1971 Map of Plains NW

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Brahaney Oil Field dominates the southern half of this Yoakum County landscape, reflecting the intensive energy production that defined the region during the early 1970s. The terrain is marked by a high density of Oil Wells, a network of secondary roads, and a prominent Pipeline cutting diagonally across the oil-rich plains. Cutting through the northern sector, the Sulphur Springs Draw provides a subtle natural drainage feature in an otherwise industrial topography. This survey by the Texas Water Development Board also documents historic transit routes like the Old Lovington Road, which serves as a primary east-west corridor. Numerous Gravel Pits and drill holes indicate the extraction-based economy that shaped local development and land use patterns at this time.