N.M. Stat. § 19-10-35
[Tract book system for oil and gas lands.]
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.