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1961 Map of Narrow Bow Draw

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Narrow Bow Draw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

South Orla Oil Field and the neighboring Regan Oil Field define the industrial landscape of this West Texas territory in the early 1960s. The map reveals an intensive network of oil wells and development across the arid basin, illustrating the petroleum boom that shaped the regional economy. Cutting through this energy-focused terrain is the Panhandle and Santa Fe (AT & SF) railroad, which skirts the northeastern corner near the Pecos River, marking the boundary between Loving and Reeves counties.

Drainage patterns are dominated by ephemeral watercourses like Fourmile Draw, Horsehead Draw, and the namesake Narrow Bow Draw, which carve through the land between surveyor markers such as VABM 2839 Landreth. Scattered quarries and individual wells in the Allarmarks Oil Field show the extent of resource extraction, while Highway 285 provides the primary transit artery through this sparsely populated desert environment.