EARTHQUAKES · WHEELER AREA · TX2023RGDU
Magnitude 2.3 8 km E of Wheeler, Texas
Sunday, September 3, 2023, 1:47:27 AM Central · 2023-09-03 06:47:27 UTC
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake 8 km E of Wheeler, Texas on September 3, 2023 at 1:47 AM Central, 3.2 km deep, in the Wheeler County area.
It is one of 4 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M2.8.
11 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.7 km away and operated by Presidio Petroleum LLC; together they hold 158,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M2.3
- ML, reviewed
- 3.2
- km deep · 10,511 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 4
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 11
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 33
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 35.4355, -100.1807
- County area
- Wheeler 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2023, 12:19 PM | 2.1 | 4.6 km | 3.6 km |
| Aug 8, 2021, 12:08 PM | 2.8 | 9.7 km | 8.4 km |
| Jan 13, 2019, 2:58 PM | 2.5 | 6.4 km | 5.0 km |
Largest nearby on record: M2.8 on Aug 8, 2021.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley #104 | Presidio Petroleum LLC | 000103623 | 1.7 km | 10,000 | 4,500–6,150 |
| Wheeler East SWD #1 | Overflow Energy, LLC | 000103167 | 2.5 km | 20,000 | 4,350–6,200 |
| Highway 152 SWD #1 | Overflow Energy, LLC | 000105557 | 2.8 km | 10,000 | 4,700–5,400 |
| Children's Home 2 #1D | Unbridled Resources, LLC | 000101705 | 3.4 km | 20,000 | 4,300–6,750 |
| Odessa 17 #1D | Unbridled Resources, LLC | 000104503 | 5 km | 20,000 | 4,300–6,100 |
| Frye Ranch SWD #1 | Edh Disposals LLC | 000096060 | 5.2 km | 20,000 | 4,602–5,262 |
| Hink Disposal #107D | Hink Energy LLC | 000096495 | 6.2 km | 10,000 | 4,700–5,450 |
| Madison SWD #1 | Overflow Energy, LLC | 000097062 | 6.3 km | 10,000 | 4,700–6,500 |
| Kelton 19 SWD #1 | Overflow Energy, LLC | 000105938 | 7.4 km | 10,000 | 4,400–5,500 |
| Huff 32 #11 | Unbridled Resources, LLC | 000101902 | 7.7 km | 18,000 | 4,610–5,400 |
| Stiles West SWD #1 | Formentera Operations LLC | 000108904 | 8.6 km | 10,000 | 4,650–6,650 |
Disposal in Wheeler County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2023rgdu 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.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/earthquakes/tx/events/tx2023rgdu, documented in the API reference.