EARTHQUAKES · ECTOR AREA · TX2026ORTUWY
Magnitude 3.5 16 km SSW of Goldsmith, Texas
Monday, July 27, 2026, 6:23:02 PM Central · 2026-07-27 23:23:02 UTC
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake 16 km SSW of Goldsmith, Texas on July 27, 2026 at 6:23 PM Central, 9.9 km deep, in the Ector 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 0.3 km away and operated by Formentera Operations LLC; together they hold 30,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M3.5
- ML, reviewed
- 9.9
- km deep · 32,522 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 1
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 62
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.8400, -102.6840
- County area
- Ector County
- On a map
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- Catalog
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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.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TXL South Unit #4002W | Formentera Operations LLC | 000090875 | 0.3 km | 2,000 | 5,300–6,500 |
| TXL South Unit #4102 | Formentera Operations LLC | 000098482 | 0.3 km | 2,000 | 5,300–6,500 |
| TXL South Unit #4101 | Formentera Operations LLC | 000098485 | 0.4 km | 2,000 | 5,300–6,500 |
| TXL South Unit #3901 | Formentera Operations LLC | 000098483 | 0.5 km | 2,000 | 5,300–6,500 |
| TXL South Unit #4001 | Formentera Operations LLC | 000099688 | 0.5 km | 2,000 | 5,300–6,500 |
| TXL South Unit #4206 | Formentera Operations LLC | 000098480 | 0.7 km | 2,000 | 5,300–6,500 |
| TXL South Unit #4205W | Formentera Operations LLC | 000090877 | 0.8 km | 2,000 | 5,300–6,500 |
| TXL South Unit #2802W | Formentera Operations LLC | 000099681 | 0.8 km | 2,000 | 5,300–6,500 |
| TXL South Unit #3725W | Formentera Operations LLC | 000090740 | 0.9 km | 2,000 | 5,300–6,500 |
| TXL South Unit #3738 | Formentera Operations LLC | 000098484 | 1 km | 2,000 | 5,300–6,500 |
| TXL South Unit #2901 | Formentera Operations LLC | 000104573 | 1 km | 2,000 | 5,300–6,610 |
| TXL South Unit #3703 | Formentera Operations LLC | 000099685 | 1.1 km | 2,000 | 5,300–6,500 |
| TXL South Unit #3723W | Formentera Operations LLC | 000090967 | 1.1 km | 2,000 | 5,300–6,500 |
| TXL South Unit #2801 | Formentera Operations LLC | 000099680 | 1.2 km | 2,000 | 5,300–6,500 |
| TXL South Unit #4203W | Formentera Operations LLC | 000090876 | 1.2 km | 2,000 | 5,300–6,500 |
Disposal in Ector County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
TexNet catalog event tx2026ortuwy, 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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