1979 Map of Quintana

About this map

The Tom O'connor Oil Field dominates this Refugio County landscape, illustrating the extensive petroleum infrastructure of the Texas Coastal Bend in the late 1970s. This orthophotomap provides a clear view of the complex web of drilling operations, featuring high-density concentrations of wells, pipelines, and access roads across the Fox Oil Field and the Greta Oil Field. The small settlement of Quintana is situated near the Missouri Pacific railroad line, while several family-named or descriptively named flowing wells, such as the Saddle Blanket Well and Jack Fiat Well, underscore the local importance of specific groundwater and mineral rights. The terrain is defined by low-lying drainages like Melon Creek and Copano Creek, which feed into coastal water bodies including Mustang Lake and Arrowhead Lake.