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Saltwater Disposal Wells in Dawson County, Texas

Dawson County has 78 disposal-related permits on record  — 23 in the last 12 months — with 371 injection wells on the RRC schedule, 371 of them active. SWD capacity here is led by OXY USA WTP EOR LLC, WHITE ROCK OIL & GAS LLC, JO MILL OIL COMPANY LLCamong 23 operators with disposal filings in the county.

Active SWD wells, top disposal operators, and the latest permits are below, from RRC permit and wellbore scheduling data (most recent filing 2026-04-16).

SWD Permits

78

Last 12mo

23

Permit Operators

23

Injection Wells

371

On Schedule

371

Permitted Capacity

2.83MMbbl/d

W-14 Disposal

0.85MMbbl/d

Deep Interval (8k+ ft)

3%

Injected (12mo)

30MMbbl

vs Prior Year

-68%

Capacity from active RRC UIC permits; injected volumes from operator H-10 filings.

Earthquakes M2+ (12mo)

14

vs Prior Year

-7

M3+ (12mo)

1

Max Magnitude (12mo)

M3.0

Seismicity in the Dawson County area from the TexNet catalog  · latest M3+: M3.0 37 km SSW of Lamesa, Texas (2026-02-21) · sustained clusters can trigger RRC seismic response areas that curtail deep disposal. Full earthquake history →

Disposal Permit Activity

Injected Volumes (MMbbl/month, operator H-10 filings)

Disposal Operators (actual injected vs permitted, active UIC permits)

OPERATORINJECTED 12MO (BBL)PERMITTED BBL/DWELLS
STONEHILL DAWSON, LLC8,749,075300,0008
MID-STATES OPER CO4,773,31550,0002
IKE OPER, LLC4,280,76050,0002
SM ENGY CO4,151,64265,0002
ROCK FISH OPER LLC2,999,727160,0004
DEEP BLUE OPER I LLC2,113,27872,0004
OXY USA WTP EOR, LLC710,6641,573,702316
SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS, LLC590,53235,0002
JO MILL OIL COMPANY LLC379,75154,25045
SAGUARO PETRO, LLC155,30012,0001

SWD Operators (by injection wells operated)

OPERATORWELLS
OXY USA WTP EOR LLC220
WHITE ROCK OIL & GAS LLC45
JO MILL OIL COMPANY LLC24
FASKEN OIL AND RANCH LTD.13
PETX OPERATING LLC8
STONEHILL DAWSON LLC7
TEXLAND PETROLEUM L.P.6
WALKABOUT OPERATING LLC5
PRASAD HARI PRODUCTION CO.4
WINN OPERATING LLC4

Top Permit Filers (disposal-related permits)

OPERATOR12MOALL TIME
DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLC1224
LAGOON WATER MANAGEMENT, LLC012
ROCK FISH OPERATING LLC66
STONEHILL DAWSON, LLC36
STONEHILL MARTIN, LLC03
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, L.P.03
VELOCITY WATER SOLUTIONS, LP13
BIRCH OPERATIONS, INC.02
RBJ & ASSOCIATES, LLC02
LEGACY RESERVES OPERATING LP02

Injection Wells (most recently completed)

APILEASEOPERATORDEPTHCOMPLETEDSCHED
42-115-34094SISAK 16 SWD 1STONEHILL DAWSON LLC--2026-02-16Y
42-115-34096PETERSON 28 SWDROCK FISH OPERATING LLC--2026-01-15Y
42-115-34091GAFFTOP SWDROCK FISH OPERATING LLC--2025-12-31Y
42-115-34068SPLIT 27 SWD 3STONEHILL DAWSON LLC--2025-11-18Y
42-115-34086PETERSON 23 SWDROCK FISH OPERATING LLC--2025-11-04Y
42-115-34089DAVIS 27 SWDROCK FISH OPERATING LLC--2025-10-04Y
42-115-34067SOLIN 28 SWDSTONEHILL DAWSON LLC--2025-06-24Y
42-115-00588WEST WELCH UNITOXY USA WTP EOR LLC--2025-06-01Y
42-115-80215WEST WELCH UNITOXY USA WTP EOR LLC--2025-05-02Y
42-115-30133SOUTH WELCH UNITOXY USA WTP EOR LLC--2025-04-02Y
42-115-00264WEST WELCH UNITOXY USA WTP EOR LLC--2025-04-02Y
42-115-10598SOUTH WELCH UNITOXY USA WTP EOR LLC--2025-04-02Y
42-115-31643WEST WELCH UNITOXY USA WTP EOR LLC--2025-04-02Y
42-115-00208WEST WELCH UNITOXY USA WTP EOR LLC--2025-04-02Y
42-115-10604SOUTH WELCH UNITOXY USA WTP EOR LLC--2025-04-02Y

Recent Disposal Permits

PERMITOPERATORLEASETYPEISSUED
914836STONEHILL DAWSON, LLCPULA 32 SWDDRILL2026-04-16
914580DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLCO'BRIEN SWDDRILL2026-04-10
914594DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLCO'BRIEN SWDDRILL2026-04-10
914602DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLCDEX SOUTH SWD ALT BDRILL2026-04-09
914599DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLCDEX SOUTH SWDDRILL2026-04-08
914559DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLCSHAWN SWDDRILL2026-04-08
914597DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLCDEX SOUTH SWDDRILL2026-04-08
914604DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLCDEX SOUTH SWDDRILL2026-04-08
914601DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLCDEX SOUTH SWDDRILL2026-04-07
914600DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLCDEX SOUTH SWDDRILL2026-04-07
914596DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLCO'BRIEN SWDDRILL2026-04-07
914568DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLCBARKOWSKY SWDDRILL2026-04-06

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