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 563/854, Vol 564/753; Parent Vesting: 170.81 Ac in Vol 552/520); 17 Recorded Instruments)
Baldridge Creek Land Co 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 Baldridge Creek Land Co Acquired and Conveyed Survey Tracts and Subsurface Estates in Gonzales County.

Organized by Grover L. Shade (Partner); James W. Wither (Partner); Daniel W. Rinehart (Partner & Attorney-in-Fact - Vol 560 (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era), Baldridge Creek Land Co 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 563/854, Vol 564/753; Parent Vesting: 170.81 Ac in Vol 552/520); 17 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 563/854, Vol 564/753; Parent Vesting: 170.81 Ac in Vol 552/520); 17 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 Baldridge Creek Land Co

Inspect authentic county clerk instrument scans, General Land Office files, and archival newspaper facsimiles harvested for Baldridge Creek Land Co in Gonzales County (TX).

Gonzales County Clerk Records · Vol. 565, Page 693

Baldridge Creek Land Co - Recorded Warranty Deed (Vol. 565, Page 693)

Recorded county clerk instrument (Warranty Deed, Vol. 565, Page 693) for Baldridge Creek Land Co in Gonzales County, Texas.

Gonzales County Clerk Records · Vol. 561, Page 792

Baldridge Creek Land Co - Recorded Warranty Deed (Vol. 561, Page 792)

Recorded county clerk instrument (Warranty Deed, Vol. 561, Page 792) for Baldridge Creek Land Co in Gonzales County, Texas.

Texas General Land Office Original Land Grant Patent · Abstract A-256 (Gonzales 1st)

Heath, Richard Original Cursive Land Grant & Field Notes (Gonzales County, Abstract A-256)

Archival 19th-century handwritten cursive land grant patent and surveyor field notes from the Texas General Land Office for the Heath, Richard Survey (Abstract A-256, Gonzales 1st) in Gonzales County, Texas, forming the sovereign root of title for tracts conveyed by Baldridge Creek Land Co.

Chronicle of Gonzales County

Land, Water, Surveys & the Story of Baldridge Creek Land Co

In the Richard Heath League of Gonzales County, the Gonzales County Official Public Records trace a 170.81-acre acquisition by Baldridge Creek Land Co from F. G. Oliver and others at Vol. 552, Page 520 (Doc #137594). Field notes for 15 tracts followed at Vol. 557, Page 235 (Doc #139489). The archival abstract index identifies A-256, where later lease memoranda show continued oil and gas interest in the survey. Whether those instruments cover any particular Baldridge tract remains a matter for tract-by-tract examination.

  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 Baldridge Creek Land Co

    Organized by Grover L. Shade (Partner); James W. Wither (Partner); Daniel W. Rinehart (Partner & Attorney-in-Fact - Vol 560 (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era), Baldridge Creek Land Co acquired parent survey acreage across Gonzales County (TX), anchored at Gonzales County Official Public Records (WARRANTY DEED (Vol 563/854, Vol 564/753; Parent Vesting: 170.81 Ac in Vol 552/520); 17 Recorded Instruments).

    Primary survey and subdivision calls indexed to Baldridge Creek Land Co encompass Gonzales County Recorded Tract Call: 15 TRACTS OF LAND RICHARD HEATH SVY; 089 as well as Gonzales County Recorded Tract Call: 170.81 ACRES RICHARD HEATH SVY; 089.

  2. Recorded at Vol. 561, Page 639 (Doc #141614) · 1984-08-20 Gonzales County Official Records · Gonzales County Official Public Records (WARRANTY DEED (Vol 563/854, Vol 564/753; Parent Vesting: 170.81 Ac in Vol 552/520); 17 Recorded Instruments)

    II. Out-Conveyance Program & Severed Estate Reservations (Baldridge Creek Land Co)

    Across its Gonzales County out-conveyances (Vol. 561, Page 639 (Doc #141614) · 1984-08-20), Baldridge Creek Land Co embedded express deed clauses: Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 17 Recorded Gonzales County Instruments. Recorded partial release in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 561, Page 639 (Doc #141614)) covering 11.333 ACRES (TRACT 3) RICHARD HEATH SVY & UNDIV INT IN; 9.318 ACRES RICHARD HEATH SVY; 089.

    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: 15 TRACTS OF LAND

    Title examiners, surveyors, and landowners reviewing Gonzales County Recorded Tract Call: 15 TRACTS OF LAND RICHARD HEATH SVY; 089 in Gonzales County trace surface and subsurface chains directly through the 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era instruments of Baldridge Creek Land Co at Gonzales County Official Public Records (WARRANTY DEED (Vol 563/854, Vol 564/753; Parent Vesting: 170.81 Ac in Vol 552/520); 17 Recorded Instruments).

    Use the searchable instrument ledger below or submit a Volume/Page citation to the Baldridge Creek Land Co 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 Baldridge Creek Land Co.

Historical cross-reference of Baldridge Creek Land Co 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 Baldridge Creek Land Co Gonzales County Deed & Official Records (Parent Acquisition Series) Prior Gonzales County Grantors -> Baldridge Creek Land Co Vests parent tract, mineral, and leasehold estates in Gonzales County (TX) into Baldridge Creek Land Co. Vesting Into Company
Gonzales County 17-Instrument Out-Conveyance & Subsurface Reservation Schedule Gonzales County Official Public Records (WARRANTY DEED (Vol 563/854, Vol 564/753; Parent Vesting: 170.81 Ac in Vol 552/520); 17 Recorded Instruments) Baldridge Creek Land Co -> Various Gonzales County Grantees 17 recorded instruments in Gonzales County indexing conveyances and retained subsurface interests of Baldridge Creek Land Co with zero blanket corporate exit deeds. Mineral Reservation
Gonzales County Deed Of Trust (1984) Vol. 164, Page 705 (Doc #137595) · 1984-01-05 BALDRIDGE CREEK LAND CO, RINEHART et al. -> LOST PINES NATIONAL BANK · 170.81 ACRES RICHARD HEATH SVY; 089 Recorded deed of trust in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 164, Page 705 (Doc #137595)) covering 170.81 ACRES RICHARD HEATH SVY; 089. Deed Of Trust
Gonzales County Warranty Deed (1984) Vol. 552, Page 520 (Doc #137594) · 1984-01-05 OLIVER, F G et al. -> BALDRIDGE CREEK LAND CO, RINEHART et al. · 170.81 ACRES RICHARD HEATH SVY; 089 Recorded warranty deed in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 552, Page 520 (Doc #137594)) covering 170.81 ACRES RICHARD HEATH SVY; 089. Vesting (Warranty Deed)
Gonzales County Field Notes (1984) Vol. 557, Page 235 (Doc #139489) · 1984-05-09 BALDRIDGE CREEK LAND CO -> BALDRIDGE CREEK LAND CO · 15 TRACTS OF LAND RICHARD HEATH SVY; 089 Recorded field notes in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 557, Page 235 (Doc #139489)) covering 15 TRACTS OF LAND RICHARD HEATH SVY; 089. Field Notes
Gonzales County Plat (1984) Vol. 62A, Page 2/44 (Doc #140037) · 1984-06-06 POKLUDA, JOHN G -> BALDRIDGE CREEK LAND CO Recorded plat in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 62A, Page 2/44 (Doc #140037)). Vesting (Plat)
Gonzales County Warranty Deed (1984) Vol. 561, Page 166 (Doc #141364) · 1984-08-08 BALDRIDGE CREEK LAND CO -> VETERANS LAND BOARD · 11.333 ACRES (TRACT 9) & UNDIV INT IN 0.811 ACRES RICHARD; HEATH SVY; 089 Recorded warranty deed in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 561, Page 166 (Doc #141364)) covering 11.333 ACRES (TRACT 9) & UNDIV INT IN 0.811 ACRES RICHARD; HEATH SVY; 089. Warranty Deed
Gonzales County Partial Release (1984) Vol. 170, Page 71 (Doc #141536) · 1984-08-15 LOST PINES NATIONAL BANK OF SMITHVILLE -> BALDRIDGE CREEK LAND CO · 12.144 ACRES RICHARD HEATH SVY & UNDIV INT IN 9.318; ACRES RICHARD HEATH SVY; 08 Recorded partial release in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 170, Page 71 (Doc #141536)) covering 12.144 ACRES RICHARD HEATH SVY & UNDIV INT IN 9.318; ACRES RICHARD HEATH SVY; 089. Vesting (Partial Release)
Gonzales County Warranty Deed (1984) Vol. 561, Page 536 (Doc #141563) · 1984-08-17 BALDRIDGE CREEK LAND CO, RINEHART et al. -> VETERANS LAND BOARD · 11.333 ACRES (TRACT 3) RICHARD HEATH SVY & UNDIV INT IN; 0.811 ACRES RICHARD HEA Recorded warranty deed in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 561, Page 536 (Doc #141563)) covering 11.333 ACRES (TRACT 3) RICHARD HEATH SVY & UNDIV INT IN; 0.811 ACRES RICHARD HEATH SVY; 089. Warranty Deed
Gonzales County Partial Release (1984) Vol. 561, Page 639 (Doc #141614) · 1984-08-20 LOST PINES NATIONAL BANK OF SMITHVILLE -> BALDRIDGE CREEK LAND CO · 11.333 ACRES (TRACT 3) RICHARD HEATH SVY & UNDIV INT IN; 9.318 ACRES RICHARD HEA Recorded partial release in Gonzales County Official Public Records (Vol. 561, Page 639 (Doc #141614)) covering 11.333 ACRES (TRACT 3) RICHARD HEATH SVY & UNDIV INT IN; 9.318 ACRES RICHARD HEATH SVY; 089. Vesting (Partial Release)
Railroad Commission & Courthouse Leasehold Cross-Reference

RRC Operator Profile, Lease Succession Chain & API Well Index for Baldridge Creek Land Co

Cross-referencing Baldridge Creek Land Co 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.

Landman Chain-of-Title & Leasehold Forensic Brief · Gonzales County

The Gonzales County Official Public Records identify Grover L. Shade and James W. Wither as partners, and Daniel W. Rinehart as a partner and attorney-in-fact. The parent warranty deed from F. G. Oliver and others to Baldridge Creek Land Co and Rinehart et al. is recorded at Vol. 552, Page 520 (Doc #137594). The index identifies 17 recorded instruments involving out-conveyances and retained subsurface interests, including warranty deeds at Vol. 563, Page 854 and Vol. 564, Page 753, and reports no blanket corporate exit deed. That index description alone does not establish the language, acreage, fraction, or present ownership of any reservation. The A-256 lease summary identifies 31 recorded leases and one active held-by-production lease at the abstract level; neither its coverage nor its connection to a Baldridge tract is established here.

Railroad Commission API Well Cross-Reference

RRC API Wells & Operators Indexed Inside Baldridge Creek Land Co Survey Abstracts (Gonzales County)

Verified Railroad Commission API wells permitted or completed inside the exact Survey Abstracts (A-###) where Baldridge Creek Land Co holds recorded deed and subsurface entries.

API well identifiers, survey calls, and operator assignments associated with Baldridge Creek Land Co
API Well Number Lease Name & Well # Survey, Block, Section & Abstract Operator of Record Abstract / Title Quote
API 42-177-30787
GONZALES County · Permit 1981-01-30		 OLIVER, F.G. #1 RICHARD HEATH LEAGUE A-256 · A-256 MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION (P-5 #570655) Quote Abstract / Title →
GONZALES County Clerk · Survey Abstract A-256

31 Recorded Courthouse Oil & Gas Leases Indexed in A-256

Our Virtual Abstract Plant holds 31 recorded courthouse oil and gas leases (1 flagged inside active HBP units) in GONZALES County A-256. Sample recorded instrument anchors:

  • 1196/950 (2015-03-23) - Memo of lease to ENERVEST ENERGY INSTITUTIONAL FUND XIII-A LP. ET AL
  • 1183/338 (2014-11-20) - Memo of lease to LAREDO ENERGY V LP
  • 1183/237 (2014-11-11) - Memo of lease to TRACKER SERVICES LLC
  • 1183/239 (2014-11-11) - Memo of lease to TRACKER SERVICES LLC

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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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.

THE SUBDIVIDED TRACT

From parent acreage to individual conveyances

The 170.81-acre parent acquisition appears alongside a deed of trust to Lost Pines National Bank at Vol. 164, Page 705 (Doc #137595). A later warranty deed to the Veterans Land Board covers 11.333 acres in Tract 9 and an undivided interest in 0.811 acres at Vol. 561, Page 166 (Doc #141364). A partial release by Lost Pines National Bank of Smithville is recorded at Vol. 170, Page 71 (Doc #141536). The deed and release require examination of their actual terms and tract descriptions before drawing a conclusion about the minerals or the lien.

“SAVE AND EXCEPT: There is hereby reserved unto Grantors, their heirs and assigns, an undivided 15/64ths of royalty interest in and to all of the oil, gas and other minerals in and under and that may be produced from the above described prop”

Primary Surveys & Tracts Indexed:

  • Gonzales County Recorded Tract Call: 15 TRACTS OF LAND RICHARD HEATH SVY; 089
  • Gonzales County Recorded Tract Call: 170.81 ACRES RICHARD HEATH SVY; 089
  • Gonzales County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-256
  • Regional Oil, Gas & Subsurface Reservation Corridor (Gonzales County, TX)
THE ABSTRACT CLUE

A historical permit and later lease memoranda

The RRC ledger lists the OLIVER, F.G. No. 1 well, API 42-177-30787, in the Richard Heath League A-256, with Mitchell Energy Corporation identified as drilling operator under P-5 number 570655. The well is classified as permitted or historical, with 0 BBL of cumulative oil and 0 MCF of cumulative gas shown. The archival abstract index also identifies lease memoranda to Tracker Services LLC at Vol. 1183, Page 237; Vol. 1183, Page 239; and Vol. 1185, Page 85, to Laredo Energy V LP at Vol. 1183, Page 338, and to Enervest Energy Institutional Fund XIII-A LP et al. at Vol. 1196, Page 950. These abstract-level records do not establish coverage of a particular Baldridge tract.

“Recorded in the Official Public Records of Gonzales County, TX.”

Recorded Reservation & Deed Clauses Documented:

  • Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 17 Recorded Gonzales County Instruments
  • Retained Subsurface Ingress/Egress & Leasehold Rights with Zero Blanket Corporate Liquidation Deeds
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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 Baldridge Creek Land Co (TX Ref: TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive) in Gonzales County.

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Entity: Baldridge Creek Land Co (Est. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era · TX Ref TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive)
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