EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2021XIND

Magnitude 3.2 25 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

Sunday, November 28, 2021, 5:03:03 PM Central · 2021-11-28 23:03:03 UTC

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake 25 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on November 28, 2021 at 5:03 PM Central, 2.9 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 136 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 7 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.6.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 2.5 km away and operated by VTX Energy Operating, LLC; together they hold 220,150 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

6 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 29,132 barrels a day in August 2026.

M3.2: ML, reviewed
2.9: km deep · 9,490 ft
7: M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
136: M2+ within 10 km, all time
15: active injection wells within 10 km
458: permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter: 31.1800, -103.3166
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 26, 2021, 8:04 PM	2.0	1.3 km	3.1 km
Nov 21, 2021, 10:44 PM	2.3	6.1 km	4.0 km
Nov 18, 2021, 10:18 PM	3.0	5.2 km	3.4 km
Nov 16, 2021, 12:41 AM	2.5	8.9 km	4.4 km
Dec 12, 2021, 3:26 PM	2.0	1.9 km	4.6 km
Dec 12, 2021, 9:06 PM	2.6	2.2 km	5.3 km
Nov 9, 2021, 7:36 AM	2.5	4.2 km	3.0 km
Nov 9, 2021, 3:38 AM	2.5	4 km	3.7 km
Dec 18, 2021, 11:56 PM	2.3	2 km	4.5 km
Dec 20, 2021, 3:29 AM	2.5	2.6 km	5.7 km
Oct 31, 2021, 1:03 PM	2.0	2.8 km	2.6 km
Dec 29, 2021, 6:59 AM	2.7	0.9 km	4.1 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.6 on Nov 29, 2020.

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: 29.1K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

Well	Operator	UIC no.	Distance	Permitted, bbl/d	Injection zone, ft
WBR 47 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000113869	2.5 km	20,000	5,500–7,500
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-9 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000112683	2.9 km	25,000	5,000–6,470
Reeves -O- Fee #5W	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000020524	3.1 km	250	5,137–5,166
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-5 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000116173	3.5 km	15,000	5,211–6,460
Young, J. B., Etal #5	McDonnold Operating, Inc.	000093862	3.9 km	900	5,168–5,184
Pecos Southeast SWD #1	Select Water Solutions, LLC	000105699	4.4 km	15,000	5,450–6,850
Reeves 'AH' Fee #1W	Select Water Solutions, LLC	000110268	4.7 km	20,000	5,350–6,900
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-7 #1SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000116239	4.8 km	25,000	5,170–7,100
Lucas 23 #1SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112744	5.1 km	12,000	6,020–6,405
Lucas 23 #2SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112745	5.7 km	12,000	5,250–6,900
Ginger Grant #1WD	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000109934	5.9 km	20,000	5,000–6,500
Hightower State SWD #1	CR Field Services, LLC	000116099	5.9 km	10,000	5,100–6,600
Gillespie #1	Vaquero Operating	000081262	6 km	5,000	5,350–5,990
WBR 18 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000113636	6.5 km	20,000	5,500–7,500
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #1SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000104414	7.1 km	20,000	5,100–6,470

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About this data

Event tx2021xind 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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