EARTHQUAKES · KENT AREA · US2000A7SV

Magnitude 2.7 18 km N of Snyder, Texas

Sunday, August 13, 2017, 9:45:39 AM Central · 2017-08-13 14:45:39 UTC

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake 18 km N of Snyder, Texas on August 13, 2017 at 9:45 AM Central, 4.7 km deep, in the Kent County area.

It is one of 108 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M4.0.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.5 km away and operated by Occidental Permian Ltd.; together they hold 139,900 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

M2.7
MB_LG, reviewed
4.7
km deep · 15,322 ft
0
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
108
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
141
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
32.8843, -100.8946
County area
Kent 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
Sep 5, 2017, 4:37 PM2.56.5 km1.5 km
Sep 6, 2017, 3:02 AM2.82.4 km5.0 km
May 6, 2017, 2:46 AM2.58.5 km1.3 km
May 5, 2017, 8:51 PM2.78.8 km1.6 km
Nov 28, 2017, 8:19 AM2.66.7 km4.5 km
Dec 6, 2017, 11:03 PM2.15.5 km2.8 km
Jan 25, 2018, 7:28 AM2.74.3 km4.0 km
Jan 30, 2018, 11:37 PM2.77.3 km5.0 km
Feb 14, 2018, 9:53 AM2.64.7 km5.0 km
Feb 22, 2018, 4:17 AM2.94.2 km4.7 km
Apr 29, 2018, 3:28 AM2.87.8 km5.0 km
Jun 15, 2018, 12:22 AM2.58 km5.0 km

Largest nearby on record: M4.0 on Sep 30, 2019.

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
Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6165Occidental Permian Ltd.0000229171.5 km10,0006,300–7,000
Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6161Occidental Permian Ltd.0000229141.6 km3,5006,811–6,984
Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6123Occidental Permian Ltd.0000417041.7 km10,0006,300–7,000
Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6169Occidental Permian Ltd.0000229211.9 km10,0006,300–7,000
Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6153Occidental Permian Ltd.0000889552 km13,0006,200–7,000
Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6368Occidental Permian Ltd.0000858152.2 km10,0006,200–7,000
Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6182Occidental Permian Ltd.0000229292.3 km3,5006,956–7,083
Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6363Occidental Permian Ltd.0000795382.3 km10,0006,300–7,000
Fuller, P. L. NCT-1 #11Crossroads Operating, LLC0000516692.5 km3,5006,453–7,200
Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6359Occidental Permian Ltd.0000495742.5 km10,0006,200–7,000
Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6381AOccidental Permian Ltd.0000928902.6 km10,0006,300–7,000
Sacroc Unit #12-15RKinder Morgan Production Co LLC0001265162.6 km11,4006,350–7,250
Sacroc Unit #12-13AKinder Morgan Production Co LLC0001133362.8 km15,0006,700–7,250
Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6122Occidental Permian Ltd.0000749332.8 km10,0006,300–7,000
Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6366Occidental Permian Ltd.0000858142.9 km10,0006,200–7,000

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About this data

Event us2000a7sv 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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