Produced water and disposal in Baylor 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 →
Baylor County has 46 active injection and disposal wells, 27 of them permitted for disposal, with 142,350 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 3.5 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to June 2025, up 67% on the year before, about 7% of what the permits allow.
Waggoner Operating, L.L.C. is the largest injector in the county, with 1.5 million barrels reported across 11 active wells.
- 46
- active injection wells, 27 for disposal
- 142K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 3.52M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 +67%
- 7%
- of permitted capacity used
- 422
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO JUN 2025
Last 12 months 3,516,879 · prior 12 2,108,964(+67%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waggoner Operating, L.L.C. | 1.55M | 11 | 80K |
| Cooper Oil & Gas, LLC | 807K | 7 | 14K |
| Daylight Petroleum LLC | 333K | 2 | 2.2K |
| E.C. Hindman Oil and Gas | 279K | 2 | 2K |
| Apex Resources LLC | 163K | 1 | 1.1K |
| Roil Operating LLC | 143K | 4 | 3K |
| Brower Oil & Gas Co., Inc. | 41.4K | 3 | 2.25K |
| Harmel and Shawver Oil LLC | 39.5K | 2 | 350 |
| Canan Operating, Inc. | 34.7K | 1 | 1K |
| Ryan, Joseph G. | 27.7K | 4 | 2.45K |
| RJM Oil Company, LLC | 25.1K | 1 | 800 |
| Fabela Operating, LLC | 23.3K | 1 | 600 |
| Myers, James B. | 16.5K | 1 | 300 |
| TB Petroleum, LLC | 15.7K | 1 | 1K |
| Bmbd Enterprises, LLC | 12.5K | 1 | 1K |
| Bulwark Oil & Gas, LLC | 10.2K | 1 | 300 |
| Just Oil & Gas, Inc. | — | 2 | 20K |
| SBG Resources Group LLC | — | 1 | 10K |
Injection permits
422 UIC PERMITS · 46 ACTIVE · PAGE 4 OF 5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardison -A- #3 | Sunday Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,770–1,850 | Sep 7, 1954 |
| Russell #1 | Hatcher, Ray | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,260–1,280 | Oct 2, 1980 |
| Ptacek, Otto #3 | Bep Operating, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,558–1,568 | May 26, 1987 |
| Stout, L. L. #1 A | Bastrop Oil & Gas, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,354–1,360 | Aug 18, 1987 |
| Boone Unit #2 D | MJM Oil & Gas, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 4,969–4,971 | Dec 15, 1992 |
| Fayette County School Land #2 | Sunday Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 4,972–4,976 | Jan 7, 1993 |
| Hajek-Riverside 1985 #8W | Knobloch, Albert | Plugged | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,317–1,319 | Nov 12, 2014 |
| Novak, Barbara #5 | Rankin, Robert E. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,369–1,374 | May 20, 1968 |
| Novak, Barbara #8 | Rankin, Robert E. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,378–1,386 | May 20, 1968 |
| Williams, H.G. #8 | Horn Drilling Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,450–1,454 | Nov 25, 1964 |
| Teague, Vern #4 | Strange, D. D. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,237–1,554 | Jul 27, 1967 |
| Teague, Vern #5 | Strange, D. D. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,272–1,290 | Jul 27, 1967 |
| Teague, Vern #6 | Strange, D. D. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,284–1,302 | Jul 27, 1967 |
| Teague, Vern #8 | Strange, D. D. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,284–1,299 | Jul 27, 1967 |
| Jones, Sam #3 | Strange, D. D. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,201–1,220 | Jul 27, 1967 |
| Jones, Sam #6 | Strange, D. D. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,210–1,220 | Jul 27, 1967 |
| Jones, Sam #7 | Strange, D. D. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,153–1,173 | Jul 27, 1967 |
| Tankersley, B.P. #6 | Strange, D. D. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,290–1,303 | Jul 27, 1967 |
| Vern Teague "A" #2 | Strange, D. D. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,190–1,210 | Aug 28, 1967 |
| J. S. Criswell #2 | Anderson, Dorman | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,184–1,206 | Aug 28, 1967 |
| J. S. Criswell #5 | Anderson, Dorman | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,196–1,212 | Aug 28, 1967 |
| Loran, Peter #2 | Ainf Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 80 | 1,328–1,340 | Apr 7, 1977 |
| Peters, August #1 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 80 | 1,313–1,327 | Aug 11, 1966 |
| Kolacek #1 | Midwestern Energy | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 75 | 1,376–1,380 | Apr 3, 1987 |
| South River Prospect #4 | United Operating Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 75 | 1,245–1,249 | Jul 29, 1994 |
| Brown, H. N. #1 A | Bartos, Milton | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 50 | 1,450 | Oct 28, 1955 |
| Portwood "A" #4 | Palmer Tank Trucks, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 50 | 1,382–1,389 | — |
| Seydler, Mrs. R. #5A | Spencer & Waterhouse | Plugged | Disposal | — | 50 | 1,308–1,330 | Sep 6, 1979 |
| Hunt, E. W. #1 | Brower Oil & Gas Co., Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 50 | 1,580–1,585 | Nov 2, 1988 |
| Portwood "A" #15 | Ward, Harold L. & James E. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 50 | 1,375–1,380 | — |
| Novak, Barbara #2 | Mobil Petro Vac, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 40 | 504–1,535 | Sep 15, 1958 |
| Green #2 | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 25 | 3,047–3,060 | Jan 6, 1964 |
| Mills -H- #12 | Efficiency Operating Service | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 20 | 1,392–1,393 | Dec 16, 1957 |
| South River Prospect #1 | United Operating Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Mar 10, 1983 |
| Seydler, Mrs. R. #22 | Spencer & Waterhouse | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jul 30, 1963 |
| Brown, H. N. #2 A | Bartos, Milton | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Higgins, G. W. #15 | Henderson & Erickson | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jan 1, 1959 |
| Higgins, G. W. #16 | Henderson & Erickson | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jan 1, 1959 |
| Higgins, G. W. #1 | Henderson & Erickson | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jan 1, 1959 |
| Criswell, J. S. #3 | Kelo Drlg. Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Criswell, J. S. #8 | Kelo Drlg. Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Criswell, J. S. #9 | Kelo Drlg. Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Criswell, J. S. #10 | Kelo Drlg. Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Carpenter, Leona #2 | Kelo Drlg. Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Carpenter, Leona #18 | Kelo Drlg. Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Seydler #10 | B & R Oilfield Service Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Randall, Charles #2 | Reynolds, Richard | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Higgins Pool Unit #9 | S & J Operating Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Higgins Pool Unit #19 | S & J Operating Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Higgins Pool Unit #28 | S & J Operating Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Higgins Pool Unit #48 | S & J Operating Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Holub Pool Unit #1 | J-O'B Operating Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Bartos, S. #2 | Redding, Dale | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Hunt, Viola #12 | Redding, Dale | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Brown, H. N. #7 | Bartos, Milton | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Brown, H. N. #1 | Bartos, Milton | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Brown, H. N. #3 | Bartos, Milton | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Brown, H. N. #6 | Bartos, Milton | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Kolacek, Steve #2 | Staley, Jack C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jul 21, 1967 |
| Kolacek, Steve #5 | Staley, Jack C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jul 21, 1967 |
| Kolacek, Steve #6 | Staley, Jack C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jul 21, 1967 |
| Kolacek, Steve #7 | Staley, Jack C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jul 21, 1967 |
| Kolacek, Steve #10 | Staley, Jack C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jul 21, 1967 |
| Kolacek, Steve #13 | Staley, Jack C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jul 21, 1967 |
| Kolacek, Steve #14 | Staley, Jack C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jul 21, 1967 |
| Kolacek, Steve #17 | Staley, Jack C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jul 21, 1967 |
| Kolacek, Steve #18 | Staley, Jack C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | May 21, 1973 |
| Portwood -D- #12 | Stantex Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,375–1,390 | — |
| Seydler A #7 | Williams, Jack | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,269–1,274 | — |
| Smith, B. M. E. #16 | Williams, Jack | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jan 1, 1976 |
| Macha, L. W. #3 | Parnell Operating | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Macha, L. W. #9 | Parnell Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Macha, L. W. #10 | Parnell Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Randal A #24 | Williams, Jack | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Seydler -D- #3 | Williams, Jack | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,288–1,299 | — |
| Seydler -D- #4 | Williams, Jack | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Fritz Pool Unit #1 | J-O'B Operating Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Fritz Pool Unit #3 | T-N-T Engineering, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Fritz Pool Unit #13 | S & J Operating Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Cowan, Claude Est. #2D | H & G Oil Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Cornelius, Kate #1 | Knezek, J. R. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | Sep 21, 1981 |
| Harris, A. L. #2 | Knezek, J. R. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Brown , C . O . -A- #2 | Redding, Dale | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Brown , C . O . -A- #3 | Redding, Dale | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Bartos, S. #1W | Redding, Dale | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Fancher, F. #1 | Wharton Oil Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | Sep 16, 1981 |
| Criswell #6 | Texil Resources, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | Jul 21, 1983 |
| Psencik, R. #9 | Royal Petroleum Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 1,515–1,531 | Dec 19, 1983 |
| Higgins #2 A | Stripper Industries, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,387 | Feb 22, 1984 |
| Fritz Pool Unit #16 | T-N-T Engineering, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,435 | May 21, 1984 |
| Brasher Farm "A" #3B | Sunday Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 5,210 | May 24, 1984 |
| Gregg, Charles #1 | Morrow, Anthony | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,342 | May 24, 1984 |
| Boone "A" #1 | Discover Oil & Gas, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 2,420–2,590 | Aug 7, 1984 |
| Higgins #4 | B.G.S. Oil Co., Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,385 | Aug 1, 1984 |
| Livingston, F. L. #1D | Spragins, Ed | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,530–1,560 | Aug 30, 1984 |
| Butler, J. D. #2 | Bep Operating, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,516 | Sep 12, 1984 |
| Teague , Vern -B- #4 | Willis, Darwin | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,260 | Nov 12, 1984 |
| Teague , Vern -B- #10 | Willis, Darwin | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,296 | Nov 12, 1984 |
| Hunt, E. W. #3 | Brower Oil & Gas Co., Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,597 | Dec 11, 1984 |
| Brown, Walter #3W | Bitter Creek Petroleum Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,512 | Feb 6, 1985 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2021 | 869447 | Allied Energy Operating, LLC | Green SWD #1 02331726 |
| Jul 24, 2014 | 790010 | Verdugo-Pablo Energy, LLC | Verdugo SWD #2 02331693 |
| Jul 24, 2014 | 790010 | Verdugo-Pablo Energy, LLC | Verdugo SWD #2 02331693 |
| Jun 17, 2014 | 786083 | Verdugo-Pablo Energy, LLC | Verdugo SWD #1 02331677 |
| Jul 2, 1984 | 243746 | Walter Oil & Gas Corporation | Livingston, F. L. 3121 SWD #1 02331105 |
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/baylor, documented in the API reference.