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EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2022GDBD

Magnitude 2.7 16 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas

Monday, March 28, 2022, 8:12:00 PM Central · 2022-03-29 01:12:00 UTC

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake 16 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas on March 28, 2022 at 8:12 PM Central, 4.6 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 143 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 1.5 km away and operated by Rattler Midstream Operating LLC; together they hold 293,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

M2.7
ML, reviewed
4.6
km deep · 15,141 ft
0
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
143
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
523
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.1570, -103.2066
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
Mar 29, 2022, 1:00 AM2.72 km3.9 km
Apr 12, 2022, 4:15 PM2.46.2 km1.5 km
Feb 15, 2022, 8:27 PM2.58 km4.5 km
Feb 8, 2022, 1:30 PM2.86.2 km2.5 km
Jan 16, 2022, 9:27 AM2.00.9 km3.1 km
Jun 18, 2022, 7:43 AM3.29.7 km3.1 km
Jun 24, 2022, 6:54 AM2.51.3 km3.9 km
Jun 25, 2022, 7:09 AM2.17.1 km2.3 km
Jun 28, 2022, 11:02 AM2.47.7 km2.8 km
Jul 8, 2022, 8:01 PM2.09.4 km5.4 km
Jul 9, 2022, 7:41 AM2.04.1 km1.3 km
Jul 27, 2022, 2:57 PM2.09.1 km4.9 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.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Salty Brigham 10 #1SWRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001109841.5 km20,0006,050–7,800
Chaparral "B" #1Blue Arrow Operating, LLC0000646083.5 km5005,221–5,241
El Kabong Unit 48-18-7 #1DXTO Energy Inc.0001179794 km20,0005,700–7,738
Old Courtney Ranch Co SWD #1Rattler Midstream Operating LLC0001180224.7 km20,0005,930–7,950
Red Horse "29" #1WShenandoah Petroleum Corporation0000983285.2 km1,5005,250–5,392
WBR 18 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001136365.5 km20,0005,500–7,500
El Kabong Unit 48-17-8 #1DXTO Energy Inc.0001179845.5 km30,0005,310–6,436
Hippo 22 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001050125.6 km20,0005,850–6,500
Warthog 19 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001092275.7 km12,0005,700–7,500
El Kabong Unit 48-17-8 #2DXTO Energy Inc.0001179806.6 km30,0005,700–7,250
Mandujano Bros SWD #1Rattler Midstream Operating LLC0001166036.8 km24,0006,000–7,900
Hawg SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001059296.9 km20,0005,200–8,000
Weatherby SWD #1Rattler Midstream Operating LLC0001173407.2 km30,0006,000–7,900
El Kabong 48-29 #1DXTO Energy Inc.0001179827.2 km30,0005,700–7,250
Puff Adder 16 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001160057.3 km15,0005,500–7,500

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About this data

Event tx2022gdbd 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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