2012 Map of Whalen Lake

About this map

Whalen Lake anchors this landscape in Andrews County, appearing as a prominent natural basin amidst a highly regularized grid of ranch and industrial access roads. The 2012 geography is defined by the energy sector, specifically the Block Thirteen Oil Field in the northeast and the Nix Oil Field further south. These fields are connected by a dense network of local routes such as Thornberry Rd and Block Road 12. Major thoroughfares like Fm-181 and Fm-1967 provide the primary transit corridors through the region, reflecting the modern industrial character of the Texas Permian Basin. The map illustrates the specialized infrastructure required for large-scale resource extraction, where surveyed blocks and numbered section roads have largely replaced traditional settlement patterns.