# Vaughn Petroleum Inc. (1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era) - Wood County (TX) Land & Surveyor Archive

> Independent Historical Surveyor Atlas, Plat Archive & Chain-of-Title Research Index documenting recorded conveyances into and out of Vaughn Petroleum Inc. in Wood County (TX).

## 1. Entity & Archival Summary
- **Corporate / Record Name**: Vaughn Petroleum Inc.
- **Indexed Variations**: Vaughn Petroleum Inc., VAUGHN PETROLEUM INC
- **County & State**: Wood County, TX
- **Charter / Archive Reference**: TX Corporate Grantor / County Clerk Archive
- **Original Active Era**: 1960s-1980s Active Grantor Era
- **Primary County Clerk Anchor Citation**: Wood County Official Public Records (Vol. 1100, Page 739 (Doc #1987-00055822); 25+ Indexed Instruments)
- **Canonical Broadsheet URL**: https://vaughn-petroleum-inc.pages.dev/
- **Records & Curative Inquiry Desk**: https://vaughn-petroleum-inc.pages.dev/#inquiry

## 2. Primary Surveys, Subdivisions & Abstracts Indexed
- Wood County Recorded Tract Call: Subdivision 2 TRS BERRY WEST SURV Lot A620 Survey Name: 2 TRS BERRY WEST SURV 2 TRS BERRY WEST 
- Wood County Recorded Tract Call: BERRY WEST SURV A620
- Wood County Survey Abstracts & Subdivided Rural Tracts (24 Recorded Instruments)
- Regional Oil, Gas & Subsurface Reservation Corridor (Wood County, TX)

## 3. Documented Subsurface, Mineral, Royalty & Easement Reservations
- Express Oil, Gas, Royalty & Mineral Reservations Across 24 Recorded Wood County Instruments
- Retained Subsurface Ingress/Egress & Leasehold Rights with Zero Blanket Corporate Liquidation Deeds

## 4. Chain-of-Title Runsheet (Conveyances Into Company & Out-Conveyance Reservations)
- **[Vesting Into Company] Wood County Parent Survey & Mineral Vesting Into Vaughn Petroleum Inc.**: `Wood County Deed & Official Records (Parent Acquisition Series)` | Parties & Tract: Prior Wood County Grantors -> Vaughn Petroleum Inc. | Notes: Vests parent tract, mineral, and leasehold estates in Wood County (TX) into Vaughn Petroleum Inc..
- **[Mineral Reservation] Wood County 24-Instrument Out-Conveyance & Subsurface Reservation Schedule**: `Wood County Official Public Records (24 Recorded Conveyances & Assignments)` | Parties & Tract: Vaughn Petroleum Inc. -> Various Wood County Grantees | Notes: 24 recorded instruments in Wood County indexing conveyances and retained subsurface interests of Vaughn Petroleum Inc. with zero blanket corporate exit deeds.
- **[Assignment Of Oil & Gas Leas] Wood County Assignment Of Oil & Gas Lease (1987)**: `Vol. 1100, Page 739 (Doc #1987-00055822) · 1987-12-21` | Parties & Tract: BULLION J W TR, DUNCAN BENNY D TR et al. -> VAUGHN PETROLEUM INC · VARIOUS | Notes: Recorded assignment of oil & gas lease in Wood County Official Public Records (Vol. 1100, Page 739 (Doc #1987-00055822)) covering VARIOUS.
- **[Vesting (Assignment Of Oil & Gas )] Wood County Assignment Of Oil & Gas Lease (1990)**: `Vol. 1200, Page 166 (Doc #1990-00087687) · 1990-05-23` | Parties & Tract: EICHE MAPES & CO P/S, EICHE JOHN M JR PTR et al. -> VAUGHN PETROLEUM INC 1989 JV · BERRY WEST SURV A620 | Notes: Recorded assignment of oil & gas lease in Wood County Official Public Records (Vol. 1200, Page 166 (Doc #1990-00087687)) covering BERRY WEST SURV A620.
- **[Vesting (Assignment Of Oil & Gas )] Wood County Assignment Of Oil & Gas Lease (1990)**: `Vol. 1200, Page 160 (Doc #1990-00087686) · 1990-05-23` | Parties & Tract: EICHE MAPES & CO P/S, EICHE JOHN M JR PTR et al. -> VAUGHN PETROLEUM INC 1989 JV · BERRY WEST SURV A620 | Notes: Recorded assignment of oil & gas lease in Wood County Official Public Records (Vol. 1200, Page 160 (Doc #1990-00087686)) covering BERRY WEST SURV A620.
- **[Vesting (Ratification)] Wood County Ratification (1990)**: `Vol. 1206, Page 46 (Doc #1990-00089809) · 1990-07-11` | Parties & Tract: HOFFMASTER JAMES C -> VAUGHN PETROLEUM INC 1989 JV · Subdivision 2 TRS BERRY WEST SURV Lot A620 Survey Name: 2 TRS BERRY WEST SURV 2  | Notes: Recorded ratification in Wood County Official Public Records (Vol. 1206, Page 46 (Doc #1990-00089809)) covering Subdivision 2 TRS BERRY WEST SURV Lot A620 Survey Name: 2 TRS BERRY WEST SURV 2 TRS BERRY WEST SURV A620.
- **[Vesting (Lease - Gas, Oil, Minera)] Wood County Lease - Gas, Oil, Mineral (1990)**: `Vol. 1208, Page 838 (Doc #1990-00090745) · 1990-08-08` | Parties & Tract: BRIDGES MARTHA RECVR, CALDWELL ROY DECD -> VAUGHN PETROLEUM · Subdivision 4 TRS BERRY WEST SURV Lot A620 Survey Name: 4 TRS BERRY WEST SURV 4  | Notes: Recorded lease - gas, oil, mineral in Wood County Official Public Records (Vol. 1208, Page 838 (Doc #1990-00090745)) covering Subdivision 4 TRS BERRY WEST SURV Lot A620 Survey Name: 4 TRS BERRY WEST SURV 4 TRS BERRY WEST SURV A620.
- **[Assignment] Wood County Assignment (1990)**: `Vol. 1214, Page 302 (Doc #1990-00092458) · 1990-09-18` | Parties & Tract: VAUGHN PETROLEUM INC 1989 JV, VAUGHN PETROLEUM INC -> KAST JOE A · BERRY WEST SURV A620 ET AL | Notes: Recorded assignment in Wood County Official Public Records (Vol. 1214, Page 302 (Doc #1990-00092458)) covering BERRY WEST SURV A620 ET AL.
- **[Vesting (Assignment Of Oil & Gas )] Wood County Assignment Of Oil & Gas Lease (1990)**: `Vol. 1216, Page 550 (Doc #1990-00093119) · 1990-10-09` | Parties & Tract: EICHE MAPES & CO P/S, EICHE JOHN M JR PTR et al. -> VAUGHN PETROLEUM INC · SARAH MCDONALD SURV A382 ET AL | Notes: Recorded assignment of oil & gas lease in Wood County Official Public Records (Vol. 1216, Page 550 (Doc #1990-00093119)) covering SARAH MCDONALD SURV A382 ET AL.
- **[Assignment Of Oil & Gas Leas] Wood County Assignment Of Oil & Gas Lease (1990)**: `Vol. 1220, Page 628 (Doc #1990-00094397) · 1990-11-14` | Parties & Tract: VAUGHN PETROLEUM INC 1989 JV, VAUGHN PETROLEUM INC -> PACIFIC ENTERPRISES OIL CO USA · BERRY WEST SURV A620 | Notes: Recorded assignment of oil & gas lease in Wood County Official Public Records (Vol. 1220, Page 628 (Doc #1990-00094397)) covering BERRY WEST SURV A620.

## 5. Railroad Commission (RRC) Operator Profile, Lease Succession & API Wells
- **RRC Form P-5 Operator Number(s)**: #884150 (VAUGHN PETROLEUM, INC.)
- **Recorded P-5 Office Address**: 3738 OAK LAWN AVE STE 101, DALLAS, TX 75219
- **P-5 Status**: INACTIVE / DELINQUENT P-5 (Effective: 1977-06-24, Last Refile: 2001-10-05)
- **Historical P-5 Corporate Officers**: DUNCAN, BENNY D. (TEXAS RESIDENT AGENT); VAUGHN, ROBERT C (CHAIRMAN/CEO/DIRECTOR/OWNER); DUNCAN, BENNY D. (PRESIDENT/COO/DIRECTOR); VAUGHN, JACK C., JR. (DIRECTOR/VICE PRESIDENT/OWNER); VAUGHN, DAVID C. (DIRECTOR)
### Historical RRC Leases & Current Successor Operators
- **RRC Lease #08-05295 (TUBB, J. B. A/C 1)** | County: CRANE | Field: SAND HILLS (TUBB) | Cum Oil: 1,263,221 BBL | Cum Gas: 18,754,042 MCF | Current/Successor Operator: FORMENTERA OPERATIONS LLC (P-5 #276959) | Status: ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
- **RRC Lease #09-11967 (WALNUT BEND FIELD UNIT NO. 1)** | County: COOKE | Field: WALNUT BEND (WINGER) | Cum Oil: 1,478,224 BBL | Cum Gas: 532,157 MCF | Current/Successor Operator: SYDRI OPERATING, LLC (P-5 #833597) | Status: ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
- **RRC Lease #08-15315 (TUBB, J. B., A/C 1)** | County: CRANE | Field: SAND HILLS (JUDKINS) | Cum Oil: 170,283 BBL | Cum Gas: 4,548,885 MCF | Current/Successor Operator: FORMENTERA OPERATIONS LLC (P-5 #276959) | Status: ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
- **RRC Lease #08-35696 (JOHNSON, J. L. -B-)** | County: ECTOR | Field: JOHNSON | Cum Oil: 763,465 BBL | Cum Gas: 459,973 MCF | Current/Successor Operator: BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC (P-5 #054430) | Status: ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
- **RRC Lease #08-23320 (JOHNSON, J. L. "B")** | County: ECTOR | Field: JOHNSON | Cum Oil: 461,823 BBL | Cum Gas: 471,442 MCF | Current/Successor Operator: BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY (P-5 #040798) | Status: INACTIVE (LAST PROD 2004-12)
- **RRC Lease #03-08381 (MICHEL, A. H.)** | County: HARRIS | Field: TOMBALL (SCHULTZ SE.) | Cum Oil: 283,581 BBL | Cum Gas: 471,879 MCF | Current/Successor Operator: TANDEM ENERGY CORPORATION (P-5 #835707) | Status: ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
- **RRC Lease #08-23300 (JOHNSON, J. L. "B")** | County: ECTOR | Field: JOHNSON (HOLT) | Cum Oil: 240,228 BBL | Cum Gas: 142,916 MCF | Current/Successor Operator: BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC (P-5 #054430) | Status: ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
- **RRC Lease #09-20654 (MORRIS)** | County: ARCHER | Field: ARCHER COUNTY REGULAR | Cum Oil: 87,054 BBL | Cum Gas: 19 MCF | Current/Successor Operator: PRYOR PETROLEUM CORPORATION (P-5 #682038) | Status: ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
- **RRC Lease #8A-63706 (BOWLIN)** | County: HOWARD | Field: ACKERLY (DEAN SAND) | Cum Oil: 29,766 BBL | Cum Gas: 41,495 MCF | Current/Successor Operator: DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC. (P-5 #220865) | Status: ACTIVE PRODUCING (HBP)
- **RRC Lease #04-13822 (T. GARCIA A)** | County: STARR | Field: GARCIA (MILLER -C-) | Cum Oil: 30,938 BBL | Cum Gas: 0 MCF | Current/Successor Operator: ROCKIN' H RESOURCES LLC (P-5 #103724) | Status: INACTIVE (LAST PROD 2026-10)
- **RRC Lease #06-140209 (HARRIS GAS UNIT)** | County: WOOD | Field: GAMBLIN, NORTH (SMACKOVER) | Cum Oil: 0 BBL | Cum Gas: 171,197 MCF | Current/Successor Operator: VAUGHN PETROLEUM, INC. (P-5 #884150) | Status: INACTIVE (LAST PROD 1994-12)
- **RRC Lease #05-03421 (REED UNIT NO. 1)** | County: HOPKINS | Field: REILLY SPRINGS,SW(SMACKOVER) | Cum Oil: 15,220 BBL | Cum Gas: 48,368 MCF | Current/Successor Operator: VAUGHN PETROLEUM, INC. (P-5 #884150) | Status: INACTIVE (LAST PROD 1995-07)
- **RRC Lease #03-16676 (PRISSY)** | County: FAYETTE | Field: GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3) | Cum Oil: 7,321 BBL | Cum Gas: 18,038 MCF | Current/Successor Operator: MOORE PETROLEUM SERVICE, INC. (P-5 #581513) | Status: INACTIVE (LAST PROD 2006-02)
- **RRC Lease #05-150027 (PARKER)** | County: VAN ZANDT | Field: FRUITVALE, EAST (SMACKOVER) | Cum Oil: 0 BBL | Cum Gas: 30,445 MCF | Current/Successor Operator: VAUGHN PETROLEUM, INC. (P-5 #884150) | Status: INACTIVE (LAST PROD 1996-12)
- **RRC Lease #03-129828 (SHELLHAMMER)** | County: JEFFERSON | Field: DEVIL (FAULT BLK. B,U.DISCORBIS) | Cum Oil: 0 BBL | Cum Gas: 18,410 MCF | Current/Successor Operator: TORCH OPERATING COMPANY (P-5 #862594) | Status: INACTIVE (LAST PROD 1994-12)
### RRC API Well Inventory
- **API 42-103-31908** | TUBB, J. B. A/C 1 #170 | CRANE Co. | Survey: SEC. 22, BLK. B-27, PSL SUR.  | Operator: FORMENTERA OPERATIONS LLC
- **API 42-097-01032** | WALNUT BEND FIELD UNIT NO. 1 #401 W | COOKE Co. | Survey: FANNIN COUNTY SCHOOL LAND SURVEY A-1248 A-1248 | Operator: SYDRI OPERATING, LLC
- **API 42-135-32694** | JOHNSON, J. L. -B- #82 | ECTOR Co. | Survey: SEC. 37, BLK. 43, T-1-S, T & P RR CO SUR.  | Operator: BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC
- **API 42-201-00660** | MICHEL, A. H. #3-D | HARRIS Co. | Survey: C. N. PILLOT, A-632 A-632 | Operator: TANDEM ENERGY CORPORATION
- **API 42-009-36677** | MORRIS #6 | ARCHER Co. | Survey: TE & L SURVEY #2406 A-585 A-585 | Operator: PRYOR PETROLEUM CORPORATION
- **API 42-227-32576** | BOWLIN #1 | HOWARD Co. | Survey: SEC. 13, BLK. 34, T-3-N, T & P RR CO.  | Operator: DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.
- **API 42-427-03675** | T. GARCIA A #2 | STARR Co. | Survey: TRACT 14 PORCION 94 PEDRO LONGORIA A-127 A-127 | Operator: ROCKIN' H RESOURCES LLC
- **API 42-499-31752** | HARRIS GAS UNIT #1 | WOOD Co. | Survey: BERRY WEST A-620 | Operator: VAUGHN PETROLEUM, INC.
- **API 42-223-30437** | REED UNIT NO. 1 #1 | HOPKINS Co. | Survey: E. ESPARSA A-293 | Operator: VAUGHN PETROLEUM, INC.
- **API 42-149-31571** | PRISSY #1 | FAYETTE Co. | Survey: THOMAS COCHRAN LEAGUE & LABOR, A-147 A-147 | Operator: MOORE PETROLEUM SERVICE, INC.
- **API 42-467-30896** | PARKER #1 | VAN ZANDT Co. | Survey: A. DUTCHER A-218 | Operator: VAUGHN PETROLEUM, INC.
- **API 42-245-31622** | SHELLHAMMER #1 | JEFFERSON Co. | Survey: T. & N. O. RR SURVEY, A-374 A-374 | Operator: TORCH OPERATING COMPANY
- **API 42-105-31061** | UNIVERSITY #2036 | CROCKETT Co. | Survey: SEC. 36, BLK. 308 UNIVERSITY LANDS SURVEY  | Operator: WTG EXPLORATION
- **API 42-029-31990** | QUINTANILLA, T.C. #3 B | BEXAR Co. | Survey: LOT 22, BLK. 54, JOHN H. PICKENS A-1017 A-1017 | Operator: QUINTANILLA, TONY C.
- **API 42-499-31841** | GALLOWAY #1 | WOOD Co. | Survey: MANUEL Y'BARBO A-657 | Operator: VAUGHN PETROLEUM, INC.

## 6. Custom-Quoted Abstract Runsheets, Leasehold Verification & Unclaimed Royalty Audits
Full Sovereignty-to-Present Grantor/Grantee Runsheets, Scanned Instrument PDFs, and Unredacted Lease Expiration Schedules are custom quoted on demand based on instrument count, page volume, and tract value via https://vaughn-petroleum-inc.pages.dev/#inquiry.