Texas Pacific Land Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 5 - Fair Values of Plan Assets by Major Asset Category (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Plan assets by category	$ 4,936,973	$ 4,551,061	$ 4,338,820
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Plan assets by category	4,936,973	4,551,061
Money Market Funds [Member]
Plan assets by category	1,048,282	827,692
Money Market Funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Plan assets by category	1,048,282	827,692
Equity Securities [Member]
Plan assets by category	445,155	196,380
Equity Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Plan assets by category	445,155	196,380
Equity Funds [Member]
Plan assets by category	1,684,408	1,730,404
Equity Funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Plan assets by category	1,684,408	1,730,404
Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Plan assets by category	1,759,128	1,796,585
Fixed Income Funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Plan assets by category	$ 1,759,128	$ 1,796,585