§ 19-10-35 NMSA 1978

The commissioner shall also install in his office as soon as practicable a tract book system for the mineral lands of the state on which any oil and gas rights have been granted by him which tract books shall be separate from the tract books pertaining to grazing rights or purchase contracts, and all instruments on file in his office pertaining to oil and gas rights shall be noted on such tract books in connection with the tract or tracts affected thereby, and such notations shall show the nature of the instrument, its date, the parties thereto, the date of filing and the book and page where recorded.