized 1903; the clerk's index runs from 1903 (aggregators carry some transcribed pre-1903 deed records from parent Tom Green County). Office Mon–Thu + Fri to 4:00.
300 N Plaza Ave, Big Lake · 325-884-2442 · copies $1.00/pg, cert $5.00 + $1.00/pg · recording $25.00 first page, $4.00 each addl
AggregatorTexasFile
Free Index
Index1903–presentImages2017–present
Full index from 1903; plat maps 1900–2019; linked document images from 2017; online mineral-owner search 2013–2021 (closed).
AggregatorCountyRecords.com
Free · Register
Index1878–presentImages1999–present
halFILE plant: Deed Records from 1878; Official Records 1994→present; separate O&G index 1918–1999 (closed); document images from 02/1999. Free sign-up.
AggregatorCourthouseDirect.com
Subscription
Index1876–presentImages1886–present
Grantor/grantee index from 1876; Historic File Viewer scanned collections: property records from 1886, grantor/grantee index from 1903; plus a modern document-image set 2010–2016.
Title PlantReagan County Abstract & Title Co.
In Person
Index–Images–
In-county O&G title plant; licensed plants for Reagan, Borden & Schleicher. Start = sovereignty/patent, not a published index date.
313 N Plaza Ave, Big Lake · 325-884-2002
State Land OfficeUniversity Lands (PUF minerals)
In Person
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Reagan is one of the seven original 1876 PUF counties and the site of Santa Rita No. 1 (1923), the well that first funded the Permanent University Fund. PUF state minerals lease through University Lands (UT System sovereign, distinct from the GLO), not county-recorded. Tract/lease-keyed.
University Lands, Midland
Appraisal District (CAD)Reagan County Appraisal District: mineral accounts
Official · Free
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Minerals account-keyed.
325-884-3275
RRCRailroad Commission of Texas: well/lease records (Dist. 7C)
Official · Free
Index1964–presentImages1964–present
Reagan is in RRC District 7C (San Angelo 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; 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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Reagan County records

Clerk office and title company

Record sources and coverage

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