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EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2021MCGN

Magnitude 2.3 25 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas

Monday, June 21, 2021, 7:00:05 PM Central · 2021-06-22 00:00:05 UTC

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake 25 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas on June 21, 2021 at 7:00 PM Central, 3.9 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 86 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 2 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.5.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 0.9 km away and operated by Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC; together they hold 251,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

M2.3
ML, reviewed
3.9
km deep · 12,864 ft
2
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
86
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
166
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.0483, -103.2153
County area
Reeves County
On a map
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Catalog
USGS event page ↗ · TexNet catalog ↗

Around it in time and space

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

WhenMagDistanceDepth
Jun 14, 2021, 11:31 AM2.16.8 km1.3 km
Jun 3, 2021, 4:14 AM3.07.6 km4.5 km
Jul 10, 2021, 10:05 PM2.59.3 km4.5 km
May 14, 2021, 6:29 PM2.21.5 km2.2 km
May 12, 2021, 10:49 AM2.58.7 km5.8 km
Aug 11, 2021, 9:25 PM2.97.6 km1.3 km
Oct 3, 2021, 4:58 PM2.48.6 km5.8 km
Nov 3, 2021, 10:50 AM2.48.1 km4.9 km
Nov 3, 2021, 10:50 AM2.59.5 km5.8 km
Jan 29, 2021, 1:15 AM2.55.5 km2.6 km
Nov 16, 2021, 7:50 AM2.07.4 km1.7 km
Nov 17, 2021, 6:57 PM2.48.1 km2.7 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.5 on Nov 15, 2023.

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.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Ethan SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001144300.9 km15,0005,330–6,790
Karah SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001171373 km20,0005,210–7,150
Belle SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001144313.3 km15,0005,360–6,860
Zauk 39 #1SWRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001122784.5 km20,0005,350–8,000
Bullseye SWD #1Crescent Energy Operating, LLC0001149245.6 km20,0005,200–8,000
Hawg SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001059295.6 km20,0005,200–8,000
Coyote 48 #3SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109266.2 km20,0005,250–6,900
Bullseye SWD #2Crescent Energy Operating, LLC0001155866.6 km20,0005,200–8,000
Coyote 48 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109256.6 km20,0005,250–6,900
Lindsay #1DRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001188807.2 km10,0006,000–8,100
Coyote 48 #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001078657.8 km15,0005,250–6,900
Elizabeth SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001155858 km15,0005,225–7,000
Red Horse "29" #1WShenandoah Petroleum Corporation0000983289.3 km1,5005,250–5,392
Faraday 23 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109799.3 km20,0005,250–6,900
Old Salt SWD 15-1 #1Crescent Energy Operating, LLC0001194849.5 km20,0005,300–7,700

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

About this data

Event tx2021mcgn 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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