What is GLO Abstract A-883 in Leon County, Texas?

A-883 is a Texas General Land Office (GLO) survey abstract in Leon County, originally granted to TOBY, T. Every deed, lease, or conveyance recorded against this tract references the GLO patent as its root document.

How large is the A-883 polygon?

The A-883 survey polygon covers ~690 acres based on the GLO survey boundary.

How many recorded instruments are on file for A-883?

647 instruments have been recorded against A-883, with filings dating from 1877 to 2026. The County.Land Foundation runsheet stitches every one of these back to the GLO patent.

Are there active oil and gas wells on A-883?

RRC records show 2 oil & gas well(s) inside the A-883 polygon. Operator names and well status are listed in the production paragraph above.

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GLO survey abstract · Leon County, Texas

A-883TOBY, T survey

A-883 is a GLO survey abstract in Leon County, Texas - granted to TOBY, T - ~690 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

What's on file for A-883.

Aggregated from the Texas clerk-of-records instruments table. Counts are real document counts on this abstract, not estimates.

Top instrument types on record

Oil & Gas Lease	155	43%
Memorandum Of Oil & Gas Lease	35	10%
Ratification Oil & Gas Lease	35	10%
Assignment	30	8%
Warranty Deed	27	8%
Deed Of Trust	25	7%
Assignment Of Overriding Royalty	25	7%
Paid Up Oil & Gas Lease	25	7%

Recording activity by decade

1870s

1880s

1890s

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

137

1990s

2000s

102

2010s

2020s

107

Original grantee

T Toby

Republic of Texas or State of TexasPatent class history

Patented under the Texas land-grant system, the T Toby survey traces to one of the headright, bounty, or donation programs through which the Republic and State of Texas converted certificates into title. Subsequent surface deeds, mineral severances, and lease records in Leon County rest on this original patent.

headright bounty or state patent

Same grantee, other counties: Madison County · A-221 · Madison County · A-220 · Madison County · A-223 · Madison County · A-222

Other abstracts in this county with the same grantee: A-884 · A-885 · A-886 · A-887 · A-888

Oil & gas activity

New leases, permits, and wells on A-883.

In the last three years, 48 new oil & gas leases have been filed against A-883, part of a longer chain of 87 all-time. 2 wells sit on the polygon, 1 active or permitted, 1 in other status, operated by MARATHON OIL COMPANY, BRG LONE STAR LTD.

All Leon County abstracts See the full Foundation workbook

Source authority

Where these abstract designations come from.

Texas General Land Office (GLO) holds the patent record for every original survey abstract in Texas, including A-883. 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

Nearby in Leon County.

Six spatially-nearest GLO abstracts. Useful when you're scoping a contiguous tract or following a chain across survey lines.

A-862TURNER, R A-881THERRILL, J B & J K A-182COTHEN, A A-252DOUTHIT, W R A-1091PATRICK, W A A-324GORDON, G N