EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2021GFFA

Magnitude 2.2 26 km SE of Lindsay, Texas

Tuesday, March 30, 2021, 12:26:11 AM Central · 2021-03-30 05:26:11 UTC

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake 26 km SE of Lindsay, Texas on March 30, 2021 at 12:26 AM Central, 5.5 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 94 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.4.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 0.8 km away and operated by McDonnold Operating, Inc.; together they hold 256,150 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

7 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 30,527 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.2: ML, reviewed
5.5: km deep · 17,925 ft
0: M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
94: M2+ within 10 km, all time
15: active injection wells within 10 km
492: permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter: 31.1878, -103.3557
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
May 29, 2021, 11:18 AM	2.2	5.6 km	4.8 km
Jun 15, 2021, 8:46 AM	2.8	9.6 km	3.0 km
Nov 29, 2020, 3:26 AM	2.5	9 km	5.0 km
Nov 25, 2020, 8:30 AM	2.9	9.1 km	3.0 km
Sep 14, 2020, 9:14 AM	3.2	9.5 km	3.7 km
Oct 15, 2021, 4:55 AM	2.0	5.9 km	3.9 km
Oct 31, 2021, 1:03 PM	2.0	6.6 km	2.6 km
Nov 9, 2021, 3:38 AM	2.5	7.3 km	3.7 km
Nov 9, 2021, 7:36 AM	2.5	7.9 km	3.0 km
Nov 16, 2021, 12:41 AM	2.5	8.1 km	4.4 km
Nov 18, 2021, 10:18 PM	3.0	9 km	3.4 km
Nov 21, 2021, 10:44 PM	2.3	9.9 km	4.0 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.4 on Dec 22, 2018.

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. 7 of these report daily to TexNet: 30.5K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

Well	Operator	UIC no.	Distance	Permitted, bbl/d	Injection zone, ft
Young, J. B., Etal #5	McDonnold Operating, Inc.	000093862	0.8 km	900	5,168–5,184
Reeves -O- Fee #5W	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000020524	1 km	250	5,137–5,166
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-5 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000116173	1.6 km	15,000	5,211–6,460
Hightower State SWD #1	CR Field Services, LLC	000116099	2.2 km	10,000	5,100–6,600
Ginger Grant #1WD	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000109934	2.4 km	20,000	5,000–6,500
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-7 #1SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000116239	3.1 km	25,000	5,170–7,100
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-9 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000112683	3.5 km	25,000	5,000–6,470
Pecos Southeast SWD #1	Select Water Solutions, LLC	000105699	4.1 km	15,000	5,450–6,850
Reeves 'AH' Fee #1W	Select Water Solutions, LLC	000110268	4.2 km	20,000	5,350–6,900
Maryann #1	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000104352	4.7 km	20,000	4,500–6,500
Panhead #1WD	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000109816	5.3 km	20,000	5,000–6,500
Reeves TXL Fee T8-51-11 #2	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000110828	5.6 km	25,000	5,000–7,155
WBR 47 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000113869	6 km	20,000	5,500–7,500
Osprey "9" #9	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000097492	7.3 km	20,000	4,500–6,350
Osprey "9" #903	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000102278	7.6 km	20,000	4,500–5,561

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About this data

Event tx2021gffa 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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