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1964 Map of Clark Brothers Ranch

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Clark Brothers Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The South Cowden Oil Field and Double Oil Field dominate this mid-1960s landscape, illustrating the industrial infrastructure of the Permian Basin across the Ector and Crane county line. The map captures an era of extensive petroleum extraction and ranching, where a network of pipelines and service roads connects numerous sites labeled Oil Well and Gravel Pit.

Water management is central to the survival of the isolated ranching operations here, including the Clark Brothers Ranch and Rodman Ranch. A system of essential watering points is scattered throughout the territory, such as the Henderson Windmill, Division Well, and Simms Tank. These features, alongside the natural drainage of Landreth Draw, reveal how the local economy balanced large-scale energy production with traditional livestock raising in a semi-arid environment.