2012 Map of Seagraves SW

About this map

The Seminole Oil Field dominates the southern landscape of this Gaines County region, where industrial infrastructure meets a rigid grid of rural roads. This 2012 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey illustrates a landscape deeply shaped by petroleum extraction, with the northern portion of the quadrangle also supporting operations within the O D C Oil Field. The surveyor's grid is remarkably dense here, with numbered routes like Co Rd-211, Co Rd-209, and Co Rd-201 providing access to numerous well sites and collection points. The concentration of development around junctions such as Co Rd-208 and Co Rd-206 suggests a specialized economy focused on mineral rights and land management. This map provides an essential baseline for understanding the intensive land-use patterns of the Permian Basin at the start of the twenty-first century.