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

Ward County Clerk records deeds, leases, and assignments for Ward County, Texas. They are searchable through Ward County Clerk: Online Land Records (LGS).

Are Ward County minerals recorded at the courthouse?

University Lands (PUF) county, Permanent University Fund mineral acreage (the UT System sovereign, managed by University Lands, separate from the GLO) interleaves with fee tracts. Ward sits at the Pecos River, so some tracts are west-of-Pecos PSF / Relinquishment-Act state-mineral country (GLO-leased). State minerals (PUF and PSF/RAL) 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 Ward County?

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

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Ward County records

Every place Ward 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 4, 2026: Last verified
55: Drilling permits · last 90 days
11: Record sources verified

The county clerk

Clerk office and title company

Clerk · OfficeTX · WARD

County Clerk: Ward County Clerk
Address: 400 S Allen St, Ste 101, Monahans, TX 79756
Phone: 432-943-3294
Hours: Mon–Thu 8:00–4:30, Fri 8:00–4:00
In-county title plant: Yes

Verified Jun 4, 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 PortalWard County Clerk: Online Land Records (LGS)
Official · Free Index
Index–Images–
Powered by Local Government Solutions (LGS; Guest Login = free index search, images at cost). The clerk's index runs from 1883 (see aggregators).
432-943-3294
In PersonWard County Clerk: recording desk (in person)
In Person
Index1883–presentImages1883–present
400 S Allen St, Ste 101, Monahans · 432-943-3294 · copies $1.00/pg, cert $5.00
AggregatorTexasFile
Free Index
Index1935–presentImages–
Full index 1935→present; plat-map images 1891→present; linked document images coming soon; online mineral-owner search 2013–2021 (closed).
AggregatorCountyRecords.com
Free · Register
Index1883–presentImages–
halFILE plant: Official Records 1883–present. Free sign-up.
AggregatorCourthouseDirect.com
Subscription
Index1873–presentImages1873–present
Grantor/grantee index & document images from 1873; historical property records (to 2021); historical O&G documents 1897–1999; title-plant search from 1873.
Title PlantWard County Abstract Co. (Pioneer Title)
In Person
Index–Images–
In-county Monahans abstract/title plant. Start = sovereignty/patent, not a published index date.
407 S Allen Ave, Monahans · 432-943-5561
State Land OfficeUniversity Lands (PUF minerals)
In Person
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Ward is among the 19 Permanent University Fund (PUF) counties: PUF state minerals are leased 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.
At the Pecos: western Ward tracts can be PSF/Relinquishment-Act state-mineral country (GLO-leased); also sovereignty/root-of-title land grants. Indexed by grant/lease, not recording date.
Appraisal District (CAD)Ward Appraisal District: mineral accounts
Official · Free
Statewide system, indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Minerals account-keyed.
808 S Betty St, Monahans · 432-943-3224
RRCRailroad Commission of Texas: well/lease records (Dist. 08)
Official · Free
Index1964–presentImages1964–present
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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Ward County records

Clerk office and title company

Record sources and coverage

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