GLO survey abstract · Houston County, Texas
A-720 is a GLO survey abstract in Houston County, Texas - granted to MARION, E - ~650 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.
Original grantee
E Marion secured a patent in the same period that defined most of Houston 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 Houston 3rd file 000001. Every deed, lease, and conveyance in Houston County that touches this acreage references back to this abstract.
Oil & gas activity
2 wells sit on the polygon, 2 plugged and abandoned, operated by COOK EXPLORATION CO, AMBEREX CORPORATION.
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Source authority
Texas General Land Office (GLO) holds the patent record for every original survey abstract in Texas, including A-720. The Houston 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.