
Nimenim Ridge and Clayton Basin define this landscape in the mid-1980s, revealing an arid New Mexico environment heavily shaped by industrial extraction. The area serves as a significant hub for petroleum production, with an extensive Gas Field and Oil Field covering the eastern terrain. This provisional survey captures the intersection of natural topography and utility, where an Aqueduct traverses the northern reaches and an Old Railroad Grade runs alongside the ridge, marking a previous era of transport.
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1939 · Carlsbad
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Nash Draw
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Clayton Basin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Carlsbad
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Clayton Basin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Oil City
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Nash Draw
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Carlsbad
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Hobbs
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Carlsbad
USGS Topo · 1:250,000