EARTHQUAKES · ARCHER AREA · TX2024EOTV

Magnitude 2.7 13 km ESE of Olney, Texas

Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 6:01:42 PM Central · 2024-03-06 00:01:42 UTC

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake 13 km ESE of Olney, Texas on March 5, 2024 at 6:01 PM Central, 4.1 km deep, in the Archer County area.

TexNet has located no other M2+ events within 10 km of this spot.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 4.3 km away and operated by Rainwater, John; together they hold 8,665 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

M2.7
ML, reviewed
4.1
km deep · 13,297 ft
0
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
1
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
56
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
33.3010, -98.6280
County area
Archer County
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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.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Hurst #1Rainwater, John0001104474.3 km1,5004,160–4,206
Hunter, Chas. #4North Central Texas Energy LLC0000312094.5 km6003,179–3,186
Wickham-Weems #8ABde Energy Solutions LLC0000589654.7 km150556–560
Boydston #5Rainwater, John0000543624.9 km3001,400–1,580
Wickham-Weems #9ABde Energy Solutions LLC0000589354.9 km150560–563
Wickham-Weems #1Bde Energy Solutions LLC0000750615 km600568–571
Morrison-Dawson Unit #1North Central Texas Energy LLC0001021805.3 km1,0004,824–4,835
Casey, A. C. #1Leonard Brothers Oper Co0000372955.4 km1503,049–3,055
Hawkins-Senkel #1Mag Exploration LLC0000405445.6 km153,106–3,112
Harmon, C.F. "135" #11Karst Incorporated0000478715.7 km400532–537
Meredith #2Blakenergy Oper, LLC0000790275.8 km1001,045–1,060
Harmon, C.F. "135" #26Karst Incorporated0000478735.9 km400490–496
Senkel-Hawkins #A 1Karper Oil & Gas Corp0001122836 km1,4003,492–3,502
Imu #2621IRidge Oil Co0001038316.5 km1,5003,926–3,952
Sweatt Shallow #1Craig, Carl0001085016.6 km400775–790

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About this data

TexNet catalog event tx2024eotv, as published by the 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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