EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2022OCKC
Magnitude 2.4 12 km SSE of Coyanosa, Texas
Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 7:51:06 AM Central · 2022-07-20 12:51:06 UTC
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake 12 km SSE of Coyanosa, Texas on July 20, 2022 at 7:51 AM Central, 0.7 km deep, in the Reeves County area.
It is one of 9 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.1.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.3 km away and operated by Swordfish Energy Operating, LLC; together they hold 267,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M2.4
- ML, reviewed
- 0.7
- km deep · 2,320 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 9
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 275
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.1470, -103.0011
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2021, 5:25 PM | 3.1 | 4.5 km | 4.0 km |
| Aug 30, 2024, 1:06 PM | 2.7 | 3.4 km | 2.7 km |
| Dec 17, 2019, 3:13 PM | 2.9 | 4.2 km | 5.0 km |
| Jan 22, 2026, 1:36 AM | 2.5 | 2.4 km | 3.7 km |
| Jan 22, 2026, 3:11 AM | 2.4 | 5.1 km | 2.6 km |
| May 4, 2026, 6:12 PM | 3.1 | 2.3 km | 5.6 km |
| May 20, 2026, 10:03 PM | 2.6 | 3.6 km | 4.2 km |
| Aug 30, 2026, 8:21 PM | 2.2 | 5.9 km | 0.0 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.1 on May 4, 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.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giddyup Buttercup #1 | Swordfish Energy Operating, LLC | 000115323 | 1.3 km | 30,000 | 5,150–6,800 |
| Neal, James #8W | Petex | 000012048 | 2.8 km | 1,500 | 4,844–4,874 |
| Hatch 16 #X001 | Swordfish Energy Operating, LLC | 000117223 | 3.1 km | 30,000 | 4,975–6,400 |
| Neal, James O. #7 | P.o.&g. Operating, LLC | 000096652 | 4.4 km | 3,000 | 4,716–4,796 |
| Sibley, Effie Potts #5 | P.o.&g. Operating, LLC | 000092883 | 4.9 km | 4,000 | 4,776–4,879 |
| Swinbank SWD #1 | Rattler Midstream Operating LLC | 000117869 | 5.2 km | 25,000 | 5,200–6,800 |
| Sibley, Effie Potts #4 | P.o.&g. Operating, LLC | 000093661 | 5.4 km | 1,000 | 4,735–4,866 |
| Sibley, Effie Potts #12 | P.o.&g. Operating, LLC | 000092884 | 5.5 km | 4,000 | 4,810–4,882 |
| Salt Lake SWD #1 | Rattler Midstream Operating LLC | 000115375 | 6.5 km | 30,000 | 5,150–6,800 |
| Braden SWD #1 | Rattler Midstream Operating LLC | 000108609 | 6.6 km | 20,000 | 5,300–7,000 |
| Wahoo 12 #1SW | VTX Energy Operating, LLC | 000118184 | 7 km | 30,000 | 5,500–7,200 |
| Suter Farms SWD #1 | Rattler Midstream Operating LLC | 000109513 | 7.2 km | 25,000 | 5,300–6,700 |
| Catseye SWD #1 | Velocity Water Solutions, LP | 000118739 | 7.5 km | 30,000 | 5,200–6,800 |
| Big Tex South #2701H | Swordfish Energy Operating, LLC | 000112301 | 7.5 km | 10,000 | 4,590–6,380 |
| GSL SWD 26 #1 | Rattler Midstream Operating LLC | 000115557 | 8.3 km | 24,000 | 5,900–7,623 |
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About this data
Event tx2022ockc 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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