Wood County (TX) Land & Surveyor Broadsheet Charter / Archive Ref: TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive Primary Recorder Entry: Wood County Official Public Records (CONVEYANCE (Doc/Vol 1052/562); 66 Recorded Instruments)
South Ranch Oil Co Inc. Est. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era · TX Ref TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive · Wood County Land Archive

Wood County Surveyor & Land Broadsheet · Wood County (TX)

How South Ranch Oil Co Inc. Surveyed and Platted the Lands of Wood County.

Organized by MARSHALL, CAROL (SECRETARY, MIDLAND ); BITTING, GEORGE C. (PRESIDENT, SAINT LOUIS ) (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era), South Ranch Oil Co Inc. assembled and subdivided tracts across Wood County (TX), recorded in the county clerk's books at Wood County Official Public Records (CONVEYANCE (Doc/Vol 1052/562); 66 Recorded Instruments). This broadsheet preserves the historical surveys, recorded plats, and deed index of the company.

Original Era
1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era
County Seat & Archive
Wood County (TX)
Primary Recorder Entry
Wood County Official Public Records (CONVEYANCE (Doc/Vol 1052/562); 66 Recorded Instruments)
Archival Facsimiles Inspect Recorded Plats & Deeds → View scanned Wood County Clerk and GLO instruments. County Recorder Index Search the Deed & Tract Table → Filter recorded instruments, survey calls, and reservation clauses.
Wood County Clerk & Archival Facsimiles

Recorded Deeds, Survey Files & Historical Press for South Ranch Oil Co Inc.

Inspect authentic county clerk instrument scans, General Land Office files, and archival newspaper facsimiles harvested for South Ranch Oil Co Inc. in Wood County (TX).

Wood County Clerk Records · Vol. 1673, Page 614

South Ranch Oil Co Inc. - Recorded Affidavit (Vol. 1673, Page 614)

Recorded county clerk instrument (Affidavit, Vol. 1673, Page 614) for South Ranch Oil Co Inc. in Wood County, Texas.

Wood County Clerk Records · Vol. 4, Page 615

South Ranch Oil Co Inc. - Recorded Lis Pendens (Vol. 4, Page 615)

Recorded county clerk instrument (Lis Pendens, Vol. 4, Page 615) for South Ranch Oil Co Inc. in Wood County, Texas.

Chronicle of Wood County

Land, Water, Surveys & the Story of South Ranch Oil Co Inc.

Across the survey abstracts of Wood County (TX), South Ranch Oil Co Inc. assembled and conveyed land, mineral, and leasehold interests across 66 recorded instruments anchored at Wood County Official Public Records (CONVEYANCE (Doc/Vol 1052/562); 66 Recorded Instruments).

  1. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era TX Charter · TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive

    I. Parent Acquisition & Survey Assembly: Wood County Parent Survey & Mineral Vesting Into South Ranch Oil Co Inc.

    Organized by MARSHALL, CAROL (SECRETARY, MIDLAND ); BITTING, GEORGE C. (PRESIDENT, SAINT LOUIS ) (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era), South Ranch Oil Co Inc. acquired parent survey acreage across Wood County (TX), anchored at Wood County Official Public Records (CONVEYANCE (Doc/Vol 1052/562); 66 Recorded Instruments).

    Primary survey and subdivision calls indexed to South Ranch Oil Co Inc. encompass Wood County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-102, A-312, A-409, A-481, A-492, A-577, A-600, A-605, A-642, A-99 as well as Regional Oil, Gas & Subsurface Reservation Corridor (Wood County, TX).

  2. Recorded at Wood County Official Public Records (CONVEYANCE (Doc/Vol 1052/562); 66 Recorded Instruments) Wood County Official Records · Wood County Official Public Records (CONVEYANCE (Doc/Vol 1052/562); 66 Recorded Instruments)

    II. Out-Conveyance Program & Severed Estate Reservations (South Ranch Oil Co Inc.)

    Across its Wood County out-conveyances (Wood County Official Public Records (CONVEYANCE (Doc/Vol 1052/562); 66 Recorded Instruments)), South Ranch Oil Co Inc. embedded express deed clauses: Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 66 Recorded Wood County Instruments. 66 recorded instruments in Wood County indexing conveyances and retained subsurface interests of South Ranch Oil Co Inc. with zero blanket corporate exit deeds.

    Additional recorded stipulations in the Wood County chain of title include: Retained Subsurface Ingress/Egress & Leasehold Rights with Zero Blanket Corporate Liquidation Deeds.

  3. Current Wood County Abstract Wood County Clerk & Appraisal Cross-Reference

    III. Chain-of-Title Verification Across Wood County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-102, A-312, A

    Title examiners, surveyors, and landowners reviewing Wood County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-102, A-312, A-409, A-481, A-492, A-577, A-600, A-605, A-642, A-99 in Wood County trace surface and subsurface chains directly through the 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era instruments of South Ranch Oil Co Inc. at Wood County Official Public Records (CONVEYANCE (Doc/Vol 1052/562); 66 Recorded Instruments).

    Use the searchable instrument ledger below or submit a Volume/Page citation to the South Ranch Oil Co Inc. records desk for chain-of-title verification.

County Recorder Cross-Reference

Historical Subdivision, Survey & Deed Index

Search and filter the verified Wood County recorder entries, survey abstracts, and tract citations below for South Ranch Oil Co Inc..

Historical cross-reference of South Ranch Oil Co Inc. deeds, survey abstracts, and recorder citations in Wood County
Subdivision / Instrument Unit Recorder Citation Parties & Tract Call Historical Survey & Reservation Notes Series
Wood County Parent Survey & Mineral Vesting Into South Ranch Oil Co Inc. Wood County Deed & Official Records (Parent Acquisition Series) Prior Wood County Grantors -> South Ranch Oil Co Inc. Vests parent tract, mineral, and leasehold estates in Wood County (TX) into South Ranch Oil Co Inc.. Vesting Into Company
Wood County 66-Instrument Out-Conveyance & Subsurface Reservation Schedule Wood County Official Public Records (CONVEYANCE (Doc/Vol 1052/562); 66 Recorded Instruments) South Ranch Oil Co Inc. -> Various Wood County Grantees 66 recorded instruments in Wood County indexing conveyances and retained subsurface interests of South Ranch Oil Co Inc. with zero blanket corporate exit deeds. Mineral Reservation
Field Notes & Historical Curiosities

Why the Wood County Land Records Look the Way They Do Today

Every old subdivision map and deed book in Wood County is a record of early surveying, local development, and state property law.

Survey & Deed History · Wood County

How South Ranch Oil Co Inc. Indexed 66 Instruments in the Wood County Records

County clerk grantor indexes in Wood County document 66 recorded conveyances and assignments executed by South Ranch Oil Co Inc., establishing a permanent subsurface and tract chain of title.

“Reserving unto South Ranch Oil Co Inc., its successors and assigns, the oil, gas, and other mineral interests described in the Wood County Official Public Records.”

Primary Surveys & Tracts Indexed:

  • Wood County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-102, A-312, A-409, A-481, A-492, A-577, A-600, A-605, A-642, A-99
  • Regional Oil, Gas & Subsurface Reservation Corridor (Wood County, TX)
Recorder Cross-Reference · Wood County

Why Historical Corporate Grantor Reservations Endure in Modern Units

Under TX property law, severed mineral, royalty, and easement estates retained by a corporate grantor remain vested in its statutory trustees and successors until conveyed by an express recorded instrument.

“Recorded in the Official Public Records of Wood County, TX.”

Recorded Reservation & Deed Clauses Documented:

  • Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 66 Recorded Wood County Instruments
  • Retained Subsurface Ingress/Egress & Leasehold Rights with Zero Blanket Corporate Liquidation Deeds
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Submit the Instrument Book and Page, Survey, or Parcel Number for Chain-of-Title and Corporate Records Verification.

This broadsheet is maintained as an Independent Historical Surveyor Atlas, Plat Archive & Chain-of-Title Research Index preserving the surveying, agricultural, mineral, and corporate history of South Ranch Oil Co Inc. (TX Ref: TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive) in Wood County.

Whether you are a local historian, a landowner researching the history of your tract or subdivision, a surveyor examining historical map books, or a landman, division order analyst, or title examiner with a question regarding historical corporate records, leases, or deeds, use the form here to reach the archive desk.

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Entity: South Ranch Oil Co Inc. (Est. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era · TX Ref TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive)
Primary County Record: Wood County Official Public Records (CONVEYANCE (Doc/Vol 1052/562); 66 Recorded Instruments) (Wood County, TX)

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