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 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garvey -C- #2 | Skybridge Energy LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 15 | 783–794 | Apr 21, 2005 |
| Bruner #6 | Doll Oil Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 10 | 1,462–1,486 | Jun 20, 1978 |
| Jackson -A- #72 | Shappell Oil Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | 10 | 681–686 | — |
| Atchley #2W | Terry, Lewis D. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 10 | 1,168–1,200 | Dec 7, 1979 |
| Andrews #3D | Dalloil Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | 10 | 1,457–1,460 | Dec 17, 1982 |
| Young, W. C. Fee #2 | Young, Helen A. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 10 | 999–1,006 | Jan 7, 1982 |
| Jeske #5 | Burkett, J. D. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 10 | 1,150–1,160 | May 16, 1968 |
| Goldsmith, N. D. #18 | Myers, James B. | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 10 | 1,342–1,355 | May 30, 1990 |
| Gray, Grace #1 | Twin Oaks Construction Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 10 | 990–1,006 | Jan 20, 2009 |
| Gray, Grace #3 | Twin Oaks Construction Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 10 | 996–1,010 | Jan 20, 2009 |
| Atchley, G. H. -C- #7C | Sherley, O. C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 10 | 1,223–1,227 | Jan 29, 1979 |
| Stampfli, V.E. #A 9 | Consolidated Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 10 | 1,354–1,376 | Aug 13, 1964 |
| Stampfli, V.E. #B 7 | Consolidated Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 10 | 1,362–1,374 | Aug 13, 1964 |
| Stampfli, V.E. #B 4 | Consolidated Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 10 | 1,355–1,378 | Apr 21, 1965 |
| Stampfli, V.E. #A 5 | Consolidated Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 10 | 1,351–1,376 | Apr 21, 1965 |
| Stampfli, V.E. #10 | Consolidated Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 10 | 1,336–1,359 | Apr 21, 1965 |
| Stampfli, V.E. #C 4 | Consolidated Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 10 | 1,330–1,339 | Apr 21, 1965 |
| Prideaux Shallow #2S | W & W Production, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 10 | 740–750 | May 25, 2021 |
| Odonohoe, J. F. #1 | Ayres, Joe D. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 8 | 1,582–1,588 | Dec 8, 1982 |
| Odonohoe, J. F. #2 | Ayres, Joe D. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 8 | 1,591–1,596 | — |
| Conner #1 | Lola Company, The | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 6 | 850 | Sep 11, 1974 |
| Conner #5 | Lola Company, The | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 6 | 850 | Sep 11, 1974 |
| Debus #1 | Fidelity Petroleum Corporation | Plugged | Disposal | — | 5 | 650–670 | Feb 21, 1974 |
| Portwood -C- & -D- #11W | Simmons, Stanley J. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5 | 1,425–1,447 | — |
| Falls County #3 | Alcorn, Jerry D. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5 | 1,170–1,195 | Apr 20, 1970 |
| Falls County #248 | Banner Oil & Gas LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 5 | 1,155–1,170 | — |
| Parkey, J. R., -B- #3 | Texas Energy Operations, LC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 5 | 613–620 | Dec 3, 1975 |
| Bruner #4 | Doll Oil Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 5 | 1,414–1,417 | May 15, 1968 |
| Prideaux, Inez -A- #38 | Beisch, Rusty | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 5 | 677–708 | Dec 9, 2013 |
| Prideaux Shallow #7SW | W & W Production, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 5 | 712–728 | Mar 26, 2015 |
| Taylor, W.H #4 | Abb Drilling Company, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 5 | 546–570 | May 16, 1966 |
| Taylor, W.H #7 | Abb Drilling Company, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 5 | 548–550 | May 16, 1966 |
| Prideaux Shallow #17S | W & W Production, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 5 | 740–750 | May 25, 2021 |
| Bearden #4W | Pfed Operating | Plugged | Disposal | — | 3 | 1,130–1,137 | — |
| Crawford, C. A. #2 | Elliott, C. C. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 3 | 1,260 | Dec 8, 1967 |
| Kempner Estate "A" #1 | Campbell, Robert F. Jr. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1 | 1,465–1,470 | Sep 26, 1977 |
| Conner-M K T #1S | Hughes & Palmer, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 1,121 | — |
| Cccm Unit #501WS | A & B Production | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,102 | — |
| Wisdom #1A | Hyde, Kevin W. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,162–1,171 | — |
| Whittenton #6 | Corpening Enterprises | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin, O. #3 | Winfrey, W. C. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 2,927 | — |
| Jones Brothers #2 | Geis, Robert C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Jones Brothers #9 | Geis, Robert C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson #B 2W | Addison, Kenneth | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Perkins, J. J. #9W | Midnite Oil Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Finnell #6 | Addison, Leon | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Finnell #19 | Addison, Leon | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Daume, Lydia #4 | Nichols Oil Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Demgen #6 | Addison, Leon | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Wilmut #8 | Archer Drilling & Prod. Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Knox, A. D. #13 | Haigood & Campbell | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Cowan -A- #1 | Gho-Mor Drilling Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Cowan & McKinney -50- #2 | Genepa Petroleum Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Kemp-Kempner -B- #1D | Briscoe, L. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Kemp-Kempner -B- #10D | Briscoe, L. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Ferguson -A- #2 | Beaver Oil Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Ferguson -A- #32 | Beaver Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Ferguson -A- #33 | Beaver Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Ferguson -A- #36 | Beaver Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Ferguson -A- #37 | Beaver Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Ferguson -A- #A 41 | Beaver Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Ferguson Bros. #10 | Beaver Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Ferguson #13A | Apache Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Prideaux - Hand #5 | Beren Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 2,851 | — |
| Birdwell #1 A | Talon Production, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Richardson, W. T. #3 | Eagle Oil & Gas Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 1,411 | — |
| Morrison B #3 | Eagle Oil & Gas Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 4,320 | — |
| McCluer #1A | Myers, James B. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| McCluer #1WS | Myers, James B. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| McCluer #5 | Myers, James B. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| McCluer #7 | Myers, James B. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| McCluer #11 | Myers, James B. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Ferguson -B- #23 | Beaver Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Ferguson -X- #2X | Schaefer, Gary L. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Ferguson -X- #26X | Schaefer, Gary L. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Bridwell Archer Ranch #15 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Bridwell Archer Ranch #20 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Bridwell Archer Ranch #10 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Bridwell Archer Ranch #11 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Oil Inv. Co. -B- #15 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| K-S Unit #104 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Bridwell Archer Ranch -K- #1 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Hayter, A. L. #10 | Mooney, Mike Oil Operations | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Ford -B- #2W | Brown, Toss H. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Ford -B- #6W | Brown, Toss H. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Perkins -A- #9W | Brown, Toss H. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 1,022 | — |
| Perkins -A- #15W | Brown, Toss H. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,022 | — |
| Perkins -A- #29W | Brown, Toss H. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 1,021 | — |
| Perkins -A- #41 | Brown, Toss H. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 1,022 | — |
| Perkins -F- #15W | Brown, Toss H. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 650 | — |
| Perkins -F- #18 | Brown, Toss H. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 652 | — |
| Perkins -L- #5 | Brown, Toss H. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 982 | — |
| Wallace, Annie B. #3 | Brown, Toss H. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 982 | — |
| Wallace, Annie B. #16W | Brown, Toss H. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 1,016 | — |
| Griffith, L. B. #4W | Brown, Toss H. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 1,090–1,100 | — |
| Perkins -M- #17 | Brown, Toss H. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 640 | — |
| Perkins -M- #18 | Brown, Toss H. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 640 | — |
| Perkins -M- #22 | Brown, Toss H. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 640 | — |
| Tribune #A 3 | Brown, Toss H. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 981 | — |
| Tribune #B 3 | Brown, Toss H. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 524 | — |
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.