GLO survey abstract · Leon County, Texas
A-278 is a GLO survey abstract in Leon County, Texas - granted to FRYER, J A - ~290 acres. The polygon below is the real survey boundary. Estimated instruments, leases, wells, and ownership stats are scoped to this abstract; the Foundation workbook stitches every record back to patent.
Activity profile
Aggregated from the Texas clerk-of-records instruments table. Counts are real document counts on this abstract, not estimates.
| Mineral Deed | 44 | 35% |
| Memorandum Of Oil & Gas Lease | 21 | 17% |
| Ratification | 15 | 12% |
| Conveyance | 12 | 10% |
| Deed Of Trust | 10 | 8% |
| Extension | 8 | 6% |
| Assignment | 8 | 6% |
| Modification | 7 | 6% |
Original grantee
J A Fryer secured a patent in the same period that defined most of Leon County's title fabric, the headright, bounty, and donation grants that the Republic and State of Texas issued through the 1840s and 1850s. The GLO indexes it as Robertson 3rd file 001456. with the patent issued to Underwood, James H. The GLO patent file remains the controlling root document for any chain of title that runs through J A Fryer.
Oil & gas activity
In the last three years, 22 new oil & gas leases have been filed against A-278. 3 wells sit on the polygon, 2 active or permitted, 1 plugged and abandoned, operated by ENSIGHT III ENERGY MGMT, LLC, BELL & KINLEY COMPANY.
Source authority
Texas General Land Office (GLO) holds the patent record for every original survey abstract in Texas, including A-278. The Leon County clerk's abstract index, every CAD parcel reference, and every lease ever recorded on this tract trace back to the GLO patent.
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Surrounding abstracts
Six spatially-nearest GLO abstracts. Useful when you're scoping a contiguous tract or following a chain across survey lines.