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 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson, J. T. #2 | Bullock, J. R. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Anarene -B- #44W | Burk Royalty Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Apr 30, 1956 |
| Anarene -B- #49W | James, Deryl | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Anarene "A" #8 | Burk Royalty Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Apr 30, 1956 |
| Logan, W. J. #14 | Burk Royalty Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Apr 30, 1956 |
| Logan, W. J. #33 | Burk Royalty Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Logan, W. J. #A 5 | Burk Royalty Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Apr 30, 1956 |
| Parkey -K- #3 | Edge, Fred Jr. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Campbell, R. Estate #24 | Burns Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Prideaux -B- #5 | Burns Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| York Estate -B- #9 | Burns Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Kemp & Kempner -a- & -B- #A 2 | Burns, P. C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jun 6, 1961 |
| Kemp & Kempner -a- & -B- #A 9 | Burns, P. C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jun 6, 1961 |
| Kemp & Kempner -a- & -B- #B 8 | Schaefer, Gary L. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,433–1,448 | — |
| Kemp & Kempner -a- & -B- #B 10 | Schaefer, Gary L. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,434–1,445 | Dec 4, 1973 |
| Kemp & Kempner -a- & -B- #B 9 | Schaefer, Gary L. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jun 6, 1961 |
| Kemp & Kempner -E- #17 | Burns, P. C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jun 16, 1961 |
| Kemp & Kempner -E- #18 | Burns, P. C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jun 15, 1961 |
| Kemp & Kempner -E- #23 | Burns, P. C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jun 15, 1961 |
| Kemp & Kempner -E- #16 | Burns, P. C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jun 15, 1961 |
| Prideaux, H. O. Estate #11W | Downes, Calvin E. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Hyer #2 | Byrd, A. S. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Abercrombie, C. L. #6A | Byrne, T. D. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Abercrombie, C. L. #10A | Byrne, T. D. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Campbell #12 | Barron Energy Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | Mar 15, 1979 |
| Goldsmith, N. D. #15 | Cheatham, W. C. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Reno-Abercrombie -A- #5 | Talley, W.T. Estate | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 1,320–1,343 | Jul 17, 1990 |
| Lunsford #1W | Guidance Oil Developers | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson, L. F. -A- #10 | Lancaster Petroleum Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson, L. F. #2 | Sissom Oil | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Farmer, R. H. #5D | Craig, Bob | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 580 | — |
| Hausler #2 | MMD Oil Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Hausler #9 | MMD Oil Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Kunkel, J. M. -B- #7 | MMD Oil Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Kunkel, J. M. -B- #8 | MMD Oil Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Kunkel, W. J. #1 | MMD Oil Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Kunkel, W. J. #2 | MMD Oil Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Kunkel, W. J. #14 | MMD Oil Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Kunkel, J. M. #3 S | MMD Oil Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Kunkel, J. M. #7 | MMD Oil Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| McCluer, J. C. #2D | Criswell, D. R. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Farmer Ranch -A- #1 | Crosthwait, Arlon | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Farmer Ranch -A- #11 | Crosthwait, Arlon | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Farmer Ranch -A- #12 | Crosthwait, Arlon | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Farmer Ranch -A- #14 | Crosthwait, Arlon | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Hudson-Fish Unit #1W | Legacy Petroleum Corporation | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 1,135–1,148 | Jul 1, 1958 |
| Hudson-Fish Unit #2W | Legacy Petroleum Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,128–1,141 | Jul 1, 1958 |
| Hudson-Fish Unit #4W | Legacy Petroleum Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,133–1,141 | Jul 1, 1958 |
| Hudson-Fish Unit #7W | L & J Oil | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,155–1,161 | Jul 1, 1958 |
| Hudson-Fish Unit #13W | Legacy Petroleum Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,171–1,174 | Jul 1, 1958 |
| Hudson-Fish Unit #23W | Legacy Petroleum Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,166–1,173 | Jul 1, 1958 |
| Hudson-Fish Unit #24W | Legacy Petroleum Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,168–1,176 | Jul 1, 1958 |
| Hudson-Fish Unit #26W | BLS Production Co., Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,152–1,168 | Jul 1, 1958 |
| Hudson-Fish Unit #31 | Legacy Petroleum Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,170–1,174 | Jul 1, 1958 |
| Harris, A. L. #1 | Grand Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Harris, A. L. #3 | Grand Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Harris, A. L. #5 | Grand Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor, W. H. #3A | Dillard & Dillard | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Kreeger -B- #11 | Donnell, Louis, Jr. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Hayter, L. M. #7 | Donnell, Louis, Jr. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Cowan #1 | Gho-Mor Drilling Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Cowan #2 | Gho-Mor Drilling Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Cowan #5 | Gho-Mor Drilling Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Cowan #18 | Gho-Mor Drilling Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Cowan -B- #15 | Gho-Mor Drilling Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Cowan -B- #20 | Gho-Mor Drilling Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Cowan -B- #29 | Gho-Mor Drilling Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Cowan -B- #30 | Gho-Mor Drilling Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Cowan -B- #36 | Gho-Mor Drilling Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Abercrombie #5 | Gho-Mor Drilling Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Cowan-McKinney "A" #5 | Gho-Mor Drilling Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Olney-National -B- #9 | Dunlap, Rodge | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Coffield #8W | Big Run Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Coffield #26W | Big Run Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Coffield #29W | Pools Oil and Gas LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | May 15, 1961 |
| Abercrombie Becker Unit #50S | Edge Oil & Gas Properties | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | Dec 9, 1975 |
| Robertson, Ella #10W | Ellis, Amon | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Abercrombie -B- #1W | Hilbers Oil & Gas | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,379–1,385 | — |
| Abercrombie -B- #4W | Hilbers Oil & Gas | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| McCluer, W. J. #1W | Mullins, Manuel | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Wear, M. #3W | Ickert Enterprises | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas #2W | Mullins, Manuel | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Kovar -B- #2W | Mc-H Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Miller, Maude #3 | Engineered Operating Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson-Henley -C- #1 | Lewis Operating Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,595 | Dec 1, 1966 |
| Wilson-Henley -C- #3W | Lewis Operating Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,613 | Dec 1, 1966 |
| Wilson-Henley -C- #4 | Expando Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,563 | Dec 1, 1966 |
| Wilson-Henley -C- #9 | Lewis Operating Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,573 | Dec 1, 1966 |
| Wilson-Massie #3 | Lewis Operating Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,430 | Dec 1, 1966 |
| Wilson-Massie #5 | Lewis Operating Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,588 | Dec 1, 1966 |
| Aminex #1 H | Sissom Oil | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,574 | Oct 8, 1986 |
| Hall -Shallow- #6W | Forbes, Jack | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Hall -Shallow- #18 | Forbes, Jack | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Hall -Shallow- #6 | Forbes, Jack | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Prideaux, H. O. #18 | Fresno Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Aug 28, 1972 |
| Prideaux, H. O. #28 | Fresno Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Aug 28, 1972 |
| Prideaux, H. O. #29 | Fresno Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Aug 28, 1972 |
| Prideaux #7B | Mullin, W. B. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Prideaux #10 | Mullin, W. B. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Prideaux #12 | Mullin, W. B. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
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.