Texas Produced Water & Disposal Market
Track saltwater disposal permitting across Texas: who is adding SWD capacity, where new disposal wells are being permitted, and how activity is shifting between the Delaware, Midland, and Eagle Ford. Tagged from RRC filings — disposal drill permits, injection conversions, and amendments — as they post.
Watch the capacity map, not just the count. Seismic response areas in the Midland and Delaware basins have curtailed deep disposal, pushing new permits toward shallower zones and adjacent counties — and new-entrant filers or out-of-basin expansions tend to show up in these filings before they make news. County pages below break out active injection wells, SWD operators, and recent permits.
Permian Reported (May 2026)
4.7MMbbl/d
744 wells· -2% YoY
Permitted Capacity
247MMbbl/d
42,054 active injection wells
W-14 Disposal
60MMbbl/d
New Permits (12mo)
162
+23% YoY
Regulatory watch: 160 M3+ earthquakes statewide (12mo) — clusters can trigger RRC response areas that curtail deep disposal. Earthquake tracker →
Permian Deep Disposal (daily-reported volumes, May 2026)
reported through 2026-08-06| COUNTY | INJECTED (MMBBL) | AVG BBL/D | WELLS | OPERATORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin | 34.7 | 1,118,352 | 177 | 27 |
| Howard | 22.4 | 722,203 | 99 | 20 |
| Loving | 17.2 | 555,263 | 31 | 12 |
| Reeves | 14.1 | 453,738 | 65 | 18 |
| Midland | 10.5 | 338,430 | 72 | 18 |
| Culberson | 9.6 | 310,206 | 60 | 8 |
| Andrews | 9.3 | 300,189 | 42 | 10 |
| Dawson | 5.6 | 179,110 | 12 | 5 |
| Ward | 4.1 | 131,114 | 17 | 7 |
| Upton | 2.8 | 89,690 | 15 | 6 |
Wells under RRC daily-reporting conditions — seismic response areas plus new Permian disposal permits ≥5,000 bbl/d — via the TexNet reporting system. 744 wells, 98 operators in May 2026.
County Markets (H-10 filings, 12 mo through Jun 2025)
| COUNTY | INJECTED (MMBBL) | YOY | CAPACITY (BBL/D) | ACTIVE WELLS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loving | 1273.5 | +11% | 9,588,450 | 342 |
| Reeves | 1270.9 | +5% | 10,033,880 | 479 |
| Howard | 488.6 | -4% | 5,959,935 | 1,180 |
| Midland | 399.0 | +5% | 4,835,930 | 315 |
| Martin | 363.8 | +3% | 5,124,598 | 301 |
| Ward | 342.5 | +2% | 4,941,090 | 1,051 |
| Pecos | 329.0 | -6% | 9,499,595 | 719 |
| Andrews | 314.8 | -10% | 8,722,331 | 2,504 |
| Culberson | 294.3 | +18% | 4,090,699 | 122 |
| Scurry | 281.4 | -3% | 13,728,779 | 1,529 |
| Gaines | 279.3 | 0% | 11,766,359 | 2,484 |
| Yoakum | 273.5 | -2% | 9,099,035 | 2,521 |
| Ector | 262.1 | -10% | 8,871,525 | 3,022 |
| Guadalupe | 259.6 | 0% | 1,936,430 | 52 |
| Stephens | 235.4 | +3% | 1,932,325 | 669 |
Top Disposal Operators (H-10 filings, 12 mo through Jun 2025)
| OPERATOR | INJECTED (MMBBL) | CAPACITY (BBL/D) | WELLS | COUNTIES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGL WATER SOLUTIONS PERMIAN, LLC | 616.8 | 4,242,300 | 117 | 5 |
| KINDER MORGAN PROD CO LLC | 447.7 | 19,244,158 | 1,215 | 6 |
| WES WATER HOLDINGS LLC | 385.7 | 2,250,000 | 69 | 3 |
| TEXAS PETRO INVESTMENT CO | 382.2 | 2,803,500 | 55 | 5 |
| OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD | 368.0 | 13,637,745 | 3,370 | 18 |
| WATERBRIDGE TEXAS OPER LLC | 353.1 | 2,075,200 | 96 | 4 |
| BASA RES, INC | 335.6 | 3,046,186 | 885 | 9 |
| EAST TEX SALT WATER DISPOSAL CO | 319.8 | 1,966,424 | 87 | 4 |
| DEEP BLUE OPER I LLC | 287.9 | 3,380,728 | 142 | 9 |
| PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC | 274.9 | 3,413,000 | 196 | 7 |
Statewide Injected Volumes (H-10 annual filings, monthly through Jun 2025)
All UIC injection wells statewide, disposal and EOR combined. 12 mo through Jun 2025: 10.66 Bbbl(+1% YoY). H-10s are filed annually, so this baseline runs ~a year behind the daily-reported Permian data above.
Latest Disposal Permits
| PERMIT | OPERATOR | COUNTY | LEASE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 917650 | WATERBRIDGE STATELINE LLC | Loving | AERMOTOR SWD | 2026-08-06 |
| 911075 | HOPE MIDSTREAM LLC | Martin | HOPE SWD | 2026-08-05 |
| 917603 | RING ENERGY, INC. | Crane | RING RIPPLE SWD | 2026-08-05 |
| 917313 | XRI DISPOSAL HOLDINGS, LLC | Winkler | LEACO 5 SWD | 2026-07-27 |
| 917312 | XRI DISPOSAL HOLDINGS, LLC | Winkler | LEACO 5 SWD | 2026-07-27 |
| 917314 | XRI DISPOSAL HOLDINGS, LLC | Winkler | LEACO 6 SWD | 2026-07-27 |
| 917359 | WATERBRIDGE STATELINE LLC | Loving | FPW SWD | 2026-07-22 |
| 917357 | WATERBRIDGE STATELINE LLC | Loving | FPW SWD | 2026-07-22 |
| 917024 | HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | Freestone | BEST SWD | 2026-07-10 |
| 916998 | NGL WATER SOLUTIONS PERMIAN, LLC | Reeves | WILKINSON SWD | 2026-07-09 |
| 916999 | NGL WATER SOLUTIONS PERMIAN, LLC | Reeves | WILKINSON SWD | 2026-07-09 |
| 916766 | WATERBRIDGE STATELINE LLC | Andrews | SPDTX SWD | 2026-06-29 |
Daily Permian volumes from the RRC/TexNet injection reporting system; statewide capacity and volumes from RRC UIC permits and operator H-10 filings (state records); permit tags are Petrora's classification of RRC drilling filings. See also Texas earthquakes, basin activity, and emerging sectors.