Glasco Oil Field serves as a primary industrial landmark in this corner of Gaines County, reflecting the region's enduring connection to energy extraction. The landscape is defined by a rigorous grid of county roads, including Co Rd 431 and Co Rd 433, which partition the West Texas plains into expansive agricultural or petroleum-lease blocks. This network of thoroughfares, joined by smaller routes like Walley Ln, facilitates the movement of resources across the flat terrain. The spatial organization shown here is characteristic of the High Plains, where the infrastructure of the oil industry and rural transportation routes dictate the human footprint on the land.
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1954 · Hobbs
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Hobbs
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1966 · Scharbauer Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Cedar Point Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Patricia SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · McKenzie Lake NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · McKenzie Lake SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Sand
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · McKenzie Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Five Wells Ranch NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000