EARTHQUAKES · WARD AREA · TX2023VACP

Magnitude 2.0 4 km N of Lindsay, Texas

Thursday, October 26, 2023, 4:34:17 PM Central · 2023-10-26 21:34:17 UTC

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 4 km N of Lindsay, Texas on October 26, 2023 at 4:34 PM Central, 3.7 km deep, in the Ward County area.

It is one of 59 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.0.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.4 km away and operated by Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC; together they hold 327,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

M2.0: ML(TEXNE, reviewed
3.7: km deep · 12,105 ft
0: M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
59: M2+ within 10 km, all time
15: active injection wells within 10 km
701: permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter: 31.4050, -103.5440
County area: Ward 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
Oct 27, 2023, 3:42 AM	2.1	0.9 km	4.1 km
Oct 27, 2023, 7:49 PM	2.2	0.5 km	3.0 km
Oct 30, 2023, 6:37 PM	2.3	5.3 km	5.6 km
Oct 31, 2023, 1:28 PM	2.3	8.5 km	4.2 km
Dec 8, 2023, 10:33 AM	2.1	4.8 km	2.1 km
Aug 26, 2023, 3:05 AM	2.0	4.7 km	2.8 km
Apr 14, 2024, 12:06 PM	2.1	8.1 km	1.4 km
Apr 6, 2023, 8:26 PM	2.0	0.7 km	9.0 km
Apr 2, 2023, 11:35 AM	2.0	6.2 km	7.0 km
Mar 31, 2023, 2:58 PM	2.2	3.1 km	5.5 km
Mar 29, 2023, 4:24 PM	2.1	4.4 km	0.6 km
Feb 22, 2023, 8:11 AM	2.3	5.5 km	-0.8 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.0 on Jun 25, 2022.

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
Preakness SWD #2	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000105946	1.4 km	40,000	4,500–7,500
Sham SWD #2SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000109562	2 km	25,000	4,530–7,640
Sbhes Pecos #1	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000115915	3.8 km	25,000	6,250–7,510
Reeves -43- #1	Reeves County SWD, LLC	000094453	3.8 km	12,000	4,339–5,510
Pecos SWD #1	Energy Transfer Company	000104215	4.3 km	25,000	4,500–7,500
Tarpon #1	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000116075	5 km	15,000	4,500–6,000
El Diablo SWD #1	Daco Operating, LLC	000108303	5.6 km	25,000	4,000–7,000
Mendoza SWD #2	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000108695	5.7 km	25,000	4,000–7,000
Orb SWD #1	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000106569	5.8 km	25,000	4,500–7,100
Abram SWD #1	Terrain Water Solutions, LLC	000121190	6.3 km	20,000	4,600–7,600
Cole Younger State 30-23 Unit B #7I	Noble Energy Inc	000126095	6.6 km	10,000	8,824–10,575
Boreas #1D	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000115894	6.6 km	30,000	4,350–7,400
Goose SWD #1	Layne SWD, LLC	000117553	6.7 km	20,000	4,350–5,300
Cole Younger State 30-23 Unit B #9I	Noble Energy Inc	000126097	6.8 km	10,000	8,758–10,576
Angelo SWD #2	Milestone Enviro Services, LLC	000113277	7.1 km	20,000	4,500–6,500

Disposal in Ward County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →

About this data

Event tx2023vacp 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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