Do you do ranch development in Stanton, TX?

Yes. Stanton is about 20 miles northeast of our Midland yard, straight up I-20, and ranch development is work we run regularly across Martin County. I-20 and SH-137 carry the haul routes through Stanton; farm and lease access runs off Martin County roads.

Martin County • 20 mi from Midland

Ranch Development in Stanton, TX

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

Rangefinder Excavation provides ranch development throughout Stanton, TX and Martin County. Ag terrace work and field drainage stay in steady demand around Stanton, alongside lease road and pad construction tied to Martin County oilfield activity.

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 Stanton 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 — Stanton, TX

Sandy loam farm ground over caliche across Martin County — easy digging up top, with a hard layer underneath that sets how deep a cut can practically go.

Rain sheets across flat cotton ground instead of channeling, so terraces and graded waterways end up doing the work that natural fall does elsewhere.

What ranch development looks like around Stanton

Stanton is about 20 miles northeast of our Midland yard, straight up I-20. I-20 and SH-137 carry the haul routes through Stanton; farm and lease access runs off Martin County roads.

Work we get called for in Martin County

Ag terraces rebuilt on contour across Martin County cotton ground
Graded waterways and field drainage on flat farm ground
Lease roads, well pads and culvert installs on county-road approaches

Access & permits

TxDOT's Odessa district covers I-20 and SH-137 frontage; Martin County Road & Bridge and the City of Stanton handle county roads and in-town work.

How a ranch development job runs

Same four steps whether the job is in Stanton 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 Stanton — Common Questions

Do you do ranch development in Stanton, TX?: Yes. Stanton is about 20 miles northeast of our Midland yard, straight up I-20, and ranch development is work we run regularly across Martin County. I-20 and SH-137 carry the haul routes through Stanton; farm and lease access runs off Martin County roads.
What affects a ranch development job around Stanton?: Sandy loam farm ground over caliche across Martin County — easy digging up top, with a hard layer underneath that sets how deep a cut can practically go. Rain sheets across flat cotton ground instead of channeling, so terraces and graded waterways end up doing the work that natural fall does elsewhere.
Do I need a permit for ranch development near Stanton?: It depends on whether the work touches a public road. TxDOT's Odessa district covers I-20 and SH-137 frontage; Martin County Road & Bridge and the City of Stanton handle county roads and in-town work. We will tell you which one applies before we price it.

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