EARTHQUAKES · KENT AREA · US2000AGNE

Magnitude 2.8 17 km NNE of Snyder, Texas

Wednesday, September 6, 2017, 3:02:47 AM Central · 2017-09-06 08:02:47 UTC

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake 17 km NNE of Snyder, Texas on September 6, 2017 at 3:02 AM Central, 5.0 km deep, in the Kent County area.

It is one of 98 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 2 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M4.0.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 3.2 km away and operated by Black Arrow Operating, LLC; together they hold 134,600 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

M2.8
MB_LG, reviewed
5.0
km deep · 16,405 ft
2
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
98
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
140
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
32.8738, -100.8718
County area
Kent County
On a map
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Catalog
USGS event page ↗

Around it in time and space

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

WhenMagDistanceDepth
Sep 5, 2017, 4:37 PM2.56.8 km1.5 km
Aug 13, 2017, 9:45 AM2.72.4 km4.7 km
Nov 28, 2017, 8:19 AM2.67.9 km4.5 km
Dec 6, 2017, 11:03 PM2.17 km2.8 km
May 6, 2017, 2:46 AM2.59.3 km1.3 km
Jan 25, 2018, 7:28 AM2.75.2 km4.0 km
Jan 30, 2018, 11:37 PM2.78.2 km5.0 km
Feb 14, 2018, 9:53 AM2.66.6 km5.0 km
Feb 22, 2018, 4:17 AM2.94.7 km4.7 km
Apr 29, 2018, 3:28 AM2.89.2 km5.0 km
Aug 5, 2018, 3:17 PM2.93.2 km5.0 km
Aug 7, 2018, 5:02 AM2.58.8 km2.2 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
Shuler #5Black Arrow Operating, LLC0000869663.2 km3006,978–6,982
Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6165Occidental Permian Ltd.0000229173.6 km10,0006,300–7,000
Sacroc Unit #12-15RKinder Morgan Production Co LLC0001265163.7 km11,4006,350–7,250
Sacroc Unit #12A-32Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC0001263313.9 km11,4006,350–7,250
Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6169Occidental Permian Ltd.0000229213.9 km10,0006,300–7,000
Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6123Occidental Permian Ltd.0000417044 km10,0006,300–7,000
Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6161Occidental Permian Ltd.0000229144 km3,5006,811–6,984
Sacroc Unit #15-5RKinder Morgan Production Co LLC0001266104.1 km11,4006,350–7,250
Sacroc Unit #12A09Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC0001132734.2 km15,0006,600–7,250
Sacroc Unit #12-13AKinder Morgan Production Co LLC0001133364.2 km15,0006,700–7,250
Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6153Occidental Permian Ltd.0000889554.2 km13,0006,200–7,000
Fuller, P. L. NCT-1 #11Crossroads Operating, LLC0000516694.2 km3,5006,453–7,200
Beach-Johnson "A" #1BMcFadden Energy TX, LLC0000527204.4 km100850–1,400
Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6363Occidental Permian Ltd.0000795384.5 km10,0006,300–7,000
Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6381AOccidental Permian Ltd.0000928904.5 km10,0006,300–7,000

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About this data

Event us2000agne 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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