GLO survey abstract · Leon County, Texas
A-997 is a GLO survey abstract in Leon County, Texas - granted to WHITLEY, W M - ~130 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.
| Oil & Gas Lease | 18 | 22% |
| Deed Of Trust | 17 | 21% |
| Warranty Deed | 13 | 16% |
| Release Of Lien | 10 | 12% |
| Deed | 8 | 10% |
| Contract | 7 | 9% |
| Warranty Deed Vendors Lien | 5 | 6% |
| Affidavit | 4 | 5% |
Original grantee
Patented under the Texas land-grant system, the W M Whitley survey traces to one of the headright, bounty, or donation programs through which the Republic and State of Texas converted certificates into title. The GLO patent file remains the controlling root document for any chain of title that runs through W M Whitley.
Oil & gas activity
In the last three years, 24 new oil & gas leases have been filed against A-997, part of a longer chain of 28 all-time.
Source authority
Texas General Land Office (GLO) holds the patent record for every original survey abstract in Texas, including A-997. 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.