EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2022GDKR

Magnitude 2.7 18 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 1:00:28 AM Central · 2022-03-29 06:00:28 UTC

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake 18 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on March 29, 2022 at 1:00 AM Central, 3.9 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 155 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 2 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 1.8 km away and operated by Blue Arrow Operating, LLC; together they hold 238,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

1 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 1,038 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.7: ML, reviewed
3.9: km deep · 12,695 ft
2: M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
155: M2+ within 10 km, all time
15: active injection wells within 10 km
443: permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter: 31.1504, -103.2267
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
Mar 28, 2022, 8:12 PM	2.7	2 km	4.6 km
Mar 27, 2022, 6:45 PM	2.9	8.8 km	3.1 km
Apr 12, 2022, 4:15 PM	2.4	7.3 km	1.5 km
Feb 15, 2022, 8:27 PM	2.5	7.2 km	4.5 km
Feb 15, 2022, 5:40 PM	2.2	9.8 km	1.0 km
Feb 8, 2022, 1:30 PM	2.8	4.6 km	2.5 km
Jan 16, 2022, 9:27 AM	2.0	1.3 km	3.1 km
Jan 9, 2022, 1:41 AM	2.2	9.5 km	4.6 km
Jun 18, 2022, 7:43 AM	3.2	8.3 km	3.1 km
Jun 24, 2022, 6:54 AM	2.5	2.8 km	3.9 km
Jun 25, 2022, 7:09 AM	2.1	8.6 km	2.3 km
Dec 29, 2021, 6:59 AM	2.7	9.9 km	4.1 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. 1 of these report daily to TexNet: 1.04K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

Well	Operator	UIC no.	Distance	Permitted, bbl/d	Injection zone, ft
Chaparral "B" #1	Blue Arrow Operating, LLC	000064608	1.8 km	500	5,221–5,241
Salty Brigham 10 #1SW	Rattler Midstream Operating LLC	000110984	3.1 km	20,000	6,050–7,800
Red Horse "29" #1W	Shenandoah Petroleum Corporation	000098328	3.3 km	1,500	5,250–5,392
WBR 18 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000113636	3.4 km	20,000	5,500–7,500
Hawg SWD #1	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000105929	5.8 km	20,000	5,200–8,000
Old Courtney Ranch Co SWD #1	Rattler Midstream Operating LLC	000118022	5.9 km	20,000	5,930–7,950
El Kabong Unit 48-18-7 #1D	XTO Energy Inc.	000117979	5.9 km	20,000	5,700–7,738
Hippo 22 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000105012	6 km	20,000	5,850–6,500
Lucas 23 #1SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112744	6 km	12,000	6,020–6,405
Lindsay #1D	Rattler Midstream Operating LLC	000118880	6.1 km	10,000	6,000–8,100
Lucas 23 #2SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112745	6.2 km	12,000	5,250–6,900
Zauk 39 #1SW	Rattler Midstream Operating LLC	000112278	7.2 km	20,000	5,350–8,000
Warthog 19 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000109227	7.2 km	12,000	5,700–7,500
El Kabong Unit 48-17-8 #1D	XTO Energy Inc.	000117984	7.4 km	30,000	5,310–6,436
WBR 47 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000113869	7.6 km	20,000	5,500–7,500

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About this data

Event tx2022gdkr 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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