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

Yoakum County Clerk records deeds, leases, and assignments for Yoakum County, Texas. They are searchable through Yoakum County Clerk — Self-Service Web (Tyler), with the index from 1986.

Are Yoakum County minerals recorded at the courthouse?

Permian Northwest Shelf fee county at Plains — Wasson and Denver City field country. Minerals are fee/county-recorded; root-of-title traces to GLO grants (Public School Land surveys). Not a University Lands (PUF) county; no tribal land.

How many record sources are verified for Yoakum County?

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

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Yoakum County records

Every place Yoakum 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
27: Drilling permits · last 90 days
10: Record sources verified

01 · The county clerk

Clerk office and title company

Clerk · OfficeTX · YOAKUM

County Clerk: Yoakum County Clerk
Address: Cowboy Way & Avenue G (Yoakum County Courthouse), Plains, TX 79355 (mail: PO Box 309)
Phone: 806-456-7491
Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
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.

Yoakum County Clerk — Self-Service Web (Tyler)County PortalOfficial · Free Index
Index1986–presentImages—
Tyler self-service portal (tylerhost.net). Free index search; document images at cost. Consolidated Official Public Records index from 1986; older deed books in person.
806-456-7491
Yoakum County Clerk — recording desk (in person)In PersonIn Person
Index—Images—
Yoakum organized 1907; the courthouse back-file holds the deed books, with the digitized full index from 1986. Office Mon–Fri 8–5.
Cowboy Way & Avenue G, Plains · 806-456-7491
TexasFileAggregatorFree Index
Index1986–presentImages—
Full index from 09/1986; linked document images coming soon.
CountyRecords.comAggregatorFree · Register
Index1986–presentImages—
halFILE plant — Official Records 1986→present (~136,400 documents). Free sign-up.
CourthouseDirect.comAggregatorSubscription
Index1986–presentImages1986–present
Online document images from 1999; Historic File Viewer scanned grantor/grantee index + property records from 1986.
Yoakum County Title (formerly Yoakum County Abstract Co.)Title PlantIn Person
Index—Images—
In-county Plains title/abstract plant (across from the courthouse). Start = sovereignty/patent, not a published index date.
630 Cowboy Way, Plains · 806-456-2615
Yoakum County Appraisal District — mineral accountsAppraisal District (CAD)Official · Free
Statewide system — indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Minerals account-keyed.
500 Cowboy Way, Plains · 806-456-7101
Railroad Commission of Texas — well/lease records (Dist. 8A)RRCOfficial · Free
Index1964–presentImages1964–present
Yoakum is in RRC District 8A (Lubbock area).
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; Public School Land surveys + State patents, 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.

See how Scout fits

05 · Sources & accuracy