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EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2021KLQS

Magnitude 2.2 26 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas

Saturday, May 29, 2021, 11:18:08 AM Central · 2021-05-29 16:18:08 UTC

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake 26 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas on May 29, 2021 at 11:18 AM Central, 4.8 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 63 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 1 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.3.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 0.3 km away and operated by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; together they hold 281,150 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

6 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 30,106 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.2
ML, reviewed
4.8
km deep · 15,900 ft
1
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
63
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
517
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.1594, -103.4044
County area
Reeves County
On a map
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Catalog
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Around it in time and space

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

WhenMagDistanceDepth
May 26, 2021, 9:07 AM2.59.4 km4.7 km
Jun 9, 2021, 4:04 AM2.59.6 km3.4 km
Jun 15, 2021, 8:46 AM2.87 km3.0 km
Mar 30, 2021, 12:26 AM2.25.6 km5.5 km
Oct 15, 2021, 4:55 AM2.01.1 km3.9 km
Nov 15, 2021, 1:00 AM2.39.8 km4.4 km
Nov 16, 2021, 12:41 AM2.55.6 km4.4 km
Nov 24, 2021, 11:37 PM2.17.4 km3.3 km
Nov 24, 2021, 11:39 PM2.28.6 km2.1 km
Nov 26, 2021, 8:04 PM2.08.5 km3.1 km
Nov 28, 2021, 5:03 PM3.28.7 km2.9 km
Dec 12, 2021, 3:26 PM2.07.7 km4.6 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.3 on Oct 22, 2017.

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. 6 of these report daily to TexNet: 30.1K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Reeves TXL Fee T8-51-11 #2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.0001108280.3 km25,0005,000–7,155
Panhead #1WDPermian Resources Operating, LLC0001098160.5 km20,0005,000–6,500
Maryann #1Permian Resources Operating, LLC0001043521.3 km20,0004,500–6,500
Osprey "9" #9Permian Resources Operating, LLC0000974922.3 km20,0004,500–6,350
Osprey "9" #903Permian Resources Operating, LLC0001022782.4 km20,0004,500–5,561
Ginger Grant #1WDPermian Resources Operating, LLC0001099343.2 km20,0005,000–6,500
007 SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001126033.4 km30,0005,100–6,750
Betty Lou 16 #4WDWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001160023.5 km20,0005,300–6,640
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-7 #1SWChevron U. S. A. Inc.0001162394.1 km25,0005,170–7,100
Young, J. B., Etal #5McDonnold Operating, Inc.0000938625 km9005,168–5,184
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-5 #2SWChevron U. S. A. Inc.0001161735.2 km15,0005,211–6,460
Hightower State SWD #1CR Field Services, LLC0001160995.3 km10,0005,100–6,600
Santa Maria 29 #1DNoble Energy Inc0001147495.6 km25,0005,190–6,550
Sea Bird SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001161455.6 km30,0005,125–6,800
Reeves -O- Fee #5WChevron U. S. A. Inc.0000205245.7 km2505,137–5,166

Disposal in Reeves County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →

About this data

Event tx2021klqs 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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