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 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins "F" #6 | Expando Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 750 | 4,125–4,147 | Sep 3, 1964 |
| Perkins "L" #7 | Expando Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 750 | 4,134–4,147 | Sep 3, 1964 |
| Perkins-Graham #6 | Expando Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 750 | 4,166–4,183 | Sep 3, 1964 |
| Perkins "M" #1 | Expando Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 750 | 4,180–4,189 | Sep 3, 1964 |
| Perkins "O" #1 | Expando Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 750 | — | Sep 3, 1964 |
| Perkins "E" #6 | Expando Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 750 | 4,153–4,175 | Sep 3, 1964 |
| Gulf #4 | Finnell, Leslie B., Jr. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 750 | — | May 10, 1968 |
| Jackson, J.L. "F" #1 | Finnell, Leslie B., Jr. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 750 | — | May 10, 1968 |
| Raimey-Persky #2 | Finnell, Leslie B., Jr. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 750 | — | May 10, 1968 |
| McMurtry, W. J. #2 A | Reynolds, J. C. & W. F. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 719 | 715–719 | — |
| Hayter, L. M. #3 | Donnell, Louis, Jr. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 700 | 1,483–1,500 | Nov 28, 1969 |
| Key, G. A. Estate #2 | Bush Operating | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 700 | 1,156–1,160 | Apr 9, 1965 |
| Falls County #246 | New Horizon Resources LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 700 | 1,146–1,161 | — |
| Prideaux-Matlock #1 | B M Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 700 | 650–660 | Sep 19, 1978 |
| Bishop, D. L. #7 | Rogers Drilling Co., Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 700 | 1,406–1,420 | May 4, 1983 |
| Daume, Lydia -B- #3 | Wortham, E. H. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 700 | 4,947–4,974 | Apr 8, 1987 |
| Prideaux #2 | Lindemann, James D. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 700 | 3,768–3,794 | Mar 31, 1994 |
| Prideaux-Perryman Unit #1 S | Three P Operating Co.,gp, L.L.C. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 700 | 1,560–1,650 | May 31, 1996 |
| Aminex #8 | Canan Operating, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 700 | 4,681–4,691 | Aug 31, 1998 |
| Powell, Dan #4 | Willowbend Investments, Inc. | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 700 | 3,662–3,670 | Jun 12, 2002 |
| Hulse-Abercrombie -C- #1 | Nhrg Inc | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 700 | 1,275–1,300 | Oct 14, 2015 |
| PRG - Young 1985 #1WI | Monroe Well Service, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 675 | 1,452–1,454 | Apr 18, 1986 |
| Falls County #263 | Craig, Carl | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 670 | 1,141–1,161 | — |
| East Hull Silk 4300 Sand Unit #405W | Clark Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 650 | 4,367–4,430 | — |
| East Hull Silk 4300 Sand Unit #603W | Clark Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 650 | 4,327–4,413 | — |
| Falls County #309 | Craig, Carl | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 620 | 1,183–1,194 | — |
| Logan, W. J. #18 | Pools Oil and Gas LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 607 | 1,158–1,167 | Jul 11, 1970 |
| Perkins -E- #38 | Alco Oil & Gas Co. LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 980–1,000 | Mar 20, 1989 |
| Portwood -C- & -D- #22W | Myers, James B. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 600 | 1,436–1,450 | — |
| Foerster #6B | Legacy Petroleum Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 1,174–1,176 | Feb 27, 1979 |
| O'Donohoe #5 | DS Oil | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 1,395–1,400 | Dec 21, 1979 |
| O'Donohoe #6 | DS Oil | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 1,396–1,400 | Dec 21, 1979 |
| O'Donohoe #15 | DS Oil | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 1,584–1,591 | Dec 21, 1979 |
| Miller, J. #9 | Rwa, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 3,868–3,949 | Nov 3, 2009 |
| East Hull Silk 4300 Sand Unit #205W | Clark Operating | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 4,345–4,422 | Apr 6, 1964 |
| East Hull Silk 4300 Sand Unit #207W | Clark Operating | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 4,333–4,388 | Apr 6, 1964 |
| East Hull Silk 4300 Sand Unit #303W | Clark Operating | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 4,330–4,410 | Apr 6, 1964 |
| East Hull Silk 4300 Sand Unit #607W | Clark Operating | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 4,340–4,414 | Apr 6, 1964 |
| Cypridge-Mangold Unit #3018 | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 3,788–3,860 | Mar 9, 1959 |
| Young #1 | Brown Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 1,210–1,220 | Apr 23, 1984 |
| Tribune #5 | K-T Production | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 1,595–1,600 | Jan 13, 2014 |
| Harmel #1 | Cumming Company, Inc. The | Plugged | Disposal | — | 600 | 1,484–1,504 | Feb 16, 1988 |
| Jeske #3 L | Guidance Oil Developers | Plugged | Disposal | — | 600 | 1,176–1,179 | Sep 8, 1988 |
| Griffith, L. B. #17 | Alco Oil & Gas Co. LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,020–1,030 | Sep 15, 1988 |
| Falls County #273 | Craig, Bob | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,067–1,083 | Oct 28, 1988 |
| Perkins -E- #38W | Brown, Toss H. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 980–1,000 | Mar 20, 1989 |
| East Hull Silk 4300 Sand Unit #102W | Clark Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,333–4,380 | May 6, 1964 |
| East Hull Silk 4300 Sand Unit #103W | Clark Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,312–4,385 | May 6, 1964 |
| East Hull Silk 4300 Sand Unit #105W | Clark Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,325–4,378 | May 6, 1964 |
| East Hull Silk 4300 Sand Unit #201W | Clark Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,303–4,416 | — |
| East Hull Silk 4300 Sand Unit #402W | Clark Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,357–4,429 | — |
| East Hull Silk 4300 Sand Unit #601W | Clark Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,308–4,407 | May 6, 1964 |
| East Hull Silk 4300 Sand Unit #604W | Clark Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,394–4,408 | — |
| East Hull Silk 4300 Sand Unit #608W | Clark Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,355–4,411 | May 6, 1964 |
| East Hull Silk 4300 Sand Unit #610 | Clark Operating Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,308–4,407 | May 6, 1964 |
| East Hull Silk 4300 Sand Unit #6015 | Clark Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,338–4,405 | — |
| East Hull Silk 4300 Sand Unit #6016W | Clark Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,340–4,400 | May 6, 1964 |
| Wilson, T. B. Estate #5 | Smith Pipe of Abilene | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 3,717–3,722 | Nov 3, 1992 |
| Hull Silk 4000-Foot Lim Unit #908 | Lewis Operating Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | 600 | 2,478–3,050 | Aug 22, 1991 |
| Wilson "B" #2 | Cholla Petroleum, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 3,985–4,200 | Apr 22, 1993 |
| South Vogtsberger Unit #601 | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,754–4,817 | Jun 28, 1993 |
| South Vogtsberger Unit #701 | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,754–4,823 | Jun 28, 1993 |
| Forcher "C" #1 | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 3,500–3,594 | Aug 30, 1994 |
| Hastings Ranch #1A | Hastings, J.W. Oil Company, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 600 | 824–880 | Mar 19, 1996 |
| Parkey "B-13" #7 | Bulwark Oil & Gas, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 600 | 1,664–1,700 | Sep 22, 1998 |
| Andrews, R. O. #15 | Wilcox Energy Company LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,473–4,486 | Oct 31, 1996 |
| South Vogtsberger Unit #201 | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,779–4,816 | Nov 30, 1998 |
| Hull Silk 4000-Foot Lim Unit #706 | Lewis Operating Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 3,978–3,991 | Jun 3, 2004 |
| Falls County #220 | Banner Oil & Gas LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,070–1,091 | Apr 12, 2013 |
| Carson, Ray #1 | Moncrief, W. A. & Sons | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,070–4,079 | Sep 8, 1970 |
| Continental Falls Co. -A B & C- #2 | Craig, Bob | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 566 | 1,112–1,128 | — |
| Logan, W. J. #B 19 | Burk Royalty Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 550 | 1,135 | Aug 13, 1986 |
| Siegel, P. Estate #6 | Abb Oil Co., Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 550 | 1,564–1,567 | Sep 12, 2013 |
| Ikard, B. D. #1 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,698–4,712 | — |
| Mankins, Cecil #30 | Wortham, E. H. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,303–4,327 | Jul 30, 1963 |
| Mankins, Cecil #33 | Wortham, E. H. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,331–4,341 | Jul 30, 1963 |
| Arnold, C. S. #14 | Rasher Energy, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,158–1,171 | Feb 9, 1975 |
| Arnold, C. S. #37 | Craig, Bob | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,165–1,180 | Jul 4, 1963 |
| Arnold, C. S. #45 | Rasher Energy, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,198–1,204 | Feb 15, 1977 |
| Arnold, C. S. #48 | Rasher Energy, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,266–1,282 | Jun 15, 1994 |
| Churchwell, R. E. #6 | V & R Exploration | Plugged | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,160–1,163 | Feb 7, 1975 |
| Wilson #17 | Moller, Herbert T. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,166–1,174 | Dec 19, 1963 |
| Climax #17 | Landrum West, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,260–1,275 | — |
| Cartwright, L. #17 | Banner Oil & Gas LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,140–1,157 | Dec 17, 2003 |
| Ikard, W. S. #17 | New Horizon Resources LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,142–1,155 | Dec 18, 2003 |
| Aminex #2 | Canan Operating, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 4,708–4,720 | Nov 3, 1977 |
| East Holliday Lime Unit #108 | Lewis Operating Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,131–4,142 | May 2, 1988 |
| Johnson, Fern #A 1 | F. H. B. Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,290–4,360 | Dec 10, 1964 |
| Hull Silk 4000-Foot Lim Unit #703 | Lewis Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 3,997–4,009 | May 13, 1974 |
| Staley-Mangold Unit #98 | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 3,880–3,900 | May 3, 1968 |
| Vieth, A. P. #3 | Dimock Operating Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 4,534–4,558 | Dec 1, 1967 |
| Hemmi, Theresia -C- #1 | Dry Fork Production Co., LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 500 | 5,059–5,102 | — |
| South Vogtsberger Unit #202 | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,778–4,784 | May 16, 1977 |
| South Vogtsberger Unit #502 | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,760–4,795 | May 10, 1977 |
| Cowan & McKinney -D- #3 | Del Mar | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,434–1,438 | Apr 17, 1981 |
| Tribune #1 | Colotex Operating, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,520–1,525 | Apr 21, 2011 |
| Parkey #4 | M & a Oil Company, Ltd. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,779–1,793 | Aug 14, 1978 |
| Bailey, W. E. #2 | Peden, Marshell | Plugged | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,996–2,010 | Jul 14, 1987 |
| Gardner #3D | Batten, C & S Oil Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,426–1,430 | Dec 10, 1980 |
| Arnold, C. S. #54 | Rasher Energy, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,185–1,230 | — |
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.