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EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2022VEGL

Magnitude 2.5 26 km SE of Lindsay, Texas

Friday, October 28, 2022, 11:03:07 PM Central · 2022-10-29 04:03:07 UTC

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake 26 km SE of Lindsay, Texas on October 28, 2022 at 11:03 PM Central, 7.4 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 91 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.3.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1 km away and operated by McDonnold Operating, Inc.; together they hold 256,150 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

8 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 34,857 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.5
ML, reviewed
7.4
km deep · 24,335 ft
0
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
91
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
507
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.1892, -103.3573
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
Oct 30, 2022, 6:17 PM2.09.9 km2.2 km
Nov 3, 2022, 9:56 AM2.59.1 km1.1 km
Nov 13, 2022, 2:42 PM2.39.7 km-0.8 km
Sep 14, 2022, 7:35 PM2.27.7 km4.6 km
Aug 15, 2022, 6:45 PM2.98.3 km4.4 km
Aug 15, 2022, 5:31 PM2.39.2 km5.4 km
Jul 8, 2022, 8:01 PM2.08.8 km5.4 km
Jun 8, 2022, 5:12 PM2.78.9 km2.6 km
Apr 24, 2023, 3:40 PM2.49 km1.5 km
Apr 24, 2023, 3:43 PM2.39.1 km5.8 km
Apr 24, 2023, 11:55 PM2.49.3 km1.0 km
May 13, 2023, 3:11 AM2.39.9 km0.8 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.3 on Dec 15, 2017.

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. 8 of these report daily to TexNet: 34.9K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Young, J. B., Etal #5McDonnold Operating, Inc.0000938621 km9005,168–5,184
Reeves -O- Fee #5WChevron U. S. A. Inc.0000205241.2 km2505,137–5,166
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-5 #2SWChevron U. S. A. Inc.0001161731.8 km15,0005,211–6,460
Hightower State SWD #1CR Field Services, LLC0001160992 km10,0005,100–6,600
Ginger Grant #1WDPermian Resources Operating, LLC0001099342.4 km20,0005,000–6,500
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-7 #1SWChevron U. S. A. Inc.0001162393.2 km25,0005,170–7,100
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-9 #2SWChevron U. S. A. Inc.0001126833.7 km25,0005,000–6,470
Pecos Southeast SWD #1Select Water Solutions, LLC0001056994.1 km15,0005,450–6,850
Reeves 'AH' Fee #1WSelect Water Solutions, LLC0001102684.1 km20,0005,350–6,900
Maryann #1Permian Resources Operating, LLC0001043524.7 km20,0004,500–6,500
Panhead #1WDPermian Resources Operating, LLC0001098165.2 km20,0005,000–6,500
Reeves TXL Fee T8-51-11 #2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.0001108285.5 km25,0005,000–7,155
WBR 47 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001138696.2 km20,0005,500–7,500
Osprey "9" #9Permian Resources Operating, LLC0000974927.2 km20,0004,500–6,350
Osprey "9" #903Permian Resources Operating, LLC0001022787.5 km20,0004,500–5,561

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About this data

Event tx2022vegl 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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