Produced water and disposal in Brown 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 →
Brown County has 85 active injection and disposal wells, 33 of them permitted for disposal, with 32,565 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 575,530 barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to June 2025, up 13% on the year before, about 5% of what the permits allow.
Paragon Oil & Gas, LLC is the largest injector in the county, with 153,010 barrels reported across 2 active wells.
- 85
- active injection wells, 33 for disposal
- 32.6K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 576K
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 +13%
- 5%
- of permitted capacity used
- 612
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO JUN 2025
Last 12 months 575,530 · prior 12 508,606(+13%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paragon Oil & Gas, LLC | 153K | 2 | 2K |
| Davco Oil LLC | 69K | 6 | 1.94K |
| KLH Oil & Gas, Inc. | 56.4K | 4 | 3.8K |
| Bayou Operating Company, Inc. | 49.5K | 1 | 250 |
| Lawrence Energy Company | 37.9K | 2 | 800 |
| Cpmak Investments, Inc. | 34K | 4 | 750 |
| Bullet Development, LLC | 34K | 2 | 500 |
| Arcadian Mineral Development,llc | 31.8K | 5 | 1.91K |
| Anejo Production, LLC | 23.6K | 3 | 900 |
| Paratus Petroleum LLC | 23K | 2 | 150 |
| Southwest Gas Systems, Inc. | 16.9K | 1 | 250 |
| Pitcock, Inc. | 16.3K | 2 | 300 |
| Bde Energy Solutions LLC | 4.48K | 2 | 800 |
| Creek Energy, Inc. | 3.69K | 1 | 600 |
| Wes-Tex Oil Co. (I) | 3.17K | 1 | 100 |
| Stubblefield Energy Company | 2.96K | 1 | 55 |
| Levisay Operating Co. | 2.51K | 1 | 250 |
| Cross Cut Petroleum, LLC | 2.47K | 1 | 80 |
| Reach Oil | 2.3K | 4 | 2.75K |
| Dni Energy Service | 2.27K | 1 | 450 |
Injection permits
612 UIC PERMITS · 85 ACTIVE · PAGE 2 OF 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shore #1 | Shady Oil Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,200 | 2,658–2,698 | May 4, 2012 |
| Newton "B" #10 | Shady Oil Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 2,613–2,622 | Aug 17, 1988 |
| West Thrifty Unit #1159 | Sharpe Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 1,288–1,315 | Dec 7, 1989 |
| Dusek Bros. #1 | Prairie Production | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 1,450–1,500 | Sep 17, 1986 |
| Boysen, Marcus "A" #7 A | Bayou Operating Company, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 1,240–1,350 | Oct 23, 1990 |
| Phillips, J.W. #20 | Rimfire Resources, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 1,795–1,799 | Nov 9, 2017 |
| Coke-Sawyer #1 | Orth Oil Company, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 2,771–2,782 | Mar 3, 1993 |
| West Thrifty Unit #301S | Xtreme Operating Company LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 1,300–1,327 | Feb 23, 2006 |
| West Thrifty Unit #1104 | Xtreme Operating Company LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 1,310–1,328 | Feb 23, 2006 |
| West Thrifty Unit #1105 | Xtreme Operating Company LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 1,289–1,293 | Feb 23, 2006 |
| West Thrifty Unit #1106 | Xtreme Operating Company LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 1,286–1,336 | Feb 23, 2006 |
| Fitzgerald #3 | Tejas Jack Sales, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 900–1,038 | Sep 1, 2010 |
| Atkinson B #8B | Furry Producing Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 900 | 1,362–1,372 | Mar 2, 1998 |
| Bowen, A.J. #4 A | Subsurface Production, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 900 | 1,474–1,525 | Apr 26, 2006 |
| Meyers #1 | Minuteman Energy, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 900 | 1,452–1,490 | May 6, 2010 |
| Bowers D.L. "A" #1 | European-Southwest Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 800 | 1,638–1,646 | Oct 5, 1978 |
| Hutchins,d.r. & W.A. #1 | Jurassic Energy Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 800 | 1,261–1,263 | Mar 14, 1997 |
| Kilgore, E. #1 | Rocker a Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 750 | 2,076–2,100 | Mar 19, 1981 |
| Henry, Mack #1 | Rocker a Operating Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 750 | 2,035–2,072 | Dec 18, 1987 |
| Kilgore, E. P. "F" #1 | Rocker a Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 750 | 2,086–2,111 | Mar 19, 1981 |
| Henry, Mack #14 | Prentice Petroleum, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 750 | 1,997–2,048 | Mar 19, 1981 |
| Henry, Mack #9 | Prentice Petroleum, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 750 | 2,000–2,030 | Mar 19, 1981 |
| Fomby, O.B. #5 | KLH Oil & Gas, Inc. | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 750 | 1,974–2,016 | Jul 11, 2013 |
| Kellar, J. H. #4 | Pitcock, Louis | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 750 | 1,140–1,160 | Jun 21, 1965 |
| Bowers, D.L. "A" #2A | Xhorizons Energy LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 700 | 2,406–2,584 | Aug 3, 2021 |
| Donahoo J.R. #1 | Walsh & Trant Petroleum Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 700 | 2,918–2,924 | Sep 19, 1978 |
| K & y -A- #2 | Quest Emg, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 650 | 1,150–1,200 | Jan 30, 2009 |
| Brooke, Joe C. #8 | Starr Oil & Gas | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 1,348–1,366 | Aug 28, 1980 |
| Brooke, Joe C. #3 | Supreme Energy Company, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,340–1,350 | Jun 28, 1995 |
| McGloin B #1 | Centurion Operating Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 1,252–1,260 | May 2, 1985 |
| West Thrifty Unit #403 | Sharpe Energy Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,284–1,306 | Mar 20, 1990 |
| Byler, H. #5 | Pillows, Burl A. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,340–2,380 | Jul 17, 1990 |
| Brooke, Joe C. #10 | Supreme Energy Company, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,374–1,384 | May 31, 1995 |
| Atkinson, Grace #4 | Centurion Operating Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,382–1,390 | Dec 15, 1992 |
| Henry, Mack #2 | Premiere Consolidated O&G LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,060–2,080 | May 31, 1995 |
| Henry, Mack #12 | Quest Emg, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,050–2,075 | May 31, 1995 |
| Ezzell #3 | Interstate Explorations LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 600 | 1,126–1,135 | Apr 6, 1999 |
| West Thrifty Unit #201 | Xtreme Operating Company LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,308–1,339 | Jan 5, 2007 |
| West Thrifty Unit #501 | Xtreme Operating Company LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,288–1,314 | Jan 5, 2007 |
| West Thrifty Unit #1302 | Xtreme Operating Company LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,308–1,339 | Jan 5, 2007 |
| Henderson #13C | T-Rex Oil & Gas, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 620–638 | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Swift C.D. #2 | Massingill & Son Cont. Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,196–1,202 | Oct 29, 1973 |
| Harris, Bruce #2 | Quinoco Petroleum, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 2,910–2,920 | Feb 18, 1977 |
| Nichols, Gladys #4 | Southwest Gas Systems, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,940–1,948 | Oct 28, 1983 |
| York #9 | Creek Energy, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,520–2,525 | Mar 7, 1984 |
| Sage-Hunt #2 | Jurassic Energy Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,363–2,383 | Sep 2, 1988 |
| White, Fred #9 | Denhart & Davis | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 2,742–2,760 | Sep 14, 1989 |
| Busbee #5 | Mer Resources | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,124–1,128 | Nov 14, 1991 |
| Ray, E.C. #11 | BC Exploration, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 700–900 | Jul 29, 1994 |
| Kilgore, E.P. K-100 #3 | Rocker a Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,950–2,060 | Apr 6, 1995 |
| Collier, V. H. "B" #2 | Quest Emg, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,960–2,070 | Apr 7, 1995 |
| Kilgore, E.P. K-100 #2 | Rocker a Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,001–2,020 | Jun 28, 1995 |
| Kilgore, E. #4 | Quest Emg, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,000–2,100 | Jun 28, 1995 |
| Collier, V.H. #2 | Rocker a Operating Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,000–2,050 | Jun 28, 1995 |
| Henry, Mack #10 | Quest Emg, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,960–2,080 | Jun 30, 1995 |
| Stambaugh "B" #1 | Interstate Explorations LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 500 | 2,900–2,938 | Jul 2, 1998 |
| Kilgore, J. H. #19W | Candleridge Oil, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,281–1,300 | Jul 29, 1998 |
| Ratliff-Ford #3 | Cedar Ridge Energy, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 947–949 | Apr 30, 2001 |
| Guthrie, R.C. #4 A | Anejo Production, LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 500 | 850–862 | Nov 18, 2010 |
| Guthrie, R.C. #6 A | Ziegler-Peru, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 865–875 | Nov 18, 2010 |
| Kilgore, J. C. "A" #01AW | Quest Emg, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,125–1,188 | Dec 14, 2012 |
| Kilgore, J. C. "A" #2 A | Quest Emg, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,179–1,188 | Dec 14, 2012 |
| York #2 | Creek Energy, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,438–1,480 | Aug 19, 2015 |
| McClure #2 | Ames Oil | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,242–3,385 | May 29, 2026 |
| Kilgore "B" #6 | Quest Emg, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 450 | 1,156–1,189 | Sep 5, 1988 |
| Kilgore, E.P. #2 | Quest Emg, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 2,042–2,048 | Apr 12, 1971 |
| Harris, Bruce #2 | Hays Hilltop Operating Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,135–1,140 | Feb 16, 1988 |
| Hamp Byler "A"80 #W 1 | Brenda Oil and Gas Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 400 | 1,296–1,306 | Jul 7, 1958 |
| Hamp Byler "A"80 #3 | Brenda Oil and Gas Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 400 | 1,330–1,338 | Jul 7, 1958 |
| Hamp Byler "A"80 #W 4 | Brenda Oil and Gas Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 400 | 1,358–1,370 | Jul 7, 1958 |
| Hamp Byler #W 6 | Brenda Oil and Gas Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 400 | 1,288–1,308 | Nov 20, 1987 |
| Hamp Byler #W 10 | CXL Energy LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,275–1,285 | Jan 18, 1967 |
| Waid Rosser 40 #W 13 | Brenda Oil and Gas Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 400 | 1,308–1,311 | Feb 13, 1967 |
| George, E.F. 40 #W 4 | Brenda Oil and Gas Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,318–1,335 | Nov 1, 1965 |
| Shelton R.D. #2 | Getty Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 404–420 | Dec 28, 1978 |
| Shelton R.D. #3 | Getty Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 521–540 | Dec 28, 1978 |
| Shelton R.D. #4 | Getty Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 460–478 | Dec 28, 1978 |
| Fomby, O. B. #6 | Southwest Gas Systems, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 400 | 1,942–1,950 | Jun 6, 1966 |
| York #3 | Creek Energy, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 400 | 1,445–1,456 | Mar 10, 1981 |
| Jones-Burroughs #1 | Tayco Petroleum | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 2,430–2,440 | Oct 25, 1989 |
| Byrd, M. J. #2 | Stryker Energy Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,404–1,412 | May 1, 1992 |
| Panther Creek Unit #3B | Friendly Energy Services, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 400 | 1,186–1,196 | Aug 14, 2003 |
| Kilgore "B" #7W | Rocker a Operating Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 2,000–2,060 | Nov 17, 1995 |
| K & y "A" #3 | Quest Emg, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 2,000–2,060 | Nov 17, 1995 |
| K & y "A" #4 | Quest Emg, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 2,000–2,060 | Nov 17, 1995 |
| Goode #1A | Newton Operating & Consltng, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 400 | 1,324–1,334 | Oct 31, 1996 |
| Goode #2A | Newton Operating & Consltng, LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 400 | 1,315–1,320 | Oct 31, 1996 |
| Marr, H. J. #6 | M. Grace, Inc. | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,222–1,232 | Jul 2, 1998 |
| H 4 #2 | Weaver Global Operating, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,196–1,220 | Feb 28, 2006 |
| West Thrifty Unit #1409 | Xtreme Operating Company LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,326–1,332 | Jun 15, 2011 |
| West Thrifty Unit #1410 | Xtreme Operating Company LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,295–1,326 | Jun 15, 2011 |
| Shelton R.D. #1 | Reserve Oil, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 420–446 | Dec 28, 1978 |
| Hamp Byler "A"80 #2 | Paragon Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,319–1,337 | Mar 6, 1967 |
| Butler, G. T. #11 | Pitcock, Louis | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,269–1,288 | Jan 23, 1967 |
| Roy Hickman "A" #19 | Pitcock, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,240–1,250 | Mar 29, 1968 |
| Swift C.D. #4 | Massingill & Wilson | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,190–1,198 | Jul 8, 1974 |
| Brooke, Joe C. #17 | Supreme Energy Company, Inc. | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,388–1,413 | Dec 19, 2023 |
| Kilgore "B" #2 | Quest Emg, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 350 | 1,185–1,199 | Sep 5, 1988 |
| Thomason, Worth "A" #3 | Texas Sands Resources, LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 350 | 1,278–1,281 | Nov 23, 1988 |
| Kilgore, J.C. "B" #1 | Quest Emg, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 350 | 1,190–1,210 | Feb 17, 1995 |
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/brown, documented in the API reference.