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Saltwater Disposal Wells in Winkler County, Texas

Winkler County has 77 disposal-related permits on record  — 6 in the last 12 months — with 176 injection wells on the RRC schedule, 176 of them active. SWD capacity here is led by TEAM OPERATING L.L.C., BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC, PILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLCamong 26 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 2026-07-27).

SWD Permits

77

Last 12mo

6

Permit Operators

26

Injection Wells

176

On Schedule

176

Permitted Capacity

3.14MMbbl/d

W-14 Disposal

0.71MMbbl/d

Deep Interval (8k+ ft)

1%

Injected (12mo)

177MMbbl

vs Prior Year

+21%

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

Earthquakes M2+ (12mo)

57

vs Prior Year

+6

M3+ (12mo)

6

Max Magnitude (12mo)

M3.5

Seismicity in the Winkler County area from the TexNet catalog  · latest M3+: M3.2 20 km SW of Jal, New Mexico (2026-04-10) · 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
PILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLC56,890,682456,70015
BASIN OIL & GAS OPER, LLC24,330,762301,90798
TEAM OPERATING, L.L.C.15,887,023177,35038
BLACKBEARD OPER, LLC15,808,558189,50011
SAXET OIL CORP9,874,289103,25016
HILCORP ENGY CO8,683,134404,10056
ENGY TRANSFER CO6,907,73790,0003
FORMENTERA OPERATIONS LLC6,699,538163,70064
PDEH LLC6,059,38730,0001
BOYD & MCWILLIAMS OPER, LLC4,264,73140,0002

SWD Operators (by injection wells operated)

OPERATORWELLS
TEAM OPERATING L.L.C.23
BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC13
PILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLC13
SAXET OIL CORPORATION11
LDF ENERGY LLC10
HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY8
FORMENTERA OPERATIONS LLC7
UNITEX OIL & GAS L.L.C.7
BCP RESOURCES LLC6
BLACKBEARD OPERATING LLC5

Top Permit Filers (disposal-related permits)

OPERATOR12MOALL TIME
XRI DISPOSAL HOLDINGS, LLC33
PILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLC222
WATERBRIDGE STATELINE LLC11
HIGH ROLLER WELLS, L.L.C.014
OWL SWD OPERATING, LLC06
SOLARIS WATER MIDSTREAM, LLC05
BOYD & MCWILLIAMS OPERATING, LLC03
BOYD, D. K. OIL AND GAS CO.,INC.02
CHROMA OPERATING, INC.02
MEMORIAL PRODUCTION OPER. LLC02

Injection Wells (most recently completed)

APILEASEOPERATORDEPTHCOMPLETEDSCHED
42-495-35040UL COCHISE 40 SWDCONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.--2026-02-17Y
42-495-34978BULL MOOSE AGITARGA DELAWARE LLC--2025-03-25Y
42-495-35039UNIVERSITY 36-21PILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLC--2025-01-18Y
42-495-20161OBRIEN G. W. ETALTWO P PARTNERS LLC--2024-12-20Y
42-495-30197HALEY UNIT -34-PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING LLC--2024-12-16Y
42-495-34708CLS WALTONTEAM OPERATING L.L.C.--2024-09-20Y
42-495-34977CLS WALTONTEAM OPERATING L.L.C.--2024-09-17Y
42-495-34976CLS WALTONTEAM OPERATING L.L.C.--2024-09-12Y
42-495-32083HALLEY S. M. -B-BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC--2024-06-29Y
42-495-31535HALLEY S. M. -B-BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC--2024-06-29Y
42-495-32085HALLEY S. M. -B-BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC--2024-06-29Y
42-495-34711CLS WALTONTEAM OPERATING L.L.C.--2024-06-26Y
42-495-33800CLS WALTONTEAM OPERATING L.L.C.--2024-06-17Y
42-495-34975CAPTAIN STEGERMAINBLACKBEARD OPERATING LLC--2024-06-16Y
42-495-34827AXIS SWDPILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLC--2024-04-30Y

Recent Disposal Permits

PERMITOPERATORLEASETYPEISSUED
917314XRI DISPOSAL HOLDINGS, LLCLEACO 6 SWDDRILL2026-07-27
917313XRI DISPOSAL HOLDINGS, LLCLEACO 5 SWDDRILL2026-07-27
917312XRI DISPOSAL HOLDINGS, LLCLEACO 5 SWDDRILL2026-07-27
916676WATERBRIDGE STATELINE LLCAERMOTOR SWDDRILL2026-06-24
913817PILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLCCOM 2-24 SWDDRILL2026-03-03
913818PILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLCCOM 2-24 SWDDRILL2026-03-03
907474PILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLCUNIVERSITY 22-21 SWDDRILL2025-04-21
907479PILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLCUNIVERSITY 2-20 SWDDRILL2025-04-21
907476PILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLCUNIVERSITY 5-21 SWDDRILL2025-04-21
907477PILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLCUNIVERSITY 13-21 SWDDRILL2025-04-21
907198PILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLCUNIVERSITY 4-21 SWDDRILL2025-04-08
903666CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.UL COCHISE 40 SWDDRILL2024-10-30

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