EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2018BPFGVR

Magnitude 2.2 24 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 4:42:16 AM Central · 2018-01-23 10:42:16 UTC

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake 24 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on January 23, 2018 at 4:42 AM Central, 6.6 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 113 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 1 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.6.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 2.5 km away and operated by Select Water Solutions, LLC; together they hold 248,150 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

10 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 34,662 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.2: ML, reviewed
6.6: km deep · 21,612 ft
1: M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
113: M2+ within 10 km, all time
15: active injection wells within 10 km
484: permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter: 31.1970, -103.3210
County area: Reeves County
On a map: Google Maps ↗
Catalog: USGS event page ↗ · TexNet catalog ↗

Around it in time and space

M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.

When	Mag	Distance	Depth
Feb 11, 2018, 3:39 PM	3.0	4 km	5.0 km
Dec 27, 2017, 5:50 PM	2.7	1.8 km	5.0 km
Dec 18, 2017, 10:59 PM	2.5	9.3 km	5.0 km
Dec 15, 2017, 3:53 AM	3.3	7.5 km	5.0 km
Mar 4, 2018, 7:57 AM	2.7	5.7 km	6.9 km
Mar 8, 2018, 11:41 AM	2.5	7.7 km	5.0 km
Mar 15, 2018, 12:47 PM	3.0	8.7 km	5.0 km
Nov 10, 2017, 8:44 AM	3.0	3.8 km	1.1 km
Oct 29, 2017, 9:23 PM	2.6	9.6 km	2.2 km
Oct 24, 2017, 6:54 PM	2.6	0.8 km	5.0 km
Oct 21, 2017, 9:53 PM	3.3	2.5 km	5.0 km
Oct 21, 2017, 8:57 PM	2.7	4.5 km	5.0 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.6 on Nov 29, 2020.

Injection wells within 10 km

RRC UIC MASTER · ACTIVE PERMITS

Proximity is not attribution. The wells are listed because the question is always asked; whether any of them is connected to this event is for the RRC's seismic response review, not this page. 10 of these report daily to TexNet: 34.7K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

Well	Operator	UIC no.	Distance	Permitted, bbl/d	Injection zone, ft
Pecos Southeast SWD #1	Select Water Solutions, LLC	000105699	2.5 km	15,000	5,450–6,850
Reeves 'AH' Fee #1W	Select Water Solutions, LLC	000110268	2.8 km	20,000	5,350–6,900
WBR 47 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000113869	2.8 km	20,000	5,500–7,500
Reeves -O- Fee #5W	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000020524	3.3 km	250	5,137–5,166
Young, J. B., Etal #5	McDonnold Operating, Inc.	000093862	3.9 km	900	5,168–5,184
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-5 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000116173	4 km	15,000	5,211–6,460
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-9 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000112683	4.3 km	25,000	5,000–6,470
Hightower State SWD #1	CR Field Services, LLC	000116099	5.1 km	10,000	5,100–6,600
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-7 #1SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000116239	5.6 km	25,000	5,170–7,100
Ginger Grant #1WD	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000109934	5.9 km	20,000	5,000–6,500
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #1SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000104414	5.9 km	20,000	5,100–6,470
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #2WD	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112662	6.4 km	20,000	5,200–7,300
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #3WD	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112664	6.8 km	20,000	5,200–7,300
Lucas 23 #1SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112744	6.9 km	12,000	6,020–6,405
Reeves TXL Fee T7-50-15 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000113993	7.5 km	25,000	5,175–6,500

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About this data

Event tx2018bpfgvr from the USGS earthquake catalog, located by TexNet (UT Bureau of Economic Geology) and refreshed daily. Nearby wells from the RRC UIC well master and permit coordinates; daily volumes from the TexNet injection reporting tool.

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