The energy economy of Eddy County dominates this high-plains landscape, where a dense grid of service roads supports multiple active petroleum basins. The South High Lonesome Oil Field in the northwest and the Greyburg Maljamar Oil Field in the south indicate the intensive subsurface development that characterizes this region. Between these industrial zones, the natural terrain is marked by the branching drainage of Bear Grass Draw, which cuts through the plateau. Local transport centers on ranching and oil access routes such as Rossman Ranch Rd and Cowtown Rd, illustrating how the land has been partitioned for both traditional cattle operations and modern resource extraction. This era shows the mature development of the Permian Basin, where even the naming of routes like Kewanee Rd and Arco Rd reflects the corporate history of the New Mexico oil patch.
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1942 · Clayton Basin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Clayton Basin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Oil City
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Diamond Mound
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Basin Well
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Carlsbad
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Hobbs
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Red Lake SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Red Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1958 · Carlsbad
USGS Topo · 1:250,000