1986 Map of Kermit

About this map

Kermit and the surrounding Permian Basin oil fields define this West Texas landscape during the mid-1980s. The map illustrates a region where industrial infrastructure meets the desert, dominated by extensive energy production networks and the drainage patterns of the Pecos River. The northwest corner is anchored by the Red Bluff Reservoir, where Salt Creek and the river converge. Moving south and east, the terrain is marked by a complex system of seasonal watercourses such as Horsehead Draw, Narrow Bow Draw, and Monument Draw, which carve through the arid plains near Skinner Ridge.