▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Currently , ▁Car ls bad ▁has ▁experienced ▁a ▁" bo om ". ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁leading ▁in ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁oil ▁and ▁natural ▁g ases ▁across ▁the ▁entire ▁area , ▁causing ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁employ ment ▁rate . ▁Due ▁to ▁this ▁increase ▁families ▁and ▁individuals ▁have ▁begun ▁to ▁migr ate ▁to ▁Car ls bad . ▁ ▁Geography ▁and ▁climate ▁Car ls bad ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁Edd y ▁County ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 2 . 4 0 7 5 7 7 , ▁- 1 0 4 . 2 4 5 1 6 7 ) ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁. ▁Car ls bad ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁reaches ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ih u ah uan ▁Des ert ▁e cor eg ion , ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁P ec os ▁River ▁Valley . ▁Via ▁US ▁ 2 8 5 ▁it ▁is ▁ ▁north ▁to ▁Ar tes ia ▁and ▁ ▁south ▁to ▁P ec os , ▁Texas . ▁US ▁Rout es ▁ 6 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 0 ▁lead ▁n ortheast ▁ ▁to ▁Hob bs ▁and ▁south west ▁ ▁to ▁El ▁Pas o . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁Car ls bad ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁; ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁land , ▁and ▁, ▁or ▁ 0 . 9 3 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁water ▁within ▁city ▁limits ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁P ec os ▁River ▁and ▁Lake ▁Car ls bad ▁recre ation ▁area .