# Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era) - Upshur County (TX) Land & Surveyor Archive

> Independent Historical Surveyor Atlas, Plat Archive & Chain-of-Title Research Index documenting recorded conveyances into and out of Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. in Upshur County (TX).

## 1. Entity & Archival Summary
- **Corporate / Record Name**: Chieftain Exploration Co Inc.
- **Indexed Variations**: Chieftain Exploration Co Inc., CHIEFTAIN EXPLORATION CO INC
- **County & State**: Upshur County, TX
- **Charter / Archive Reference**: TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive
- **Original Active Era**: 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era
- **Primary County Clerk Anchor Citation**: Upshur County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($12,858 Appraised, $230.60/mo Revenue); 9 Recorded Instruments)
- **Canonical Broadsheet URL**: https://chieftain-exploration-co-inc.web.app/
- **Records & Curative Inquiry Desk**: https://chieftain-exploration-co-inc.web.app/#inquiry

## 2. Primary Surveys, Subdivisions & Abstracts Indexed
- Upshur County Survey Abstracts & Subdivided Rural Tracts (9 Recorded Instruments)
- Regional Oil, Gas & Subsurface Reservation Corridor (Upshur County, TX)

## 3. Documented Subsurface, Mineral, Royalty & Easement Reservations
- Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 9 Recorded Upshur County Instruments
- Retained Subsurface Ingress/Egress & Leasehold Rights with Zero Blanket Corporate Liquidation Deeds

## 4. Chain-of-Title Runsheet (Conveyances Into Company & Out-Conveyance Reservations)
- **[Vesting Into Company] Upshur County Parent Survey & Mineral Vesting Into Chieftain Exploration Co Inc.**: `Upshur County Deed & Official Records (Parent Acquisition Series)` | Parties & Tract: Prior Upshur County Grantors -> Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. | Notes: Vests parent tract, mineral, and leasehold estates in Upshur County (TX) into Chieftain Exploration Co Inc..
- **[Mineral Reservation] 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)` | Parties & Tract: Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. -> Various Upshur County Grantees | Notes: 9 recorded instruments in Upshur County indexing conveyances and retained subsurface interests of Chieftain Exploration Co Inc. with zero blanket corporate exit deeds.

## 5. Railroad Commission (RRC) Operator Profile, Lease Succession & API Wells
- **RRC Form P-5 Operator Number(s)**: #148218 (CHIEFTAIN EXPLORATION)
- **Recorded P-5 Office Address**: 811 SOUTH ST. #9, GRAHAM, TX 76450
- **P-5 Status**: INACTIVE / DELINQUENT P-5 (Effective: 1985-07-29, Last Refile: 1988-05-13)
- **Historical P-5 Corporate Officers**: JONES, JOHNNY RAY (TEXAS RESIDENT AGENT); COLLIER, DANNY WELDON (OWNER/PRESIDENT)
### Historical RRC Leases & Current Successor Operators
- **RRC Lease #05-45655 (WYNNE)** | County: Upshur | Field: MANN, NORTH (COTTON VALLEY SD.) | Cum Oil: 0 BBL | Cum Gas: 0 MCF | Current/Successor Operator: CHIEFTAIN EXPLORATION (P-5 #148218) | Status: HISTORICAL / OFF-SCHEDULE
- **RRC Lease #03-15683 (HARRIS, ET AL)** | County: Upshur | Field: KURTEN (BUDA) | Cum Oil: 0 BBL | Cum Gas: 0 MCF | Current/Successor Operator: CHIEFTAIN EXPLORATION (P-5 #148218) | Status: HISTORICAL / OFF-SCHEDULE
- **RRC Lease #03-15943 (ROBERT, M.F.)** | County: Upshur | Field: CALDWELL (AUSTIN CHALK) | Cum Oil: 0 BBL | Cum Gas: 0 MCF | Current/Successor Operator: CHIEFTAIN EXPLORATION (P-5 #148218) | Status: HISTORICAL / OFF-SCHEDULE
- **RRC Lease #09-20714 (PRIDEAUX)** | County: Upshur | Field: ARCHER COUNTY REGULAR | Cum Oil: 0 BBL | Cum Gas: 0 MCF | Current/Successor Operator: CHIEFTAIN EXPLORATION (P-5 #148218) | Status: HISTORICAL / OFF-SCHEDULE
- **RRC Lease #05-88044 (PHILLIPS, JACK)** | County: Upshur | Field: PERSONVILLE (COTTON VALLEY) | Cum Oil: 0 BBL | Cum Gas: 0 MCF | Current/Successor Operator: CHIEFTAIN EXPLORATION (P-5 #148218) | Status: HISTORICAL / OFF-SCHEDULE
### RRC API Well Inventory
- **API 42-503-39411** | WHITELEY, VEAL #1 | YOUNG Co. | Survey: A. WHITE A-1270 | Operator: Chieftain Exploration Co Inc.

## 6. Custom-Quoted Abstract Runsheets, Leasehold Verification & Unclaimed Royalty Audits
Full Sovereignty-to-Present Grantor/Grantee Runsheets, Scanned Instrument PDFs, and Unredacted Lease Expiration Schedules are custom quoted on demand based on instrument count, page volume, and tract value via https://chieftain-exploration-co-inc.web.app/#inquiry.