EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2022BEYI

Magnitude 2.2 26 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

Monday, January 17, 2022, 4:22:24 PM Central · 2022-01-17 22:22:24 UTC

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake 26 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on January 17, 2022 at 4:22 PM Central, 4.8 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 112 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 2 km away and operated by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; together they hold 228,150 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

7 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 30,527 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.2: ML, reviewed
4.8: km deep · 15,900 ft
6: M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
112: M2+ within 10 km, all time
15: active injection wells within 10 km
486: permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter: 31.1906, -103.3321
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 19, 2022, 9:41 PM	3.1	1.8 km	3.5 km
Jan 19, 2022, 10:14 PM	2.2	0.9 km	4.0 km
Jan 19, 2022, 10:32 PM	2.7	0.7 km	5.8 km
Jan 11, 2022, 2:47 AM	2.0	1.1 km	3.2 km
Jan 9, 2022, 1:41 AM	2.2	2.9 km	4.6 km
Dec 31, 2021, 7:52 AM	2.6	3.2 km	5.2 km
Dec 29, 2021, 6:59 AM	2.7	1.6 km	4.1 km
Dec 20, 2021, 3:29 AM	2.5	2.2 km	5.7 km
Dec 18, 2021, 11:56 PM	2.3	1.8 km	4.5 km
Dec 12, 2021, 9:06 PM	2.6	0.6 km	5.3 km
Dec 12, 2021, 3:26 PM	2.0	0.1 km	4.6 km
Nov 28, 2021, 5:03 PM	3.2	1.9 km	2.9 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. 7 of these report daily to TexNet: 30.5K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

Well	Operator	UIC no.	Distance	Permitted, bbl/d	Injection zone, ft
Reeves -O- Fee #5W	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000020524	2 km	250	5,137–5,166
Young, J. B., Etal #5	McDonnold Operating, Inc.	000093862	2.7 km	900	5,168–5,184
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-5 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000116173	2.7 km	15,000	5,211–6,460
Pecos Southeast SWD #1	Select Water Solutions, LLC	000105699	3.1 km	15,000	5,450–6,850
Reeves 'AH' Fee #1W	Select Water Solutions, LLC	000110268	3.3 km	20,000	5,350–6,900
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-9 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000112683	3.4 km	25,000	5,000–6,470
WBR 47 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000113869	3.8 km	20,000	5,500–7,500
Hightower State SWD #1	CR Field Services, LLC	000116099	4.2 km	10,000	5,100–6,600
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-7 #1SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000116239	4.4 km	25,000	5,170–7,100
Ginger Grant #1WD	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000109934	4.6 km	20,000	5,000–6,500
Maryann #1	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000104352	6.6 km	20,000	4,500–6,500
Lucas 23 #1SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112744	6.9 km	12,000	6,020–6,405
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #1SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000104414	7.2 km	20,000	5,100–6,470
Gillespie #1	Vaquero Operating	000081262	7.3 km	5,000	5,350–5,990
Panhead #1WD	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000109816	7.3 km	20,000	5,000–6,500

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About this data

Event tx2022beyi 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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