From Purpose: "This study in the area of Loving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, and Winkler Counties was conducted to address the problems of overdraft and quality deterioration with respect to the Cenozoic Pecos Alluvium aquifer (previously referred to as the Cenozoic Alluvium aquifer), which is the primary aquifer in the area. A discussion of underlying aquifers is also included" (p. 1).

The objective of this Class III project is to demonstrate that detailed reservoir characterization of slope and basin clastic reservoirs in sandstones of the Delaware Mountain Group in the Delaware Basin of West Texas and New Mexico is a cost-effective way to recover a higher percentage of the original oil in place through geologically based field development. The project focused on reservoir characterization of the East Ford unit, a representative Delaware Mountain Group field that produces from the upper Bell Canyon Formation (Ramsey Sandstone). The field, discovered in 1960, is operated by Oral Petco, Inc., as the East Ford unit: it contained an estimated 18.4 million barrels (MMbbl) of original oil in place.

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the West Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.