EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2022BCPC

Magnitude 2.0 17 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

Sunday, January 16, 2022, 9:27:26 AM Central · 2022-01-16 15:27:26 UTC

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 17 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on January 16, 2022 at 9:27 AM Central, 3.1 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 146 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.6.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.9 km away and operated by Rattler Midstream Operating LLC; together they hold 243,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

M2.0: ML, reviewed
3.1: km deep · 10,249 ft
0: M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
146: M2+ within 10 km, all time
15: active injection wells within 10 km
520: permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter: 31.1565, -103.2157
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
Feb 8, 2022, 1:30 PM	2.8	5.7 km	2.5 km
Feb 15, 2022, 8:27 PM	2.5	7.9 km	4.5 km
Nov 28, 2021, 5:03 PM	3.2	9.9 km	2.9 km
Nov 21, 2021, 10:44 PM	2.3	4 km	4.0 km
Nov 18, 2021, 10:18 PM	3.0	4.8 km	3.4 km
Nov 17, 2021, 6:57 PM	2.4	4.4 km	2.7 km
Nov 16, 2021, 7:50 AM	2.0	5 km	1.7 km
Nov 9, 2021, 7:36 AM	2.5	6 km	3.0 km
Nov 9, 2021, 3:38 AM	2.5	7.3 km	3.7 km
Mar 27, 2022, 6:45 PM	2.9	9.7 km	3.1 km
Mar 28, 2022, 8:12 PM	2.7	0.9 km	4.6 km
Mar 29, 2022, 1:00 AM	2.7	1.3 km	3.9 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.6 on Oct 7, 2026.

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
Salty Brigham 10 #1SW	Rattler Midstream Operating LLC	000110984	1.9 km	20,000	6,050–7,800
Chaparral "B" #1	Blue Arrow Operating, LLC	000064608	2.6 km	500	5,221–5,241
Red Horse "29" #1W	Shenandoah Petroleum Corporation	000098328	4.5 km	1,500	5,250–5,392
WBR 18 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000113636	4.6 km	20,000	5,500–7,500
El Kabong Unit 48-18-7 #1D	XTO Energy Inc.	000117979	4.9 km	20,000	5,700–7,738
Old Courtney Ranch Co SWD #1	Rattler Midstream Operating LLC	000118022	5.3 km	20,000	5,930–7,950
Hippo 22 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000105012	5.4 km	20,000	5,850–6,500
Warthog 19 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000109227	6.1 km	12,000	5,700–7,500
El Kabong Unit 48-17-8 #1D	XTO Energy Inc.	000117984	6.3 km	30,000	5,310–6,436
Hawg SWD #1	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000105929	6.6 km	20,000	5,200–8,000
Lucas 23 #1SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112744	7.2 km	12,000	6,020–6,405
Lindsay #1D	Rattler Midstream Operating LLC	000118880	7.3 km	10,000	6,000–8,100
Puff Adder 16 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000116005	7.4 km	15,000	5,500–7,500
Lucas 23 #2SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112745	7.4 km	12,000	5,250–6,900
El Kabong Unit 48-17-8 #2D	XTO Energy Inc.	000117980	7.5 km	30,000	5,700–7,250

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

About this data

Event tx2022bcpc 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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