Title Examination, Redefined

The record is clear.

Archive examines chains of title from patent to present. Surface, mineral, and production interests — traced, verified, and delivered in minutes.

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What We Do

Title examination, perfected.

Archive examines every recorded instrument in the county — deeds, mortgages, leases, court orders, patents — tracing complete chains of title from the original patent to present-day ownership. Delivered in minutes, not months.

1,000x

Reports delivered in minutes, not months. Complete title examination at a pace the industry has never seen.

1800s

Processing documents from the mid-1800s to present. Cursive deeds, handwritten patents, and modern digital filings.

600

Counties targeted. Currently live in Eddy County, NM with systematic expansion across oil and gas producing regions.

100%

Every instrument in the county record. No sampling. No shortcuts. Complete chain of title from patent to present.

Report Types

Every interest. Every report.

Select the examination you need. Each report traces the complete chain of title for a specific interest type, delivered as a professional package with supporting instruments.

Surface Ownership

Complete chain of surface ownership from patent to present. Identifies current surface owners, acreage, and all conveyances affecting the surface estate.

Mineral Interest

Traces mineral estate ownership through reservations, conveyances, and severances. Maps fractional interests across all mineral owners.

Production Interest

Identifies royalty owners, overriding royalty interests, and working interests. Tracks lease assignments and production payment obligations.

Water Rights

Documents water rights conveyances, irrigation district memberships, and water right transfers. Critical for properties in western appropriation states.

How It Works

From legal description to title report.

Enter a legal description. Select a report type. Archive does the rest — examining every recorded instrument in the county to trace ownership from patent to present.

Submit Your Legal Description

Specify a PLSS legal description — section, township, range, and aliquot parts — along with the county.

NW/4 NE/4 NE/4
Section 14, T24S R28E
Eddy County, NM

Archive Processes the Record

Every recorded instrument is examined back to the original government patent.

DeedsMortgagesLeasesPatentsCourt OrdersAssignments

Receive Your Report Package

Within minutes, Archive delivers a complete report package. Professional formatting ready for client delivery.

PDFOwnership Report

XLSRunsheet (Excel)

PDFAll Instruments

Sample Output

Every instrument. Every detail.

Every report package includes professionally formatted documents with complete chain of title data, traced from patent to present.

NW_4_NE_4_14-24S-28E.xlsx

#	Bk/Pg	Inst Type	Eff. Date	File Date	Grantor	Grantee	Legal Desc	Interest
1	P 1/171	PATENT	05/19/1892	05/25/1892	United States of America	J.R. Thornton	NW/4 NE/4	Surface 100%
2	D 3/32	WARRANTY DEED	10/25/1892	05/13/1893	J.R. Thornton	Western Land Company	NW/4 NE/4	Surface 100%
3	D 6/200	QUITCLAIM DEED	09/03/1895	10/12/1895	Western Land Company	Permian Irrigation Company	NW/4 NE/4	Surface 100%
4	MTG 3/522	DEED OF TRUST	07/11/1896	07/15/1896	Permian Irrigation Company	First National Bank	NW/4 NE/4
5	MTG 9/14	RELEASE OF DEED OF TRUST	02/20/1900	02/24/1900	First National Bank	Permian Irrigation Company	NW/4 NE/4
6	D 7/576	SPECIAL MASTER'S DEED	01/10/1901	04/30/1901	Permian Irrigation Company	Basin Water Company	NW/4 NE/4	Surface 100%
7	D 15/289	WARRANTY DEED	03/15/1905	04/02/1905	Basin Water Company	Rio Grande Land & Cattle Company	NW/4 NE/4	Surface 100%
8	D 22/114	WARRANTY DEED	11/08/1910	12/01/1910	Rio Grande Land & Cattle Company	W.F. Dawson	NW/4 NE/4	Surface, undivided 50%
9	D 22/116	WARRANTY DEED	11/08/1910	12/01/1910	Rio Grande Land & Cattle Company	M.E. Patterson	NW/4 NE/4	Surface, undivided 50%
10	MTG 25/88	MORTGAGE	02/14/1912	03/01/1912	W. F. Dawson	Pecos Valley Savings Bank	NW/4 NE/4

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Title examination has historically taken months.
Archive delivers in minutes.

Every instrument. Every conveyance. Every encumbrance. From the records themselves.

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The record is clear.

Title examination, perfected.

Every interest. Every report.

Surface Ownership

Mineral Interest

Production Interest

Water Rights

From legal description to title report.

Submit Your Legal Description

Archive Processes the Record

Receive Your Report Package

Every instrument. Every detail.

See a real sample package

Surface Ownership

Mineral Ownership

Abstract of Title

Title examination has historically taken months.
Archive delivers in minutes.

The record is clear.

Title examination, perfected.

Every interest. Every report.

Surface Ownership

Mineral Interest

Production Interest

Water Rights

From legal description to title report.

Submit Your Legal Description

Archive Processes the Record

Receive Your Report Package

Every instrument. Every detail.

See a real sample package

Surface Ownership

Mineral Ownership

Abstract of Title

Title examination has historically taken months.Archive delivers in minutes.

Title examination has historically taken months.
Archive delivers in minutes.