EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · US2000AB6Z

Magnitude 3.0 24 km SE of Lindsay, Texas

Wednesday, August 23, 2017, 9:12:22 PM Central · 2017-08-24 02:12:22 UTC

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake 24 km SE of Lindsay, Texas on August 23, 2017 at 9:12 PM Central, 1.9 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 69 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.3.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.4 km away and operated by Permian Resources Operating, LLC; together they hold 256,150 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

7 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 30,527 barrels a day in August 2026.

M3.0: MB_LG, reviewed
1.9: km deep · 6,070 ft
0: M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
69: M2+ within 10 km, all time
15: active injection wells within 10 km
522: permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter: 31.1872, -103.3890
County area: Reeves County
On a map: Google Maps ↗
Catalog: USGS event page ↗

Around it in time and space

M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.

When	Mag	Distance	Depth
Sep 3, 2017, 1:24 AM	2.7	9.6 km	5.0 km
Sep 14, 2017, 3:11 PM	3.2	9.2 km	5.0 km
Oct 21, 2017, 4:50 PM	3.1	9.7 km	1.2 km
Oct 21, 2017, 8:57 PM	2.7	3.7 km	5.0 km
Oct 21, 2017, 9:53 PM	3.3	5.2 km	5.0 km
Oct 24, 2017, 6:54 PM	2.6	7.3 km	5.0 km
Nov 10, 2017, 8:44 AM	3.0	8.2 km	1.1 km
May 1, 2017, 4:52 PM	3.2	8.2 km	1.8 km
Dec 27, 2017, 5:50 PM	2.7	5.5 km	5.0 km
Jan 23, 2018, 4:42 AM	2.2	6.6 km	6.6 km
Feb 11, 2018, 3:39 PM	3.0	9.6 km	5.0 km
Feb 26, 2018, 1:08 AM	2.7	7.6 km	5.0 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.3 on Oct 22, 2017.

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. 7 of these report daily to TexNet: 30.5K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

Well	Operator	UIC no.	Distance	Permitted, bbl/d	Injection zone, ft
Ginger Grant #1WD	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000109934	1.4 km	20,000	5,000–6,500
Hightower State SWD #1	CR Field Services, LLC	000116099	2 km	10,000	5,100–6,600
Young, J. B., Etal #5	McDonnold Operating, Inc.	000093862	3.1 km	900	5,168–5,184
Maryann #1	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000104352	3.2 km	20,000	4,500–6,500
Reeves TXL Fee T8-51-11 #2	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000110828	3.2 km	25,000	5,000–7,155
Panhead #1WD	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000109816	3.3 km	20,000	5,000–6,500
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-5 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000116173	3.8 km	15,000	5,211–6,460
Reeves -O- Fee #5W	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000020524	3.8 km	250	5,137–5,166
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-7 #1SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000116239	4 km	25,000	5,170–7,100
Osprey "9" #9	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000097492	4.4 km	20,000	4,500–6,350
Osprey "9" #903	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000102278	4.7 km	20,000	4,500–5,561
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-9 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000112683	5.8 km	25,000	5,000–6,470
Reeves 'AH' Fee #1W	Select Water Solutions, LLC	000110268	6.5 km	20,000	5,350–6,900
Pecos Southeast SWD #1	Select Water Solutions, LLC	000105699	6.5 km	15,000	5,450–6,850
Betty Lou 16 #4WD	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000116002	6.5 km	20,000	5,300–6,640

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About this data

Event us2000ab6z 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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