Gonzales County (TX) Land & Surveyor Broadsheet Charter / Archive Ref: TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive Primary Recorder Entry: Gonzales County Official Public Records (WARRANTY DEED (Vol 334/240, Lakeside Subdivision; Parent Vesting: Vol 157/405 & 412); 110 Recorded Instruments)
Texas Hydro Electric Corporation 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 Texas Hydro Electric Corporation Acquired and Conveyed Survey Tracts and Subsurface Estates in Gonzales County.

Organized by D. D. Baker, Jr. (Vice President); Gertrude Tuley (Secretary - Vol 334/240) (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era), Texas Hydro Electric Corporation assembled and conveyed fee, leasehold, and subsurface tracts across Gonzales County (TX), recorded in the county clerk's books at Gonzales County Official Public Records (WARRANTY DEED (Vol 334/240, Lakeside Subdivision; Parent Vesting: Vol 157/405 & 412); 110 Recorded Instruments). This broadsheet preserves the historical survey abstracts, recorded conveyances, and 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 (WARRANTY DEED (Vol 334/240, Lakeside Subdivision; Parent Vesting: Vol 157/405 & 412); 110 Recorded Instruments)
Archival Facsimiles Inspect Recorded Plats & Deeds → View scanned Gonzales County Clerk and GLO instruments. County Recorder Index Search the Deed & Tract Table → Filter recorded instruments, survey calls, and reservation clauses.
Gonzales County Clerk & Archival Facsimiles

Recorded Deeds, Survey Files & Historical Press for Texas Hydro Electric Corporation

Inspect authentic county clerk instrument scans, General Land Office files, and archival newspaper facsimiles harvested for Texas Hydro Electric Corporation in Gonzales County (TX).

Gonzales County Clerk Records · Vol. 334, Page 92

Texas Hydro Electric Corporation - Recorded Warranty Deed (Vol. 334, Page 92)

Recorded county clerk instrument (Warranty Deed, Vol. 334, Page 92) for Texas Hydro Electric Corporation in Gonzales County, Texas.

Gonzales County Clerk Records · Vol. 327, Page 238

Texas Hydro Electric Corporation - Recorded Warranty Deed (Vol. 327, Page 238)

Recorded county clerk instrument (Warranty Deed, Vol. 327, Page 238) for Texas Hydro Electric Corporation in Gonzales County, Texas.

Chronicle of Gonzales County

Land, Water, Surveys & the Story of Texas Hydro Electric Corporation

Across the survey abstracts of Gonzales County (TX), Texas Hydro Electric Corporation assembled and conveyed land, mineral, and leasehold interests across 110 recorded instruments anchored at Gonzales County Official Public Records (WARRANTY DEED (Vol 334/240, Lakeside Subdivision; Parent Vesting: Vol 157/405 & 412); 110 Recorded Instruments).

  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 Texas Hydro Electric Corporation

    Organized by D. D. Baker, Jr. (Vice President); Gertrude Tuley (Secretary - Vol 334/240) (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era), Texas Hydro Electric Corporation acquired parent survey acreage across Gonzales County (TX), anchored at Gonzales County Official Public Records (WARRANTY DEED (Vol 334/240, Lakeside Subdivision; Parent Vesting: Vol 157/405 & 412); 110 Recorded Instruments).

    Primary survey and subdivision calls indexed to Texas Hydro Electric Corporation encompass Gonzales County Recorded Tract Call: 119.4 ACRES PT EDWARD DICKINSON LEA 45.5 ACRES PT JOSE DE LA BAUME SIX LEA GONZALES CO as well as Gonzales County Recorded Tract Call: 1.4 ACRES GONZALES CO.

  2. Recorded at Vol. 158, Page 100 (Doc #1150) · 1931-08-18 Gonzales County Official Records · Gonzales County Official Public Records (WARRANTY DEED (Vol 334/240, Lakeside Subdivision; Parent Vesting: Vol 157/405 & 412); 110 Recorded Instruments)

    II. Out-Conveyance Program & Severed Estate Reservations (Texas Hydro Electric Corporation)

    Across its Gonzales County out-conveyances (Vol. 158, Page 100 (Doc #1150) · 1931-08-18), Texas Hydro Electric Corporation embedded express deed clauses: Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 110 Recorded Gonzales County Instruments. Recorded warranty deed in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 158, Page 100 (Doc #1150)) covering 5.05 ACRES PT A-55 JAMES B PATRICKS LEA GONZALES CO.

    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: 119.4 ACRES PT ED

    Title examiners, surveyors, and landowners reviewing Gonzales County Recorded Tract Call: 119.4 ACRES PT EDWARD DICKINSON LEA 45.5 ACRES PT JOSE DE LA BAUME SIX LEA GONZALES CO in Gonzales County trace surface and subsurface chains directly through the 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era instruments of Texas Hydro Electric Corporation at Gonzales County Official Public Records (WARRANTY DEED (Vol 334/240, Lakeside Subdivision; Parent Vesting: Vol 157/405 & 412); 110 Recorded Instruments).

    Use the searchable instrument ledger below or submit a Volume/Page citation to the Texas Hydro Electric Corporation 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 Texas Hydro Electric Corporation.

Historical cross-reference of Texas Hydro Electric Corporation 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 Texas Hydro Electric Corporation Gonzales County Deed & Official Records (Parent Acquisition Series) Prior Gonzales County Grantors -> Texas Hydro Electric Corporation Vests parent tract, mineral, and leasehold estates in Gonzales County (TX) into Texas Hydro Electric Corporation. Vesting Into Company
Gonzales County 110-Instrument Out-Conveyance & Subsurface Reservation Schedule Gonzales County Official Public Records (WARRANTY DEED (Vol 334/240, Lakeside Subdivision; Parent Vesting: Vol 157/405 & 412); 110 Recorded Instruments) Texas Hydro Electric Corporation -> Various Gonzales County Grantees 110 recorded instruments in Gonzales County indexing conveyances and retained subsurface interests of Texas Hydro Electric Corporation with zero blanket corporate exit deeds. Mineral Reservation
Gonzales County Warranty Deed (1931) Vol. 157, Page 412 (Doc #810) · 1931-05-11 HUNT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY -> TEXAS HYDRO ELECTRIC CORPORATION · 1.4 ACRES GONZALES CO Recorded warranty deed in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 157, Page 412 (Doc #810)) covering 1.4 ACRES GONZALES CO. Vesting (Warranty Deed)
Gonzales County Warranty Deed (1931) Vol. 157, Page 405 (Doc #809) · 1931-05-11 HUNT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY -> TEXAS HYDRO ELECTRIC CORPORATION · 119.4 ACRES PT EDWARD DICKINSON LEA 45.5 ACRES PT JOSE DE LA BAUME SIX LEA GONZA Recorded warranty deed in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 157, Page 405 (Doc #809)) covering 119.4 ACRES PT EDWARD DICKINSON LEA 45.5 ACRES PT JOSE DE LA BAUME SIX LEA GONZALES CO. Vesting (Warranty Deed)
Gonzales County Warranty Deed (1931) Vol. 157, Page 576 (Doc #985) · 1931-06-24 SHULER C B, DUBOSE L D et al. -> HYDRO ELECTRIC CORPORATION · 118 ACRES PT A-47 GEORGE F MANAGHAN 1/4 LEA 247 ACRES A-81 EZEKIEL WILLIAMS 1/4 Recorded warranty deed in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 157, Page 576 (Doc #985)) covering 118 ACRES PT A-47 GEORGE F MANAGHAN 1/4 LEA 247 ACRES A-81 EZEKIEL WILLIAMS 1/4 LEA GONZALES CO. Vesting (Warranty Deed)
Gonzales County Warranty Deed (1931) Vol. 157, Page 580 (Doc #988) · 1931-06-24 HUNT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY -> TEXAS HYDRO ELECTRIC CORPORATION · 0.6 ACRES PT JOSE MARIA SALINAS 4 LEA GONZALES CO Recorded warranty deed in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 157, Page 580 (Doc #988)) covering 0.6 ACRES PT JOSE MARIA SALINAS 4 LEA GONZALES CO. Vesting (Warranty Deed)
Gonzales County Warranty Deed (1931) Vol. 157, Page 607 (Doc #1021) · 1931-07-07 SCHIEBERLE H W, SCHIEBERLE A H -> TEXAS HYDRO ELECTRIC CORPORATION · 297 ACRES A-55 JAS B PATRICK LEA GONZALES CO Recorded warranty deed in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 157, Page 607 (Doc #1021)) covering 297 ACRES A-55 JAS B PATRICK LEA GONZALES CO. Vesting (Warranty Deed)
Gonzales County Warranty Deed (1931) Vol. 158, Page 24 (Doc #1068) · 1931-07-17 SCHLICK V R, SCHLICK CAROLINE et al. -> TEXAS HYDRO ELECTRIC CORPORATION · 5.8 ACRES PT JOSE MARIA SALINAS LEA 4 GONZALES CO Recorded warranty deed in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 158, Page 24 (Doc #1068)) covering 5.8 ACRES PT JOSE MARIA SALINAS LEA 4 GONZALES CO. Vesting (Warranty Deed)
Gonzales County Warranty Deed (1931) Vol. 158, Page 49 (Doc #1094) · 1931-07-28 STEVENS MATTIE S, TALLEY GUSSIE E et al. -> TEXAS HYDRO ELECTRIC CORPORATION · 2.2 ACRES PT GEORGE E MONAGHAN 1/4 LEA GONZALES CO Recorded warranty deed in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 158, Page 49 (Doc #1094)) covering 2.2 ACRES PT GEORGE E MONAGHAN 1/4 LEA GONZALES CO. Vesting (Warranty Deed)
Gonzales County Warranty Deed (1931) Vol. 158, Page 100 (Doc #1150) · 1931-08-18 SCHIEBERLE E, SCHIEBERIE EMMA -> TEXAS HYDRO ELECTRIC CORPORATION · 5.05 ACRES PT A-55 JAMES B PATRICKS LEA GONZALES CO Recorded warranty deed in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 158, Page 100 (Doc #1150)) covering 5.05 ACRES PT A-55 JAMES B PATRICKS LEA GONZALES CO. Vesting (Warranty Deed)
Railroad Commission & Courthouse Leasehold Cross-Reference

RRC Operator Profile, Lease Succession Chain & API Well Index for Texas Hydro Electric Corporation

Cross-referencing Texas Hydro Electric Corporation 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.

Railroad Commission API Well Cross-Reference

RRC API Wells & Operators Indexed Inside Texas Hydro Electric Corporation Survey Abstracts (Gonzales County)

Verified Railroad Commission API wells permitted or completed inside the exact Survey Abstracts (A-###) where Texas Hydro Electric Corporation holds recorded deed and subsurface entries.

API well identifiers, survey calls, and operator assignments associated with Texas Hydro Electric Corporation
API Well Number Lease Name & Well # Survey, Block, Section & Abstract Operator of Record Abstract / Title Quote
API 42-177-30617
GONZALES County · Permit 1980-09-05		 HOWARD, W. H. #1 ELIZA DEWITT LEAGUE A-13 · A-13 AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWS (P-5 #020430) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-177-31301
GONZALES County · Permit 1982-04-30		 BROWN #B81-15 GREEN DEWITT A-16 · A-16 MCCANN CORPORATION (P-5 #538853) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-177-32936
GONZALES County · Permit 2013-04-01		 WILLIAM UNIT #1H
RRC Lease #01-16965		 C. DEWITT · A-180 EOG RESOURCES, INC. (P-5 #253162) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-177-33066
GONZALES County · Permit 2013-07-25		 KURTZ UNIT #1H
RRC Lease #01-17312		 DEWITT, C · A-180 EOG RESOURCES, INC. (P-5 #253162) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-177-32664
GONZALES County · Permit 2012-07-31		 FF CHEAPSIDE SWD #2
RRC Lease #01-16352		 DEWITT, C · A-180 EVX OPERATING LLC (P-5 #101131) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-177-31597
GONZALES County · Permit 1984-12-10		 JARMON #1
RRC Lease #01-19769		 CHRISTOPHER DEWITT 1/3 LEAGUE · A-180 BLUE WATER DISPOSAL (P-5 #076784) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-177-31547
GONZALES County · Permit 1984-04-23		 BAKER #1A C. DEWITT · A-180 TIBURON PETROLEUM CORPORATION (P-5 #858848) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-177-31982
GONZALES County · Permit 1993-01-21		 MOLLENHAUER #1 JOSE LA BAUME · A-34 ENRE CORP. (P-5 #253080) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-177-31968
GONZALES County · Permit 1992-05-26		 WELLS, G. B. #3 JOSE DE LA BAUME · A-34 P.S.N. PETROLEUM, INC. (P-5 #631524) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-177-31668
GONZALES County · Permit 1985-11-26		 CARR, JAMES DARRELL #1 JOSE DE LA BAUME · A-34 EXXON CORP. (P-5 #257097) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-177-31418
GONZALES County · Permit 1983-04-11		 SEELIGSON #1 JOSE DE LA BAUME, A-34 · A-34 HNG OIL COMPANY (P-5 #341494) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-177-31059
GONZALES County · Permit 1981-08-03		 SOEFJE #1 JOSE DE LA BAUME SURVEY A-34 · A-34 QUEST PETROLEUM, INC. (P-5 #684628) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-177-30472
GONZALES County · Permit 1978-09-25		 MCGINNES, NORMA #2 PHINEAS JAMES LEAGUE, A-34 · A-34 JORDAN DRILLING CO. (P-5 #445570) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-177-30410
GONZALES County · Permit 1977-12-07		 SEELIGSON, ARTHUR A. JR. ET AL #1 JOSE DE LA BAUME SIX LEAGUE GRANT, A-34 · A-34 KIMBALL PRODUCTION CO. (P-5 #461700) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-177-31859
GONZALES County · Permit 1991-01-07		 JOHNSON, FLETCHER #1
RRC Lease #01-13206		 B. D. MCCLURE · A-47 TDC ENGINEERING, INC. (P-5 #840400) Quote Abstract / Title →
GONZALES County Clerk · Survey Abstract A-16

1 Recorded Courthouse Oil & Gas Leases Indexed in A-16

Our Virtual Abstract Plant holds 1 recorded courthouse oil and gas leases (0 flagged inside active HBP units) in GONZALES County A-16. Sample recorded instrument anchors:

  • 1321/914 (2019-06-21) - Memorandum of lease to GONZALES COUNTY WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION

Full Sovereignty-to-Present Grantor/Grantee Runsheets, Unredacted Lease Expiration/Royalty Terms, and Certified Instrument PDFs are custom quoted based on instrument count, page volume, and tract value.

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GONZALES County Clerk · Survey Abstract A-180

17 Recorded Courthouse Oil & Gas Leases Indexed in A-180

Our Virtual Abstract Plant holds 17 recorded courthouse oil and gas leases (17 flagged inside active HBP units) in GONZALES County A-180. Sample recorded instrument anchors:

  • 1217/174 (2015-12-21) - Lease amendment to SABINE RIVER ENERGY LLC
  • 1035/75 (2010-10-28) - Memo of lease to ANOIL CO
  • 1019/43 (2010-02-18) - Memo of lease to EOG RESOURCES INC
  • 1016/583 (2010-01-11) - Memo of lease to EOG RESOURCES INC

Full Sovereignty-to-Present Grantor/Grantee Runsheets, Unredacted Lease Expiration/Royalty Terms, and Certified Instrument PDFs are custom quoted based on instrument count, page volume, and tract value.

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GONZALES County Clerk · Survey Abstract A-19

1 Recorded Courthouse Oil & Gas Leases Indexed in A-19

Our Virtual Abstract Plant holds 1 recorded courthouse oil and gas leases (0 flagged inside active HBP units) in GONZALES County A-19. Sample recorded instrument anchors:

  • 1042/410 (2010-12-17) - Lease to TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT CO

Full Sovereignty-to-Present Grantor/Grantee Runsheets, Unredacted Lease Expiration/Royalty Terms, and Certified Instrument PDFs are custom quoted based on instrument count, page volume, and tract value.

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GONZALES County Clerk · Survey Abstract A-34

1 Recorded Courthouse Oil & Gas Leases Indexed in A-34

Our Virtual Abstract Plant holds 1 recorded courthouse oil and gas leases (0 flagged inside active HBP units) in GONZALES County A-34. Sample recorded instrument anchors:

  • 1020/291 (2009-12-31) - Memo of lease to TRI-FORCE EXPLORER I, LP

Full Sovereignty-to-Present Grantor/Grantee Runsheets, Unredacted Lease Expiration/Royalty Terms, and Certified Instrument PDFs are custom quoted based on instrument count, page volume, and tract value.

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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.

Survey & Deed History · Gonzales County

How Texas Hydro Electric Corporation Indexed 110 Instruments in the Gonzales County Records

County clerk grantor indexes in Gonzales County document 110 recorded conveyances and assignments executed by Texas Hydro Electric Corporation, establishing a permanent subsurface and tract chain of title.

“(1) Perpetual easement and right to enter upon the property and inundate same... (2) The Grantor reserves to itself, its successors and assigns, an undivided one-half (1/2) interest in and to all oil and gas and other minerals in, on or und”

Primary Surveys & Tracts Indexed:

  • Gonzales County Recorded Tract Call: 119.4 ACRES PT EDWARD DICKINSON LEA 45.5 ACRES PT JOSE DE LA BAUME SIX LEA GONZALES CO
  • Gonzales County Recorded Tract Call: 1.4 ACRES GONZALES CO
  • Gonzales County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-13, A-16, A-180, A-19, A-34, A-47, A-52, A-55, A-59, A-81
  • Regional Oil, Gas & Subsurface Reservation Corridor (Gonzales County, TX)
Recorder Cross-Reference · Gonzales 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 Gonzales County, TX.”

Recorded Reservation & Deed Clauses Documented:

  • Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 110 Recorded Gonzales County Instruments
  • Retained Subsurface Ingress/Egress & Leasehold Rights with Zero Blanket Corporate Liquidation Deeds
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Entity: Texas Hydro Electric Corporation (Est. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era · TX Ref TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive)
Primary County Record: Gonzales County Official Public Records (WARRANTY DEED (Vol 334/240, Lakeside Subdivision; Parent Vesting: Vol 157/405 & 412); 110 Recorded Instruments) (Gonzales County, TX)

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