Howard County (TX) Land & Surveyor Broadsheet Charter / Archive Ref: TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive Primary Recorder Entry: Howard County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($61,130 Appraised, $3,712.56/mo Revenue); 13 Recorded Instruments)
Ricks Exploration Inc. Est. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era · TX Ref TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive · Howard County Land Archive

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

How Ricks Exploration Inc. Surveyed and Platted the Lands of Howard County.

Organized by CT CORPORATION SYSTEM (TEXAS RESIDENT AGENT, DALLAS ); COPELAND, DAVID W. (VICE PRESIDENT, ); WRIGHT, EDWIN J (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era), Ricks Exploration Inc. assembled and subdivided tracts across Howard County (TX), recorded in the county clerk's books at Howard County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($61,130 Appraised, $3,712.56/mo Revenue); 13 Recorded Instruments). This broadsheet preserves the historical surveys, recorded plats, and deed index of the company.

Original Era
1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era
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Howard County (TX)
Primary Recorder Entry
Howard County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($61,130 Appraised, $3,712.56/mo Revenue); 13 Recorded Instruments)
Archival Facsimiles Inspect Recorded Plats & Deeds → View scanned Howard County Clerk and GLO instruments. County Recorder Index Search the Deed & Tract Table → Filter recorded instruments, survey calls, and reservation clauses.
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Recorded Deeds, Survey Files & Historical Press for Ricks Exploration Inc.

Inspect authentic county clerk instrument scans, General Land Office files, and archival newspaper facsimiles harvested for Ricks Exploration Inc. in Howard County (TX).

Howard County Clerk Records · Doc #DOCC00002683-DR-663-119

Ricks Exploration Inc. - Recorded Dr Vol: 663 Pg: 119; Assignment (Doc #DOCC00002683-DR-663-119)

Recorded county clerk instrument (Dr Vol: 663 Pg: 119; Assignment, Doc #DOCC00002683-DR-663-119) for Ricks Exploration Inc. in Howard County, Texas.

Howard County Clerk Records · Doc #DOCC00003425-OR-866-547

Ricks Exploration Inc. - Recorded Or Vol: 866 Pg: 547; Deed Of Trust (Doc #DOCC00003425-OR-866-547)

Recorded county clerk instrument (Or Vol: 866 Pg: 547; Deed Of Trust, Doc #DOCC00003425-OR-866-547) for Ricks Exploration Inc. in Howard County, Texas.

Chronicle of Howard County

Land, Water, Surveys & the Story of Ricks Exploration Inc.

Across the survey abstracts of Howard County (TX), Ricks Exploration Inc. assembled and conveyed land, mineral, and leasehold interests across 13 recorded instruments anchored at Howard County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($61,130 Appraised, $3,712.56/mo Revenue); 13 Recorded Instruments).

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

    I. Parent Acquisition & Survey Assembly: Howard County Parent Survey & Mineral Vesting Into Ricks Exploration Inc.

    Organized by CT CORPORATION SYSTEM (TEXAS RESIDENT AGENT, DALLAS ); COPELAND, DAVID W. (VICE PRESIDENT, ); WRIGHT, EDWIN J (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era), Ricks Exploration Inc. acquired parent survey acreage across Howard County (TX), anchored at Howard County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($61,130 Appraised, $3,712.56/mo Revenue); 13 Recorded Instruments).

    Primary survey and subdivision calls indexed to Ricks Exploration Inc. encompass Howard County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-1092, A-685 as well as Regional Oil, Gas & Subsurface Reservation Corridor (Howard County, TX).

  2. Recorded at Howard County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($61,130 Appraised, $3,712.56/mo Revenue); 13 Recorded Instruments) Howard County Official Records · Howard County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($61,130 Appraised, $3,712.56/mo Revenue); 13 Recorded Instruments)

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

    Across its Howard County out-conveyances (Howard County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($61,130 Appraised, $3,712.56/mo Revenue); 13 Recorded Instruments)), Ricks Exploration Inc. embedded express deed clauses: Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 13 Recorded Howard County Instruments. 13 recorded instruments in Howard County indexing conveyances and retained subsurface interests of Ricks Exploration Inc. with zero blanket corporate exit deeds.

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

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

    III. Chain-of-Title Verification Across Howard County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-1092, A-685

    Title examiners, surveyors, and landowners reviewing Howard County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-1092, A-685 in Howard County trace surface and subsurface chains directly through the 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era instruments of Ricks Exploration Inc. at Howard County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($61,130 Appraised, $3,712.56/mo Revenue); 13 Recorded Instruments).

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

County Recorder Cross-Reference

Historical Subdivision, Survey & Deed Index

Search and filter the verified Howard County recorder entries, survey abstracts, and tract citations below for Ricks Exploration Inc..

Historical cross-reference of Ricks Exploration Inc. deeds, survey abstracts, and recorder citations in Howard County
Subdivision / Instrument Unit Recorder Citation Parties & Tract Call Historical Survey & Reservation Notes Series
Howard County Parent Survey & Mineral Vesting Into Ricks Exploration Inc. Howard County Deed & Official Records (Parent Acquisition Series) Prior Howard County Grantors -> Ricks Exploration Inc. Vests parent tract, mineral, and leasehold estates in Howard County (TX) into Ricks Exploration Inc.. Vesting Into Company
Howard County 13-Instrument Out-Conveyance & Subsurface Reservation Schedule Howard County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($61,130 Appraised, $3,712.56/mo Revenue); 13 Recorded Instruments) Ricks Exploration Inc. -> Various Howard County Grantees 13 recorded instruments in Howard County indexing conveyances and retained subsurface interests of Ricks Exploration Inc. with zero blanket corporate exit deeds. Mineral Reservation
Field Notes & Historical Curiosities

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

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

Survey & Deed History · Howard County

How Ricks Exploration Inc. Indexed 13 Instruments in the Howard County Records

County clerk grantor indexes in Howard County document 13 recorded conveyances and assignments executed by Ricks Exploration Inc., establishing a permanent subsurface and tract chain of title.

“THOSE PORTIONS OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY WHICH ARE MINERALS OR OTHER SUBSTANCES OF VALUE WHICH MAY BE EXTRACTED FROM THE EARTH (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, OIL AND GAS), AND THE ACCOUNTS RELATING T”

Primary Surveys & Tracts Indexed:

  • Howard County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-1092, A-685
  • Regional Oil, Gas & Subsurface Reservation Corridor (Howard County, TX)
Recorder Cross-Reference · Howard 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 Howard County, TX.”

Recorded Reservation & Deed Clauses Documented:

  • Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 13 Recorded Howard 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 Ricks Exploration Inc. (TX Ref: TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive) in Howard 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: Ricks Exploration Inc. (Est. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era · TX Ref TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive)
Primary County Record: Howard County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($61,130 Appraised, $3,712.56/mo Revenue); 13 Recorded Instruments) (Howard County, TX)

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