Published on Feb. 22, 2026
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Energy Domain, a modern oil and gas data and transaction platform, has launched TitleLab™, a patent-pending courthouse intelligence product that automates the manual work of building run sheets and constructing chains of title. The product aggregates county-level records, deeds, instruments, leases, liens, probate documents, and other materials into a searchable system that provides chain-of-title analysis tied directly to wells, tracts, and producing assets.
Why it matters
Courthouse data has traditionally slowed deals and added cost for operators, mineral buyers, and private equity-backed teams. TitleLab addresses this by making the unstructured and scattered courthouse data usable, allowing land teams to conduct comprehensive due diligence on large portfolios in a fraction of the time it used to take.
The details
TitleLab uses AI to automatically classify document types, extract all parties and their roles, parse legal descriptions into structured data, and capture lease provisions. It builds run sheets by capturing documents with matching legal descriptions and pulling in prior referenced instruments back through five degrees of separation. This solves the common problem of county clerk indexes only listing the first few properties on instruments with multiple tracts. TitleLab captures the complete chain.
Energy Domain filed patent applications covering TitleLab’s methods in 2026.
The players
Energy Domain
A modern oil & gas data and transaction platform delivering enterprise-grade upstream intelligence with unmatched transparency and flexibility.
Ben Heinzelmann
CEO of Energy Domain.
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What they’re saying
“Courthouse data exists. The problem is that it’s unstructured and scattered across 254 counties in Texas alone. TitleLab makes that data usable.”
— Ben Heinzelmann, CEO of Energy Domain (Business Wire)
“A landman can now build a comprehensive run sheet in hours instead of weeks, and see that data on a map next to production and well information. That changes the economics of how deals get done.”
— Ben Heinzelmann, CEO of Energy Domain (Business Wire)
What’s next
Energy Domain has filed patent applications covering TitleLab’s methods and plans to continue developing the product to further streamline title work for the oil and gas industry.
The takeaway
TitleLab represents a significant advancement in automating the traditionally manual and time-consuming title work process, allowing land teams to conduct due diligence more efficiently and with greater confidence, which can provide a competitive edge in fast-paced deal markets.