An oil and natural gas operator-led response plan in West Texas, which targets seismicity from produced water injection wells in the Permian Basin, has been revised following a 5.4 magnitude earthquake last month.

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) on Tuesday implemented several revisions to the seismicity reduction response plan in the Northern Culberson-Reeves Seismic Response Area (SRA). which was created earlier this year to prevent the recurrence of 3.5-plus magnitude events by the end of 2023.

“The response plan sets curtailments on the injection volumes of produced water into disposal wells,” RRC noted. “The scope of the plan is being revised following reviews of seismicity data and injection volumes.”

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