Produced water and disposal in Chambers 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 →
Chambers County has 290 active injection and disposal wells, 56 of them permitted for disposal, with 30 million barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 50 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to June 2025, down 11% on the year before, about 0% of what the permits allow.
Targa Downstream LLC is the largest injector in the county, with 17 million barrels reported across 50 active wells.
- 290
- active injection wells, 56 for disposal
- 29.7M
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 50M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 -11%
- 0%
- of permitted capacity used
- 664
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO JUN 2025
Last 12 months 49,985,987 · prior 12 56,364,854(-11%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Targa Downstream LLC | 17.4M | 50 | 10.5M |
| Engy Transfer MT Belv Ngls LP | 11.9M | 47 | 7.71M |
| Texas Petro Investment Co | 4.24M | 9 | 91.5K |
| McGowan Working Ptrs, Inc | 3.8M | 7 | 31.3K |
| Oneok Hydrocarbon Southwest, LLC | 3.55M | 19 | 3.91M |
| Enterprise Products Operatingllc | 2.5M | 2 | 100K |
| Denbury Onshore, LLC | 2.02M | 45 | 742K |
| Torrent Oil LLC | 1.57M | 5 | 55.5K |
| Sabine Environmental Svcs, LLC | 1.37M | 2 | 30K |
| Shoco Prod LLC | 472K | 1 | 20K |
| Sandpoint Texas LLC | 282K | 9 | 31.8K |
| S & S Oper Co, Inc | 225K | 3 | 2.2K |
| Minexprod LLC | 189K | 1 | 5K |
| Home Petro Corp | 130K | 1 | 1.5K |
| Lases Co, Inc | 123K | 2 | 20K |
| Puls Oper Co | 87K | 1 | 2K |
| HD Operating Co, LLC | 76.5K | 1 | 2K |
| Gcows Oper LLC | 22.3K | 8 | 40.7K |
| Papco, Inc | 17.9K | 1 | 0 |
| Magnum Producing & Oper Co | 16.7K | 2 | 7.5K |
Injection permits
664 UIC PERMITS · 290 ACTIVE · PAGE 1 OF 7
Active permits first, by reported volume, then cancelled, plugged, and never-activated permits.
| Well | Operator | Status | Purpose | Reported, bbl | bbl/d permitted | Zone, ft | Permitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWD #8 | Targa Downstream LLC | Active | Disposal | 8.7M | 70,000 | 5,700–8,750 | Oct 29, 2013 |
| SWD #10 | Targa Downstream LLC | Active | Disposal | 4.81M | 70,000 | 5,700–9,500 | Dec 20, 2023 |
| SWD #6 | Targa Downstream LLC | Active | Disposal | 3.89M | 60,000 | 5,700–8,500 | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Lone Star Brine Disposal #3 | Engy Transfer MT Belv Ngls LP | Active | Disposal | 3M | 70,000 | 5,700–8,500 | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Tyrrell, W. C., Tr. #42 | Texas Petro Investment Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 2.6M | 12,000 | 1,600–5,600 | Aug 21, 2015 |
| Lone Star Brine Disposal #4 | Engy Transfer MT Belv Ngls LP | Active | Disposal | 2.58M | 70,000 | 5,700–8,500 | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Lone Star Brine Disposal #5 | Engy Transfer MT Belv Ngls LP | Active | Disposal | 2.3M | 70,000 | 5,700–9,500 | Oct 9, 2017 |
| Lone Star Brine Disposal #6 | Engy Transfer MT Belv Ngls LP | Active | Disposal | 2.23M | 70,000 | 6,350–9,000 | Mar 21, 2023 |
| Brine Disposal #2 | Oneok Hydrocarbon Southwest, LLC | Active | Disposal | 2.13M | 70,000 | 5,750–8,500 | May 14, 2015 |
| Tyrrell, W. C., Tr. #2 | Texas Petro Investment Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.63M | 15,000 | 4,000–6,200 | May 5, 2006 |
| Cedar Point SWD #1 | Torrent Oil LLC | Active | Disposal | 1.57M | 20,000 | 2,000–3,500 | Jan 23, 2018 |
| Brine Disposal Lease #1 | Oneok Hydrocarbon Southwest, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.42M | 50,000 | 5,700–7,200 | May 28, 1993 |
| Enterprise SWD #4 | Enterprise Products Operatingllc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.4M | 50,000 | 5,300–8,600 | Nov 5, 1993 |
| Lone Star Brine Disposal #7 | Engy Transfer MT Belv Ngls LP | Active | Disposal | 1.39M | 70,000 | 6,350–9,000 | Oct 5, 2019 |
| Knowles, W. T. #15 | McGowan Working Ptrs, Inc | Active | Disposal | 1.27M | 7,000 | 1,470–2,150 | Mar 25, 1998 |
| Enterprise SWD #3 | Enterprise Products Operatingllc | Active | Disposal | 1.09M | 50,000 | 5,400–8,700 | May 7, 1992 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1062 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Disposal | 927K | 10,000 | 1,400–5,000 | Oct 17, 1996 |
| Willcox, G. C., Etal #17 | McGowan Working Ptrs, Inc | Active | Disposal | 914K | 5,000 | 1,400–2,100 | May 15, 1990 |
| Syphrett, D. W. #13 | McGowan Working Ptrs, Inc | Active | Disposal | 782K | 7,000 | 1,790–2,029 | Feb 14, 1992 |
| Sterling, R. S. #3D | Sabine Environmental Svcs, LLC | Active | Disposal | 740K | 15,000 | 1,000–1,300 | Sep 3, 2014 |
| Howard, N. F. #4 | McGowan Working Ptrs, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 698K | 6,000 | 6,200–6,650 | May 16, 1996 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #703 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 697K | 20,000 | 8,400–8,700 | Jul 18, 2011 |
| Sterling, R. S. #4 | Sabine Environmental Svcs, LLC | Active | Disposal | 633K | 15,000 | 1,000–1,300 | Sep 3, 2014 |
| Sorelle #2 | Shoco Prod LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 472K | 20,000 | 2,500–5,080 | Oct 8, 2012 |
| Lone Star NGL Mont Belvieu #D 2 | Engy Transfer MT Belv Ngls LP | Active | Disposal | 402K | 50,000 | 5,700–8,100 | Jul 21, 2003 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1019 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Disposal | 358K | 20,000 | 5,815–6,925 | Feb 13, 2012 |
| Double Bayou Cgu 1 #6D | S & S Oper Co, Inc | Active | Disposal | 213K | 1,000 | 2,400–6,500 | Dec 31, 2018 |
| Wilburn, J. #26 | Sandpoint Texas LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 208K | 2,500 | 4,682–4,710 | Aug 20, 2012 |
| White Heirs"a" #1 | Minexprod LLC | Active | Disposal | 189K | 5,000 | 3,600–4,100 | Dec 19, 2022 |
| White, Mattie, Etal #3D | Home Petro Corp | Active | Disposal | 130K | 1,500 | 2,150–2,700 | Jun 24, 1977 |
| Tytex #1W | McGowan Working Ptrs, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 89.7K | 2,000 | 9,522–9,548 | Jun 8, 2009 |
| Dugat SWD #3 | Lases Co, Inc | Active | Disposal | 87.2K | 10,000 | 2,500–4,500 | Oct 11, 2013 |
| Hankamer, E. C. #3D | Puls Oper Co | Active | Disposal | 87K | 2,000 | 1,415–5,100 | Sep 26, 1995 |
| Willcox, G. C. #1 | HD Operating Co, LLC | Active | Disposal | 76.5K | 2,000 | 3,200–3,300 | May 21, 1984 |
| Fitzgerald "A" #1 | Sandpoint Texas LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 66.2K | 5,000 | 3,600–4,700 | Feb 24, 1994 |
| Gau, L. C. Etal #3 | McGowan Working Ptrs, Inc | Active | Disposal | 46.9K | 300 | 2,076–2,109 | Jun 23, 2010 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1038 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Disposal | 42.8K | 15,000 | 2,075–3,700 | Feb 20, 2013 |
| Dugat SWD #1SW | Lases Co, Inc | Active | Disposal | 36K | 10,000 | 3,050–4,400 | Oct 3, 2012 |
| Figridge Seabreeze Unit #121 | Papco, Inc | Active | Disposal | 17.9K | — | 1,730–6,840 | Nov 18, 1983 |
| Gallo #2 | S & S Oper Co, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 12.2K | 1,000 | 9,236–9,370 | Apr 21, 2022 |
| Pipkin, S. W. -A- #12D | Gcows Oper LLC | Active | Disposal | 11.6K | 3,000 | 1,750–3,500 | Jan 28, 2002 |
| Pipkin, S. W. -A- #3 D | Gcows Oper LLC | Active | Disposal | 10.8K | 7,500 | 1,400–4,600 | Mar 24, 1983 |
| Smgu 10 SWD #1 | Magnum Producing & Oper Co | Active | Disposal | 9.14K | 2,500 | 3,676–4,826 | Jul 23, 1997 |
| Chambers County Agr. Co. #48 | Sandpoint Texas LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 7.65K | 3,000 | 2,380–3,050 | Nov 5, 1985 |
| Roberts-Mueller #21 | Magnum Producing & Oper Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 7.55K | 5,000 | 6,290–8,336 | Oct 10, 2013 |
| Tyrrell, W. C., Tr. #46D | Texas Petro Investment Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 4.87K | 15,000 | 1,600–6,000 | Jul 27, 1993 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1060 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Disposal | 198 | 12,000 | 1,625–4,500 | May 10, 2002 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1040 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 30,000 | 8,104–8,611 | Jun 3, 2014 |
| Atkinson Island SWD #1 | Torrent Oil LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 20,000 | 4,950–5,430 | Jun 15, 2015 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1032 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 20,000 | 5,700–6,582 | Feb 13, 2012 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #701 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 20,000 | 8,400–8,700 | Sep 22, 2011 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #109 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 20,000 | 8,365–8,580 | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1072 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 20,000 | 8,160–8,465 | Feb 10, 2014 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1079 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 20,000 | 8,135–8,465 | Feb 12, 2014 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1080 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 20,000 | 8,135–8,440 | Feb 14, 2014 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1073 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 20,000 | 8,150–8,495 | Feb 14, 2014 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1081 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 20,000 | 8,165–8,525 | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1074 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 20,000 | 8,215–8,515 | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1085 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 20,000 | 8,167–8,525 | Jun 27, 2014 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1086 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 20,000 | 8,185–8,545 | Jun 27, 2014 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1089 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 20,000 | 8,170–8,545 | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #2021 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 20,000 | 8,166–8,505 | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #503W | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 20,000 | 8,289–8,440 | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #501 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 20,000 | 8,326–8,437 | Sep 16, 2024 |
| Gripon, H. A. a/C #1 #37D | Texas Petro Investment Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 1,700–2,800 | Aug 31, 1993 |
| Tyrrell, W. C., Tr. #43D | Texas Petro Investment Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 1,600–5,800 | Jul 9, 2001 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1054 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 8,130–8,478 | Jan 5, 2011 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #5010 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 8,250–8,500 | Jan 5, 2011 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1056 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 8,126–8,424 | Dec 2, 2010 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1028 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 8,308–8,530 | Apr 4, 2011 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #203 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 8,200–8,488 | Apr 5, 2011 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #504 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 8,279–8,563 | Apr 14, 2011 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1044 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 8,130–8,478 | Nov 23, 2010 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #108 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 8,299–8,565 | Jun 9, 2011 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #402 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 8,332–8,582 | Jun 30, 2011 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #5013 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 8,194–8,449 | May 6, 2022 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1045 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 8,132–8,488 | May 21, 2018 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1034 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 8,313–8,652 | Feb 23, 2019 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1087 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 8,191–8,529 | Jan 12, 2019 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #2022 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 8,170–8,520 | Jan 12, 2019 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1084 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 8,141–8,495 | May 5, 2022 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1095 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 8,206–8,433 | May 12, 2022 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #201 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 10,000 | 8,190–8,378 | Jun 8, 2010 |
| White, R.M. #11 | Texas Petro Investment Co | Active | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 3,400–3,950 | Mar 9, 1989 |
| Seabreeze Land Co. #15 | Gcows Oper LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 2,280–6,700 | Jan 23, 1998 |
| Hebert & Broussard -A- #5 | Gcows Oper LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 3,050–5,785 | Jun 3, 2002 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1030 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 10,000 | 8,188–8,373 | Mar 11, 2010 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #5014 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 10,000 | 8,194–8,375 | Mar 25, 2010 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1022 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 10,000 | 8,248–8,480 | Mar 24, 2021 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit #1035 | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 10,000 | 8,250–8,470 | Aug 23, 2021 |
| Fitzgerald "A" #3 | Sandpoint Texas LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 8,000 | 3,400–4,950 | Mar 6, 2015 |
| State Tract 118 #1825 | Torrent Oil LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 7,500 | 2,200–2,750 | Jul 21, 2005 |
| White, R. M. #4D | Texas Petro Investment Co | Active | Disposal | — | 6,000 | 3,580–3,690 | Feb 19, 1986 |
| Wakefield, C.L. Trustee #5 | Gcows Oper LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 6,000 | 2,300–6,820 | Oct 16, 2002 |
| Texas State Tract 87 #3 | Torrent Oil LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 5,500 | 2,000–5,530 | Jul 23, 1997 |
| Barber, A. E. #13 | Sandpoint Texas LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 2,800–3,100 | Aug 1, 1989 |
| Wilburn, J. #25 | Sandpoint Texas LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 5,000 | 3,340–3,650 | Jul 19, 2019 |
| Miller, A.L. et al "B" #3 | Kingwood Expl LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 5,000 | 2,200–8,152 | Jan 11, 2007 |
| Miller, A. L. "A" #1 | Kingwood Expl LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 2,510–2,530 | Jan 3, 2012 |
| Syphrett, D. W. #6 | McGowan Working Ptrs, Inc | Active | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 2,200–2,550 | Feb 26, 1968 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2019 | 857065 | Lone Star NGL Mont Belvieu LP | Lone Star Brine Disposal #7 07132647 |
| Sep 16, 2019 | 857064 | Lone Star NGL Mont Belvieu LP | Lone Star Brine Disposal #6 07132646 |
| Jul 9, 2018 | 842133 | Targa Downstream LLC | SWD #10 07132626 |
| May 9, 2018 | 839695 | Oneok Hydrocarbon Southwest, LLC | Brine Disposal #2 07132623 |
| Aug 29, 2017 | 830117 | Lone Star NGL Mont Belvieu LP | Lone Star Brine Disposal #5 07132621 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 788207 | Samson Exploration, LLC | Wolfpack SWD #1 07132582 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 788207 | Samson Exploration, LLC | Wolfpack SWD #1 07132582 |
| Jan 6, 2014 | 776037 | Targa Downstream LLC | SWD #8 07132544 |
| Oct 11, 2012 | 748264 | Lases Company, Inc. | Dugat SWD #1SW 07131590 |
| May 16, 2012 | 740854 | Targa Downstream LLC | SWD #6 07132452 |
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/chambers, documented in the API reference.