The rules, state by state
Texas · Property Code chapter 56
- Covers labor, material, machinery, and supplies for digging, drilling, operating, completing, maintaining, or repairing an oil, gas, or water well, an oil or gas pipeline, or a mine or quarry (§ 56.001).
- File the lien affidavit with the county clerk not later than six months after the day the debt accrues (§ 56.021(a)).
- A mineral subcontractor must serve the property owner written notice that the lien is claimed not later than the 10th day before the affidavit is filed (§ 56.021(b)).
- Labor by the day or week accrues at the end of each week; material or services accrue on the last day furnished (§ 56.005).
Oklahoma · 42 O.S. §§ 144–146
- File the lien statement with the county clerk within 180 days after material, machinery, or supplies were last furnished or labor or services last performed under the contract or subcontract (§ 146).
- The county clerk mails notice of the lien to the owner by certified mail within 5 business days after filing; you give the clerk the addresses and pay the fee (§ 143.1).
- To reach the proceeds from oil or gas sold, a copy of the lien statement must be delivered to the purchaser by registered or certified mail (§ 144.1).
- Lawsuit to enforce: within one year from filing the lien (§ 172).
New Mexico · Oil and Gas Lien Act, NMSA 1978 §§ 70-4-1 to 70-4-15
- Original contractor: file the claim with the county clerk within 210 days after the last labor or the last item furnished or hauled. Everyone else: within 180 days (§ 70-4-4).
- Work counts as one contract unless more than 120 days pass between deliveries (§ 70-4-2).
- The lien binds the property for one year after filing unless a lawsuit is started in district court; a credit agreement changes this, but not beyond two years (§ 70-4-7).
North Dakota · N.D.C.C. chapter 35-24 (well or pipeline construction lien)
- File the statement of lien with the county recorder within six months after your labor was last performed or material or services last furnished under a single contract (§ 35-24-11(3)).
- Work on the same leasehold or pipeline is one contract unless more than six months pass before the next work (§ 35-24-10).
- A lien on oil or gas or its sale proceeds is not effective against the purchaser until written notice is delivered to the purchaser, in person or by registered or certified mail (§ 35-24-06).
- Lawsuit to foreclose: within two years from filing the lien statement (§ 35-24-14).
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Sources
- Tex. Prop. Code ch. 56 — liens against mineral property
- 42 O.S. § 146 — oil and gas well lien, 180 days
- 42 O.S. § 143.1 — clerk mails notice within 5 business days
- 42 O.S. § 144.1 — copy to the oil or gas purchaser
- 42 O.S. § 172 — one year to sue
- NMSA 1978, chapter 70 (PDF; article 4 is the Oil and Gas Lien Act) — §§ 70-4-2, 70-4-4, 70-4-7
- N.D.C.C. ch. 35-24 — well or pipeline construction lien (PDF)
Statute text read on these official sites on October 19, 2026.
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