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Saltwater Disposal Wells in Winkler County, Texas

Winkler County has 74 disposal-related permits on record  — 3 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 25 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 2026-06-24).

SWD Permits

74

Last 12mo

3

Permit Operators

25

Injection Wells

176

On Schedule

176

Permitted Capacity

3.14MMbbl/d

W-14 Disposal

0.71MMbbl/d

Deep Interval (8k+ ft)

1%

Injected (12mo)

20MMbbl

vs Prior Year

-89%

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

Earthquakes M2+ (12mo)

49

vs Prior Year

-2

M3+ (12mo)

7

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 LLC3,900,969456,70015
PDEH LLC3,738,78430,0001
COG OPER LLC2,207,20640,0002
BASIN OIL & GAS OPER, LLC2,161,116301,90798
BLACKBEARD OPER, LLC1,368,831189,50011
FORMENTERA OPERATIONS LLC1,327,380163,70064
TEAM OPERATING, L.L.C.1,319,037177,35038
SAXET OIL CORP857,425103,25016
HILCORP ENGY CO693,499404,10056
BOYD & MCWILLIAMS OPER, LLC532,77240,0002

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
PILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLC222
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
MEMORIAL PRODUCTION OPER. LLC02
G P II ENERGY, INC.02
CHROMA OPERATING, INC.02
ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION01

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
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
907476PILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLCUNIVERSITY 5-21 SWDDRILL2025-04-21
907479PILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLCUNIVERSITY 2-20 SWDDRILL2025-04-21
907474PILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLCUNIVERSITY 22-21 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
897064PILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLCCOM 4-24 SWDDRILL2024-02-05
897060PILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLCCOM 2-24 SWDDRILL2024-02-05
897061PILOT WATER GATH DELAWARE LLCCOM 2-24 SWDDRILL2024-02-05

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