EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2022APFG

Magnitude 2.2 26 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

Sunday, January 9, 2022, 1:41:22 AM Central · 2022-01-09 07:41:22 UTC

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake 26 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on January 9, 2022 at 1:41 AM Central, 4.6 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 146 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 6 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 1.2 km away and operated by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; together they hold 220,150 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

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

M2.2: ML, reviewed
4.6: km deep · 15,141 ft
6: M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
146: M2+ within 10 km, all time
15: active injection wells within 10 km
468: permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter: 31.1655, -103.3255
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
Jan 11, 2022, 2:47 AM	2.0	3.3 km	3.2 km
Jan 17, 2022, 4:22 PM	2.2	2.9 km	4.8 km
Dec 31, 2021, 7:52 AM	2.6	5.8 km	5.2 km
Jan 18, 2022, 12:16 AM	2.4	7.9 km	5.7 km
Dec 29, 2021, 6:59 AM	2.7	1.3 km	4.1 km
Jan 19, 2022, 9:41 PM	3.1	2.9 km	3.5 km
Jan 19, 2022, 10:14 PM	2.2	3.7 km	4.0 km
Jan 19, 2022, 10:32 PM	2.7	3.5 km	5.8 km
Dec 20, 2021, 3:29 AM	2.5	4.3 km	5.7 km
Dec 18, 2021, 11:56 PM	2.3	3.7 km	4.5 km
Dec 12, 2021, 9:06 PM	2.6	3.4 km	5.3 km
Dec 12, 2021, 3:26 PM	2.0	2.9 km	4.6 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. 5 of these report daily to TexNet: 29.1K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

Well	Operator	UIC no.	Distance	Permitted, bbl/d	Injection zone, ft
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-9 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000112683	1.2 km	25,000	5,000–6,470
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-5 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000116173	2.7 km	15,000	5,211–6,460
Reeves -O- Fee #5W	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000020524	2.8 km	250	5,137–5,166
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-7 #1SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000116239	3.4 km	25,000	5,170–7,100
Young, J. B., Etal #5	McDonnold Operating, Inc.	000093862	3.5 km	900	5,168–5,184
WBR 47 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000113869	4.1 km	20,000	5,500–7,500
Lucas 23 #1SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112744	4.4 km	12,000	6,020–6,405
Gillespie #1	Vaquero Operating	000081262	4.4 km	5,000	5,350–5,990
Lucas 23 #2SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112745	4.9 km	12,000	5,250–6,900
Ginger Grant #1WD	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000109934	5.3 km	20,000	5,000–6,500
Pecos Southeast SWD #1	Select Water Solutions, LLC	000105699	5.9 km	15,000	5,450–6,850
Hightower State SWD #1	CR Field Services, LLC	000116099	6 km	10,000	5,100–6,600
Reeves 'AH' Fee #1W	Select Water Solutions, LLC	000110268	6.1 km	20,000	5,350–6,900
Maryann #1	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000104352	6.3 km	20,000	4,500–6,500
WBR 18 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000113636	6.5 km	20,000	5,500–7,500

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About this data

Event tx2022apfg 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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