Parcel Reports and the Combined Parcel Report PDF
Open a parcel report for a PLSS section or Texas abstract, read the Energy, Land and Texas tabs, export the Combined Parcel Report PDF, and see how reports count against your monthly allowance.
A parcel report pulls every record your data packs cover onto one tract: a PLSS section or a Texas abstract. It opens in a sidebar beside the map, with one tab per pack, and exports to one PDF for a title file, a lease review or a lending package.
Opening a parcel report
- From search. Look up a legal description, then click Report on the result card.
- From the Parcels page. Go to /app/parcels, type a PLSS description or a Texas abstract, and click Open parcel. The page also keeps your recent parcels and a set of sample tracts.
Both formats work, for example 14 5N 65W 6th Meridian or Abstract 1301 Block 4 Reeves Co. TX.
The tabs
| Tab | What it shows | Needs |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | Parcel basics (legal description, county, state, acreage) and a summary of what each pack found | Any plan |
| Energy | Wells, offset operators, pipelines, FracFocus, split estate, royalties, siting constraints, nearest rail | Energy pack |
| Land | Flood zones, wetlands, critical habitat, soils, wildfire, crop history, BLM surface and records, public access, elevation, nearby parks | Federal Land pack |
| Crops | USDA CropScape crop history for a PLSS section | Business plan |
| Texas | GLO leases, PSF lands, RRC wells, permits and pipelines, coastal layers (Texas parcels only) | Texas pack |
A tab for a pack you do not hold carries a lock icon. Opening it shows what that pack adds; it does not show the data. Even without a pack, the Overview tab shows record counts for the tract, such as wells, federal leases and flood zones, so you can see whether a pack has something to say before you add it.
How report grain works
Reports are built on a PLSS section or a Texas abstract.
- PLSS. A stored tract keeps its own footprint: a 40-acre quarter-quarter stays a 40-acre report. A quarter section or half-quarter that the grid does not store as its own record is reported on its containing section, and the report header shows a short note naming that section.
- Texas. An abstract number alone can match several blocks in a county. If it does, add the block, for example
Abstract 1301 Block 4.
The Combined Parcel Report PDF
The footer of the sidebar has the PDF button. It reads Report PDF when you hold one pack and Combined Report PDF when you hold two or more. Without a pack, the footer says to add one.
The button opens a print-ready document in a new tab. Click Print / Save as PDF and use your browser's print dialog to save it. The document is laid out for US Letter paper and contains:
- A cover page with the legal description, county, state, acreage and principal meridian (or survey name for Texas), a static satellite map with the parcel pinned, a generated date and a report ID.
- One detail page per pack you hold, in the order Energy, Federal Land, Texas. The Texas page prints for Texas abstracts only.
- A cross-pack note on the cover when you hold Energy and Federal Land and the data supports one, for example a BLM right-of-way that crosses mapped wetlands.
Pack pages can include short AI-written summaries of the report data. Check them against the tables on the same page.
How reports count against the allowance
Each pack includes a monthly allowance of parcel reports; the amount for your plan is on the pricing page. The unit is simple: one parcel, for one pack, in one calendar month.
- Federal Land and Texas count when the full report loads for the parcel.
- Energy counts the first time Energy data loads for the section, usually when you open the Energy tab.
- If you hold every pack, through All Packs or as three single packs, each parcel counts once against one combined allowance. Otherwise each pack counts its own: an Energy report and a Federal Land report on the same section count once each.
These never count: reopening a parcel this month, switching tabs, printing the PDF, opening it on mobile, pack layers on the map, search results and free layer counts. A description that does not resolve to one tract costs nothing.
Allowances reset on the first of each month (UTC), with no overage charge. Past the allowance, a new parcel can be refused until the reset; parcels already opened that month stay open. The Account page shows a meter per pack, or one combined meter.
Worked example
An ag lender's analyst needs a screen of the northwest quarter of Section 14, Township 10 North, Range 50 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, and holds Energy and Federal Land.
- On /app/parcels, enter
NW 14 10N 50W 6th Meridianand click Open parcel. - The Overview tab shows the parcel basics. The report header notes that the report covers Section 14, because the quarter section has no record of its own.
- Open the Land tab for flood, wetlands, soils and crop history, then the Energy tab for wells and operators within a mile.
- Click Combined Report PDF, then Print / Save as PDF.
The analyst has used one Federal Land report and one Energy report. Opening the parcel again next week, or printing it twice, uses nothing more this month.
Limits
- The data is official public records as the agencies publish them. It is not a survey, a title opinion, an appraisal or an ASTM E1527-21 Phase 1 ESA, and the PDF footer says so.
- An empty card can mean no records, or no published data for that area. Records also lag the agency, so check the source before you rely on a status or date.
To see what the Federal Land pack covers by state and county, browse the Federal Land hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does printing the PDF use another report?
No. The PDF reads the same parcel you already opened, so it does not count again that month.
Can I report on a quarter-quarter section?
Yes. A stored quarter-quarter or lot keeps its own footprint. A quarter or half-quarter without its own record is reported on its containing section, and the report says so.
Why does a tab show a lock?
The tab belongs to a pack your account does not hold, or, for Crops, a plan feature that needs Business. The lock view shows what the pack adds.
Related Guides
Data Packs: Energy, Federal Land and Texas Add-ons
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BLM Federal Leases, ONRR Royalties and Split Estate in the Energy Pack
Read BLM federal oil and gas leases, ONRR county royalty totals and federal subsurface minerals for a PLSS section in Township America, and check for a split estate before you lease or buy.
Orphaned Wells and FracFocus Disclosures in the Energy Pack
Screen a PLSS tract for USGS documented orphaned wells and check nearby FracFocus hydraulic fracturing disclosures with the Township America Energy pack, on the map, in search and on the parcel report.