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 525 active injection and disposal wells, 150 of them permitted for disposal, with 270,883 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 13 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to June 2025, down 2% on the year before, about 14% 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.
- 525
- active injection wells, 150 for disposal
- 271K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 13.4M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 -2%
- 14%
- of permitted capacity used
- 3,123
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO JUN 2025
Last 12 months 13,429,320 · prior 12 13,699,898(-2%)
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. | 1.3M | 12 | 10.8K |
| R2Q Operating LLC | 1.09M | 36 | 37.1K |
| Willowbend Investments, Inc. | 869K | 17 | 6.95K |
| PE - Texas, LLC | 744K | 36 | 30.9K |
| Bridwell Oil Co. | 728K | 16 | 8.55K |
| Wilcox Energy Company LLC | 714K | 11 | 8K |
| DM Backhoe Service | 560K | 15 | 5.23K |
| Lewis Operating Company | 539K | 5 | 3.85K |
| Guidance Oil Developers | 522K | 11 | 2.2K |
| Olney Oil LLC | 370K | 7 | 1.9K |
| BKJ Oil, LLC | 268K | 3 | 2.11K |
| Veteran Exploration & Prod, LLC | 261K | 3 | 9.95K |
| Just Oil & Gas, Inc. | 254K | 21 | 5.9K |
| JDL Operating, LLC | 228K | 7 | 7.88K |
| Guidance Oil DEVELOPERS,INC.(1) | 217K | 8 | 965 |
| Akins Oil Company | 210K | 8 | 3.26K |
| Blackflat Oil Company LLC | 203K | 9 | 8.7K |
| Jl&m Energy, LLC | 180K | 5 | 2.03K |
| Pop Operating Company | 163K | 7 | 3.85K |
| Myers, James B. | 161K | 14 | 13.8K |
Injection permits
3,124 UIC PERMITS · 525 ACTIVE · PAGE 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson-Fish Unit #42 | Guidance Oil Developers | Active | Enhanced recovery | 41.3K | 150 | 1,164–1,170 | May 6, 2008 |
| Falls County #335 | PE - Texas, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 41.2K | 1,050 | 1,096–1,108 | Jan 22, 2015 |
| Four Corner #5 | R2Q Operating LLC | Active | Disposal | 41.1K | 700 | 1,805–1,900 | Sep 18, 1997 |
| Andrews, M. P. #7W | Wilcox Energy Company LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 40.5K | 500 | 4,612–4,622 | — |
| Bridwell Archer Ranch -Q- #10 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 39.8K | 150 | 848–866 | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Abercrombie, C. L. #201 | Guidance Oil Developers | Active | Enhanced recovery | 39.3K | 250 | 1,346–1,364 | Apr 9, 2018 |
| Staley-Mangold Unit #10 | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 39.2K | 900 | 3,780–3,855 | Dec 29, 1997 |
| Wilson, T. B. -G- #14 | Lamco Oil, LLC | Active | Disposal | 38.9K | 2,500 | 1,750–2,500 | Dec 28, 2018 |
| McGregor Estate #35 | Willowbend Investments, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 38.9K | 350 | 4,766–4,807 | Jan 7, 1992 |
| Orchard, L. B. #2 | DM Backhoe Service | Active | Disposal | 38.5K | 200 | 1,009–1,019 | Dec 27, 1978 |
| Fish, D. W. #33 | Guidance Oil Developers | Active | Enhanced recovery | 38.3K | 125 | 1,388–1,390 | Oct 8, 2018 |
| Hudson-Fish Unit #46 | Guidance Oil Developers | Active | Enhanced recovery | 38.2K | 150 | 1,135–1,145 | May 6, 2010 |
| Abercrombie, C. L. #18A | Guidance Oil Developers | Active | Enhanced recovery | 38.1K | 135 | 1,358–1,362 | Sep 22, 2010 |
| Aminex -H- #1 | G&L Oil and Gas, LLC | Active | Disposal | 38K | 200 | 5,086–5,096 | Nov 2, 1983 |
| Meade #2 | Craig, Robert A. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 37.5K | 150 | 1,456–1,476 | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Abercrombie & Taylor #14 | Rover Operating Company, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 37.4K | 250 | 1,391–1,397 | Jun 14, 1993 |
| Green, F. C. -K- #28I | PE - Texas, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 37.2K | 1,000 | 1,110–1,150 | Nov 12, 2015 |
| Portwood -C- & -D- #29 | Myers, James B. | Active | Disposal | 37.2K | 150 | 1,434–1,436 | Aug 18, 1993 |
| Turbeville-Tidal #56 | Walker Operating (I) | Active | Enhanced recovery | 37.1K | 675 | 1,518–1,538 | Aug 7, 2014 |
| L. F. Wilson 'A' #9 | Nabi Energy Holdings Limited LLC | Active | Disposal | 36.8K | 1,000 | 2,020–2,060 | May 8, 2013 |
| Abercrombie & Taylor #3W | Rover Operating Company, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 36.5K | 200 | 1,370–1,394 | Sep 7, 2011 |
| Scruggs/Capps #4 | Craig, Robert A. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 36.5K | 200 | 1,302–1,322 | May 1, 1984 |
| Wilson, L. F. -F- #3 | Eagle Oil & Gas Co. | Active | Disposal | 36.3K | 250 | 3,662–3,695 | May 20, 2016 |
| Lyles Estate #7 | Dillard & Dillard Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 36.2K | 200 | 1,693–1,694 | Nov 2, 2005 |
| Abby #3 | Schenk Oil Co. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 36K | 225 | 1,155–1,165 | Jan 31, 2013 |
| Ferguson -A- #11B | DM Backhoe Service | Active | Disposal | 35.6K | 700 | 4,572–4,576 | Jun 6, 2001 |
| York Estate -B- #15W | Willowbend Investments, Inc. | Active | Disposal | 35.5K | 300 | 1,060–1,080 | Sep 6, 2000 |
| McGregor Estate #61 | Willowbend Investments, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 35.5K | 300 | 4,764–4,778 | Jun 16, 1989 |
| Perkins H #17 | Wilson Operating Co. | Active | Disposal | 35K | 250 | 658–700 | Jun 29, 2022 |
| Decker #1 | Gilmore, Leo Oil, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 34.8K | 300 | 3,539–3,569 | Aug 3, 1983 |
| Arnold, C S #12 | Eagle Natural Resources, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 34.4K | 1,000 | 1,200–1,210 | Sep 10, 2015 |
| Longley -A- #1 | BKJ Oil, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 34.1K | 300 | 1,142–1,150 | Sep 11, 1987 |
| Wilmut #716 | Jl&m Energy, LLC | Active | Disposal | 33.9K | 225 | 1,598–1,609 | Oct 16, 1962 |
| Abercrombie, C. L. #31 | Just Oil & Gas, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 33.7K | 800 | 1,172–1,206 | Dec 14, 2011 |
| Benson "I" #11 | Borderline Operating Corp. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 33.6K | 600 | 4,505–4,518 | May 10, 1988 |
| Carter Brothers #12 | F&H Operating Company LLC | Active | Disposal | 31.9K | 500 | 1,564–1,570 | Sep 15, 2000 |
| BSR Parkey 'S' #3 | Bulwark Oil & Gas, LLC | Active | Disposal | 31.9K | 1,500 | 4,905–5,330 | Jun 19, 2013 |
| Laukhuf SWD #1 | Addax Operating, LLC | Active | Disposal | 31.5K | 1,200 | 2,400–2,670 | Oct 4, 2013 |
| Bridwell-Jackson -C- #4 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 31.5K | 250 | 1,554–1,574 | Apr 5, 2011 |
| Bridwell Archer Ranch -G- #16 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 31.3K | 350 | 3,592–3,602 | Nov 17, 1976 |
| Green, F. C. -K- #25 | PE - Texas, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 30.7K | 825 | 1,188–1,212 | Dec 22, 2015 |
| Odonohoe, J. F. #6 | Blackflat Oil Company LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 30.5K | 100 | 1,591–1,596 | Jun 9, 1964 |
| Monaghan, L. R. #1 #1 | Willowbend Investments, Inc. | Active | Disposal | 30.2K | 300 | 5,294–5,347 | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Ferguson Heirs -A- #1 | Enr Operating, LLC | Active | Disposal | 30K | 400 | 4,847–4,862 | Nov 20, 1978 |
| Tribune -D- #3 A | Sissom Oil Field Services, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 29.9K | 100 | 1,370–1,374 | Jul 18, 1979 |
| Anarene -B- #34W | PE - Texas, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 29.1K | 200 | 1,100–1,111 | Aug 26, 1998 |
| Anarene -B- #57W | PE - Texas, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 29.1K | 200 | 1,100–1,110 | Aug 26, 1998 |
| Anarene -B- #52 | PE - Texas, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 29.1K | 200 | 1,100–1,300 | Aug 26, 1998 |
| Meade #1 | Craig, Robert A. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 28.8K | 150 | 1,467–1,471 | Jan 10, 2007 |
| Green, F. C. -K- #26I | PE - Texas, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 28.8K | 800 | 1,120–1,160 | Nov 18, 2015 |
| Prideaux,r. B. -A- #14 | Sissom Oil Field Services, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 28.8K | 200 | 1,394–1,401 | Jan 9, 1991 |
| Kunkel, W. L. #18 | Olney Oil LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 28.1K | 150 | 1,162–1,176 | Dec 14, 2005 |
| Reno-Abercrombie -A- #27 | Just Oil & Gas, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 27.8K | 750 | 1,306–1,327 | Nov 29, 2012 |
| Wilson #A 14 | Catlin, Randy | Active | Enhanced recovery | 27.4K | 200 | 1,609–1,613 | Jan 13, 2014 |
| Thomas #32 | DM Backhoe Service | Active | Enhanced recovery | 27.2K | 200 | 1,171–1,185 | Feb 2, 1982 |
| Crosthwait A #2 | Olney Oil LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 27K | 500 | 1,270–1,295 | Jul 19, 2024 |
| Prideaux, Henry #21 | DM Backhoe Service | Active | Enhanced recovery | 26.5K | 100 | 628–630 | Jan 9, 2007 |
| Falls County #127 | PE - Texas, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 24.8K | 280 | 1,122–1,144 | — |
| Kemp & Kempner -a- & -B- #14B | Kincaid Etal, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 24.8K | 250 | 1,758–1,779 | Sep 13, 2005 |
| Wilson #14NW | Catlin, Randy | Active | Enhanced recovery | 24.7K | 175 | 1,609–1,613 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Wilson -B- #12 | Itx Corporation | Active | Disposal | 24.7K | 200 | 1,510–1,530 | Dec 15, 1981 |
| Dearing, W. R. #14 | DM Backhoe Service | Active | Enhanced recovery | 24.7K | 100 | 673–676 | Jan 25, 2007 |
| Hancock "B" #B 8 | Pop Operating Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | 24.5K | 200 | 3,880–3,891 | May 31, 2023 |
| Browning -B- #3 | Pop Operating Company | Active | Disposal | 24K | 500 | 4,912–4,980 | Dec 3, 1991 |
| East Reno Strawn 3700 Unit #31 | F. H. B. Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | 24K | 300 | 3,756–3,776 | Jun 20, 2020 |
| S. Scotland Caddo Unit #31 | Pop Operating Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | 22.7K | 750 | 5,114–5,170 | Nov 29, 2000 |
| Thomas Unit #5A | R2Q Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 22.5K | 400 | 1,010–1,054 | Jun 27, 2011 |
| Cowan-McKinney "B" #6 | LMH Energy | Active | Enhanced recovery | 22.4K | 400 | 3,859–3,862 | Jan 6, 1989 |
| Wilson #23 | Crampton, Freddie | Active | Enhanced recovery | 22.4K | 200 | 1,582–1,588 | May 24, 2005 |
| O'Donohoe #7 | Akins Oil Company | Active | Disposal | 21.9K | 1,000 | 1,442–1,596 | Jun 30, 1997 |
| Sternadel, Will #6 | Dimock Operating Company | Active | Disposal | 21.9K | 400 | 4,070–5,197 | Jan 6, 1998 |
| Mankins, Cecil #41 | Enr Operating, LLC | Active | Disposal | 21K | 350 | 979–1,031 | Feb 22, 1991 |
| Orton A #52 | Nichols Oil Co. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 20.5K | 100 | 977–988 | Oct 30, 1998 |
| Garvey, J. R. -B- #10 | Lonestar Production Services | Active | Enhanced recovery | 20.4K | 100 | 773–786 | Mar 21, 1997 |
| Brown, Charles #2 | Blackflat Oil Company LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 20.2K | 100 | 1,572–1,577 | Jan 30, 1984 |
| Schreiber #7 | Wolf, Gene L.L.C. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 20K | 100 | 893–898 | Apr 11, 1986 |
| Richardson, J. T. #1 | Olney Oil LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 20K | 150 | 1,225–1,232 | Aug 7, 2006 |
| Kinder #1B | JDL Operating, LLC | Active | Disposal | 19.9K | 1,500 | 3,482–3,490 | Mar 5, 2015 |
| Parkey "B-13" #3 | Bulwark Oil & Gas, LLC | Active | Disposal | 19.9K | 300 | 1,205–1,210 | Aug 14, 1990 |
| Schreiber #5 | Wolf, Gene L.L.C. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 19.6K | — | 921 | Feb 12, 1986 |
| Wilson, T. B. -G- #6 | Lamco Oil, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 19.5K | 250 | 1,625–1,630 | Sep 27, 1990 |
| Parkey A #3A | DM Backhoe Service | Active | Enhanced recovery | 19.4K | 450 | 1,724–1,745 | Jun 17, 1996 |
| Hoff #1 | JDL Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 19.3K | 700 | 3,594–3,604 | Aug 28, 2001 |
| Wilson "A" #19 | Akins Oil Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | 19.3K | 600 | 1,616–1,622 | Sep 3, 2002 |
| Echols, Lloyd #8 | Stuteville, Jack | Active | Disposal | 19.1K | 300 | 1,336–1,341 | Dec 2, 1985 |
| Tribune -D- #5A | Sissom Oil Field Services, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 18.7K | 100 | 1,368–1,378 | Mar 1, 2022 |
| Perkins A #63 | Wilson Operating Co. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 18.7K | 350 | 1,500–1,560 | May 20, 2021 |
| Ferguson "CX" #12X | DM Backhoe Service | Active | Disposal | 18.6K | 700 | 1,738–1,742 | Jul 22, 1985 |
| Cowan & McKinney -E- #1 | JDL Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 18.5K | 350 | 4,677–4,684 | Jan 17, 1985 |
| White Unit #1015 | Arch Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 18.5K | 200 | 3,872–3,910 | Apr 30, 1976 |
| Ferguson Bros. -B- #1A | Seneca Exploration, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 18.4K | 150 | 1,588–1,605 | Sep 3, 1987 |
| Kempner D #1 | Nichols Oil Co. | Active | Disposal | 18.3K | 1,000 | 4,005–4,050 | Mar 6, 2023 |
| House Ranch #5 | LMH Energy | Active | Enhanced recovery | 18.1K | 500 | 3,644–3,654 | Feb 5, 2021 |
| Falls County #271 | PE - Texas, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 18K | 460 | 1,069–1,087 | — |
| Cowan-McKinney Unit #1D | LMH Energy | Active | Enhanced recovery | 18K | 1,200 | 4,840–4,860 | Jul 31, 1991 |
| Harmel-Andrews #4SW | Wade, Jim | Active | Enhanced recovery | 18K | 100 | 1,252–1,264 | Mar 20, 2002 |
| Matus #4 | Guidance Oil DEVELOPERS,INC.(1) | Active | Disposal | 18K | 100 | 1,408–1,415 | Jul 1, 1976 |
| Gary Griffin #3 | Tember Oil Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | 17.9K | 3,000 | 4,330–4,500 | Jul 6, 2019 |
| Hudson-Fish Unit #14W | Guidance Oil Developers | Active | Enhanced recovery | 17.8K | 50 | 1,134–1,150 | Jul 1, 1958 |
| Oldham #100 | Chek Oil Co., LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 17.4K | 200 | 1,328–1,356 | Jun 27, 1990 |
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 Jun 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.