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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastflank 8 #1 | Couch Oil & Gas, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 616–1,197 | Jul 22, 1993 |
| Eastflank 4 #1 | Centurion Operating Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 616–1,203 | Jul 23, 1993 |
| Eastflank 4 #2 | Centurion Operating Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 616–1,209 | Jul 23, 1993 |
| H4OE #2 | Centurion Operating Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 616–1,246 | Jul 23, 1993 |
| Eastflank 1 #2 | Centurion Operating Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 616–1,200 | Jul 23, 1993 |
| H4OE #4 | Centurion Operating Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 616–1,216 | Jul 23, 1993 |
| N/2 160 #2 | Centurion Operating Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 616–1,255 | Jul 23, 1993 |
| Eastflank 5 #1 | Centurion Operating Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 620–1,186 | Jul 23, 1993 |
| Eastflank 2 #2 | Centurion Operating Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 616–1,197 | Jul 23, 1993 |
| Lasater #4 | Ames Oil | Plugged | Disposal | — | 200 | 1,263–1,272 | Jul 7, 1995 |
| Matson, P.I. #8 | Southwest Gas Systems, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,991–2,008 | Sep 5, 1997 |
| Sheffield #2 | Reach Oil | Inactive | Disposal | — | 200 | 1,059–1,081 | Apr 27, 2006 |
| Teague-Shaw -A- #1 | Thrifty Well Service, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 200 | 1,950–2,018 | Dec 8, 2008 |
| Hubbard #2 | Denteco Oil Company LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 1,610–1,614 | Apr 12, 2011 |
| Newton, C. J. #8 | Pitcock, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,282–1,292 | Sep 6, 1978 |
| Loar, C. M. #6 | McCrary & Franklin, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 160 | 1,152 | Oct 3, 1963 |
| Stephens, Jack M. #9 | Sub Surface Operations | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 570–582 | — |
| Newton, Ellie et al -A- #1 | Rico Exploration, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 150 | 1,825–1,834 | Sep 22, 1977 |
| Grooms #6 | Sub Surface Operations | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 630–650 | Jun 21, 1985 |
| Boysen #1 K | Mission Energy Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 1,250–1,260 | Oct 18, 1985 |
| Wells #6 | Sub Surface Operations | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 630–650 | Oct 3, 1986 |
| Smith, Edna #51 A | Oil Projects, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 1,282–1,297 | Aug 18, 1987 |
| Stephens, Jack M. #14 | Sub Surface Operations | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 565–580 | — |
| Stephens, Jack M. #16 | Woodruff Energy, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 555–560 | Sep 27, 1961 |
| Stephens, Jack M. #17 | Woodruff Energy, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 555–560 | Sep 27, 1961 |
| Stephens, Jack M. #18 | Woodruff Energy, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 555–560 | Sep 27, 1961 |
| Palmer, Tom #3 | Furry Producing Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | 150 | 1,895–1,898 | Dec 12, 1988 |
| Day #5 | Ipact | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 1,366–1,376 | Oct 8, 1990 |
| Hurlbut, F.J. #2 | R & L Producing Co., Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 150 | 2,350–2,360 | Oct 7, 1991 |
| Steel "F" #6D | Sandstone Services, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 1,267–1,285 | Sep 18, 1992 |
| Steel "F" #6EG | Ames Oil | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 1,296–1,302 | Sep 18, 1992 |
| Steel "F" #9EG | Sandstone Services, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 1,281–1,287 | Sep 18, 1992 |
| Steel "F" #17EG | Sandstone Services, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 1,310–1,320 | Sep 18, 1992 |
| Goode, D. V. #1 | Abel Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 1,262–1,268 | Jan 30, 1995 |
| King #14 C | Caddo Operating Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 667–669 | Oct 8, 1997 |
| Corley, Betty #5 | Conner-Marrs Company | Inactive | Disposal | — | 150 | 475–477 | Nov 21, 2011 |
| Stephens, Jack M. #6 | Sub Surface Operations | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 583–618 | Oct 11, 2013 |
| Guy Grady #2 | Pitcock, Louis | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 1,136–1,158 | Apr 9, 1965 |
| Guy Grady #4 | Pitcock, Louis | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 1,140–1,146 | Apr 9, 1965 |
| Teeters, Geo. L. #1 | Little Tiger Oil Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 1,288–1,300 | Jun 15, 1975 |
| Densman #1 | Pitcock, Louis | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 1,124–1,144 | Mar 30, 1966 |
| Hickman 250 #3 | Centurion Operating Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 130 | 1,293–1,299 | May 29, 1987 |
| Ratliff-Ford #6 | McBee, Jim Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 962–978 | Apr 10, 1990 |
| Overton #8W | Gro-Tex Exploration | Canceled | Disposal | — | 125 | 816–820 | Nov 2, 2006 |
| Corley, Betty #1 | Conner-Marrs Company | Inactive | Disposal | — | 125 | 495–501 | Mar 19, 2014 |
| Arledge, Minnie #1 | Big Six Oil Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 120 | 1,266–1,274 | May 15, 1964 |
| Stanley, Rufus #14W | T & F Operating Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | 100 | 435–439 | Aug 1, 1964 |
| Stanley, Rufus #21W | Furry Operating Account | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 411–419 | — |
| Hickman Est. -B- #1 | Paleosearch | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,295–1,301 | Sep 24, 1979 |
| Mathews #1 | Brower Oil & Gas Co., Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,260–1,288 | Apr 27, 1978 |
| Allen, E.A. #7 | Southeastern Resources Corp. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,081–1,088 | Sep 6, 1978 |
| Petross #1 A | Conquistador Petroleum,inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 2,702–2,714 | Mar 17, 1978 |
| Allen E.A. #6 | Southeastern Resources Corp. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,098–1,106 | Sep 6, 1978 |
| Bell #1A | Young, L. M. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 560–563 | Jun 3, 1980 |
| Ruggles, Albert #7 | H. L. M. Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 780–796 | Jun 16, 1983 |
| Traweek, T. H. #2 | Tomco Oil & Gas Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,354–1,368 | Dec 2, 1983 |
| Windham #3 | Piedra Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,094–1,098 | Aug 10, 1984 |
| Wells #7A | Conner-Marrs Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 630–650 | May 19, 1989 |
| Stone, Jennie #2 | Agroil, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,117–1,120 | Mar 2, 1967 |
| McIver #2 | Whiteside Enterprises, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 850–860 | Jan 26, 1987 |
| Newton, L. E. #1 S | Mondiale Energy, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,205–1,231 | Mar 27, 1987 |
| Ray, E.C. #6 | Armadillo Oil & Gas Enterprises | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 901–924 | Jun 1, 1987 |
| Harris, Gary "A" #1 | Agroil, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 2,286–2,322 | May 17, 1988 |
| Einstein Medical School #5 | Crt's, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,835–1,845 | Dec 14, 1988 |
| Hickman East #3 | Centurion Operating Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,273–1,281 | Dec 9, 1988 |
| Allen, E.A. #6 | Southeastern Resources Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,098–1,106 | Sep 6, 1978 |
| Lowe #3 | Dority, Ron | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | — | — |
| Shore -A- #3 | Pautsky, Noel | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | — | — |
| Shore "B" #32 | Exlco, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | — | — |
| Wells #8A | Sub Surface Operations | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 630–650 | May 19, 1989 |
| Monte Vista #2 | Levisay Operating Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,245–1,247 | Oct 25, 1989 |
| Taber -A- #5 | Caddo Operating Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,936–1,940 | Feb 12, 1975 |
| Connaway, Delbert #1 | Bustamante Oil Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 675–692 | Feb 13, 2006 |
| A. G. Gunn #S 3 | Harding Bros. Oil & Gas Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,208–1,210 | Nov 21, 1963 |
| A. G. Gunn #S 5 | Harding Bros. Oil & Gas Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,208–1,210 | Nov 21, 1963 |
| A. G. Gunn #S 7 | Harding Bros. Oil & Gas Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,208–1,210 | Nov 21, 1963 |
| J. F. Pickett #2 | Harding Bros. Oil & Gas Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,148–1,174 | Mar 10, 1967 |
| J. F. Pickett #5 | Harding Bros. Oil & Gas Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,158–1,162 | Mar 10, 1967 |
| W. H. G. Chambers #Q 7 | Harding Bros. Oil & Gas Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,217–1,230 | Apr 27, 1964 |
| B. Eubank "B" #1 | Owens, Sherwood B. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 1,210 | Sep 9, 1971 |
| Eubank, B. #3 | Owens, Sherwood B. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,215–1,225 | Apr 15, 1971 |
| Fred Brizendine #1 | Hotho, A. L. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,150–1,155 | Mar 29, 1965 |
| Tabor #5A | GS & B Oil & Gas Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,936–1,940 | Feb 12, 1975 |
| Corley, Betty #3 | Conner-Marrs Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 486–496 | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Sullivan, Ben #9W | Mission Energy Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 97 | 1,384–1,402 | Mar 11, 1981 |
| Moore Alameda et Al #1 | Rhodes Drilling Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 75 | 708–717 | Sep 22, 1976 |
| Warren, John W. #4 | Exlco, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 75 | 1,290–1,310 | Aug 1, 1960 |
| Busbee #B 1 | Mer Resources | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 75 | 1,102–1,108 | Nov 13, 1991 |
| Busbee #B 2 | Mer Resources | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 75 | 1,238–1,244 | Jun 18, 1993 |
| Mathews #6 | Brower Oil & Gas Co., Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 75 | 1,210–1,250 | Feb 11, 1997 |
| Dority #2 | Dorondoco Operating Co., Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 70 | 1,778–1,782 | Nov 2, 1981 |
| Taber, Walter R. et Al #2 | Tayco Petroleum | Canceled | Disposal | — | 60 | 2,002–2,014 | Aug 26, 1970 |
| McClatchey #2 | Northcutt Production | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 60 | 1,168–1,181 | Jun 14, 1991 |
| Smith #2 | Rock Creek Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 60 | 965–978 | Mar 12, 1985 |
| Ray, E.C. #8 | Ipact | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 60 | 922–930 | Jun 1, 1987 |
| Noble, D. "B" #B 2 | H. L. M. Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 60 | 414–417 | Jul 1, 1988 |
| Noble, D.A. A #2 | Tipton Petroleum | Canceled | Disposal | — | 60 | 1,153–1,198 | Jun 16, 1989 |
| Mathews, C. L. #15 | Miller, White & Porter | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 60 | 640 | Feb 2, 1970 |
| Shelton, Ted #3 D | Shelton, Ted Edward | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 55 | 398–408 | Sep 10, 1979 |
| Hickman "B" #13 | E & J Service Co., Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 54 | 1,239–1,254 | Jul 7, 1969 |
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.