2012 Map of Bayou Cocodrie

About this map

Greenwood sits at the northern edge of this Louisiana delta landscape, where the terrestrial terrain begins its transition into the vast hydrologic network of Terrebonne Parish. The area is defined by a dense industrial infrastructure of energy extraction, featuring the Northeast Gibson Oil Field, Gibson Oil Field, and the East Gibson Gas and Oil Field. This network of wells and access points is woven through a complex system of natural and engineered waterways, including the broad reaches of Lake Cocodrie and Lake Hackberry. These water bodies are connected by a grid of transit canals like the Copasaw Canal and Huth Canal, which supplement the winding natural paths of Bayou Copasaw and Bayou Penchant. The map reveals how the modern energy economy has reshaped the marshland, utilizing every stretch of navigable water and level ground to support gas fields like the South Humphreys Gas Field and Saint Bayou Gas Field.