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EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2023RSHR

Magnitude 2.3 21 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas

Saturday, September 9, 2023, 5:27:21 PM Central · 2023-09-09 22:27:21 UTC

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake 21 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas on September 9, 2023 at 5:27 PM Central, 1.0 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 175 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.6.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 0.5 km away and operated by Shenandoah Petroleum Corporation; together they hold 211,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

3 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 10,205 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.3
ML, reviewed
1.0
km deep · 3,417 ft
0
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
175
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
366
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.1284, -103.2525
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 3, 2023, 2:13 AM2.42.4 km3.4 km
Oct 30, 2023, 1:58 PM2.15.6 km4.3 km
Jul 16, 2023, 11:42 AM2.43.1 km0.3 km
Nov 15, 2023, 4:58 AM3.53.4 km0.1 km
Jun 13, 2023, 2:30 PM2.33.2 km0.1 km
Jun 2, 2023, 8:30 PM2.89.6 km2.9 km
May 18, 2023, 3:34 AM2.64.7 km2.1 km
May 18, 2023, 3:27 AM2.12.8 km4.4 km
May 13, 2023, 3:11 AM2.32.4 km0.8 km
Jan 17, 2024, 11:22 AM2.02.7 km2.4 km
Apr 24, 2023, 11:55 PM2.43.9 km1.0 km
Apr 24, 2023, 3:43 PM2.34.7 km5.8 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: 10.2K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Red Horse "29" #1WShenandoah Petroleum Corporation0000983280.5 km1,5005,250–5,392
WBR 18 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001136362 km20,0005,500–7,500
Lindsay #1DRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001188803 km10,0006,000–8,100
Chaparral "B" #1Blue Arrow Operating, LLC0000646083.5 km5005,221–5,241
Lucas 23 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001127453.6 km12,0005,250–6,900
Lucas 23 #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001127443.8 km12,0006,020–6,405
Hawg SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001059294.1 km20,0005,200–8,000
Coyote 48 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109255.4 km20,0005,250–6,900
Coyote 48 #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001078656 km15,0005,250–6,900
Coyote 48 #3SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109266.1 km20,0005,250–6,900
Zauk 39 #1SWRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001122786.3 km20,0005,350–8,000
Belle SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001144316.3 km15,0005,360–6,860
Gillespie #1Vaquero Operating0000812626.5 km5,0005,350–5,990
Salty Brigham 10 #1SWRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001109846.6 km20,0006,050–7,800
WBR 47 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001138697.8 km20,0005,500–7,500

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About this data

Event tx2023rshr 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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