EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · US6000B8QV

Magnitude 2.4 21 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas

Monday, August 3, 2020, 9:52:48 AM Central · 2020-08-03 14:52:48 UTC

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake 21 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas on August 3, 2020 at 9:52 AM Central, 5.0 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 164 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 2 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 1.6 km away and operated by Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC; together they hold 221,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

M2.4
ML, reviewed
5.0
km deep · 16,405 ft
2
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
164
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
340
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.1121, -103.2315
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
Aug 5, 2020, 12:14 PM3.02.9 km5.0 km
Aug 6, 2020, 9:02 AM2.84.4 km5.0 km
Jul 22, 2020, 12:01 PM3.16.5 km5.0 km
Jul 18, 2020, 10:29 AM2.77.7 km5.0 km
Jun 26, 2020, 5:51 PM2.87.7 km5.0 km
May 21, 2020, 6:50 AM3.03.1 km5.0 km
Oct 28, 2020, 2:42 AM2.69.5 km5.0 km
Nov 6, 2020, 1:37 PM3.22.2 km2.6 km
Nov 6, 2020, 3:06 PM3.14.9 km1.9 km
Apr 15, 2020, 10:58 PM3.09.8 km5.0 km
Nov 25, 2020, 8:30 AM2.95.5 km3.0 km
Nov 29, 2020, 3:20 AM3.65.4 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.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Hawg SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001059291.6 km20,0005,200–8,000
Red Horse "29" #1WShenandoah Petroleum Corporation0000983282.2 km1,5005,250–5,392
Lindsay #1DRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001188802.8 km10,0006,000–8,100
Zauk 39 #1SWRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001122783.6 km20,0005,350–8,000
Belle SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001144313.9 km15,0005,360–6,860
WBR 18 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001136364.6 km20,0005,500–7,500
Coyote 48 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109255 km20,0005,250–6,900
Chaparral "B" #1Blue Arrow Operating, LLC0000646085.3 km5005,221–5,241
Coyote 48 #3SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109265.6 km20,0005,250–6,900
Lucas 23 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001127456 km12,0005,250–6,900
Coyote 48 #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001078656.2 km15,0005,250–6,900
Old Courtney Ranch Co SWD #1Rattler Midstream Operating LLC0001180226.3 km20,0005,930–7,950
Lucas 23 #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001127446.4 km12,0006,020–6,405
Ethan SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001144306.5 km15,0005,330–6,790
Salty Brigham 10 #1SWRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001109847 km20,0006,050–7,800

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About this data

Event us6000b8qv 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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