
San Simon Ridge and Grama Ridge define the desert terrain of this corner of Lea County during the mid-1980s. This landscape is a working oil and gas patch, dominated by the West Wilson Oil Field and the San Simon Oil Field. The distribution of dozens of drill holes, pipelines, and gas wells across the high plains illustrates the intensity of energy extraction in the Permian Basin at this time.
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1954 · Hobbs
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Hobbs
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1963 · Oil Center
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1963 · Monument
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1963 · Laguna Gatuna
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1963 · Hat Mesa
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1978 · Jal
USGS Topo · 1:100,000
1984 · Oil Center
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1984 · Lea
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1984 · Tip Top Wells
USGS Topo · 1:24,000