EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2021UFDA

Magnitude 2.0 27 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas

Friday, October 15, 2021, 4:55:05 AM Central · 2021-10-15 09:55:05 UTC

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 27 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas on October 15, 2021 at 4:55 AM Central, 3.9 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 68 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.3.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 0.9 km away and operated by Permian Resources Operating, LLC; together they hold 276,150 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

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

M2.0: ML, reviewed
3.9: km deep · 12,695 ft
0: M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
68: M2+ within 10 km, all time
15: active injection wells within 10 km
455: permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter: 31.1502, -103.3991
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
Nov 15, 2021, 1:00 AM	2.3	8.7 km	4.4 km
Nov 16, 2021, 12:41 AM	2.5	4.4 km	4.4 km
Nov 24, 2021, 11:37 PM	2.1	8.3 km	3.3 km
Nov 24, 2021, 11:39 PM	2.2	9.3 km	2.1 km
Nov 26, 2021, 8:04 PM	2.0	8.5 km	3.1 km
Nov 28, 2021, 5:03 PM	3.2	8.5 km	2.9 km
Dec 12, 2021, 3:26 PM	2.0	7.8 km	4.6 km
Dec 12, 2021, 9:06 PM	2.6	8.3 km	5.3 km
Dec 18, 2021, 11:56 PM	2.3	9.6 km	4.5 km
Dec 20, 2021, 3:29 AM	2.5	10 km	5.7 km
Dec 29, 2021, 6:59 AM	2.7	7.6 km	4.1 km
Jul 21, 2021, 5:16 PM	2.1	9.7 km	3.5 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. 7 of these report daily to TexNet: 30.1K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

Well	Operator	UIC no.	Distance	Permitted, bbl/d	Injection zone, ft
Panhead #1WD	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000109816	0.9 km	20,000	5,000–6,500
Maryann #1	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000104352	1.2 km	20,000	4,500–6,500
Reeves TXL Fee T8-51-11 #2	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000110828	1.4 km	25,000	5,000–7,155
007 SWD #1	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112603	2.4 km	30,000	5,100–6,750
Osprey "9" #9	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000097492	3.1 km	20,000	4,500–6,350
Osprey "9" #903	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000102278	3.2 km	20,000	4,500–5,561
Betty Lou 16 #4WD	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000116002	3.6 km	20,000	5,300–6,640
Ginger Grant #1WD	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000109934	3.7 km	20,000	5,000–6,500
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-7 #1SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000116239	3.8 km	25,000	5,170–7,100
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-5 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000116173	5.2 km	15,000	5,211–6,460
Young, J. B., Etal #5	McDonnold Operating, Inc.	000093862	5.2 km	900	5,168–5,184
Santa Maria 29 #1D	Noble Energy Inc	000114749	5.3 km	25,000	5,190–6,550
Reeves -O- Fee #5W	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000020524	5.8 km	250	5,137–5,166
Hightower State SWD #1	CR Field Services, LLC	000116099	6 km	10,000	5,100–6,600
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-9 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000112683	6.1 km	25,000	5,000–6,470

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About this data

Event tx2021ufda 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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