2010 Map of Sand Creek

About this map

Colorado River headwaters wind through this West Texas landscape, defining a network of drainage basins that include Sand Creek, Tobacco Creek, and Gold Creek. The terrain is marked by the industrial footprint of the Permian Basin, where the Jo Mill Oil Field and Spraberry Oil Field indicate the extensive petroleum extraction activities of the era. A grid of local roads, such as Outlaw Rd and Co Rd 224, provides access to these remote operations and agricultural holdings. This survey captures a moment in the early 21st century when energy production and traditional ranching geography remained the dominant features of the region, evidenced by the numerous unnamed farm tanks and secondary roads serving the oil fields.