Produced water and disposal in Brooks 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 →
Brooks County has 22 active injection and disposal wells, 18 of them permitted for disposal, with 81,875 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 1.1 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to June 2025, up 25% on the year before, about 4% of what the permits allow.
Overton Park Oil & Gas LP is the largest injector in the county, with 660,000 barrels reported across 1 active well.
- 22
- active injection wells, 18 for disposal
- 81.9K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 1.13M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 +25%
- 4%
- of permitted capacity used
- 197
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO JUN 2025
Last 12 months 1,126,194 · prior 12 898,077(+25%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overton Park Oil & Gas LP | 660K | 1 | 10K |
| Paleo Oil Company LLC | 135K | 1 | 2.5K |
| Logas Energy, LLC | 83.7K | 1 | 10K |
| Hilcorp Energy Company | 64.5K | 3 | 8.5K |
| Atlas Operating LLC | 40.4K | 3 | 2.6K |
| Merit Energy Company | 33.7K | 1 | 10K |
| Besco Operating, L.P. | 33.5K | 1 | 2K |
| Tcrg Drilling & Operating, LLC | 30.1K | 1 | 1K |
| D. O. G. Operating, LLC | 19.2K | 1 | 0 |
| Nylo Oil & Gas LLC | 5.23K | 4 | 3.18K |
| Soco Atx LLC | — | 1 | 20K |
| EOG Resources, Inc. | — | 1 | 10K |
| Vaquero Operating | — | 1 | 1.5K |
| Varas Energy Operating Company, | — | 2 | 600 |
Injection permits
197 UIC PERMITS · 22 ACTIVE · PAGE 2 OF 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGill Bros. #127 T | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 5,830–5,845 | Feb 19, 1970 |
| Kelsey 19-a /C/ Unit #3 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 5,965–5,990 | Jul 6, 1970 |
| Kelsey 19-a /C/ Unit #4 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 6,014–6,045 | Jul 6, 1970 |
| Kelsey 19-a /C/ Unit #5 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 6,060–6,087 | Jul 6, 1970 |
| Kelsey 19-a /C/ Unit #6 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 6,053–6,076 | Jul 6, 1970 |
| Kelsey 19-a /C/ Unit #15 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 6,059–6,067 | Jul 6, 1970 |
| La Gloria Field Oil Unit #8311 | Socony Mobil Oil Company, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 6,864–6,874 | Nov 6, 1964 |
| La Gloria Field Oil Unit #965 | Socony Mobil Oil Company, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 6,862–6,872 | Nov 6, 1964 |
| La Gloria Field Oil Unit #978 | Socony Mobil Oil Company, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 6,876–6,886 | Nov 6, 1964 |
| La Gloria Field Oil Unit #9710 | Socony Mobil Oil Company, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 6,882–6,892 | Nov 6, 1964 |
| La Gloria Field Oil Unit #9716 | Socony Mobil Oil Company, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 6,854–6,864 | Nov 6, 1964 |
| Maynard #1 | Turn Around Trucking, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,300 | 3,350–4,500 | Sep 20, 1982 |
| McGill Bros. NCT-1 #10WI | Texaco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,200 | 2,100–2,750 | Mar 27, 1974 |
| Garcia 3 #4 | Tri-C Resources, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 2,490–2,526 | Jun 11, 1973 |
| McGill Bros. NCT-1 #33 | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 7,100–7,500 | Aug 1, 1986 |
| McGill Bros. NCT-1 #52WI | Texaco E & P Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 5,700–5,850 | Aug 13, 1991 |
| McGill Bros. #264 D | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 5,824–5,832 | — |
| Sullivan, D. J. "B" #11 | Varas Energy Operating Company, | Inactive | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 7,110–7,250 | Nov 1, 1989 |
| McGill Bros. #165 | Exxon Mobil Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 6,242–6,250 | Jul 10, 1990 |
| McGill Bros. #359F | Exxon Mobil Corporation | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 6,242–6,254 | Jul 10, 1990 |
| Kelsey Unit #M265 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 5,017–5,037 | Mar 4, 1970 |
| Kelsey Unit #M161 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 5,000–5,009 | Mar 4, 1970 |
| Kelsey Unit #M214 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 5,048–5,072 | Mar 19, 1968 |
| Kelsey Unit #M 18 T | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 5,574–5,600 | Jul 6, 1970 |
| Kelsey Unit #23UT | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 5,554–5,578 | Feb 27, 1970 |
| Kelsey Unit #M116 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 5,839–5,962 | Jun 13, 1969 |
| McGill Bros. #153 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 6,080–6,100 | Jan 17, 1972 |
| McGill Bros. #235C | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 5,500–5,540 | Feb 26, 1970 |
| Kelsey Unit #M 90 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 5,736–5,780 | Jul 6, 1970 |
| Kelsey Unit #ME13T | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 5,720–5,732 | Mar 31, 1970 |
| Kelsey Unit #ME10 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 5,740–5,750 | Jan 16, 1970 |
| McGill Bros. #410 D | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 5,788–5,793 | Aug 2, 1971 |
| McGill Bros. NCT-1 #8 | Texaco E & P Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 666 | 5,948–5,960 | May 13, 1971 |
| McGill Bros. NCT-1 #9 | Texaco E & P Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 666 | 5,942–5,958 | May 13, 1971 |
| Bennett, Mills Est. Fee #4 | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | Plugged | Disposal | — | 650 | 4,429–4,437 | Apr 23, 1970 |
| Bennett, Mills Estate Fee #32 | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | Plugged | Disposal | — | 600 | 3,189–3,479 | Apr 2, 2007 |
| Rupp #2 A | Maguire Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 6,990–7,196 | Dec 29, 1995 |
| Lopez, H. #15 | Merit Energy Company | Inactive | Disposal | — | 600 | 4,700–5,900 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Scott & Hopper #4 | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 6,350–6,450 | Jul 8, 1985 |
| Shell Houston Oil Mineral Estate #2W | Roma Oil and Gas, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 500 | 4,780–4,810 | Nov 21, 2012 |
| Kathleen Jones Alexander "M" #6 | General American Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,738–4,774 | Dec 16, 1968 |
| Cage Ranch State Gas Unit I #7103 | Texron Operating, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 6,100–7,847 | Mar 17, 2023 |
| Sullivan, D. J. #5 | Maguire Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 450 | 6,987–7,008 | Jan 18, 1991 |
| Bennett, Mills Estate-Fee #19 | Bennett, Mills Estate | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 4,904–4,918 | Sep 2, 1970 |
| Shell-Houston Oil Mineral Est. #5A | Roma Oil and Gas, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 4,821–4,825 | — |
| Marshall Bros. #3 | Coates, George H. Estate Of | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 5,573–5,578 | Sep 21, 1972 |
| Loma Blanca GU 1 #1 | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 150 | 3,700–6,600 | Dec 30, 1988 |
| Mestena Oil & Gas Co. 1 #6 | Mestena, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | May 24, 1948 |
| Mestena Oil & Gas Co. 1 #9 | Mestena, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Mestena Oil & Gas Co. 1 #16 | Mestena, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Kelsey Unit #M132 C | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Kelsey Unit #M172 C | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Kelsey Unit #S 35MC | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| McGill Bros. #392 F | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 3,575 | — |
| Kelsey Unit #S 20MF | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| McGill Bros. NCT-1 #4WI | Texaco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Aug 2, 1954 |
| McGill Bros. NCT-1 #7 | Texaco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | May 13, 1971 |
| McGill Bros. NCT-1 #13WI | Texaco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Aug 2, 1954 |
| McGill Bros. NCT-1 #39GI | Texaco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Aug 2, 1954 |
| McGill Bros. NCT-1 #54WI | Texaco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Aug 2, 1954 |
| McGill Bros. NCT-1 #61WI | Texaco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Aug 2, 1954 |
| McGill Bros. #135 T | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| McGill Bros. #159 V | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Kelsey Unit #S 27MC | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Kelsey Unit #S 25 M | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| McGill Bros. #359 D | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Kelsey Unit #M 19E | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| McGill Bros. #263 E | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Mar 1, 1969 |
| Kelsey Unit #S 19MD | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Kleberg,r.j.,jr.tse.viboras Pas. #32 F | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Cage Estate -B- #1 | Graham-McCormick Operating Prtn. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 6,230 | — |
| Garcia 1 #12 | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,863–3,873 | — |
| McGill Bros. NCT-1 #39H | Texaco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Longoria, O. et al Gas Unit #1D | Besco Operating, L.P. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 3,800–4,830 | Jul 23, 1982 |
| Garcia 3 #2 | Cometra Oil and Gas, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,445 | Aug 31, 1984 |
| Sullivan, D.J. -B- #3 | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 6,638 | Jan 17, 1985 |
| Sullivan, D.J. -B- #36 | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 6,612 | Jan 17, 1985 |
| Kleberg, R J Jr TR Viboras Past #5 | EOG Resources, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 5,990–6,440 | Jul 25, 1985 |
| McGill Bros. #159 C | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| McGill Bros. #404 F | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Garcia 1 #16 | Standard Oil Company of Texas | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,938–3,948 | Aug 20, 1968 |
| Garcia 1 #15 | Standard Oil Company of Texas | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,910–3,920 | Aug 21, 1967 |
| Kelsey 19-a /C/ Unit #331 D | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 5,680–5,695 | Jan 14, 1970 |
| Kelsey 19-a /C/ Unit #196 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 6,087–6,099 | Jul 5, 1966 |
| Kelsey 19-a /C/ Unit #213 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 6,130–6,142 | Jul 5, 1966 |
| Marshall Bros. #2 | Coats, George H., et Al | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jan 16, 1969 |
| Kelsey Unit #M201 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 6,092–6,153 | May 11, 1965 |
| Kelsey Unit #M375F | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 5,502–5,517 | Mar 24, 1972 |
| McGill Bros. #319 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 5,655–5,578 | Apr 3, 1970 |
| Kleberg,r.j.jr.tr.los Muertos P. #16 | Exxon Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 698–754 | Apr 4, 1974 |
| Kleberg, R.J., Jr Los Muertos PA #15 C | Exxon Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 720–777 | Mar 19, 1974 |
| Viboras Field Gas Unit #1 #V 32 F | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 7,775–7,812 | Dec 30, 1966 |
| Viboras FLD Gas UN#1 #V 1 C | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 8,110–8,130 | Dec 30, 1966 |
| Kleberg, R.J. Jr TR Vib. Pasture #20 F | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 6,487–6,496 | Jun 16, 1971 |
| Robert J. Klebert Jr., Tr. #8 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 8,635–8,660 | May 25, 1967 |
| Viboras Field Gas Unit #1 #V 24 D | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 8,078–8,156 | Apr 29, 1970 |
| Palmer State 348 #3S | Merit Energy Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2003 | 535932 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Lopez SWD #1 04732101 |
| Mar 17, 1980 | 75383 | Exxon Corp. | McGill Bros. #367D 04780720 |
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/brooks, documented in the API reference.