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EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · US1000AVED

Magnitude 2.7 28 km SE of Lindsay, Texas

Saturday, October 21, 2017, 8:57:19 PM Central · 2017-10-22 01:57:19 UTC

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake 28 km SE of Lindsay, Texas on October 21, 2017 at 8:57 PM Central, 5.0 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 108 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 3 of them 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 Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; together they hold 251,150 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

5 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 29,132 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.7
MB_LG, reviewed
5.0
km deep · 16,405 ft
3
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
108
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
495
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.1699, -103.3560
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 21, 2017, 9:53 PM3.32.2 km5.0 km
Oct 21, 2017, 4:50 PM3.16 km1.2 km
Oct 24, 2017, 6:54 PM2.65 km5.0 km
Nov 10, 2017, 8:44 AM3.04.7 km1.1 km
Sep 27, 2017, 5:57 AM2.67.3 km5.0 km
Sep 27, 2017, 4:15 AM3.08.4 km5.0 km
Sep 14, 2017, 3:11 PM3.25.8 km5.0 km
Sep 3, 2017, 1:27 AM3.18.8 km5.0 km
Sep 3, 2017, 1:24 AM2.76.2 km5.0 km
Dec 15, 2017, 3:53 AM3.37.9 km5.0 km
Aug 23, 2017, 9:12 PM3.03.7 km1.9 km
Aug 20, 2017, 3:54 PM2.88.8 km5.0 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. 5 of these report daily to TexNet: 29.1K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-5 #2SWChevron U. S. A. Inc.0001161730.5 km15,0005,211–6,460
Young, J. B., Etal #5McDonnold Operating, Inc.0000938621.2 km9005,168–5,184
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-7 #1SWChevron U. S. A. Inc.0001162391.2 km25,0005,170–7,100
Reeves -O- Fee #5WChevron U. S. A. Inc.0000205241.3 km2505,137–5,166
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-9 #2SWChevron U. S. A. Inc.0001126832.1 km25,0005,000–6,470
Ginger Grant #1WDPermian Resources Operating, LLC0001099342.4 km20,0005,000–6,500
Maryann #1Permian Resources Operating, LLC0001043523.5 km20,0004,500–6,500
Hightower State SWD #1CR Field Services, LLC0001160993.8 km10,0005,100–6,600
Panhead #1WDPermian Resources Operating, LLC0001098164.3 km20,0005,000–6,500
Reeves TXL Fee T8-51-11 #2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.0001108284.8 km25,0005,000–7,155
Pecos Southeast SWD #1Select Water Solutions, LLC0001056995.9 km15,0005,450–6,850
Gillespie #1Vaquero Operating0000812626 km5,0005,350–5,990
Reeves 'AH' Fee #1WSelect Water Solutions, LLC0001102686 km20,0005,350–6,900
007 SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001126036.2 km30,0005,100–6,750
WBR 47 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001138696.4 km20,0005,500–7,500

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

About this data

Event us1000aved from the USGS earthquake catalog, located by the network its id names 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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