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Saltwater Disposal Wells in Martin County, Texas

Martin County has 251 disposal-related permits on record  — 18 in the last 12 months — with 149 injection wells on the RRC schedule, 149 of them active. SWD capacity here is led by DEEP BLUE OPERATING I LLC, PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA INC., OXYROCK OPERATING LLCamong 69 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 2026-08-05).

SWD Permits

251

Last 12mo

18

Permit Operators

69

Injection Wells

149

On Schedule

149

Permitted Capacity

5.12MMbbl/d

W-14 Disposal

3.77MMbbl/d

Deep Interval (8k+ ft)

27%

Injected (12mo)

364MMbbl

vs Prior Year

+3%

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

Earthquakes M2+ (12mo)

164

vs Prior Year

+21

M3+ (12mo)

11

Max Magnitude (12mo)

M3.8

Seismicity in the Martin County area from the TexNet catalog  · latest M3+: M3.1 12 km WSW of Stanton, Texas (2026-06-23) · 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
DEEP BLUE OPER I LLC125,599,9331,651,99868
STONEHILL MARTIN, LLC38,310,836220,0008
PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC35,765,208557,00029
DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLC28,769,689164,9508
ROCK FISH OPER LLC13,936,649120,0004
OXYROCK OPER, LLC12,703,010245,00014
HIGH LONESOME MIDSTREAM, LLC11,827,709190,0009
MARTIN WATER OPERATING, LLC10,671,13285,0004
MID-STATES OPER CO9,027,80380,0003
PETROPLEX SWD SYSTEM, LLC7,200,93795,0005

SWD Operators (by injection wells operated)

OPERATORWELLS
DEEP BLUE OPERATING I LLC35
PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA INC.18
OXYROCK OPERATING LLC11
STONEHILL MARTIN LLC8
DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLC7
RUGER PROPERTIES LLC5
PETROPLEX SWD SYSTEM LLC5
VELOCITY WATER SOLUTIONS LP4
DKL WATER GATHERING PERMIAN LLC4
MARTIN WATER OPERATING LLC3

Top Permit Filers (disposal-related permits)

OPERATOR12MOALL TIME
DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLC513
VELOCITY WATER SOLUTIONS, LP413
DEEP BLUE OPERATING I LLC45
HIGH LONESOME MIDSTREAM, LLC23
STONEHILL MARTIN, LLC16
ROCK FISH OPERATING LLC13
HOPE MIDSTREAM LLC11
ENVIRONMENTAL DISPOSAL SYSTEMS027
LAGOON WATER MANAGEMENT, LLC013
TEJAS PERMIAN OPERATING, LLC012

Injection Wells (most recently completed)

APILEASEOPERATORDEPTHCOMPLETEDSCHED
42-317-40880MCMORRIES 18 SWDDEEP BLUE OPERATING I LLC--2026-03-12Y
42-317-47082SAGUARO SWD 2STONEHILL MARTIN LLC--2026-01-16Y
42-317-44997BISON 2 SWDDEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLC--2026-01-12Y
42-317-36883SOUTH CURTIS RANCHOCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.--2025-12-01Y
42-317-41322JONES-HOLTON DDEEP BLUE OPERATING I LLC--2025-11-24Y
42-317-44504YELLOWSTONE SWDDEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLC--2025-11-03Y
42-317-43132PRONGHORN SWDDEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLC--2025-09-23Y
42-317-39425SALE RANCH -L-PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA INC.--2025-09-09Y
42-317-40798UNIVERSITY 7-15PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA INC.--2025-09-08Y
42-317-46266NINI SWDDEEP BLUE OPERATING I LLC--2025-09-04Y
42-317-45708PRONGHORN SWDDEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLC--2025-08-19Y
42-317-46482YUCCAOVERFLOW ENERGY PERMIAN LLC--2025-07-09Y
42-317-41758SCHARBAUER RANCHPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA INC.--2025-06-29Y
42-317-46833DAVIS 17 SWDROCK FISH OPERATING LLC--2025-06-12Y
42-317-41024MABEE 5 SWDHIGH LONESOME MIDSTREAM LLC--2025-05-23Y

Recent Disposal Permits

PERMITOPERATORLEASETYPEISSUED
911075HOPE MIDSTREAM LLCHOPE SWDDRILL2026-08-05
915743VELOCITY WATER SOLUTIONS, LPMISFIT SWDDRILL2026-05-19
915742VELOCITY WATER SOLUTIONS, LPGIBSON SWDDRILL2026-05-19
915741VELOCITY WATER SOLUTIONS, LPTRAE SWDDRILL2026-05-19
915744VELOCITY WATER SOLUTIONS, LPMINT JULEP SWDDRILL2026-05-19
915088DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLCMCKNIGHT SWDDRILL2026-04-24
914581DEEP BLUE OPERATING I LLCJOHNSON RANCH 11 SWDDRILL2026-04-22
914593DEEP BLUE OPERATING I LLCJOHNSON RANCH 10 SWDDRILL2026-04-22
914595DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLCMONARCH A SWDDRILL2026-04-08
914575DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLCWAKE SWDDRILL2026-04-06
914428DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLCNEPTUNE SWDDRILL2026-03-30
914373DEEP BLUE OPERATING I LLCJOHNSON RANCH 13 SWDDRILL2026-03-27

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