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EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2022DGAN

Magnitude 2.2 26 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas

Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 5:40:48 PM Central · 2022-02-15 23:40:48 UTC

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake 26 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas on February 15, 2022 at 5:40 PM Central, 1.0 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 130 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 3 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.5.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 2.2 km away and operated by Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC; together they hold 243,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

M2.2
ML, reviewed
1.0
km deep · 3,332 ft
3
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
130
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
168
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.0633, -103.2412
County area
Reeves County
On a map
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Catalog
USGS event page ↗ · TexNet catalog ↗

Around it in time and space

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

WhenMagDistanceDepth
Feb 15, 2022, 8:27 PM2.53.3 km4.5 km
Feb 8, 2022, 1:30 PM2.85.3 km2.5 km
Feb 3, 2022, 9:55 PM3.39.8 km22.3 km
Mar 1, 2022, 3:47 AM2.03.5 km5.4 km
Jan 18, 2022, 12:16 AM2.49.5 km5.7 km
Mar 27, 2022, 6:45 PM2.91.1 km3.1 km
Mar 29, 2022, 1:00 AM2.79.8 km3.9 km
Dec 7, 2021, 10:55 PM2.17.8 km5.6 km
Dec 7, 2021, 10:54 PM2.67.6 km5.5 km
Dec 7, 2021, 10:49 PM3.06.5 km5.3 km
Nov 17, 2021, 6:57 PM2.46.3 km2.7 km
Nov 16, 2021, 7:50 AM2.05.7 km1.7 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.5 on Nov 15, 2023.

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.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Ethan SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001144302.2 km15,0005,330–6,790
Belle SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001144312.4 km15,0005,360–6,860
Coyote 48 #3SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109263.2 km20,0005,250–6,900
Coyote 48 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109253.7 km20,0005,250–6,900
Hawg SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001059294.1 km20,0005,200–8,000
Zauk 39 #1SWRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001122784.3 km20,0005,350–8,000
Lindsay #1DRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001188804.6 km10,0006,000–8,100
Coyote 48 #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001078654.8 km15,0005,250–6,900
Karah SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001171375.8 km20,0005,210–7,150
Elizabeth SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001155855.9 km15,0005,225–7,000
Bullseye SWD #1Crescent Energy Operating, LLC0001149246.4 km20,0005,200–8,000
Red Horse "29" #1WShenandoah Petroleum Corporation0000983287.1 km1,5005,250–5,392
Bullseye SWD #2Crescent Energy Operating, LLC0001155867.3 km20,0005,200–8,000
Faraday 23 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109798.2 km20,0005,250–6,900
Lucas 23 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001127459.1 km12,0005,250–6,900

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About this data

Event tx2022dgan 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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