Produced water and disposal in Archer County
Every injection and disposal permit in the county, what each well is permitted to take, what its operator reported, and who is reporting daily. Earthquakes in the area →
Archer County has 521 active injection and disposal wells, 148 of them permitted for disposal, with 273,063 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 13 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to September 2025, down 4% on the year before, about 13% of what the permits allow.
Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. is the largest injector in the county, with 1.3 million barrels reported across 12 active wells.
- 521
- active injection wells, 148 for disposal
- 273K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 13.3M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Sep 2025 -4%
- 13%
- of permitted capacity used
- 3,128
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO SEP 2025
Last 12 months 13,275,533 · prior 12 13,810,467(-4%)
Who injects here
Operators with active permits in the county, by reported H-10 volume over the settled year.
| Operator | Reported, bbl | Active wells | Capacity bbl/d |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. | 1.29M | 12 | 10.8K |
| R2Q Operating LLC | 1.11M | 36 | 37.1K |
| Willowbend Investments, Inc. | 853K | 17 | 6.95K |
| PE - Texas, LLC | 815K | 36 | 30.9K |
| Bridwell Oil Co. | 748K | 16 | 8.55K |
| Wilcox Energy Company LLC | 657K | 12 | 8.6K |
| DM Backhoe Service | 579K | 15 | 5.23K |
| Lewis Operating Company | 538K | 5 | 3.85K |
| Guidance Oil Developers | 523K | 11 | 2.2K |
| Olney Oil LLC | 393K | 7 | 1.9K |
| BKJ Oil, LLC | 264K | 3 | 2.11K |
| Just Oil & Gas, Inc. | 263K | 21 | 5.9K |
| Veteran Exploration & Prod, LLC | 259K | 3 | 9.95K |
| JDL Operating, LLC | 229K | 7 | 7.88K |
| Blackflat Oil Company LLC | 227K | 9 | 8.7K |
| Guidance Oil DEVELOPERS,INC.(1) | 218K | 8 | 965 |
| Pecos Country Operating Inc. | 202K | 10 | 3.11K |
| Akins Oil Company | 170K | 8 | 3.26K |
| Myers, James B. | 164K | 14 | 13.8K |
| LMH Energy | 162K | 8 | 4.1K |
Injection permits
3,129 UIC PERMITS · 521 ACTIVE · PAGE 18 OF 32
Active permits first, by reported volume, then canceled, plugged, and never-activated permits.
| Well | Operator | Status | Purpose | Reported, bbl | bbl/d permitted | Zone, ft | Permitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor, W. H. -A- #3 | Comanche Well Service Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 543–555 | — |
| Taylor, W. H. -A- #4 | Comanche Well Service Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 544–550 | — |
| Taylor, W. H. -A- #5 | Smulcer, Jimmy A. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 546–553 | — |
| Taylor, W. H. -A- #9 | Comanche Well Service Corp. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 125 | 542–549 | — |
| Taylor, W. H. -A- #11 | Comanche Well Service Corp. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 125 | 540–545 | — |
| Taylor, W. H. -A- #14 | Comanche Well Service Corp. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 125 | 540–548 | — |
| Wilson, L. F., Estate -D- #23 | Wiser Oil Company, The | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 3,928–3,953 | Sep 29, 1983 |
| Hayter, W. O. #2 | Spitfire Partners, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 1,300–1,330 | Oct 12, 1977 |
| P-M Unit #2 | Rogers Drilling Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 125 | 4,160–4,172 | Oct 19, 1988 |
| Taylor, W. H. -A- #7 | Comanche Well Service Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 549–552 | Jun 13, 1967 |
| Taylor, W. H. -A- #21 | Comanche Well Service Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 548–555 | — |
| Kempner, R. Lee #10 | Tater Nob, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 681–686 | Feb 19, 1991 |
| Ahrens, Katie "A" #4 | Alco Oil & Gas Co. LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 878–888 | May 31, 1995 |
| Parkey, J. R. #4 | Palmer Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 123 | 1,585–1,598 | Feb 12, 1979 |
| Wilson #1 | B & R Oilfield Service Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 120 | 1,376–1,382 | Nov 22, 1972 |
| Abercrombie, C. L. #13A | Byrne, T. D. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 120 | 1,351–1,356 | Dec 6, 1989 |
| Hamilton, G. B. #9 | Guidance Oil Developers | Canceled | Disposal | — | 120 | 1,180–1,185 | Jan 23, 1967 |
| Hunter Estate #2 | Decker Lake Equipment Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 120 | 990–1,026 | Oct 17, 1978 |
| Fish, D. W. #9 B | Legacy Petroleum Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 120 | 1,180–1,183 | Jul 23, 1982 |
| Garvey, C. K. "H" #4H | Sunday Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | 120 | 1,822–1,825 | Jan 17, 1985 |
| Wolf, Mike #2 | Fagadau Energy Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 120 | 5,009–5,015 | Oct 22, 1987 |
| Wilmut Estate #14 | Tex-Zet Oil & Gas Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 120 | 600–618 | Jul 20, 1981 |
| Donald -B- #2 | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 120 | 5,411–5,417 | Mar 17, 1970 |
| Kempner #9 | Potter, W. R. Jr. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 120 | 65–80 | Dec 13, 1979 |
| Brom, M. #4 | Consolidated Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 120 | 1,362–1,365 | Jan 6, 1965 |
| Brom, M. #7 | Consolidated Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 120 | 1,342–1,346 | Jan 6, 1965 |
| Burns Jones Unit #4 A | Burns, L. T. Estate | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 120 | 3,139–3,148 | Aug 4, 1967 |
| Burns Jones Unit #8 A | Burns, L. T. Estate | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 120 | 3,176–3,184 | Aug 4, 1967 |
| Perkins, J. J., -B- Shallow #13 | Pryor Petroleum Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | 118 | 1,130–1,145 | Apr 25, 1978 |
| Schildknecht, J. #4 | Viejo Services, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 115 | 3,950–3,960 | Jun 2, 1993 |
| Perkins, J. J., -B- Shallow #8 | Pryor Petroleum Corporation | Plugged | Disposal | — | 105 | 970–980 | Apr 25, 1978 |
| Abercrombie #11 | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 105 | 3,754–3,778 | — |
| East Vogtsberger Unit #4 | Carry Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 4,762–4,777 | Jun 10, 1963 |
| Falls County #8 | Bullock, J. R. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,174–1,183 | Feb 17, 1970 |
| Ikard #1 | Burk Royalty Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 4,908–4,925 | Feb 12, 1973 |
| Ferguson, W. P. #1 | J&R Operating | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,742–1,752 | Dec 4, 1973 |
| Ferguson, W. P. #6 | Schaefer, Gary L. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,740–1,750 | Dec 4, 1973 |
| Ferguson, W. P. #37 | J&R Operating | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,550–1,560 | Dec 4, 1973 |
| Ferguson, W. P. #38 | Schaefer, Gary L. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 640–650 | Dec 4, 1973 |
| Ferguson, W. P. #44 | Schaefer, Gary L. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 635–645 | Dec 4, 1973 |
| Ferguson, W. P. #48 | Schaefer, Gary L. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 647–657 | Dec 4, 1973 |
| Ferguson, W. P. #51 | Schaefer, Gary L. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 626–636 | Dec 4, 1973 |
| Ferguson, W. P. #11 | Schaefer, Gary L. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 640–650 | Jun 19, 1961 |
| Ferguson, W. P. #49 | Schaefer, Gary L. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 640–650 | Jun 19, 1961 |
| Prideaux, H. O. Estate #6W | Downes, Calvin E. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 635–646 | — |
| Hyer #3 | K-T Production | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,590–1,594 | — |
| Stampfli, V. E. Etal #2 | Cheatham, W. C. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,326–1,345 | May 29, 1967 |
| Mankins, Cecil #31 | Wortham, E. H. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 4,336–4,350 | Jul 30, 1963 |
| Mankins, Cecil #43 | Wortham, E. H. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 4,309–4,315 | Jul 30, 1963 |
| Mankins, Cecil #72 | Wortham, E. H. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 4,257–4,311 | Oct 19, 1965 |
| Fish, D. W. #8 C | Legacy Petroleum Corporation | Plugged | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,170–1,176 | Jul 19, 1965 |
| Fish, D. W. #11 B | Legacy Petroleum Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,120–1,126 | Aug 16, 1965 |
| Fish, D. W. #15 B | Legacy Petroleum Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,150–1,157 | Jul 19, 1965 |
| Campbell, R. #8 | C.B. Operating Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 928–936 | Mar 19, 1973 |
| Perkins, J. J. -B- #18 | Glenn, Lyndell | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 684–696 | Aug 25, 1978 |
| Lauster #3 | 3-D Land, Oil & Gas Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,268–1,270 | May 6, 1977 |
| Benson #18 | Hays, John H. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 935–946 | — |
| Longley, J. F., Est. #3B | Overton Oil & Gas, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 874–878 | Jan 6, 1977 |
| Longley, J. F., Est. #4 | Ivy, Van | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 870–875 | Jan 6, 1977 |
| Daume #16 | Wortham, J. R. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 739–746 | — |
| Daume #30 | Lawrence, Billy A. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 746–752 | — |
| Garvey, J. R. #1 | KWH Oil Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 764 | — |
| Garvey, J. R. -B- #9 | Hoggard, Kenneth | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 780–794 | Dec 31, 1960 |
| Garvey, J. R. -B- #1 | Hoggard, Kenneth | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 780–794 | Apr 10, 1960 |
| Garvey, J. R. -B- #5 | Mittenthal, M. J. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 764 | Sep 21, 1959 |
| Carr, T. V. #6 | Denoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,398–1,424 | Jul 18, 1968 |
| Justice Heirs #2 | Lutz and Boyd | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,080–1,090 | Jan 6, 1977 |
| Justice Heirs -A- #6 | Lutz and Boyd | Plugged | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,080–1,090 | Jan 6, 1977 |
| Justice Heirs -A- #7 | Lutz and Boyd | Plugged | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,080–1,090 | Jan 6, 1977 |
| Green, Mary #20 | Banner Oil & Gas LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,186–1,190 | — |
| Green, Mary #37 | Banner Oil & Gas LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,154–1,170 | Jul 12, 1968 |
| Green, Mary #33 | Banner Oil & Gas LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,154–1,170 | — |
| Key, G. A. #5 | Schenk Oil Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,230–1,237 | — |
| Logan -A- #1 | Craig, Carl | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,177–1,192 | Jan 7, 1952 |
| Logan -A- #10 | Craig, Carl | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,129–1,143 | Jan 7, 1952 |
| Graham #6 | Tec Oil & Gas Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,122–1,132 | — |
| Graham #7 | Tec Oil & Gas Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,117–1,128 | — |
| Graham #11 | Tec Oil & Gas Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,122–1,137 | — |
| Graham #14 | Petro Drilling & Producing Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,128–1,135 | Jan 11, 1978 |
| Ikard, A. J. -B- #20 | Tec Oil & Gas Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,129–1,138 | — |
| Ikard, A. J. -B- #23 | Tec Oil & Gas Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,123–1,128 | — |
| Ikard, A. J. -B- #30 | Tec Oil & Gas Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,125–1,132 | Sep 21, 1966 |
| Wilkins -A- #7 | Tec Oil & Gas Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,105–1,111 | — |
| Green, F. C. Unit #5 | Tec Oil & Gas Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,143–1,152 | — |
| Green, F. C. Unit #9 | Tec Oil & Gas Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,111–1,119 | — |
| Hamilton, W. B. #4 | SHL Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,140–1,146 | Apr 2, 1982 |
| Hamilton, W. B. #6 | SHL Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,150–1,156 | Apr 2, 1982 |
| Ray #1 B | Green Petroleum Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,490–1,498 | Nov 17, 1978 |
| Ray #4 | Viejo Services, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,467–1,477 | Dec 27, 1965 |
| McMurtry, W. J. #4 A | Reynolds, J. C. & W. F. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 722–732 | — |
| McClure, J. C. #3 | L-R Production | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,455–1,465 | Aug 29, 1962 |
| Perkins, J. J. #7 | Carloran Production Corp | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,450–1,464 | — |
| Cartwright, L. #14 | Banner Oil & Gas LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,133–1,143 | Jun 2, 1960 |
| Hamilton, W. B. #19 | Riggs Petroleum Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,155–1,167 | — |
| Ikard, W. S. #5 | Banner Oil & Gas LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,166–1,177 | — |
| Ikard, W. S. #14 | Banner Oil & Gas LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,148–1,163 | Jan 16, 2008 |
| Longley #3 | Riggs Petroleum Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,142–1,152 | Jan 12, 1959 |
| Campbell, Zinn #1 | Reneau Oil Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 980–1,000 | — |
| Campbell, Zinn #5 | Reneau Oil Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 985–988 | — |
| Campbell, Zinn #7 | Reneau Oil Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 983–990 | — |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2013 | 771566 | Addax Operating, LLC | Laukhuf SWD #1 00942646 |
| Nov 6, 1991 | 393544 | Ryder Scott Oil Co. | Abercrombie WDW #2 00936047 |
| Jan 31, 1986 | 296716 | Wichita Star Petroleum, Inc. | Parkey SWD #1 00939480 |
| Dec 19, 1979 | 67262 | Brown & Jones Oil Co. | McAnally, Frank #1D 00984633 |
About this data
RRC UIC well master and H-10 injection reports, settled through Sep 2025; TexNet daily injection for the last settled month; disposal permit tags from Petrora's sector classifier.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/water/tx/archer, documented in the API reference.