1979 Map of Lake Pasture

About this map

The Tom O'Connor Lake Pasture Oil Field dominates the coastal plains of Refugio County in the late 1970s, revealing an intricate industrial grid of service roads and extraction points. This orthophotomap provides a unique visual hybrid, overlaying topographic data and property lines onto aerial photography to show the exact footprint of the Lake Pasture Oil Field and the neighboring Huff Oil and Gas Field. The landscape is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the energy sector, with numerous pipelines traversing the terrain alongside the Missouri Pacific railroad. Natural drainage patterns remain visible through the industrial development, as Artesian Creek, Willow Creek, and Salt Creek wind through the pastureland toward the Gulf. Smaller details like a Flowing Well and a prominent Radio Tower serve as distinct landmarks within this specialized production landscape.