Do you do ranch development in Midkiff, TX?

Yes. Midkiff is roughly 35 miles south of our Midland yard, and ranch development is work we run regularly across Upton County. SH-349 carries the through traffic; ranch and lease access runs off Upton County roads and private two-tracks past that.

Upton County • 35 mi from Midland

Ranch Development in Midkiff, TX

Ranch roads, pads, and infrastructure built to work as hard as you do.

Ranch Development is one of the most-requested services Rangefinder Excavation provides around Midkiff, TX. Ranch roads, stock ponds and oilfield pad work are the steady jobs around Midkiff, often on the same property.

Running a ranch in the Permian Basin means the ground under your boots is part of the operation, not just scenery. Rangefinder Excavation has been doing ranch development and ranch dirt work across the Permian Basin since 2018 — cutting access roads, building working pads, and shaping infrastructure that holds up to caliche dust, summer heat, and the occasional gully-washer.

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Freshly graded ranch road stretching toward the horizon across Permian Basin rangeland

What's Included

Ranch road building and resurfacing (caliche, base, or native material)
Working pen pads, barn pads, and equipment yard grading
Cattle guard and gate approach grading
Interior road maintenance and rut repair
Culvert and low-water crossing coordination
General ranch infrastructure dirt work

Why Midkiff Property Owners Call Us

Local crew that knows Permian Basin caliche, clay, and rock
Equipment sized for ranch-scale work, not subdivision lots
Roads built with drainage in mind, not just a flat blade pass
One call for the whole job — clearing, grading, base, and finish

Ground conditions — Midkiff, TX

Upton County ground turns rocky in places, with caliche ledge close to the surface — shallow rock changes both how a job digs and what it costs.

Land falls off toward the draws, which helps drainage but concentrates runoff into channels that cut fast if a crossing or an outfall is not armored.

What ranch development looks like around Midkiff

Midkiff is roughly 35 miles south of our Midland yard. SH-349 carries the through traffic; ranch and lease access runs off Upton County roads and private two-tracks past that.

Work we get called for in Upton County

Ranch roads and lease roads built over rock and caliche
Stock ponds and tanks built into the draws
Well pads and location work tied to Upton County activity

Access & permits

TxDOT's Odessa district covers SH-349 frontage; Upton County Road & Bridge handles county-road approaches and culvert sizing.

How a ranch development job runs

Same four steps whether the job is in Midkiff or anywhere else we work: walk the ground, clear and rough grade, base and compact, final shaping and walkthrough.

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Ranch Development in Midkiff — Common Questions

Do you do ranch development in Midkiff, TX?: Yes. Midkiff is roughly 35 miles south of our Midland yard, and ranch development is work we run regularly across Upton County. SH-349 carries the through traffic; ranch and lease access runs off Upton County roads and private two-tracks past that.
What affects a ranch development job around Midkiff?: Upton County ground turns rocky in places, with caliche ledge close to the surface — shallow rock changes both how a job digs and what it costs. Land falls off toward the draws, which helps drainage but concentrates runoff into channels that cut fast if a crossing or an outfall is not armored.
Do I need a permit for ranch development near Midkiff?: It depends on whether the work touches a public road. TxDOT's Odessa district covers SH-349 frontage; Upton County Road & Bridge handles county-road approaches and culvert sizing. We will tell you which one applies before we price it.

More general questions about ranch development are answered on the ranch development page.