EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2022OPSQ

Magnitude 2.0 25 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas

Wednesday, July 27, 2022, 2:57:38 PM Central · 2022-07-27 19:57:38 UTC

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 25 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas on July 27, 2022 at 2:57 PM Central, 4.9 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 189 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 4 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 2.1 km away and operated by Rattler Midstream Operating LLC; together they hold 201,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

3 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 24,535 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.0
ML, reviewed
4.9
km deep · 16,153 ft
4
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
189
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
277
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.1038, -103.2796
County area
Reeves County
On a map
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Catalog
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Around it in time and space

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

WhenMagDistanceDepth
Jul 10, 2022, 1:50 PM2.59.4 km4.9 km
Jul 9, 2022, 7:41 AM2.06.5 km1.3 km
Jul 8, 2022, 8:01 PM2.03.2 km5.4 km
Aug 15, 2022, 5:31 PM2.32.9 km5.4 km
Aug 15, 2022, 6:45 PM2.98.8 km4.4 km
Aug 15, 2022, 8:50 PM2.11.4 km3.2 km
Aug 16, 2022, 1:51 AM2.06.4 km3.4 km
Jun 28, 2022, 11:02 AM2.43 km2.8 km
Jun 18, 2022, 7:43 AM3.23.8 km3.1 km
Jun 14, 2022, 1:10 AM2.23.7 km4.6 km
Jun 10, 2022, 5:01 AM2.45.3 km3.5 km
Jun 8, 2022, 5:12 PM2.74.9 km2.6 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. 3 of these report daily to TexNet: 24.5K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Lindsay #1DRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001188802.1 km10,0006,000–8,100
Coyote 48 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109252.4 km20,0005,250–6,900
Coyote 48 #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001078652.4 km15,0005,250–6,900
Coyote 48 #3SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109263.2 km20,0005,250–6,900
Lucas 23 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001127453.5 km12,0005,250–6,900
Red Horse "29" #1WShenandoah Petroleum Corporation0000983284 km1,5005,250–5,392
Lucas 23 #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001127444.2 km12,0006,020–6,405
Gillespie #1Vaquero Operating0000812624.6 km5,0005,350–5,990
WBR 18 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001136364.8 km20,0005,500–7,500
Hawg SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001059295 km20,0005,200–8,000
Belle SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001144316.2 km15,0005,360–6,860
Elizabeth SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001155856.9 km15,0005,225–7,000
Chaparral "B" #1Blue Arrow Operating, LLC0000646087 km5005,221–5,241
Thompson SWD #2Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001084427.2 km15,0005,230–7,350
Zauk 39 #1SWRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001122787.2 km20,0005,350–8,000

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About this data

Event tx2022opsq 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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