EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2022BJAZ

Magnitude 2.2 26 km W of Coyanosa, Texas

Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 10:14:51 PM Central · 2022-01-20 04:14:51 UTC

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake 26 km W of Coyanosa, Texas on January 19, 2022 at 10:14 PM Central, 4.0 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 106 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 2.3 km away and operated by Select Water Solutions, LLC; together they hold 256,150 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

11 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 38,992 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.2
ML, reviewed
4.0
km deep · 13,201 ft
6
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
106
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
484
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.1979, -103.3358
County area
Reeves County
On a map
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Around it in time and space

M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.

WhenMagDistanceDepth
Jan 19, 2022, 10:32 PM2.70.5 km5.8 km
Jan 19, 2022, 9:41 PM3.12.1 km3.5 km
Jan 17, 2022, 4:22 PM2.20.9 km4.8 km
Jan 11, 2022, 2:47 AM2.01 km3.2 km
Jan 9, 2022, 1:41 AM2.23.7 km4.6 km
Dec 31, 2021, 7:52 AM2.62.7 km5.2 km
Dec 29, 2021, 6:59 AM2.72.5 km4.1 km
Dec 20, 2021, 3:29 AM2.52.1 km5.7 km
Dec 18, 2021, 11:56 PM2.32 km4.5 km
Dec 12, 2021, 9:06 PM2.60.6 km5.3 km
Dec 12, 2021, 3:26 PM2.00.9 km4.6 km
Nov 28, 2021, 5:03 PM3.22.7 km2.9 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. 11 of these report daily to TexNet: 39K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Pecos Southeast SWD #1Select Water Solutions, LLC0001056992.3 km15,0005,450–6,850
Reeves -O- Fee #5WChevron U. S. A. Inc.0000205242.3 km2505,137–5,166
Reeves 'AH' Fee #1WSelect Water Solutions, LLC0001102682.5 km20,0005,350–6,900
Young, J. B., Etal #5McDonnold Operating, Inc.0000938622.8 km9005,168–5,184
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-5 #2SWChevron U. S. A. Inc.0001161733.1 km15,0005,211–6,460
Hightower State SWD #1CR Field Services, LLC0001160993.7 km10,0005,100–6,600
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-9 #2SWChevron U. S. A. Inc.0001126834.2 km25,0005,000–6,470
WBR 47 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001138694.2 km20,0005,500–7,500
Ginger Grant #1WDPermian Resources Operating, LLC0001099344.6 km20,0005,000–6,500
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-7 #1SWChevron U. S. A. Inc.0001162394.8 km25,0005,170–7,100
Maryann #1Permian Resources Operating, LLC0001043526.8 km20,0004,500–6,500
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001044147 km20,0005,100–6,470
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #2WDWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001126627.4 km20,0005,200–7,300
Panhead #1WDPermian Resources Operating, LLC0001098167.4 km20,0005,000–6,500
Reeves TXL Fee T7-50-15 #2SWChevron U. S. A. Inc.0001139937.6 km25,0005,175–6,500

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About this data

Event tx2022bjaz 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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