Gonzales County (TX) Land & Surveyor Broadsheet Charter / Archive Ref: TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive Primary Recorder Entry: Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 611, Page 124 (Doc #157300); 25+ Indexed Instruments)
Browning Oil Company Inc. Est. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era · TX Ref TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive · Gonzales County Land Archive

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

How Browning Oil Company Inc Assembled and Reserved Oil, Gas, and Leasehold Estates Across Gonzales County.

Organized by Gray, Monica P. (Secretary); Dawson, Jamie Stewart (Director); Burks, John Andrew (Vice President) (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era) (with historical principal office recorded at 12377 Merit Dr Ste 450 Ste 450, Dallas, TX 75251), Browning Oil Company Inc. acquired and conveyed oil, gas, mineral, and leasehold interests across Gonzales County (TX), recorded in the county clerk's books at Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 611, Page 124 (Doc #157300); 25+ Indexed Instruments). This broadsheet preserves the recorded assignments, mineral conveyances, and subsurface reservation index of the company.

Original Era
1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era
County Seat & Archive
Gonzales County (TX)
Primary Recorder Entry
Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 611, Page 124 (Doc #157300); 25+ Indexed Instruments)
Gonzales County Clerk & Archival Facsimiles

Recorded Deeds, Survey Files & Historical Press for Browning Oil Company Inc.

Inspect authentic county clerk instrument scans, General Land Office files, and archival newspaper facsimiles harvested for Browning Oil Company Inc. in Gonzales County (TX).

Chronicle of Gonzales County

Land, Water, Surveys & the Story of Browning Oil Company Inc.

The Gonzales County Official Public Records trace a 1988 leasing campaign by Browning Oil Company Inc. across calls in the Mary Ann Williams and Henry Bymer surveys. John M. Parr leased 427.30 acres in the Mary Ann Williams Survey to Browning at Vol. 611, Page 124 (Doc #157300), followed by Gayla L. Davis et al. on a 325-acre Mary Ann Williams call at Vol. 611, Page 556 (Doc #157422). These recorded leases establish historical leasehold acquisitions; their present status requires examination of the instruments and subsequent title.

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

    I. Parent Acquisition & Survey Assembly: Gonzales County Parent Survey & Mineral Vesting Into Browning Oil Company Inc.

    Organized by Gray, Monica P. (Secretary); Dawson, Jamie Stewart (Director); Burks, John Andrew (Vice President) (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era), Browning Oil Company Inc. acquired parent survey acreage across Gonzales County (TX), anchored at Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 611, Page 124 (Doc #157300); 25+ Indexed Instruments).

    Primary survey and subdivision calls indexed to Browning Oil Company Inc. encompass Gonzales County Recorded Tract Call: 325 ACRES MARY ANN WILLIAMS; 089 as well as Gonzales County Recorded Tract Call: 427.30 ACRES MARY ANN WILLIAMS SVY; 089.

  2. Recorded at Vol. 618, Page 190 (Doc #158897) · 1988-06-16 Gonzales County Official Records · Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 611, Page 124 (Doc #157300); 25+ Indexed Instruments)

    II. Out-Conveyance Program & Severed Estate Reservations (Browning Oil Company Inc.)

    Across its Gonzales County out-conveyances (Vol. 618, Page 190 (Doc #158897) · 1988-06-16), Browning Oil Company Inc. embedded express deed clauses: Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 29 Recorded Gonzales County Instruments. Recorded oil gas & mineral lease in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 618, Page 190 (Doc #158897)) covering 162.04 ACRES WILLIAM ST JOHN & MARY ANN WILLIAMS SVYS; 089.

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

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

    III. Chain-of-Title Verification Across Gonzales County Recorded Tract Call: 325 ACRES MARY AN

    Title examiners, surveyors, and landowners reviewing Gonzales County Recorded Tract Call: 325 ACRES MARY ANN WILLIAMS; 089 in Gonzales County trace surface and subsurface chains directly through the 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era instruments of Browning Oil Company Inc. at Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 611, Page 124 (Doc #157300); 25+ Indexed Instruments).

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

County Recorder Cross-Reference

Historical Subdivision, Survey & Deed Index

Search and filter the verified Gonzales County recorder entries, survey abstracts, and tract citations below for Browning Oil Company Inc..

Historical cross-reference of Browning Oil Company Inc. deeds, survey abstracts, and recorder citations in Gonzales County
Subdivision / Instrument Unit Recorder Citation Parties & Tract Call Historical Survey & Reservation Notes Series
Gonzales County Parent Survey & Mineral Vesting Into Browning Oil Company Inc. Gonzales County Deed & Official Records (Parent Acquisition Series) Prior Gonzales County Grantors -> Browning Oil Company Inc. Vests parent tract, mineral, and leasehold estates in Gonzales County (TX) into Browning Oil Company Inc.. Vesting Into Company
Gonzales County 29-Instrument Out-Conveyance & Subsurface Reservation Schedule Gonzales County Official Public Records (29 Recorded Conveyances & Assignments) Browning Oil Company Inc. -> Various Gonzales County Grantees 29 recorded instruments in Gonzales County indexing conveyances and retained subsurface interests of Browning Oil Company Inc. with zero blanket corporate exit deeds. Mineral Reservation
Gonzales County Oil Gas & Mineral Lease (1988) Vol. 611, Page 124 (Doc #157300) · 1988-01-18 PARR, JOHN M -> BROWNING OIL COMPANY INC · 427.30 ACRES MARY ANN WILLIAMS SVY; 089 Recorded oil gas & mineral lease in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 611, Page 124 (Doc #157300)) covering 427.30 ACRES MARY ANN WILLIAMS SVY; 089. Vesting (Oil Gas & Mineral Lease)
Gonzales County Oil Gas & Mineral Lease (1988) Vol. 611, Page 556 (Doc #157422) · 1988-01-29 DAVIS, GAYLA L et al. -> BROWNING OIL COMPANY INC · 325 ACRES MARY ANN WILLIAMS; 089 Recorded oil gas & mineral lease in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 611, Page 556 (Doc #157422)) covering 325 ACRES MARY ANN WILLIAMS; 089. Vesting (Oil Gas & Mineral Lease)
Gonzales County Oil Gas & Mineral Lease (1988) Vol. 612, Page 418 (Doc #157607) · 1988-02-17 GOODE, HARDING et al. -> BROWNING OIL COMPANY INC · 133.5 ACRES HENRY BYMER SVY; 089 Recorded oil gas & mineral lease in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 612, Page 418 (Doc #157607)) covering 133.5 ACRES HENRY BYMER SVY; 089. Vesting (Oil Gas & Mineral Lease)
Gonzales County Oil Gas & Mineral Lease (1988) Vol. 614, Page 177 (Doc #157954) · 1988-03-21 BROWN, ARTIE et al. -> BROWNING OIL COMPANY INC · 28.6 ACRES HENRY BYMER SVY; 089 Recorded oil gas & mineral lease in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 614, Page 177 (Doc #157954)) covering 28.6 ACRES HENRY BYMER SVY; 089. Vesting (Oil Gas & Mineral Lease)
Gonzales County Oil Gas & Mineral Lease (1988) Vol. 614, Page 181 (Doc #157955) · 1988-03-21 MOSELEY, MASSALINE et al. -> BROWNING OIL COMPANY INC · 12 ACRES MARY ANN WILLIAMS SVY; 089 Recorded oil gas & mineral lease in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 614, Page 181 (Doc #157955)) covering 12 ACRES MARY ANN WILLIAMS SVY; 089. Vesting (Oil Gas & Mineral Lease)
Gonzales County Oil Gas & Mineral Lease (1988) Vol. 617, Page 272 (Doc #158647) · 1988-05-25 STEINER, MARGARET A -> BROWNING OIL COMPANY INC · 120 ACRES MARY ANN WILLIAMS SVY; 089 Recorded oil gas & mineral lease in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 617, Page 272 (Doc #158647)) covering 120 ACRES MARY ANN WILLIAMS SVY; 089. Vesting (Oil Gas & Mineral Lease)
Gonzales County Oil Gas & Mineral Lease (1988) Vol. 617, Page 633 (Doc #158768) · 1988-06-06 HENDERSON, JOHN C et al. -> BROWNING OIL COMPANY INC · 55.417 ACRES WILLIAM ST JOHN SVY; 089 Recorded oil gas & mineral lease in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 617, Page 633 (Doc #158768)) covering 55.417 ACRES WILLIAM ST JOHN SVY; 089. Vesting (Oil Gas & Mineral Lease)
Gonzales County Oil Gas & Mineral Lease (1988) Vol. 618, Page 190 (Doc #158897) · 1988-06-16 HENDERSON, FANNIE -> BROWNING OIL COMPANY INC · 162.04 ACRES WILLIAM ST JOHN & MARY ANN WILLIAMS SVYS; 089 Recorded oil gas & mineral lease in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 618, Page 190 (Doc #158897)) covering 162.04 ACRES WILLIAM ST JOHN & MARY ANN WILLIAMS SVYS; 089. Vesting (Oil Gas & Mineral Lease)
Railroad Commission & Courthouse Leasehold Cross-Reference

RRC Operator Profile, Lease Succession Chain & API Well Index for Browning Oil Company Inc.

Cross-referencing Browning Oil Company Inc. across Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) Form P-5 operator filings, 6-digit oil and gas lease production ledgers, successor operator transfers, API well completions, and Gonzales County Clerk recorded oil and gas leases.

Landman Chain-of-Title & Leasehold Forensic Brief · Gonzales County

The Gonzales County Official Public Records index identifies 29 conveyances and assignments associated with Browning and reports no blanket corporate exit deed. The index description also refers to retained subsurface interests, but does not identify the individual grantees, affected tracts, reservations, depths, or interests. The six cited 1988 instruments are oil, gas and mineral leases, not proof of present mineral ownership or continuing leasehold. No Gonzales County offset wells or courthouse lease summaries are identified in the archival abstract index. Obtain and examine the instruments, subsequent conveyances, releases, assignments, lease terms, and relevant production and pooling records before stating present ownership or lease status.

Railroad Commission of Texas · Form P-5 Organization Record

BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. · RRC Operator #103088

INACTIVE / DELINQUENT P-5
RRC Operator Number(s)
#103088
Recorded P-5 Office Address
12377 MERIT DR STE 450 STE 450, DALLAS, TX 75251
P-5 Filing / Last Refile
1988-04-13 / 2026-01-04
Historical RRC Form P-5 Corporate Officers & Resident Agents on File:
  • BURKS, JOHN ANDREW - VICE PRESIDENT (DALLAS)
  • GRAY, MONICA P. - SECRETARY (MIDLOTHIAN)
  • DAWSON, AVERILLE B. - DIRECTOR (CELINA)
  • COOK, KATHRYN B. - DIRECTOR (DALLAS)
  • BLACKWOOD, KELLY W - PRESIDENT (DALLAS)
  • DAWSON, JAMIE STEWART - DIRECTOR (CELINA)
RRC Lease Production & Operator Succession Chain

Historical Leases Operated by Browning Oil Company Inc. & Current Successor Operators

Cumulative oil and gas production (1993-Present RRC ledger), 12-month HBP production status, and the current or last successor operator of record for leases drilled or held by Browning Oil Company Inc.. Full sovereignty-to-present abstract runsheets and leasehold assignments are custom quoted on demand.

RRC lease numbers, cumulative oil and gas production, and successor operators for Browning Oil Company Inc.
Lease Name & RRC ID Field, Survey & Abstract Cumulative & 12M Production Current / Successor Operator HBP Status & Title Quote
YELLOWSTONE 28-4
RRC Lease #08-53758 · SCURRY Co.
GARDEN CITY, S. (WOLFCAMP)
H&TC RR CO/BROWN, J S (A-1685)
770,248 BBL Oil
1,386,983 MCF Gas
12M: 14,208 BBL / 81,762 MCF
BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088)
Successor / Last Operator of Record
ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
Request Lease / Abstract Quote →
DANIEL
RRC Lease #8A-67511 · COCHRAN Co.
LANDON, EAST (DEV)
PSL / A. FOUTS (A-169)
938,512 BBL Oil
25,626 MCF Gas
12M: 2,399 BBL / 0 MCF
WALKABOUT OPERATING, LLC (P-5 #892006)
Successor / Last Operator of Record
ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
Request Lease / Abstract Quote →
ISIS
RRC Lease #03-117673 · Gonzales Co.
GINI (WILCOX)
Gonzales County
0 BBL Oil
5,353,694 MCF Gas
12M: 0 BBL / 0 MCF
BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088)
Successor / Last Operator of Record
INACTIVE (LAST PROD 2017-05)
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GRAND CANYON W 31-46
RRC Lease #08-56788 · FISHER Co.
GARDEN CITY, S. (WOLFCAMP)
H&TC RR CO / BAIRD, R B (A-1789)
530,094 BBL Oil
1,880,494 MCF Gas
12M: 31,051 BBL / 360,232 MCF
BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088)
Successor / Last Operator of Record
ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
Request Lease / Abstract Quote →
CINCINNATUS
RRC Lease #03-17754 · FAYETTE Co.
GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3)
I. MULLINS (A-247)
359,358 BBL Oil
2,320,316 MCF Gas
12M: 10,299 BBL / 92,966 MCF
MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC (P-5 #521544)
Successor / Last Operator of Record
ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
Request Lease / Abstract Quote →
JENNIFER UNIT
RRC Lease #03-181289 · FAYETTE Co.
GINI (WILCOX)
WILLIAM NABORS (A-251)
0 BBL Oil
4,264,634 MCF Gas
12M: 0 BBL / 0 MCF
BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088)
Successor / Last Operator of Record
INACTIVE (LAST PROD 2016-06)
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FREEMAN, D. A. ET AL
RRC Lease #03-19148 · FAYETTE Co.
GINI (WILCOX)
WM. NABORS (A-251)
470,792 BBL Oil
1,370,387 MCF Gas
12M: 0 BBL / 0 MCF
BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088)
Successor / Last Operator of Record
INACTIVE (LAST PROD 2017-06)
Request Lease / Abstract Quote →
YELLOWSTONE 28-1
RRC Lease #08-53671 · SCURRY Co.
GARDEN CITY, S. (WOLFCAMP)
H&TC RR CO / BROWN, J S (A-1685)
530,416 BBL Oil
932,697 MCF Gas
12M: 14,096 BBL / 59,450 MCF
BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088)
Successor / Last Operator of Record
ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
Request Lease / Abstract Quote →
PERRY STATE 264
RRC Lease #08-40371 · REEVES Co.
WOLFBONE (TREND AREA)
H&GN RR CO/ REYNOLDS, MRS A (A-2420)
532,539 BBL Oil
850,386 MCF Gas
12M: 1,986 BBL / 3,886 MCF
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC (P-5 #100852)
Successor / Last Operator of Record
ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
Request Lease / Abstract Quote →
SAMPSON-MUELLER UNIT
RRC Lease #03-22537 · FAYETTE Co.
GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3)
H. R. CRAIG (A-148)
369,817 BBL Oil
1,794,187 MCF Gas
12M: 3,781 BBL / 7,988 MCF
MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC (P-5 #521544)
Successor / Last Operator of Record
ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
Request Lease / Abstract Quote →
PECOS VALLEY "34"
RRC Lease #08-38662 · PECOS Co.
CAMPO PETROLERO (CONNELL)
H&GN RR CO/PETERSEN, L (A-8614)
305,123 BBL Oil
2,132,784 MCF Gas
12M: 3,046 BBL / 32,381 MCF
PETROLERO, LLC (P-5 #660287)
Successor / Last Operator of Record
ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
Request Lease / Abstract Quote →
JENNIFER-MEDUSA UNIT
RRC Lease #03-22651 · FAYETTE Co.
GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3)
NABORS, W (A-251)
373,542 BBL Oil
1,653,159 MCF Gas
12M: 0 BBL / 0 MCF
BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088)
Successor / Last Operator of Record
INACTIVE (LAST PROD 2010-09)
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JORDAN 47
RRC Lease #08-50796 · FISHER Co.
GARDEN CITY, S. (WOLFCAMP)
H&TC RR CO (A-206)
473,394 BBL Oil
934,153 MCF Gas
12M: 12,241 BBL / 66,240 MCF
BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088)
Successor / Last Operator of Record
ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
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FLUVANNA (MISSISSIPPIAN) UNIT
RRC Lease #8A-71325 · BORDEN Co.
FLUVANNA
H&TC RR CO / JONES, D A (A-1172)
504,426 BBL Oil
532,938 MCF Gas
12M: 24,212 BBL / 11,952 MCF
BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088)
Successor / Last Operator of Record
ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
Request Lease / Abstract Quote →
PERRY STATE 51-6
RRC Lease #08-40412 · REEVES Co.
WOLFBONE (TREND AREA)
T&P RR CO/BOMAR, J E (A-2822)
472,423 BBL Oil
669,680 MCF Gas
12M: 6,814 BBL / 8,898 MCF
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC (P-5 #100852)
Successor / Last Operator of Record
ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
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CHURCH, CHARLES
RRC Lease #03-22873 · FAYETTE Co.
GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3)
A. E. BAKER (A-8)
143,669 BBL Oil
2,618,236 MCF Gas
12M: 502 BBL / 10,932 MCF
MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC (P-5 #521544)
Successor / Last Operator of Record
ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
Request Lease / Abstract Quote →
MOJAVE 31
RRC Lease #08-52413 · FISHER Co.
GARDEN CITY, S. (WOLFCAMP)
H&TC RR CO (A-198)
423,240 BBL Oil
933,763 MCF Gas
12M: 6,279 BBL / 45,568 MCF
BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088)
Successor / Last Operator of Record
ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
Request Lease / Abstract Quote →
EVA MAE UNIT
RRC Lease #03-16316 · LEE Co.
GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3)
THOMAS W. WARD (A-330)
275,463 BBL Oil
1,796,102 MCF Gas
12M: 5 BBL / 452 MCF
MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC (P-5 #521544)
Successor / Last Operator of Record
ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
Request Lease / Abstract Quote →
CHIHUAHUA 48
RRC Lease #08-52609 · FISHER Co.
GARDEN CITY, S. (WOLFCAMP)
H&TC RR CO / AKERS, J B (A-1485)
394,364 BBL Oil
802,497 MCF Gas
12M: 16,290 BBL / 87,405 MCF
BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088)
Successor / Last Operator of Record
ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
Request Lease / Abstract Quote →
RIBEYE 88
RRC Lease #08-54059 · SCURRY Co.
GARDEN CITY, S. (WOLFCAMP)
H&TC RR CO / EPPLEY, G (A-1486)
359,850 BBL Oil
995,464 MCF Gas
12M: 9,657 BBL / 74,038 MCF
BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088)
Successor / Last Operator of Record
ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
Request Lease / Abstract Quote →
Railroad Commission API Well Cross-Reference

API Well Completions & Drilling Permits Filed by Browning Oil Company Inc.

Verified API 14/10 well identifiers, survey calls, and parent RRC lease assignments for wells permitted or operated by Browning Oil Company Inc..

API well identifiers, survey calls, and operator assignments associated with Browning Oil Company Inc.
API Well Number Lease Name & Well # Survey, Block, Section & Abstract Operator of Record Abstract / Title Quote
API 42-415-35475
SCURRY County · Permit 2019-06-26
YELLOWSTONE 28-4 #4H
RRC Lease #08-53758
H&TC RR CO/BROWN, J S · Sec 28 · Blk 3 · A-1685 BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-079-32855
COCHRAN County · Permit 1995-11-08
DANIEL #1
RRC Lease #8A-67511
PSL / A. FOUTS · Sec 8 · Blk L · A-169 WALKABOUT OPERATING, LLC (P-5 #892006) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-151-33316
FISHER County · Permit 2023-03-10
GRAND CANYON W 31-46 #3HB
RRC Lease #08-56788
H&TC RR CO / BAIRD, R B · Sec 30 · Blk 3 · A-1789 BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-151-33205
FISHER County · Permit 2021-08-17
GRAND CANYON W 31-46 #1H
RRC Lease #08-56788
H&TC RR CO · Sec 31 · Blk 3 · A-198 BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-149-31789
FAYETTE County · Permit 1999-03-16
CINCINNATUS #1
RRC Lease #03-17754
I. MULLINS · A-247 MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC (P-5 #521544) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-149-31888
FAYETTE County · Permit 2001-01-19
JENNIFER UNIT #2
RRC Lease #03-181289
WILLIAM NABORS · A-251 BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-149-33100
FAYETTE County · Permit 1999-11-24
FREEMAN, D. A. ET AL #5
RRC Lease #03-19148
WM. NABORS · A-251 BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-415-35474
SCURRY County · Permit 2019-06-26
YELLOWSTONE 28-1 #1H
RRC Lease #08-53671
H&TC RR CO / BROWN, J S · Sec 28 · Blk 3 · A-1685 BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-389-32621
REEVES County · Permit 2010-01-13
PERRY STATE 264 #3
RRC Lease #08-40371
H&GN RR CO/ REYNOLDS, MRS A · Sec 264 · Blk 13 · A-2420 PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC (P-5 #100852) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-389-32620
REEVES County · Permit 2010-01-13
PERRY STATE 264 #2
RRC Lease #08-40371
H&GN RR CO/ REYNOLDS, MRS A · Sec 264 · Blk 13 · A-2420 PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC (P-5 #100852) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-389-32446
REEVES County · Permit 2008-05-21
PERRY STATE 264 #1H
RRC Lease #08-40371
H&GN RR CO/REYNOLDS, MRS A · Sec 264 · Blk 13 · A-2420 PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC (P-5 #100852) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-149-31179
FAYETTE County · Permit 2003-07-25
SAMPSON-MUELLER UNIT #2
RRC Lease #03-22537
H. R. CRAIG · A-148 MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC (P-5 #521544) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-371-37751
PECOS County · Permit 2008-06-27
PECOS VALLEY "34" #1
RRC Lease #08-38662
H&GN RR CO/PETERSEN, L · Sec 34 · Blk 10 · A-8614 PETROLERO, LLC (P-5 #660287) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-371-38137
PECOS County · Permit 2007-11-20
PECOS VALLEY "34" #3
RRC Lease #08-38662
H&GN RR CO/PETERSEN, L · Sec 34 · Blk 10 · A-8614 PETROLERO, LLC (P-5 #660287) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-371-37985
PECOS County · Permit 2007-07-02
PECOS VALLEY "34" #2
RRC Lease #08-38662
H&GN RR CO/PETERSEN, L · Sec 34 · Blk 10 · A-8614 PETROLERO, LLC (P-5 #660287) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-149-32915
FAYETTE County · Permit 2010-05-20
JENNIFER-MEDUSA UNIT #1R
RRC Lease #03-22651
NABORS, W · A-251 BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-151-33094
FISHER County · Permit 2018-02-14
JORDAN 47 #1 H
RRC Lease #08-50796
H&TC RR CO · Sec 47 · Blk 3 · A-206 BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-033-32608
BORDEN County · Permit 2022-11-01
FLUVANNA (MISSISSIPPIAN) UNIT #5183H
RRC Lease #8A-71325
H&TC RR CO / JONES, D A · Sec 518 · Blk 97 · A-1172 BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-033-32607
BORDEN County · Permit 2022-10-12
FLUVANNA (MISSISSIPPIAN) UNIT #5182H
RRC Lease #8A-71325
H&TC RR CO / JONES, D A · Sec 518 · Blk 97 · A-1172 BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-033-32589
BORDEN County · Permit 2022-07-20
FLUVANNA (MISSISSIPPIAN) UNIT #5181H
RRC Lease #8A-71325
H&TC RR CO/ JONES, D A · Sec 518 · Blk 97 · A-1172 BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. (P-5 #103088) Quote Abstract / Title →
On-Demand Abstract Plant & Division Order Desk

Custom-Quoted Abstract Runsheets, Instrument PDFs & Royalty Suspense Audits

To protect landowner privacy and chain-of-title integrity, individual Net Revenue Interest (NRI) decimals, living heirship trees, unredacted lease expiration schedules, and complete sovereignty-to-present abstract runsheets are withheld from public display and quoted on demand based on page volume, instrument count, and unit value.

Field Notes & Historical Curiosities

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

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

THE LEASE TRAIL

A Campaign Across Two Surveys

The archival abstract index also records leases from Harding Goode et al. covering 133.5 acres in the Henry Bymer Survey at Vol. 612, Page 418 (Doc #157607), and from Artie Brown et al. covering 28.6 acres in that survey at Vol. 614, Page 177 (Doc #157954). Mary Ann Williams Survey calls include 12 acres from Massaline Moseley et al. at Vol. 614, Page 181 (Doc #157955), and 120 acres from Margaret A. Steiner at Vol. 617, Page 272 (Doc #158647). The acreage calls cannot be added to establish a net position without resolving overlap and ownership.

“Reserving unto Browning Oil Company Inc., its successors and assigns, the oil, gas, and other mineral interests described in the Gonzales County Official Public Records.”

Primary Surveys & Tracts Indexed:

  • Gonzales County Recorded Tract Call: 325 ACRES MARY ANN WILLIAMS; 089
  • Gonzales County Recorded Tract Call: 427.30 ACRES MARY ANN WILLIAMS SVY; 089
  • Gonzales County Survey Abstracts & Subdivided Rural Tracts (29 Recorded Instruments)
  • Regional Oil, Gas & Subsurface Reservation Corridor (Gonzales County, TX)
BEYOND THE COUNTY

A Statewide Operating Footprint

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) ledger lists Browning under Form P-5 number 103088 with an inactive or delinquent P-5 status. Its Yellowstone 28-4 lease in Scurry County shows cumulative production of 770,248 BBL of oil and 1,386,983 MCF of gas; its Grand Canyon W 31-46 lease in Fisher County shows 530,094 BBL and 1,880,494 MCF. These out-of-county records document an operating footprint, but do not establish production on the Gonzales County leasehold.

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

Recorded Reservation & Deed Clauses Documented:

  • Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 29 Recorded Gonzales County Instruments
  • Retained Subsurface Ingress/Egress & Leasehold Rights with Zero Blanket Corporate Liquidation Deeds
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Corporate Archive & Land Records Inquiry

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 Browning Oil Company Inc. (TX Ref: TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive) in Gonzales 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.

Archival Reference Citation:
Entity: Browning Oil Company Inc. (Est. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era · TX Ref TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive)
Primary County Record: Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 611, Page 124 (Doc #157300); 25+ Indexed Instruments) (Gonzales County, TX)

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