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1964 Map of Clark Brothers Ranch

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Clark Brothers Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Industrial activity and ranching operations intersect in this mid-century survey of the Ector and Crane County line. The landscape is dominated by the sprawling infrastructure of the South Cowden Oil Field, Double Oil Field, and Edwards Oil Field, where numerous Oil Wells and a dense network of pipelines and unimproved roads trace the development of the Permian Basin. This energy-focused footprint is overlaid upon traditional cattle country, defined by the namesake Clark Brothers Ranch and the Rodman Ranch.

Water management is critical in this arid terrain, evidenced by a high density of named water features. Ranchers and oil operators relied on scattered resources like Simms Tank, Big Tank, and a series of wind-powered pumps including Sweetwater Windmill, Horse Pasture Windmill, and Davis Windmills. The natural drainage of Landreth Draw provides one of the few distinct topographic breaks in a region otherwise defined by industrial utility and wide-open rangeland.