Railroad Commission oil and gas plats: Part II about 1930-1960 bulk 1941-1954

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Railroad Commission oil and gas plats: Part II, about 1930-1960, bulk 1941-1954

Railroad Commission oil and gas plats: Part II about 1930-1960 bulk 1941-1954

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The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) regulates the oil and gas industry to prevent the waste of resources and to protect property rights and the environment. These are plat maps of oil and gas leases or fields and survey maps. The maps and plats were submitted to the RRC by operators and maintained by the Commission because of information they contain about oil and gas wells in the state. Some maps are accompanied by correspondence about the leases,drilling operations, acreage assigned to specific wells or related topics; some have affidavits attached. Dates covered are about 1930 to 1960, bulk 1941-1954. Some of the plat maps are certified, giving the date the plat was drawn, the survey, field name, county, operator, acres shown, and number of acres in the lease. Items shown on the survey and other plat maps are generally oil, gas, and water well locations; oil/gas lease and field boundaries; land and/or lease owners; cities and towns; and rivers and creeks. The maps often contain notes about the wells. Most of the maps were drawn by local surveyors and cover specific leases or oil/gas fields.

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