# Ricks Exploration Inc. (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era) - Howard County (TX) Land & Surveyor Archive

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

## 1. Entity & Archival Summary
- **Corporate / Record Name**: Ricks Exploration Inc.
- **Indexed Variations**: Ricks Exploration Inc., RICKS EXPLORATION INC
- **County & State**: Howard County, TX
- **Charter / Archive Reference**: TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive
- **Original Active Era**: 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era
- **Primary County Clerk Anchor Citation**: Howard County Official Public Records (Active CAD Roll ($61,130 Appraised, $3,712.56/mo Revenue); 13 Recorded Instruments)
- **Canonical Broadsheet URL**: https://ricks-exploration-inc.pages.dev/
- **Records & Curative Inquiry Desk**: https://ricks-exploration-inc.pages.dev/#inquiry

## 2. Primary Surveys, Subdivisions & Abstracts Indexed
- Howard County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-1092, A-685
- Regional Oil, Gas & Subsurface Reservation Corridor (Howard County, TX)

## 3. Documented Subsurface, Mineral, Royalty & Easement Reservations
- Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 13 Recorded Howard 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] Howard County Parent Survey & Mineral Vesting Into Ricks Exploration Inc.**: `Howard County Deed & Official Records (Parent Acquisition Series)` | Parties & Tract: Prior Howard County Grantors -> Ricks Exploration Inc. | Notes: Vests parent tract, mineral, and leasehold estates in Howard County (TX) into Ricks Exploration Inc..
- **[Mineral Reservation] 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)` | Parties & Tract: Ricks Exploration Inc. -> Various Howard County Grantees | Notes: 13 recorded instruments in Howard County indexing conveyances and retained subsurface interests of Ricks Exploration Inc. with zero blanket corporate exit deeds.

## 5. How to Verify Chain of Title or Request Corporate Successor / Statutory Trustee Records
Landmen, division order analysts, title examiners, surveyors, and property owners researching Ricks Exploration Inc. in Howard County (TX) may submit the Volume/Page, Document Number, Survey/Abstract, or Parcel ID through the Archive Desk form at https://ricks-exploration-inc.pages.dev/#inquiry for chain-of-title and corporate records verification.