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2012 Map of Sand Ranch

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Sand Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

South Nix Oil Field and the Three Bar Oil Field define the industrial footprint of this West Texas landscape in the early 21st century. The map reveals a high-desert environment where petroleum extraction and large-scale ranching coexist, characterized by a geometric grid of access roads such as Block Road 12 and SW 7401.

Scattered across the Andrews County terrain are established livestock operations and essential water sources, including the namesake Sand Ranch and the Figure Three Ranch. The distribution of named water points like South Windmill, Overly Windmill, and Burma Windmill highlights the critical infrastructure required for land use in this arid region. This survey provides a clear view of the intersecting worlds of the Texas oil patch and traditional cattle ranching.