Upshur County (TX) Land & Surveyor Broadsheet Charter / Archive Ref: TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive Primary Recorder Entry: Upshur County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($12,858 Appraised, $230.60/mo Revenue); 9 Recorded Instruments)
Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. Est. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era · TX Ref TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive · Upshur County Land Archive

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

How Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. Surveyed and Platted the Lands of Upshur County.

Organized by COLLIER, DANNY WELDON (OWNER/PRESIDENT, GRAHAM ); JONES, JOHNNY RAY (TEXAS RESIDENT AGENT, LEXINGTON ) (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era), Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. assembled and subdivided tracts across Upshur County (TX), recorded in the county clerk's books at Upshur County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($12,858 Appraised, $230.60/mo Revenue); 9 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
Upshur County (TX)
Primary Recorder Entry
Upshur County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($12,858 Appraised, $230.60/mo Revenue); 9 Recorded Instruments)
County Recorder Index Search the Deed & Tract Table → Filter recorded instruments, survey calls, and reservation clauses. Land & Records Desk Submit a Chain-of-Title Inquiry → Request archival verification for a specific Volume/Page or Parcel ID.
Chronicle of Upshur County

Land, Water, Surveys & the Story of Chieftain Exploration Co Inc.

Across the survey abstracts of Upshur County (TX), Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. assembled and conveyed land, mineral, and leasehold interests across 9 recorded instruments anchored at Upshur County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($12,858 Appraised, $230.60/mo Revenue); 9 Recorded Instruments).

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

    I. Parent Acquisition & Survey Assembly: Upshur County Parent Survey & Mineral Vesting Into Chieftain Exploration Co Inc.

    Organized by COLLIER, DANNY WELDON (OWNER/PRESIDENT, GRAHAM ); JONES, JOHNNY RAY (TEXAS RESIDENT AGENT, LEXINGTON ) (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era), Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. acquired parent survey acreage across Upshur County (TX), anchored at Upshur County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($12,858 Appraised, $230.60/mo Revenue); 9 Recorded Instruments).

    Primary survey and subdivision calls indexed to Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. encompass Upshur County Survey Abstracts & Subdivided Rural Tracts (9 Recorded Instruments) as well as Regional Oil, Gas & Subsurface Reservation Corridor (Upshur County, TX).

  2. Recorded at Upshur County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($12,858 Appraised, $230.60/mo Revenue); 9 Recorded Instruments) Upshur County Official Records · Upshur County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($12,858 Appraised, $230.60/mo Revenue); 9 Recorded Instruments)

    II. Out-Conveyance Program & Severed Estate Reservations (Chieftain Exploration Co Inc.)

    Across its Upshur County out-conveyances (Upshur County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($12,858 Appraised, $230.60/mo Revenue); 9 Recorded Instruments)), Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. embedded express deed clauses: Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 9 Recorded Upshur County Instruments. 9 recorded instruments in Upshur County indexing conveyances and retained subsurface interests of Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. with zero blanket corporate exit deeds.

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

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

    III. Chain-of-Title Verification Across Upshur County Survey Abstracts & Subdivided Rural

    Title examiners, surveyors, and landowners reviewing Upshur County Survey Abstracts & Subdivided Rural Tracts (9 Recorded Instruments) in Upshur County trace surface and subsurface chains directly through the 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era instruments of Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. at Upshur County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($12,858 Appraised, $230.60/mo Revenue); 9 Recorded Instruments).

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

County Recorder Cross-Reference

Historical Subdivision, Survey & Deed Index

Search and filter the verified Upshur County recorder entries, survey abstracts, and tract citations below for Chieftain Exploration Co Inc..

Historical cross-reference of Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. deeds, survey abstracts, and recorder citations in Upshur County
Subdivision / Instrument Unit Recorder Citation Parties & Tract Call Historical Survey & Reservation Notes Series
Upshur County Parent Survey & Mineral Vesting Into Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. Upshur County Deed & Official Records (Parent Acquisition Series) Prior Upshur County Grantors -> Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. Vests parent tract, mineral, and leasehold estates in Upshur County (TX) into Chieftain Exploration Co Inc.. Vesting Into Company
Upshur County 9-Instrument Out-Conveyance & Subsurface Reservation Schedule Upshur County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($12,858 Appraised, $230.60/mo Revenue); 9 Recorded Instruments) Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. -> Various Upshur County Grantees 9 recorded instruments in Upshur County indexing conveyances and retained subsurface interests of Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. with zero blanket corporate exit deeds. Mineral Reservation
Field Notes & Historical Curiosities

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

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

Survey & Deed History · Upshur County

How Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. Indexed 9 Instruments in the Upshur County Records

County clerk grantor indexes in Upshur County document 9 recorded conveyances and assignments executed by Chieftain Exploration Co Inc., establishing a permanent subsurface and tract chain of title.

“Producing CAD Mineral Roll under [DALLAS PRODUCT, DIVERSIFIED PR, FAULCONER ENER, PETRALIS ENERG, R2Q OPERATING]”

Primary Surveys & Tracts Indexed:

  • Upshur County Survey Abstracts & Subdivided Rural Tracts (9 Recorded Instruments)
  • Regional Oil, Gas & Subsurface Reservation Corridor (Upshur County, TX)
Recorder Cross-Reference · Upshur 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 Upshur County, TX.”

Recorded Reservation & Deed Clauses Documented:

  • Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 9 Recorded Upshur 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 Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. (TX Ref: TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive) in Upshur 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: Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. (Est. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era · TX Ref TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive)
Primary County Record: Upshur County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($12,858 Appraised, $230.60/mo Revenue); 9 Recorded Instruments) (Upshur County, TX)

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