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

Winkler County Clerk records deeds, leases, and assignments for Winkler County, Texas. They are searchable through Winkler County Clerk — Online Records (Tyler).

Are Winkler County minerals recorded at the courthouse?

Permian (Delaware Basin) county and one of the 1883 University Lands additions — Permanent University Fund (PUF) mineral acreage (the UT System sovereign via 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. Any PSF/Relinquishment-Act state minerals would be GLO-leased and not county-recorded; no tribal land.

How many record sources are verified for Winkler County?

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

Winkler County records

Every place Winkler 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
36: Drilling permits · last 90 days
11: Record sources verified

01 · The county clerk

Clerk office and title company

Clerk · OfficeTX · WINKLER

County Clerk: Winkler County Clerk
Address: 100 E Winkler St, Kermit, TX 79745 (mail: PO Box 1007)
Phone: 432-586-3401
Hours: Mon–Thu 8:00–5:30, Fri 8:00–12:00
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.

Winkler County Clerk — Online Records (Tyler)County PortalOfficial · Free Index
Index—Images—
Powered by Tyler Technologies (tylerhost.net Self-Service). Free index search; document images/copies at cost. The clerk's index runs from 1883 (see aggregators).
432-586-3401
Winkler County Clerk — recording desk (in person)In PersonIn Person
Index1883–presentImages1883–present
Clerk index runs from 1883 (Winkler created 1887, organized 1910; records reach 1883 per aggregators). Office Mon–Thu 8–5:30, Fri 8–12.
100 E Winkler St, Kermit · 432-586-3401 · copies $1.00/pg, cert $5.00 + $1.00/pg · recording $25.00 first page, $4.00 each addl
TexasFileAggregatorFree Index
Index1883–presentImages2018–present
Full index from 1883; linked document images from 2018; online mineral-owner search 2013–2021 (closed).
CountyRecords.comAggregatorFree · Register
Index1926–presentImages—
halFILE plant — Official Records 1926→present (~277,200 documents). Free sign-up.
CourthouseDirect.comAggregatorSubscription
Index1910–presentImages1883–present
Online grantor/grantee index from 1910; document images from 1965; Historic File Viewer scanned property records from 1883.
Stewart Title (Kermit)Title PlantIn Person
Index—Images—
In-county Stewart Title office (Kermit) holding the former Winkler County title plant (from the Tirey plants, acquired 1999). Start = sovereignty/patent, not a published index date.
107 E Winkler St, Kermit · 432-586-2188
University Lands (PUF minerals)State Land OfficeIn Person
Statewide system — indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Winkler is one of the 1883 University Lands (PUF) addition counties — PUF state minerals lease through University Lands (UT System sovereign, distinct from the GLO), not county-recorded. Tract/lease-keyed.
University Lands, Midland
Winkler County Appraisal District — mineral accountsAppraisal District (CAD)Official · Free
Statewide system — indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Minerals account-keyed.
107 E Winkler St, Kermit · 432-586-2832
Railroad Commission of Texas — well/lease records (Dist. 08)RRCOfficial · Free
Index1964–presentImages1964–present
Winkler is in RRC District 08 (Permian / Delaware Basin).
records@rrc.texas.gov
Texas GLO Land Grant Database (root-of-title patents)State Land OfficeOfficial · Free
Statewide system — indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Sovereignty/root-of-title; indexed by grant, not recording date.
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