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Know Who Owns It.See the Record Behind It.

Title research for the land you intend to develop. The ownership, the interests, and the complete record—delivered in one meticulously prepared package.

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From the original patent to the examined record.

For the people
behind the decisions

  • Oil & Gas Operators
  • Mineral Buyers
  • Title Attorneys
  • Land Professionals

For the people
behind the decisions

  • Oil & Gas Operators
  • Mineral Buyers
  • Title Attorneys
  • Land Professionals
01The EvidenceA Specimen Report

Your Title.
Taken Care Of.

You provide the legal description. We establish the ownership, account for the interests, and deliver the research behind the answer.

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Archive / Report ID MOR-14-24S-28E-S2NE-260628-100000-SMPLIllustrative sample

Mineral Ownership Report

S/2 NE/4 · Section 14 · T24S, R28E

Eddy County, New Mexico · 80.00 acres

Prepared
Records through
75.00000000%Seven named holders25.00000000%Unresolved ownership

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6 title advisories, including one retained interest untraced of record. Read the advisories

The reference behind the findingENTRY 06 / MD 51/88

Mineral Deed

Grantor
Fenwright Royalty Company
Grantee
Sangre Minerals, Inc.
Executed
Recorded

Conveying a 25.00000000% mineral interest to Sangre Minerals, Inc.

The sample traces this interest through the mineral deed at MD 51/88. The grantor’s retained share is treated separately as an unresolved interest.

27 instruments examined, 9-page PDF, 1 worksheet

Select a finding above, or any holder, to trace its path from the patent. P Patent, MD Mineral Deed Records, MISC Miscellaneous Records

The chain of title behind the sample findingsFrom the 1908 patent, the mineral estate divides through recorded deeds into today's eight holders of record: Sangre Minerals 25.00000000%, an unresolved retained interest 25.00000000%, the Pellington Family Mineral Trust 12.50000000%, Stonemere Royalty Partners 12.50000000%, and four heirs at 6.25000000% each. Fictional sample data.Sangre Minerals, Inc.25.00000000%Unresolved interest25.00000000%Pellington Family Mineral Trust12.50000000%Stonemere Royalty Partners, LP12.50000000%Wesley A. Pellington6.25000000%Ruth Pellington Hendricks6.25000000%Eli T. Pellington6.25000000%Naomi Pellington Tregarthen6.25000000%
The chain of title behind the sample findings, from the 1908 patent (top) to the holders of record at 06/22/2026 (bottom). Fictional sample data.191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020PATENT · P 2/88 · 1908MINERAL DEED · MD 12/40 · 1922OIL & GAS LEASE · LSE 34/120 · 1935MINERAL DEED · MD 33/210 · 1938RELEASE OF OIL & GAS LEASE · LSE 40/88 · 1943MINERAL DEED · MD 51/88 · 1951MINERAL DEED · MD 63/210 · 1955MORTGAGE · MTG 120/44 · 1958RIGHT-OF-WAY EASEMENT · ROW 90/12 · 1962MINERAL DEED · MD 96/12 · 1966CORRECTION MINERAL DEED · MD 98/455 · 1967QUITCLAIM DEED · D 210/58 · 1971RELEASE OF MORTGAGE · MTG 145/8 · 1971OIL & GAS LEASE · LSE 88/410 · 1979ASSIGNMENT OF OVERRIDING ROYALTY · ORR 118/22 · 1982MINERAL DEED · MD 140/233 · 1984ASSIGNMENT OF OIL & GAS LEASE · ASG 60/14 · 1985DEED OF GIFT · D 74/451 · 1990MINERAL DEED · MD 150/77 · 1995AFFIDAVIT OF HEIRSHIP · MISC 190/12 · 1998ABSTRACT OF JUDGMENT · J 14/220 · 1999MINERAL DEED · MD 212/64 · 2001MINERAL DEED · MD 212/66 · 2001MINERAL DEED · MD 212/68 · 2001MINERAL DEED · MD 212/70 · 2001OIL & GAS LEASE · OGL 205/330 · 2001MORTGAGE · MTG 515/726 · 2007PATENT · P 2/88 · 03/12/1908MINERAL DEED · MD 12/40 · 07/22/1922MINERAL DEED · MD 51/88 · 06/18/1951MINERAL DEED · MD 33/210 · 09/30/1938MINERAL DEED · MD 96/12 · 04/09/1966CORRECTION MINERAL DEED · MD 98/455 · 05/12/1967MINERAL DEED · MD 140/233 · 11/14/1984MINERAL DEED · MD 150/77 · 08/03/1995AFFIDAVIT OF HEIRSHIP · MISC 190/12 · 03/14/1998P 2/881908 · PatentMD 12/401922MD 33/2101938MD 51/88195125.00000000%retained, untracedMD 96/121966MD 98/4551967correctionMD 140/2331984MD 150/771995MISC 190/121998heirshipMD 212/64–702001four deedsEffective06/22/2026
Fig. 3 The chain behind the findings

Public examples use fictional data and include the complete report and runsheet. Delivered report packages also include the recorded instruments supporting the research. Source-document scans are not included in these public samples.

Prepared by Archive. Verified by an Archive title researcher.Surface, mineral, and revenue-interest reports are verified before delivery.

  • Surface ownershipResearcher verified
  • Mineral ownershipResearcher verified
  • Revenue interestResearcher verified
  • Abstract of titleDocumentary compilation

The Report

Ownership and interests, clearly stated. Title notes and the research behind them.

The Complete Runsheet

Every examined instrument, fully indexed. Interests carried to eight decimal places.

The Source Documents

Every recorded instrument supporting the research, including pertinent court records.

02The ReportsThe Report Your Project Requires

Your Tract.
The Complete Picture.

Surface, minerals, revenue interests, or the abstract. Open any sample; every page and worksheet is there.

One section, four reportsAn exploded diagram of Section 14, Township 24 South, Range 28 East, its four layers stacked, each outlining the tract of its own sample report: the surface, NW/4 NE/4; the mineral estate, S/2 NE/4; the revenue interests, NE/4 NE/4; the abstract index, the whole section.04AbstractEvery recorded instrument03RevenueLeases, wells, decimals02MineralSeverances and fractions01SurfaceParcels, easements, the chain

Fig. 4 One section, four reports: each layer outlines its sample tract. Illustrative.

Surface Ownership

Who owns the surface, with the chain of title, easements, and encumbrances.

This sample: northwest quarter of the northeast quarter, section fourteen, township twenty-four south, range twenty-eight east; 40.00 acres; 31 instruments examined; 8-page PDF; 1 worksheet.
Researcher verified

Mineral Ownership

Mineral owners, fractional interests, reservations, and severances.

This sample: south half of the northeast quarter, section fourteen, township twenty-four south, range twenty-eight east; 80.00 acres; 27 instruments examined; 9-page PDF; 1 worksheet.
Researcher verified

Revenue Interest

Royalty and working interests, with the leases and calculations behind them.

This sample: northeast quarter of the northeast quarter, section fourteen, township twenty-four south, range twenty-eight east; 40.00 acres; 77 instruments examined; 25-page PDF; 4 worksheets.
Researcher verified

Abstract of Title

The recorded instruments and a complete chronological index for title counsel.

This sample: all of section fourteen, township twenty-four south, range twenty-eight east; 640.00 acres; 101 instruments examined; 8-page PDF; 1 worksheet.
Documentary compilation

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03The CoverageOur Home Ground

Rooted in
the Permian.

Title research for tracts in Eddy and Lea counties, New Mexico. Archive’s expansion focus is the Texas Permian Basin and the Eagle Ford.

  • Eddy County

    New Mexico

  • Lea County

    New Mexico

Your legal description. Our home ground.

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Fig. 5. Current coverage in New Mexico and the Texas expansion focusFig. 5. The Permian Basin region: Eddy and Lea counties, New Mexico, are current coverage; highlighted Texas counties are an expansion focus, not current coverage. A locator shows the two states and the South Texas counties outside the plate. Arrow keys move between the counties of the plate, and between the Eagle Ford counties in the locator; Tab moves from the plate to the locator, then to a list of every county below the map.

Coverage todayEddy and Lea Counties, New Mexico.Select any county on the map for its status.

Fig. 5 The Permian · U.S. Census generalized boundaries

Current coverage Expansion focus

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Eddy and Lea are available today. Highlighted Texas counties are an expansion focus, not current coverage.

04The ApproachArchive Does the Title Work

Your Project.
Our Responsibility.

From the legal description to the report package. The research and verification happen here, before the work reaches you.

  1. I

    Provide the Tract & Report Type

    Provide the legal description and the report type you need. Whether it is an acquisition, a lease, a right-of-way, or a development project, Archive takes it from there.

  2. II

    We Research & Verify

    Archive assembles the title and the supporting record. An Archive title researcher verifies each surface, mineral, and revenue-interest report before release.

  3. III

    Receive the Complete Package

    Your report, runsheet, and supporting recorded instruments arrive together in your dashboard.

Ordering an abstract? Archive compiles the recorded instruments and their chronological index for examination by your title counsel. Abstracts follow a compilation workflow, without the ownership-report verification step.

05QuestionsBefore You Begin

Good Questions.
Clear Answers.

The details behind a title-research engagement.

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What is in a report package?

A complete report, a detailed runsheet, and every recorded instrument supporting the research, including relevant county-clerk and court records. The public fictional samples include the report and workbook, with every page and worksheet available to inspect; they do not include document scans.

What does researcher verification cover?

An Archive title researcher verifies each surface ownership, mineral ownership, and revenue-interest report before it is delivered. Verification is Archive’s quality-control review of the research. It is not an attorney’s title examination or a guarantee, and it does not make a report a title opinion or a certified abstract. An abstract of title follows a compilation workflow, without the ownership-report verification step: Archive compiles the recorded instruments and their chronological index for examination by your title counsel.

Is what we research kept confidential?

Yes. Archive treats what you research as your confidential information. It will not sell or commercialize the tracts, legal descriptions, parties, or counties you research, will not disclose them to any other customer, and will not use them to reveal your activity to any other customer. It shares them only with its employees and contractors and the service providers that operate the Service on its behalf, as needed to produce and deliver your reports; to draw a map or aerial image of a tract, public mapping and imagery services receive only the map area.

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Can we share a report with counsel or a lender?

Yes. You may share a report with your own attorneys, accountants, auditors, lenders, and bona fide counterparties to a transaction, in the ordinary course of the business for which it was obtained. A report may not be republished or resold.

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How current is the record in a report?

Each report states two dates: its record date, through which the public record was examined, and the date the report was prepared. It reflects the instruments of public record as of its record date.

Where does Archive currently cover?

Tracts in Eddy County and Lea County, New Mexico. Archive’s expansion focus is the Texas Permian Basin and the Eagle Ford; Texas counties are not yet available.

Is the report a title opinion?

Archive provides title research and researcher-verified ownership findings. A legal title opinion is prepared by counsel. Report notes identify unresolved matters; Archive’s research does not constitute title insurance or legal advice.

Start With the Land.
Move Forward With Clarity.

Bring your legal descriptions and report requirements. Archive takes care of the title.

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06The LedgerAn Archive Publication

The Ledger.

Land and energy, of record. The history beneath the work, the industry as it stands, and what comes next.

  1. No. 002Running the RecordThe courthouse, the people who read it, and the changing market for a Permian barrel.Read edition 002
  2. No. 001Book 1, Page 1The well that made southeastern New Mexico. The land behind the lease. The next chapter beneath it.Read edition 001

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