EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · US2000BLFB

Magnitude 3.0 24 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

Friday, November 10, 2017, 8:44:55 AM Central · 2017-11-10 14:44:55 UTC

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake 24 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on November 10, 2017 at 8:44 AM Central, 1.1 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 166 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 5 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 2.9 km away and operated by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; together they hold 192,150 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.

M3.0: MB_LG, reviewed
1.1: km deep · 3,773 ft
5: M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
166: M2+ within 10 km, all time
15: active injection wells within 10 km
447: permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter: 31.1647, -103.3065
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
Oct 29, 2017, 9:23 PM	2.6	7.1 km	2.2 km
Oct 24, 2017, 6:54 PM	2.6	3.5 km	5.0 km
Oct 21, 2017, 9:53 PM	3.3	3.1 km	5.0 km
Oct 21, 2017, 8:57 PM	2.7	4.7 km	5.0 km
Oct 21, 2017, 4:50 PM	3.1	2 km	1.2 km
Dec 15, 2017, 3:53 AM	3.3	3.8 km	5.0 km
Dec 18, 2017, 10:59 PM	2.5	6.6 km	5.0 km
Sep 27, 2017, 5:57 AM	2.6	2.6 km	5.0 km
Sep 27, 2017, 4:16 AM	2.8	9 km	5.0 km
Sep 27, 2017, 4:15 AM	3.0	3.8 km	5.0 km
Dec 27, 2017, 5:50 PM	2.7	3.1 km	5.0 km
Sep 14, 2017, 3:11 PM	3.2	1.2 km	5.0 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.

Well	Operator	UIC no.	Distance	Permitted, bbl/d	Injection zone, ft
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-9 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000112683	2.9 km	25,000	5,000–6,470
WBR 47 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000113869	3.1 km	20,000	5,500–7,500
Lucas 23 #1SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112744	3.1 km	12,000	6,020–6,405
Lucas 23 #2SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112745	3.8 km	12,000	5,250–6,900
Reeves -O- Fee #5W	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000020524	4.4 km	250	5,137–5,166
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-5 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000116173	4.5 km	15,000	5,211–6,460
Gillespie #1	Vaquero Operating	000081262	4.5 km	5,000	5,350–5,990
WBR 18 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000113636	4.8 km	20,000	5,500–7,500
Young, J. B., Etal #5	McDonnold Operating, Inc.	000093862	5.2 km	900	5,168–5,184
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-7 #1SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000116239	5.2 km	25,000	5,170–7,100
Chaparral "B" #1	Blue Arrow Operating, LLC	000064608	6.1 km	500	5,221–5,241
Pecos Southeast SWD #1	Select Water Solutions, LLC	000105699	6.4 km	15,000	5,450–6,850
Reeves 'AH' Fee #1W	Select Water Solutions, LLC	000110268	6.6 km	20,000	5,350–6,900
Red Horse "29" #1W	Shenandoah Petroleum Corporation	000098328	7 km	1,500	5,250–5,392
Ginger Grant #1WD	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000109934	7 km	20,000	5,000–6,500

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About this data

Event us2000blfb 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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