2010 Map of Five Wells Ranch

About this map

Five Wells Ranch serves as the focal point for this section of Andrews County, where the high plains landscape is defined by the ephemeral courses of Seminole Draw and Monument Draw. The map documents an area deeply integrated into the West Texas petroleum industry, evidenced by the extensive operations at the Hutex Oil Field and Hutex North Oil Field. Beyond the industrial footprint, the sheet is a remarkable record of rural water infrastructure, naming nearly twenty individual wind-powered pumps that sustain ranching in this arid environment. These features, often bearing local or family names like Bull Skeen Windmill, Goldsmith Windmill, and Hog Eye Windmill, provide specific geographic markers for genealogists and local historians tracing land use and property boundaries. A network of local roads such as Ne 9201 and Ne 9001 connects these remote points, illustrating the sparse but organized settlement pattern of the early twenty-first century.