2022 Map of Five Wells Ranch SE

About this map

The high plains of Andrews County are defined by a strictly utilitarian grid of ranching and resource roads in this 2022 survey. Bisecting the territory is Ranch Rd 87, a straight linear artery that serves as the primary corridor through this open landscape. The map reveals the modern infrastructure of West Texas, where the vast intervals between named features are punctuated only by secondary routes such as Ne 8301. The lack of named settlements or civic institutions reflects the specialized land use of the region, focusing on livestock and industry rather than dense residential development. Topographical contours indicate the subtle, shifting elevations characteristic of the Permian Basin, showing a landscape shaped more by its subterranean resources and surface grazing than by permanent town sites.