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Saltwater Disposal Wells in Upton County, Texas

Upton County has 68 disposal-related permits on record  — 4 in the last 12 months — with 342 injection wells on the RRC schedule, 342 of them active. SWD capacity here is led by SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC, BJG OPERATING COMPANY, PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA INC.among 44 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 2026-06-08).

SWD Permits

68

Last 12mo

4

Permit Operators

44

Injection Wells

342

On Schedule

342

Permitted Capacity

3.91MMbbl/d

W-14 Disposal

2.32MMbbl/d

Deep Interval (8k+ ft)

9%

Injected (12mo)

58MMbbl

vs Prior Year

-72%

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

Earthquakes M2+ (12mo)

10

vs Prior Year

-8

M3+ (12mo)

2

Max Magnitude (12mo)

M3.3

Seismicity in the Upton County area from the TexNet catalog  · latest M3+: M3.3 24 km SW of Garden City, Texas (2026-07-16) · 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
PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC23,013,644853,00049
DEEP BLUE OPER I LLC6,019,923152,0006
APC OPER PARTNERSHIP4,838,341202,50011
CRESCENT ENGY OPER, LLC2,181,28260,0002
DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC2,118,32455,20018
OVINTIV USA INC2,073,29351,2003
COG OPER LLC1,853,936139,0008
RAINS ENGY, LLC1,803,43633,0002
MILESTONE ENVIRO SERVICES, LLC1,709,46420,0001
XRI DISPOSAL HOLDINGS, LLC1,708,990175,0004

SWD Operators (by injection wells operated)

OPERATORWELLS
SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC175
BJG OPERATING COMPANY46
PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA INC.32
DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC12
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.11
COG OPERATING LLC7
APACHE CORPORATION6
CIVITAS PERMIAN OPERATING LLC5
SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS LLC4
DEEP BLUE OPERATING I LLC4

Top Permit Filers (disposal-related permits)

OPERATOR12MOALL TIME
BOBCAT MIDSTREAM LLC010
RITTENHOUSE OIL & GAS CO.03
XRI DISPOSAL HOLDINGS, LLC33
COG OPERATING LLC03
PARK HILL DISPOSAL LLC03
PINNERGY, LTD.02
HIGH ROLLER WELLS, L.L.C.02
BLACKBUCK RESOURCES LLC02
ENVIRONMENTAL DISPOSAL SYSTEMS02
ENERGY EQUITY COMPANY02

Injection Wells (most recently completed)

APILEASEOPERATORDEPTHCOMPLETEDSCHED
42-461-40646MORDOR 31CIVITAS PERMIAN OPERATING LLC--2026-02-18Y
42-461-33968UNIVERSITY 13APACHE CORPORATION--2025-11-04Y
42-461-38056UNIVERSITY 4-19PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA INC.--2025-10-15Y
42-461-39948MILDRED 34PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA INC.--2025-10-01Y
42-461-40722NORTH BROOK 38-26PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA INC.--2025-09-05Y
42-461-40509MIDKIFF 11PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA INC.--2025-08-08Y
42-461-410561492 SWDSELECT WATER SOLUTIONS LLC--2025-07-30Y
42-461-42744NEFF 16 SWDDIAMONDBACK E&P LLC--2025-06-02Y
42-461-43142DUSEK SWDMILESTONE ENVIRO SERVICES LLC--2025-05-09Y
42-461-39257UNIVERSITY 8BPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA INC.--2025-04-21Y
42-461-38642LENA LEE 41OVINTIV USA INC.--2025-03-25Y
42-461-40993OUTLAWCIRCLE-S ENERGY LLC--2025-02-20Y
42-461-42541SWS RAILWAYSELECT WATER SOLUTIONS LLC--2025-02-14Y
42-461-39640PEMBROOK UNITPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA INC.--2025-01-23Y
42-461-39319XBC GIDDINGS ESTATE APIONEER NATURAL RES. USA INC.--2025-01-06Y

Recent Disposal Permits

PERMITOPERATORLEASETYPEISSUED
915507XRI DISPOSAL HOLDINGS, LLCELLIOTT RANCH SWDDRILL2026-06-08
915510XRI DISPOSAL HOLDINGS, LLCELLIOTT RANCH SWDDRILL2026-05-11
915509XRI DISPOSAL HOLDINGS, LLCELLIOTT RANCH SWDDRILL2026-05-11
911591VELOCITY WATER SOLUTIONS, LPBRADEN SWDDRILL2025-11-07
908952PINNERGY, LTD.RANKIN SWDDRILL2025-07-02
907386MES LENORAH, LLCDUSEK SWDDRILL2025-04-22
905806BOBCAT MIDSTREAM LLCURSUS SWDDRILL2025-02-10
905782BOBCAT MIDSTREAM LLCLYNX SWDDRILL2025-02-10
905781BOBCAT MIDSTREAM LLCBOBCAT SWDDRILL2025-02-10
905785BOBCAT MIDSTREAM LLCCOUGAR SWDDRILL2025-02-10
905474ROCKPORT ENERGY SOLUTIONS LLCUNIVERSITY 4-15 SWDRECOMP2025-02-04
898180DE IV FLOW, LLCNEFF 16 SWDDRILL2024-03-14

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