EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · US6000CSHD

Magnitude 2.9 22 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

Wednesday, November 25, 2020, 8:30:29 AM Central · 2020-11-25 14:30:29 UTC

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake 22 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on November 25, 2020 at 8:30 AM Central, 3.0 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 183 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 1.1 km away and operated by VTX Energy Operating, LLC; together they hold 221,000 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.

M2.9
MB_LG, reviewed
3.0
km deep · 10,007 ft
2
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
183
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
398
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.1466, -103.2735
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.

WhenMagDistanceDepth
Nov 29, 2020, 3:20 AM3.61.8 km5.0 km
Nov 29, 2020, 3:26 AM2.53.4 km5.0 km
Nov 29, 2020, 4:44 AM2.53.1 km5.0 km
Nov 6, 2020, 3:06 PM3.15.4 km1.9 km
Nov 6, 2020, 1:37 PM3.25.4 km2.6 km
Dec 17, 2020, 4:23 AM3.31.1 km5.0 km
Jan 29, 2021, 1:15 AM2.57.2 km2.6 km
Feb 21, 2021, 2:13 PM2.39.4 km4.2 km
Aug 6, 2020, 9:02 AM2.84 km5.0 km
Aug 5, 2020, 12:14 PM3.03.5 km5.0 km
Aug 3, 2020, 9:52 AM2.45.5 km5.0 km
Mar 30, 2021, 12:26 AM2.29.1 km5.5 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.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
WBR 18 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001136361.1 km20,0005,500–7,500
Lucas 23 #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001127441.6 km12,0006,020–6,405
Lucas 23 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001127452.1 km12,0005,250–6,900
Chaparral "B" #1Blue Arrow Operating, LLC0000646083.2 km5005,221–5,241
Red Horse "29" #1WShenandoah Petroleum Corporation0000983283.3 km1,5005,250–5,392
Gillespie #1Vaquero Operating0000812625 km5,0005,350–5,990
WBR 47 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001138695.1 km20,0005,500–7,500
Lindsay #1DRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001188805.2 km10,0006,000–8,100
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-9 #2SWChevron U. S. A. Inc.0001126836.2 km25,0005,000–6,470
Hawg SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001059297 km20,0005,200–8,000
Coyote 48 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109257.1 km20,0005,250–6,900
Salty Brigham 10 #1SWRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001109847.1 km20,0006,050–7,800
Coyote 48 #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001078657.2 km15,0005,250–6,900
Hippo 22 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001050127.7 km20,0005,850–6,500
Coyote 48 #3SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109267.9 km20,0005,250–6,900

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About this data

Event us6000cshd 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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