MIDLAND, Texas — Since February 2020, there have been six earthquakes with a magnitude of 3.5 or higher in an area known as the Gardendale Seismic Response Area, which encompasses parts of the ...

On Sept. 24, 2021, the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) limited saltwater disposal (SWD) injection activity to 10,000 b/d in permitted SWD wells in Midland basin’s Gardendale ...

“Since 2023, seismicity in the Delaware Basin has started to decline. However, in the Midland Basin, which is the eastern part of the Permian Basin, things are a little bit different. The ...