1970 Map of Key
USGS Topo · Published 1973About this map
Spraberry West Oil Field and the Spraberry Oil Field dominate this West Texas landscape, showing a dense network of petroleum extraction infrastructure in the early 1970s. The map reveals the interplay between the industrial oil economy and traditional rural settlements like Key and Midway. Numerous oil wells and gas wells are interspersed among the drainages of Gold Creek and Sulphur Springs Draw, illustrating how the boom transformed the High Plains.
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This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
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