| Index runsheet | Title runsheet | Abstract | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built from | The county tract index | Each document, read | Each document, read in full |
| Book, page, reception, link | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Parties | As the index writes them | Every party, from the document | Every party, from the document |
| Dates | Recording date | Instrument and recording dates | Instrument, effective and recording dates |
| What each document does | Instrument type | A short comment | Interests, reservations, lands and terms written out |
| Good for | Seeing what's there; ordering documents; a quick check | Lease checks, purchases, getting ready for an opinion | Drilling and division order title opinions |
Start with the index runsheet when…
You need to know what's on record and get every document in hand. It's the fastest and least costly of the three, and it's the base the other two are built on.
Choose a title runsheet when…
You're checking a lease, confirming a seller owns what they're selling, or getting a tract ready for an attorney. You need each document's real date and parties and a word on what it does, but not every clause written out.
Choose an abstract when…
An attorney will write a drilling or division order title opinion, or the money at stake justifies a full reading of every instrument. The abstract is what the examiner works from.
Not sure?
Send the tract and tell us what the work is for. We'll recommend the lightest product that does the job, and you can always step up later: an index runsheet can be carried forward into a title runsheet without starting over.