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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orton A #51 | Nichols Oil Co. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 17.1K | 75 | 679–690 | Oct 30, 1998 |
| Hughes & Palmer, Inc. #10 | Palmer, John LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 17.1K | 200 | 1,326–1,342 | Jun 11, 2012 |
| Bratt #8 | Wilson Operating Co. | Active | Disposal | 17.1K | 500 | 1,124–1,126 | Jul 6, 1993 |
| JDL Ranch #5505 | JDL Operating, LLC | Active | Disposal | 17.1K | 1,000 | 3,840–3,860 | Jul 9, 2018 |
| Carter Bros. -A- #1 A | F&H Operating Company LLC | Active | Disposal | 16.9K | 250 | 1,577–1,586 | May 19, 1976 |
| Farmer "D" #1 | Roil Operating LLC | Active | Disposal | 16.7K | 100 | 1,441–1,443 | Nov 7, 1985 |
| Bridwell-Jackson #11W | Bridwell Oil Co. | Active | Disposal | 16.7K | 300 | 3,419–3,925 | May 7, 2003 |
| Stone & Williams #1 | Williams, A. Oil | Active | Enhanced recovery | 16.6K | 350 | 1,540–1,562 | Aug 10, 2011 |
| Harmel, Robert #5 | Harmel and Shawver Oil LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 16.5K | 200 | 1,427–1,450 | Jun 21, 2006 |
| Garvey, J. R. #12 | Lonestar Production Services | Active | Enhanced recovery | 16.4K | 100 | 774–788 | Feb 10, 2014 |
| Gose, S. M. #83 | Dillard & Dillard Inc. | Active | Disposal | 16.3K | 300 | 1,324–1,380 | Jun 10, 1968 |
| Schenk #1 | Wolf, Gene L.L.C. | Active | Disposal | 16K | 2,000 | 4,530–4,600 | May 23, 2012 |
| Clark-Richardson #31 | Palmer Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 16K | 200 | 1,364–1,386 | Jun 18, 2014 |
| Wilson, L. F., "G" #17 | Akins Oil Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | 15.9K | 75 | 490–500 | Jun 11, 2018 |
| Winter, Mary #7 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 15.8K | 400 | 3,344–3,576 | Oct 4, 2021 |
| Jackson -A- #14 | Pecos Country Operating Inc. | Active | Disposal | 15.6K | 300 | 1,800–1,806 | Nov 30, 2022 |
| Miller, Rosa #4 | Petex | Active | Disposal | 15.6K | 45 | 1,722–1,724 | Nov 18, 1983 |
| Kunkel-Wolf. #1 | Just Oil & Gas, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 15.5K | 200 | 1,178–1,182 | Jul 15, 2005 |
| Hyer-Wolf #5 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 15.2K | 150 | 4,416–4,421 | — |
| Parkey, J. R. #8 | DM Backhoe Service | Active | Enhanced recovery | 15.2K | 150 | 1,754–1,784 | Aug 15, 1973 |
| Conner #19W | Seneca Exploration, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 15.1K | 200 | 853–896 | Nov 10, 2018 |
| Wilson "J" #319W | Jl&m Energy, LLC | Active | Disposal | 15K | 225 | 1,602–1,620 | Apr 27, 1962 |
| Conner #2W | Seneca Exploration, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 14.9K | 150 | 2,992–3,030 | Jun 23, 2008 |
| Smith "A" #1 | Hays Partnership | Active | Disposal | 14.5K | 1,000 | 4,778–4,792 | Mar 15, 2001 |
| Wiliamson "A" #1 | LMH Energy | Active | Enhanced recovery | 14.4K | 300 | 2,190–2,310 | Dec 30, 2018 |
| Morrison -A- #2 | Gerry-Mac Oil, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 14K | 250 | 676–690 | Sep 9, 2015 |
| Browning #4 | Pop Operating Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | 13.9K | — | — | — |
| Wilson "J" #411W | Jl&m Energy, LLC | Active | Disposal | 13.8K | 225 | 1,609–1,622 | Jun 8, 1962 |
| Parkey A #1B | DM Backhoe Service | Active | Enhanced recovery | 13.6K | 400 | 1,582–1,583 | Apr 29, 1994 |
| Goldsmith, N. D. #17 | Myers, James B. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 13.4K | 50 | 1,340–1,355 | May 30, 1990 |
| LMH Unit #1 | LMH Energy | Active | Enhanced recovery | 13.3K | 500 | 4,572–4,618 | Jan 9, 2018 |
| Perkins, J. J., -B- Shallow #18 | Pryor Petroleum Corporation | Active | Enhanced recovery | 12.9K | 500 | 992–1,056 | Mar 20, 2023 |
| Gose, S. M. #69 | Dillard & Dillard Inc. | Active | Disposal | 12.6K | 200 | 1,336–1,350 | Jun 10, 1968 |
| Kempner, R. Lee, -C- #3W | Fin Energy, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 12.3K | 200 | 580–592 | — |
| Kempner, R. Lee #2 | Seneca Exploration, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 12.3K | 200 | 647–658 | — |
| Hughes & Palmer, Inc. -A- #11 | Palmer, John LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 12.2K | 300 | 1,368–1,375 | Oct 9, 2002 |
| Harmel Estate #1 | Wade, Jim | Active | Enhanced recovery | 12K | 150 | 1,250–1,270 | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Gose, S. M. #41 | Dillard & Dillard Inc. | Active | Disposal | 11.6K | 200 | 1,180–1,200 | Jun 10, 1968 |
| Campbell, R., Est. B Lease #101 | Just Oil & Gas, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 11.4K | 250 | 950–982 | Mar 30, 2022 |
| Kulhanek, George -B- #5 | Guidance Oil DEVELOPERS,INC.(1) | Active | Enhanced recovery | 11.2K | 75 | 1,233–1,239 | Oct 23, 1985 |
| White #8A | Dillard & Dillard Inc. | Active | Disposal | 11.1K | 500 | 850–950 | Jun 11, 2012 |
| Justice Heirs -C- #5 | Kelly Mahler Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 11K | 50 | 1,073–1,081 | May 21, 1973 |
| Parkey "A-357" #1 | Bulwark Oil & Gas, LLC | Active | Disposal | 10.8K | 500 | 1,910–1,960 | Jul 3, 2008 |
| Bittner, Michele #1 | Myers, James B. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 10.8K | 200 | 1,336–1,356 | Oct 22, 2009 |
| Morrison, H. S. #32R | Pecos Country Operating Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 10.8K | 200 | 1,594–1,608 | Jan 20, 2019 |
| Green, Mary #43I | PE - Texas, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 10.6K | 450 | 1,140–1,180 | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Green, Mary #40I | PE - Texas, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 10.6K | 450 | 1,155–1,195 | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Palmer Fee #1 | Palmer Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 10.6K | 250 | 1,400–1,420 | Nov 4, 2013 |
| Harber, Mollie #28 | Just Oil & Gas, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 10.6K | 200 | 920–951 | Nov 21, 2014 |
| Hausler -A- #17 | Just Oil & Gas, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 10.4K | 200 | 1,125–1,132 | Aug 23, 2005 |
| Kreeger 'B' #1 | TB Petroleum, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 10.4K | 250 | 1,432–1,458 | Aug 4, 2021 |
| Campbell #2 | Willowbend Investments, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 10.3K | 100 | 5,551–5,558 | Jun 29, 1993 |
| Taylor, W. H. #17 | Dillard & Dillard Inc. | Active | Disposal | 10.3K | 100 | 1,600–1,608 | Sep 10, 1973 |
| Orton A #53 | Nichols Oil Co. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 10.3K | 100 | 653–674 | Sep 10, 2021 |
| Bratt #9 | Wilson Operating Co. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 10.2K | 40 | 1,395–1,455 | Apr 14, 2005 |
| Hawley Estate #1 | Willowbend Investments, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 10.1K | 250 | 4,782–4,800 | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Orton A #31W | Nichols Oil Co. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 10K | 200 | 1,492–1,497 | Jul 17, 1973 |
| Morrison -B- #10 | Gerry-Mac Oil, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 9.93K | 35 | 1,254–1,264 | Apr 17, 1984 |
| J.D. Hull #5 | Just Oil & Gas, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 9.89K | 100 | 1,116–1,128 | Dec 2, 2013 |
| Echols #1 | Cuba, John H. | Active | Disposal | 9.83K | 30 | 1,328–1,330 | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Parrish, -F & H- #22 | Dillard & Dillard Inc. | Active | Disposal | 9.77K | 100 | 1,582–1,592 | — |
| Campbell C #2 C | Hays & Croker Partnership | Active | Enhanced recovery | 9.7K | 80 | 1,070–1,075 | Apr 17, 1985 |
| Wilson, L. F. -D- #11 | Schenk Oil Co. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 9.6K | 100 | 1,547–1,551 | Aug 23, 2000 |
| Kempner, R. Lee -C- #23 | Tember Oil Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | 9.58K | 30 | 676–690 | Nov 12, 2021 |
| Falls County #229 | PE - Texas, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 9.41K | 240 | 1,092–1,114 | — |
| S M Gose A #8A | Dillard & Dillard Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 9.4K | 100 | 1,384–1,394 | May 29, 1981 |
| McKinney, Cowan 50 #6 | Wade, Jim | Active | Enhanced recovery | 9.05K | 500 | 1,040–1,060 | Apr 8, 2016 |
| Kempner, R. Lee -C- #71 | Tember Oil Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | 8.99K | 100 | 676–682 | Sep 10, 2021 |
| Kemp-Kempner -B- #1A | Gilmore, Leo Oil, Inc. | Active | Disposal | 8.75K | 300 | 934–945 | Jul 3, 1990 |
| Clark-Richardson #16 | Palmer Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 8.75K | 200 | 1,368–1,372 | Jun 29, 2005 |
| Campbell, R., Est. B Lease #96 | Just Oil & Gas, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 8.68K | 150 | 922–938 | Mar 5, 2015 |
| Perkins, J. J. #17 | Martis Valley Energy, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 8.64K | 200 | 596–624 | Mar 24, 2014 |
| Morris #6 | Pryor Petroleum Corporation | Active | Disposal | 8.07K | 2,000 | 1,000–1,348 | Jan 23, 1996 |
| Schlumpf #2 | Lindemann, Robert Operating | Active | Disposal | 7.91K | 350 | 3,952–4,056 | Apr 28, 1986 |
| Kunkel, J. M. #16 | Just Oil & Gas, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 7.72K | 200 | 1,156–1,165 | Jul 15, 2005 |
| Steinberger #1 | Kampresco Energy, LLC | Active | Disposal | 7.54K | 350 | 4,460–4,478 | Feb 16, 1987 |
| Easterling #4 | Symank, Steve | Active | Enhanced recovery | 7.5K | — | — | Mar 15, 1983 |
| Prideaux,r. B. -A- #25 | Sissom Oil Field Services, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 7.45K | 200 | 1,396–1,406 | Nov 1, 2011 |
| Bridwell Archer Ranch -D- #2 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 7.3K | 1,000 | 4,435–4,920 | May 20, 2024 |
| Taylor, W. H. #C 10 | Sissom Oil Field Services, LLC | Active | Disposal | 7.3K | 125 | 1,484–1,489 | — |
| Turbeville #13 | Schenk Oil Co. | Active | Disposal | 7.2K | 60 | 1,276–1,280 | May 18, 2009 |
| Perkins, J. J. #3 | Martis Valley Energy, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 7.15K | 80 | 662–676 | Dec 6, 2024 |
| Logan, W. J. #A 10 | BKJ Oil, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 7.07K | 500 | 1,141 | Aug 13, 1986 |
| W. M. Coleman "C" #2 | R2Q Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 6.96K | 500 | 5,108–5,208 | Feb 1, 2018 |
| Abercrombie & Taylor #4W | Rover Operating Company, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 6.96K | 200 | 1,370–1,394 | Sep 7, 2011 |
| Garvey, C. K. -D- #1 D | SBG Resources Group LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 6.94K | 200 | 3,800–4,508 | Dec 19, 2012 |
| Ickert, A. F. -B- #19 | Bitter Creek LLC | Active | Disposal | 6.76K | 300 | 1,221–1,229 | Jul 17, 2024 |
| Hill, R. E. #30 | Palmer Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 6.71K | 25 | 1,368–1,371 | Jan 29, 1991 |
| Continental #8 | Akins Oil Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | 6.42K | 40 | 488–504 | Sep 3, 2002 |
| Brown A #2 | DDC Production Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | 6.41K | 150 | 3,693–3,704 | Dec 28, 2018 |
| Abercrombie #1160 | Rio Bravo Production, LLC | Active | Disposal | 6.4K | 200 | 3,095–3,172 | Jul 22, 1993 |
| Parkey, James R., Jr. "A" #9 | Atlas Operating LLC | Active | Disposal | 6.38K | 200 | 1,593–1,603 | Dec 6, 1990 |
| Peterson #604 | Peterson Oil and Gas LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 6.3K | 500 | 4,720–4,770 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| Parkey "A" #F 4 | Wilson, Jake | Active | Enhanced recovery | 6.3K | 150 | 1,492–1,500 | Aug 8, 2018 |
| Abercrombie-Doty A #8A | Lonestar Production Services | Active | Enhanced recovery | 5.63K | 200 | 1,150–1,184 | May 4, 2010 |
| Monahan 'A' #6M | Palmer, John LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 5.6K | 200 | 1,300–1,312 | Aug 22, 2024 |
| Conners "B" #4 | Finnell Oil Services, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 5.52K | 150 | 860–888 | Dec 14, 1983 |
| Wolf, D. L. -B- #3 A | Hays & Croker Partnership | Active | Disposal | 5.4K | 200 | 1,338–1,348 | Sep 21, 1995 |
| Brown, E. T., -a- /Shallow/ #4B | Dillard & Dillard Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 5.07K | 25 | 1,578–1,586 | Dec 18, 1980 |
| Smith, Elsie P. #5 | Schlittler, Willard | Active | Disposal | 4.94K | 100 | 814–816 | Nov 14, 2000 |
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.