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

Upton County & District Clerk records deeds, leases, and assignments for Upton County, Texas. They are searchable through Upton County Clerk: Official Public Records (TexasLandRecords.com / Avenu), with the index from 1984.

Are Upton County minerals recorded at the courthouse?

One of the seven original 1876 Permanent University Fund (PUF) counties, 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. Upton is east of the Pecos (no RAL); no tribal land.

How many record sources are verified for Upton County?

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

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Upton County records

Every place Upton 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
163: Drilling permits · last 90 days
11: Record sources verified

The county clerk

Clerk office and title company

Clerk · OfficeTX · UPTON

County Clerk: Upton County & District Clerk
Address: 205 E 10th St, Rankin, TX 79778 (mail: PO Box 465)
Phone: 432-693-2861
Hours: Mon–Thu 8:30–4:30 (records research; clerk observes a 4-day week)
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 PortalUpton County Clerk: Official Public Records (TexasLandRecords.com / Avenu)
Official · Free Index
Index1984–presentImages1984–present
Official Public Records 1984→present (per the County Clerk). Free index search; document images require a monthly subscription. System operated by Avenu Insights & Analytics (US Land Records 'i2' / 20/20 Perfect Vision); the clerk publishes it as www.TexasLandRecords.com.
432-693-2861
In PersonUpton County & District Clerk: records research (in person)
In Person
Index–Images–
Researchers/landmen welcome Mon–Thu 8:30–4:30 (no appointment needed; max 4 in the office, overflow research room available). In-office back-file predates the 1984 online start, Upton organized 1910; earliest in-person index year not published.
205 E 10th St, Rankin · 432-693-2861 · copies $1.00/pg, cert $5.00 + $1.00/pg · recording $25.00 first page, $4.00 each addl
AggregatorTexasFile
Free Index
Index1984–presentImages2019–present
Full index 1984→present; linked document images from 2019; online mineral-owner search 2013–2021 (closed).
AggregatorCountyRecords.com
Free · Register
Index1984–presentImages–
halFILE plant: Official Records 1984→present (~122,700 documents). Free sign-up.
AggregatorCourthouseDirect.com
Subscription
Index1984–presentImages1900–present
Grantor/grantee index from 1984; scanned document images (Historic File Viewer) from 1900; historical grantor/grantee index 1887–1985; historical property from 1910; historical O&G documents 1931–1983.
Title PlantSouthwest Abstract & Title Co.
In Person
Index–Images–
In-county Upton title/abstract plant in Rankin. Start = sovereignty/patent, not a published index date. (Distinct from the same-named Del Rio firm at southwestabstract.com. Verified separate.)
1006 Rankin Ave, Rankin · 432-693-2242
State Land OfficeUniversity Lands (PUF minerals)
In Person
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Upton 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
Appraisal District (CAD)Upton County Appraisal District: mineral accounts
Official · Free
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Minerals account-keyed.
700 E 3rd St, McCamey · 432-652-3221
RRCRailroad Commission of Texas: well/lease records (Dist. 7C)
Official · Free
Index1964–presentImages1964–present
Upton 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.

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

Once you know where UptonCounty keeps its index, the M&A archive traces the operators on those instruments back through their acquisitions, and the drilling permits filed here show who is active right now. Both are free.

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Upton County records

Clerk office and title company

Record sources and coverage

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