EARTHQUAKES · WHEELER AREA · TX2021PMXG
Magnitude 3.5 4 km N of Wheeler, Texas
Monday, August 9, 2021, 7:24:40 AM Central · 2021-08-09 12:24:40 UTC
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake 4 km N of Wheeler, Texas on August 9, 2021 at 7:24 AM Central, 6.9 km deep, in the Wheeler County area.
It is one of 5 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 1 of them in the thirty days before it; this is the largest of them.
6 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 4.1 km away and operated by Edh Disposals LLC; together they hold 79,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M3.5
- ML, reviewed
- 6.9
- km deep · 22,546 ft
- 1
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 5
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 6
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 6
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 35.4849, -100.2731
- County area
- Wheeler 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2021, 8:38 PM | 2.1 | 8.6 km | 1.1 km |
| Aug 8, 2021, 12:08 PM | 2.8 | 0.6 km | 8.4 km |
| Jan 15, 2022, 9:24 PM | 2.5 | 5.5 km | 6.5 km |
| Jan 13, 2019, 2:58 PM | 2.5 | 3.6 km | 5.0 km |
Largest nearby on record: M2.8 on Aug 8, 2021.
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.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raticar SWD #1044 | Edh Disposals LLC | 000103411 | 4.1 km | 10,000 | 4,590–5,205 |
| Wheeler East SWD #1 | Overflow Energy, LLC | 000103167 | 7.5 km | 20,000 | 4,350–6,200 |
| Burton #1010 | Top O'Texas Energy, L.P. | 000097085 | 7.5 km | 15,000 | 4,220–4,280 |
| Stanley #104 | Presidio Petroleum LLC | 000103623 | 8.3 km | 10,000 | 4,500–6,150 |
| Children's Home 2 #1D | Unbridled Resources, LLC | 000101705 | 8.7 km | 20,000 | 4,300–6,750 |
| Terry, Kate #106 | Overflow Energy, LLC | 000093545 | 9.2 km | 4,000 | 3,510–6,200 |
Disposal in Wheeler County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2021pmxg 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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