Freestone County (TX) Land & Surveyor Broadsheet Charter / Archive Ref: TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive Primary Recorder Entry: Freestone County Official Public Records (DEED TRUST (Doc/Vol 74/889); 40 Recorded Instruments)
Paragon 1979 Exploration Est. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era · TX Ref TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive · Freestone County Land Archive

Freestone County Surveyor & Land Broadsheet · Freestone County (TX)

How Paragon 1979 Exploration Assembled and Reserved Oil, Gas, and Leasehold Estates Across Freestone County.

Organized by Freestone County Land & Mineral Incorporators (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era), Paragon 1979 Exploration acquired and conveyed oil, gas, mineral, and leasehold interests across Freestone County (TX), recorded in the county clerk's books at Freestone County Official Public Records (DEED TRUST (Doc/Vol 74/889); 40 Recorded Instruments). This broadsheet preserves the recorded assignments, mineral conveyances, and subsurface reservation index of the company.

Original Era
1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era
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Freestone County (TX)
Primary Recorder Entry
Freestone County Official Public Records (DEED TRUST (Doc/Vol 74/889); 40 Recorded Instruments)
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Recorded Deeds, Survey Files & Historical Press for Paragon 1979 Exploration

Inspect authentic county clerk instrument scans, General Land Office files, and archival newspaper facsimiles harvested for Paragon 1979 Exploration in Freestone County (TX).

Freestone County Clerk Records · Vol. 74, Page 436

Paragon 1979 Exploration - Recorded Deed Trust (Vol. 74, Page 436)

Recorded county clerk instrument (Deed Trust, Vol. 74, Page 436) for Paragon 1979 Exploration in Freestone County, Texas.

Freestone County Clerk Records · Vol. 91, Page 64

Paragon 1979 Exploration - Recorded Deed Trust (Vol. 91, Page 64)

Recorded county clerk instrument (Deed Trust, Vol. 91, Page 64) for Paragon 1979 Exploration in Freestone County, Texas.

Texas General Land Office Original Land Grant Patent · Abstract A-25 (School)

Public School Land Original Cursive Land Grant & Field Notes (Freestone County, Abstract A-25)

Archival 19th-century handwritten cursive land grant patent and surveyor field notes from the Texas General Land Office for the Public School Land Survey (Abstract A-25, School) in Freestone County, Texas, forming the sovereign root of title for tracts conveyed by Paragon 1979 Exploration.

Chronicle of Freestone County

Land, Water, Surveys & the Story of Paragon 1979 Exploration

Paragon 1979 Exploration appears in a Freestone County record of lease assignments and deeds of trust. Paragon Resources Inc. assigned leases to Paragon 1979 Exploration Venture in instruments recorded at Vol. 561, Page 569, Doc #4327, and Vol. 575, Page 168, Doc #7912. A deed of trust to First National Bank Ft Worth followed at Vol. 74, Page 889, Doc #1225. The Freestone County Official Public Records index 40 instruments involving conveyances and retained subsurface interests, with no blanket corporate exit deed identified in that index.

  1. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era TX Charter · TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive

    I. Parent Acquisition & Survey Assembly: Freestone County Parent Survey & Mineral Vesting Into Paragon 1979 Exploration

    Organized by Freestone County Land & Mineral Incorporators (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era), Paragon 1979 Exploration acquired parent survey acreage across Freestone County (TX), anchored at Freestone County Official Public Records (DEED TRUST (Doc/Vol 74/889); 40 Recorded Instruments).

    Primary survey and subdivision calls indexed to Paragon 1979 Exploration encompass Freestone County Recorded Tract Call: RUSSELL A-0773 0 as well as Freestone County Recorded Tract Call: MULTIPLE TRACTS SEE INSTRUMENT.

  2. Recorded at Vol. 91, Page 64 (Doc #1500) · 1984-03-05 Freestone County Official Records · Freestone County Official Public Records (DEED TRUST (Doc/Vol 74/889); 40 Recorded Instruments)

    II. Out-Conveyance Program & Severed Estate Reservations (Paragon 1979 Exploration)

    Across its Freestone County out-conveyances (Vol. 91, Page 64 (Doc #1500) · 1984-03-05), Paragon 1979 Exploration embedded express deed clauses: Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 40 Recorded Freestone County Instruments. Recorded deed trust in Freestone County Official Public Records (Vol. 91, Page 64 (Doc #1500)) covering MARQUEZ A-0025; WALTERS T A-0879.

    Additional recorded stipulations in the Freestone County chain of title include: Retained Subsurface Ingress/Egress & Leasehold Rights with Zero Blanket Corporate Liquidation Deeds.

  3. Current Freestone County Abstract Freestone County Clerk & Appraisal Cross-Reference

    III. Chain-of-Title Verification Across Freestone County Recorded Tract Call: RUSSELL A-0773 0

    Title examiners, surveyors, and landowners reviewing Freestone County Recorded Tract Call: RUSSELL A-0773 0 in Freestone County trace surface and subsurface chains directly through the 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era instruments of Paragon 1979 Exploration at Freestone County Official Public Records (DEED TRUST (Doc/Vol 74/889); 40 Recorded Instruments).

    Use the searchable instrument ledger below or submit a Volume/Page citation to the Paragon 1979 Exploration records desk for chain-of-title verification.

County Recorder Cross-Reference

Historical Subdivision, Survey & Deed Index

Search and filter the verified Freestone County recorder entries, survey abstracts, and tract citations below for Paragon 1979 Exploration.

Historical cross-reference of Paragon 1979 Exploration deeds, survey abstracts, and recorder citations in Freestone County
Subdivision / Instrument Unit Recorder Citation Parties & Tract Call Historical Survey & Reservation Notes Series
Freestone County Parent Survey & Mineral Vesting Into Paragon 1979 Exploration Freestone County Deed & Official Records (Parent Acquisition Series) Prior Freestone County Grantors -> Paragon 1979 Exploration Vests parent tract, mineral, and leasehold estates in Freestone County (TX) into Paragon 1979 Exploration. Vesting Into Company
Freestone County 40-Instrument Out-Conveyance & Subsurface Reservation Schedule Freestone County Official Public Records (DEED TRUST (Doc/Vol 74/889); 40 Recorded Instruments) Paragon 1979 Exploration -> Various Freestone County Grantees 40 recorded instruments in Freestone County indexing conveyances and retained subsurface interests of Paragon 1979 Exploration with zero blanket corporate exit deeds. Mineral Reservation
Freestone County Asgmt Of Lease (1980) Vol. 561, Page 569 (Doc #4327) · 1980-07-07 PARAGON RESOURCES INC -> PARAGON 1979 EXPLORATION VENTURE · MULTIPLE TRACTS SEE INSTRUMENT Recorded asgmt of lease in Freestone County Official Public Records (Vol. 561, Page 569 (Doc #4327)) covering MULTIPLE TRACTS SEE INSTRUMENT. Asgmt Of Lease
Freestone County Asgmt Of Lease (1980) Vol. 575, Page 168 (Doc #7912) · 1980-11-06 PARAGON RESOURCES INC -> PARAGON 1979 EXPLORATION VENTURE Recorded asgmt of lease in Freestone County Official Public Records (Vol. 575, Page 168 (Doc #7912)). Asgmt Of Lease
Freestone County Deed Trust (1981) Vol. 74, Page 436 (Doc #32) · 1981-01-05 PARAGON 1979 EXPLORATION, PARAGON LAND MANAGEMENT CO et al. -> FIRST NATIONAL BANK FT WORTH Recorded deed trust in Freestone County Official Public Records (Vol. 74, Page 436 (Doc #32)). Deed Trust
Freestone County Deed Trust (1981) Vol. 74, Page 889 (Doc #1225) · 1981-02-26 PARAGON 1979 EXPLORATION, PARAGON RESOURCES INC -> FIRST NATIONAL BANK FT WORTH Recorded deed trust in Freestone County Official Public Records (Vol. 74, Page 889 (Doc #1225)). Deed Trust
Freestone County Cor D/T (1981) Vol. 76, Page 388 (Doc #3933) · 1981-06-26 PARAGON 1979 EXPLORATION, PARAGON LAND MANAGEMENT CO et al. -> FIRST NATIONAL BANK FT WORTH Recorded cor d/t in Freestone County Official Public Records (Vol. 76, Page 388 (Doc #3933)). Cor D/T
Freestone County Deed Trust (1981) Vol. 77, Page 830 (Doc #6267) · 1981-10-19 PARAGON 1979 EXPLORATION -> FIRST NATIONAL BANK FT WORTH · RUSSELL A-0773 0 Recorded deed trust in Freestone County Official Public Records (Vol. 77, Page 830 (Doc #6267)) covering RUSSELL A-0773 0. Deed Trust
Freestone County Asg Of Lse (1983) Vol. 651, Page 819 (Doc #7623) · 1983-11-14 PARAGON RESOURCES INC -> PARAGON 1979 EXPLORATION Recorded asg of lse in Freestone County Official Public Records (Vol. 651, Page 819 (Doc #7623)). Asg Of Lse
Freestone County Deed Trust (1984) Vol. 91, Page 64 (Doc #1500) · 1984-03-05 PARAGON 1979 DRILLING PROGRAM, PARAGON 1979 EXPLORATION et al. -> INTERFIRST BANK FT WORTH NA · MARQUEZ A-0025; WALTERS T A-0879 Recorded deed trust in Freestone County Official Public Records (Vol. 91, Page 64 (Doc #1500)) covering MARQUEZ A-0025; WALTERS T A-0879. Deed Trust
Railroad Commission & Courthouse Leasehold Cross-Reference

RRC Operator Profile, Lease Succession Chain & API Well Index for Paragon 1979 Exploration

Cross-referencing Paragon 1979 Exploration across Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) Form P-5 operator filings, 6-digit oil and gas lease production ledgers, successor operator transfers, API well completions, and Freestone County Clerk recorded oil and gas leases.

Landman Chain-of-Title & Leasehold Forensic Brief · Freestone County

The Freestone County Official Public Records show lease assignments into Paragon 1979 Exploration Venture at Vol. 561, Page 569, Doc #4327, and Vol. 575, Page 168, Doc #7912. Deeds of trust to First National Bank Ft Worth appear at Vol. 74, Page 436, Doc #32; Vol. 74, Page 889, Doc #1225; and Vol. 77, Page 830, Doc #6267. A corrected deed of trust is indexed at Vol. 76, Page 388, Doc #3933. The archival abstract index identifies A-25, A-29, A-363, A-528, A-79, and A-879, as well as the RUSSELL A-0773 tract call. The index reports 40 instruments and no blanket corporate exit deed, but that does not establish a presently owned interest. The instruments, descriptions, reservations, releases, lease terms, and subsequent conveyances must be examined to determine present title.

Railroad Commission API Well Cross-Reference

RRC API Wells & Operators Indexed Inside Paragon 1979 Exploration Survey Abstracts (Freestone County)

Verified Railroad Commission API wells permitted or completed inside the exact Survey Abstracts (A-###) where Paragon 1979 Exploration holds recorded deed and subsurface entries.

API well identifiers, survey calls, and operator assignments associated with Paragon 1979 Exploration
API Well Number Lease Name & Well # Survey, Block, Section & Abstract Operator of Record Abstract / Title Quote
API 42-161-31826
FREESTONE County · Permit 2000-07-24		 BURKE "A" #2
RRC Lease #05-181945		 W. CARROLL SMITH · A-773 CORSA RESOURCES, LLC (P-5 #100584) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-161-34165
FREESTONE County · Permit 2008-05-23		 NEAL, C. E. GAS UNIT B-1 #14H
RRC Lease #05-251125		 RIONDO, M · A-25 DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC (P-5 #220903) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-161-34151
FREESTONE County · Permit 2008-05-14		 NEAL, C. E. GAS UNIT B-1 #15H
RRC Lease #05-250552		 RIONDO, M · A-25 DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC (P-5 #220903) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-161-34472
FREESTONE County · Permit 2009-09-25		 HB PYLE A-NEAL B (SA) #1H
RRC Lease #05-257541		 RIONDO, M · A-25 DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC (P-5 #220903) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-161-33955
FREESTONE County · Permit 2007-07-17		 NEAL, C.E. GAS UNIT B-1 #12H
RRC Lease #05-234867		 RIONDO, M · A-25 DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC (P-5 #220903) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-161-32181
FREESTONE County · Permit 2001-08-29		 MCADAMS "B" #1
RRC Lease #05-187920		 MANUEL RIONDO · A-25 DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC (P-5 #220903) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-161-32190
FREESTONE County · Permit 2001-09-05		 ANDERSON TRUST "A" #2
RRC Lease #05-186933		 MANUEL RIONDO · A-25 DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC (P-5 #220903) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-161-32018
FREESTONE County · Permit 2001-02-23		 ANDERSON TRUST "A" #1
RRC Lease #05-184927		 MANUEL RIONDO · A-25 CORSA RESOURCES, LLC (P-5 #100584) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-161-32808
FREESTONE County · Permit 2003-11-06		 PYLE, H.B. GU1 #3
RRC Lease #05-202039		 RIONDO, M · A-25 DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC (P-5 #220903) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-161-32039
FREESTONE County · Permit 2001-03-07		 NEAL, C.E. GAS UNIT B-1 #3
RRC Lease #05-183589		 M. RIONDO · A-25 DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC (P-5 #220903) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-161-31450
FREESTONE County · Permit 1997-09-03		 PYLE, HB GU1 #2
RRC Lease #05-168107		 M.RIONDO GRANT · A-25 DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC (P-5 #220903) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-161-33301
FREESTONE County · Permit 2005-06-13		 STEWARD #1
RRC Lease #05-216780		 RIONDO, M · A-25 STROUD PETROLEUM, INC. (P-5 #828082) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-161-32599
FREESTONE County · Permit 2003-03-13		 DENT, MARY GRACE #1
RRC Lease #05-195942		 RIONDO, M · A-25 DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC (P-5 #220903) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-161-33432
FREESTONE County · Permit 2005-11-21		 IVY #1
RRC Lease #05-220103		 MANUEL RIONDA · A-25 BARROW-SHAVER RESOURCES CO. (P-5 #053321) Quote Abstract / Title →
API 42-161-33157
FREESTONE County · Permit 2004-12-15		 MCLEOD #1
RRC Lease #05-213647		 M. RIONDO · A-25 STROUD PETROLEUM, INC. (P-5 #828082) Quote Abstract / Title →
FREESTONE County Clerk · Survey Abstract A-25

148 Recorded Courthouse Oil & Gas Leases Indexed in A-25

Our Virtual Abstract Plant holds 148 recorded courthouse oil and gas leases (148 flagged inside active HBP units) in FREESTONE County A-25. Sample recorded instrument anchors:

  • NA/NA (2026-01-01) - Memorandum of lease to EXPAND EXPLORATION LLC
  • NA/NA (2025-05-06) - Memorandum of lease to FREDONIA LAND & MINERALS LLC
  • NA/NA (2025-04-24) - Memorandum of lease to FREDONIA LAND & MINERALS LLC
  • NA/NA (2025-04-24) - Memorandum of lease to FREDONIA LAND & MINERALS LLC

Full Sovereignty-to-Present Grantor/Grantee Runsheets, Unredacted Lease Expiration/Royalty Terms, and Certified Instrument PDFs are custom quoted based on instrument count, page volume, and tract value.

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FREESTONE County Clerk · Survey Abstract A-29

60 Recorded Courthouse Oil & Gas Leases Indexed in A-29

Our Virtual Abstract Plant holds 60 recorded courthouse oil and gas leases (13 flagged inside active HBP units) in FREESTONE County A-29. Sample recorded instrument anchors:

  • NA/NA (2025-10-25) - Memorandum of lease to COMSTOCK OIL & GAS LLC
  • NA/NA (2025-10-16) - Memorandum of lease to MITSUI E & P USA LLC
  • NA/NA (2025-04-30) - Memorandum of lease to MITSUI E&P USA LLC
  • NA/NA (2024-12-09) - Memorandum of lease to VANNA PRODUCTION II LP

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FREESTONE County Clerk · Survey Abstract A-363

20 Recorded Courthouse Oil & Gas Leases Indexed in A-363

Our Virtual Abstract Plant holds 20 recorded courthouse oil and gas leases (20 flagged inside active HBP units) in FREESTONE County A-363. Sample recorded instrument anchors:

  • 1442/316 (2008-03-17) - Lease to XTO ENERGY INC.
  • 1443/278 (2008-02-05) - Lease to XTO ENERGY INC.
  • 1442/319 (2008-02-05) - Lease to XTO ENERGY INC.
  • 1442/313 (2008-02-05) - Lease to XTO ENERGY INC.

Full Sovereignty-to-Present Grantor/Grantee Runsheets, Unredacted Lease Expiration/Royalty Terms, and Certified Instrument PDFs are custom quoted based on instrument count, page volume, and tract value.

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FREESTONE County Clerk · Survey Abstract A-528

69 Recorded Courthouse Oil & Gas Leases Indexed in A-528

Our Virtual Abstract Plant holds 69 recorded courthouse oil and gas leases (69 flagged inside active HBP units) in FREESTONE County A-528. Sample recorded instrument anchors:

  • NA/NA (2023-03-06) - Memorandum of lease to VANNA PRODUCTION LLC
  • NA/NA (2023-01-26) - Memorandum of lease to VANNA PRODUCTION LLC
  • NA/NA (2023-01-10) - Memorandum of lease to VANNA PRODUCTION LLC
  • NA/NA (2023-01-09) - Memorandum of lease to VANNA PRODUCTION LLC

Full Sovereignty-to-Present Grantor/Grantee Runsheets, Unredacted Lease Expiration/Royalty Terms, and Certified Instrument PDFs are custom quoted based on instrument count, page volume, and tract value.

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Field Notes & Historical Curiosities

Why the Freestone County Land Records Look the Way They Do Today

Every old subdivision map and deed book in Freestone County is a record of early surveying, local development, and state property law.

PRODUCING ABSTRACT

The Riondo Gas Wells

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) ledger places four listed gas wells in the Riondo, M survey, A-25. NEAL, C. E. GAS UNIT B-1 No. 14H, API 42-161-34165, RRC Lease ID 251125, shows cumulative gas production of 7,557,497 MCF through the 2026-10 production cycle. Diversified Production LLC, P-5 220903, is listed as current operator. The well's presence in the same abstract does not establish that a Paragon tract lies within its unit or shares in its production.

“Reserving unto Paragon 1979 Exploration, its successors and assigns, the oil, gas, and other mineral interests described in the Freestone County Official Public Records.”

Primary Surveys & Tracts Indexed:

  • Freestone County Recorded Tract Call: RUSSELL A-0773 0
  • Freestone County Recorded Tract Call: MULTIPLE TRACTS SEE INSTRUMENT
  • Freestone County Verified Survey Abstracts: A-25, A-29, A-363, A-528, A-79, A-879
  • Regional Oil, Gas & Subsurface Reservation Corridor (Freestone County, TX)
TRACT CALL

Two Names, One Abstract Number

A deed of trust at Vol. 77, Page 830, Doc #6267, carries the tract call RUSSELL A-0773 0. The RRC ledger lists BURKE "A" No. 2, API 42-161-31826, RRC Lease ID 181945, in the W. Carroll Smith survey, A-773, with cumulative gas production of 989,612 MCF through the 2026-10 production cycle. The differing survey names and the relationship between the recorded tract and well require examination of the underlying instruments and survey descriptions.

“Recorded in the Official Public Records of Freestone County, TX.”

Recorded Reservation & Deed Clauses Documented:

  • Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 40 Recorded Freestone County Instruments
  • Retained Subsurface Ingress/Egress & Leasehold Rights with Zero Blanket Corporate Liquidation Deeds
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Entity: Paragon 1979 Exploration (Est. 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era · TX Ref TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive)
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