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WATER · COCHRAN COUNTY

Produced water and disposal in Cochran 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 →

Cochran County has 954 active injection and disposal wells, 50 of them permitted for disposal, with 1.2 million barrels a day of permitted capacity.

Operators reported 30 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to September 2025, down 12% on the year before, about 7% of what the permits allow.

Hilcorp Energy Company is the largest injector in the county, with 8.2 million barrels reported across 305 active wells.

954
active injection wells, 50 for disposal
1.25M
bbl/d permitted capacity
30.1M
bbl reported, H-10 year to Sep 2025 -12%
7%
of permitted capacity used
2,112
UIC permits on file, all time

Reported injection, by month

H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO SEP 2025

Last 12 months 30,096,986 · prior 12 34,381,622(-12%)

010M20M30M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Who injects here

Operators with active permits in the county, by reported H-10 volume over the settled year.

OperatorReported, bblActive wellsCapacity bbl/d
Hilcorp Energy Company8.24M305514K
Manzano, LLC4.45M248K
Aviator Energy, LLC3.66M8660.3K
Double Barrel Oil LLC2.21M5325.9K
Walkabout Operating, LLC1.49M1519K
Kimbell Operating Company1.46M2515.1K
R2Q Operating LLC1.31M5842.4K
Ctoc Energy, LLC1.31M8978.3K
A.C.T. Operating Company1.02M3923.4K
Occidental Permian EOR, LLC869K31137K
Extex Operating Company643K6138.2K
Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.571K125K
Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc.482K66K
Vision Oil and Gas LLC429K8959.9K
Momentum Operating Co., Inc.343K43.6K
Prasad, Hari Production Co.338K105.4K
Winn Operating, LLC262K1416.8K
Hunt Cimarron Ltd. Partnership248K1515K
Delray Oil, Inc.220K345K
Joplin Oil Co., Inc.119K135.2K

Injection permits

2,112 UIC PERMITS · 954 ACTIVE · PAGE 11 OF 22

Active permits first, by reported volume, then canceled, plugged, and never-activated permits.

WellOperatorStatusPurposeReported, bblbbl/d permittedZone, ftPermitted
Dean, C. S. "A" #232WHilcorp Energy CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—5004,850–5,200Feb 25, 1998
Southwest Levelland Unit #113WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—5004,800–5,000Jun 17, 2003
Wright, J.M. Unit #B 10A.C.T. Operating CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3504,915–4,970May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #B 12A.C.T. Operating CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3504,950–4,975May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #B 9A.C.T. Operating CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3504,925–4,970May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #B 7A.C.T. Operating CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3504,920–4,984May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #B 8A.C.T. Operating CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3504,925–4,980May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #E 10A.C.T. Operating CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3504,945–4,980May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #E 13A.C.T. Operating CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3504,962–5,008May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #F 5A.C.T. Operating CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3504,950–4,985May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #J 8A.C.T. Operating CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3504,922–4,975May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #J 6A.C.T. Operating CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3504,945–4,980May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #J 7A.C.T. Operating CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3504,925–4,980May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #22A.C.T. Operating CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3504,800–4,950Sep 26, 2001
Wright, J.M. Unit #47A.C.T. Operating CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3504,800–5,000Nov 3, 2009
West Levelland Unit #144WHilcorp Energy CompanyCanceledEnhanced recovery—3004,650–5,000Mar 31, 1992
West Levelland Unit #164WHilcorp Energy CompanyCanceledEnhanced recovery—3004,650–5,000Mar 31, 1992
West Levelland Unit #231Hilcorp Energy CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3004,850–4,900Sep 23, 1985
West Levelland Unit #8WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—3004,650–5,000Jul 2, 1991
West Levelland Unit #12WHilcorp Energy CompanyCanceledEnhanced recovery—3004,650–5,000Jul 2, 1991
Starnes Unit #1111Aviator Energy, LLCCanceledEnhanced recovery—2504,968–5,037Jun 11, 2004
Starnes Unit #1706XAviator Energy, LLCInactiveEnhanced recovery—2004,900–5,100Apr 8, 2005
Starnes Unit #1711XAviator Energy, LLCInactiveEnhanced recovery—2004,900–5,100Apr 8, 2005
Starnes Unit #1712XAviator Energy, LLCInactiveEnhanced recovery—2004,900–5,100Apr 8, 2005
Starnes Unit #2204XAviator Energy, LLCInactiveEnhanced recovery—2004,900–5,100Apr 8, 2005
Starnes Unit #2208Aviator Energy, LLCInactiveEnhanced recovery—2004,900–5,100Apr 8, 2005
Starnes Unit #2308Aviator Energy, LLCInactiveEnhanced recovery—2004,900–5,100Apr 8, 2005
Starnes Unit #2309XAviator Energy, LLCInactiveEnhanced recovery—2004,900–5,100Apr 8, 2005
Starnes Unit #2310XAviator Energy, LLCInactiveEnhanced recovery—2004,900–5,100Apr 8, 2005
Starnes Unit #2316XAviator Energy, LLCInactiveEnhanced recovery—2004,900–5,100Apr 8, 2005
Starnes Unit #2808XAviator Energy, LLCInactiveEnhanced recovery—2004,900–5,100Apr 8, 2005
West Levelland Unit #43WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—1754,833–4,905Aug 13, 1986
West Levelland Unit #88AWHilcorp Energy CompanyCanceledEnhanced recovery—1754,817–4,888Nov 21, 2019
Marty Wright SWD #1A.C.T. Operating CompanyCanceledDisposal—30,0005,400–11,324Jul 27, 2018
Wild Bill SWD #1Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLCCanceledDisposal—25,0005,300–7,400Oct 20, 2014
Black Bart SWD #1Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLCCanceledDisposal—20,0004,930–12,000Jul 3, 2018
Curly Bill SWD #1Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLCCanceledDisposal—15,0005,150–8,000Sep 10, 2015
Doc Holiday #1HTC Oil and Gas, LLCInactiveDisposal—15,0003,650–5,000Mar 4, 2016
Reed Estate A #1DElement Petroleum OP III, LLCCanceledDisposal—15,00011,750–12,400Mar 20, 2017
Arthur Lease #1Southwest Royalties, Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—12,0005,330–11,969Nov 19, 2010
Cassie #1DWindy Cove Energy II, LLCPluggedDisposal—12,0008,350–12,650May 5, 2017
Wright Unit #625Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-MidlandCanceledEnhanced recovery—11,5004,926Nov 13, 1972
Wright Unit #626Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-MidlandCanceledEnhanced recovery—11,5004,950Nov 13, 1972
Wright Unit #1029Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-MidlandPluggedEnhanced recovery—11,5004,926Nov 13, 1972
Carrie S. Dean B-89 #1Desert Production, Inc.PluggedDisposal—10,0005,680–11,938Oct 16, 2009
West Levelland Unit #125Coline Oil Corp.PluggedEnhanced recovery—6,1254,865–4,940Dec 7, 1972
Igoe-Smith Oper. Area #31WOccidental Permian Ltd.PluggedEnhanced recovery—5,1504,700–5,400Sep 5, 2017
Igoe-Smith Oper. Area #46WOccidental Permian Ltd.PluggedEnhanced recovery—5,1504,700–5,400Sep 5, 2017
Northwest Mallet Unit #47WOccidental Permian Ltd.PluggedEnhanced recovery—5,0004,700–5,200Jun 9, 2005
Northwest Mallet Unit #77WOccidental Permian Ltd.CanceledEnhanced recovery—5,0004,700–5,200Jun 9, 2005
Northwest Mallet Unit #118WOccidental Permian Ltd.PluggedEnhanced recovery—5,0004,700–5,200Apr 24, 2007
Boyd #4WOXY USA WTP LPPluggedEnhanced recovery—5,0004,700–5,200Oct 17, 2006
Boyd #9WOXY USA WTP LPPluggedEnhanced recovery—5,0004,700–5,200Oct 17, 2006
Dean, Carrie Slaughter "C" #20Occidental Permian Ltd.PluggedEnhanced recovery—5,0004,800–5,200Sep 29, 2004
Igoe-Smith Oper. Area #39Occidental Permian Ltd.CanceledEnhanced recovery—5,0004,800–5,400Apr 8, 2002
Igoe-Smith Oper. Area #45Occidental Permian Ltd.CanceledEnhanced recovery—5,0004,800–5,400Apr 8, 2002
Hickman #1R3 Operating CorporationInactiveEnhanced recovery—5,0004,650–4,950Oct 20, 2020
Mallet Deep #4Apache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—4,5008,595–11,950Jul 9, 1993
Duggan Slaughter Unit #11BWDevon Energy Production Co, L.P.CanceledEnhanced recovery—4,0004,892–5,060Apr 17, 1972
Duggan Slaughter Unit #11CWPennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.CanceledEnhanced recovery—4,0004,959–5,051Apr 17, 1972
Southwest Levelland Unit #69WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—2,5004,450–5,020Oct 23, 2013
Mallet Unit #1148WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—2,5004,400–5,350Mar 27, 2002
Mallet Unit #435Hilcorp Energy CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—2,50044,005–5,093May 26, 2010
Mallet Unit #721Hilcorp Energy CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—2,5004,400–5,085May 26, 2010
Mallet Unit #1111RHilcorp Energy CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—2,5004,400–5,073May 26, 2010
Mallet Unit #1511WHilcorp Energy CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—2,5004,400–5,170Aug 23, 2011
Starnes Unit #502WGreat Western Drilling CompanyPluggedEnhanced recovery—2,3004,965–5,050Jul 30, 1962
Starnes Unit #1706WGreat Western Drilling CompanyCanceledEnhanced recovery—2,3004,997–5,040Jul 30, 1962
Starnes Unit #2202WGreat Western Drilling CompanyPluggedEnhanced recovery—2,3005,029–5,044—
Starnes Unit #2214WWalsh Petroleum, Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—2,3005,047–5,063—
Mallet Unit #303WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—2,3004,400–5,437Apr 20, 2000
Mallet Unit #710WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—2,3004,400–5,435Apr 20, 2000
Mallet Unit #715WMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—2,3004,400–5,433Apr 20, 2000
Starnes Unit #2808WGreat Western Drilling CompanyCanceledEnhanced recovery—2,3005,040–5,070—
West Levelland Unit #35WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—2,2404,400–5,000Jan 6, 2014
Miller-Wright Unit #306WKimbell Oil Company of TexasPluggedEnhanced recovery—2,0004,750–5,050Aug 13, 1992
Boyd #13WAnadarko Petroleum CorporationCanceledEnhanced recovery—2,0004,850–5,250Sep 24, 1991
Boyd #50WAnadarko Petroleum CorporationCanceledEnhanced recovery—2,0004,850–5,250Sep 24, 1991
Mallet Unit #101WApache CorporationCanceledEnhanced recovery—2,0004,400–5,323Dec 31, 1999
Mallet Unit #141WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—2,0004,400–5,376Dec 31, 1999
Mallet Unit #305WMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—2,0004,400–5,422Dec 31, 1999
Mallet Unit #406WApache CorporationCanceledEnhanced recovery—2,0004,400–5,437Dec 31, 1999
Mallet Unit #178WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—2,0004,400–5,411Dec 31, 1999
Mallet Unit #151WMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—2,0004,400–5,379Dec 31, 1999
Mallet Unit #432WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—2,0004,400–5,429Dec 31, 1999
Conoco-Dean Unit #157R2Q Operating LLCInactiveDisposal—2,0009,300–11,600Aug 20, 1996
Conoco-Dean Unit #101R2Q Operating LLCInactiveEnhanced recovery—2,0004,950–5,100Dec 18, 2003
Dean, C. S. "A" #16WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—1,7004,400–5,200Jul 7, 2014
Igoe-Smith Oper. Area #11WOccidental Permian Ltd.PluggedEnhanced recovery—1,5004,892–5,030Mar 24, 1986
Igoe-Smith Oper. Area #26WOccidental Permian Ltd.CanceledEnhanced recovery—1,5004,975–5,040Mar 24, 1986
Igoe-Smith Oper. Area #42WOccidental Permian Ltd.PluggedEnhanced recovery—1,5004,985–5,052Mar 24, 1986
Igoe-Smith Oper. Area #44WAmoco Production CompanyPluggedEnhanced recovery—1,5004,971–5,013Mar 24, 1986
Igoe-Smith Oper. Area #56WOccidental Permian Ltd.PluggedEnhanced recovery—1,5004,995–5,077Mar 24, 1986
Igoe-Smith Oper. Area #60WAmoco Production CompanyCanceledEnhanced recovery—1,5005,003–5,072Mar 24, 1986
Igoe-Smith Oper. Area #61WOccidental Permian Ltd.PluggedEnhanced recovery—1,5005,012–5,043Mar 24, 1986
Prairie Dog #1Baxter, Kelly H. Oil and Gas Co.CanceledDisposal—1,5004,774–4,968Apr 19, 1996
Laney, J. D. et Al #8ASogo III LLCPluggedDisposal—1,5004,800–5,040Oct 31, 1995
Magnum Levelland Unit #501Quantum Resources Management,llcCanceledDisposal—1,5004,770–5,050Oct 28, 1997
Magnum Levelland Unit #408Breitburn Operating L.P.PluggedDisposal—1,5004,750–5,053Feb 9, 1998
Magnum Levelland Unit #204Extex Operating CompanyPluggedDisposal—1,5004,750–5,050Feb 23, 1998

Latest disposal drilling permits

W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.

IssuedPermitOperatorLease / well
Apr 18, 2022879049Silver Creek Permian OP Co, LLCSherman SWD #1 07933409
Apr 18, 2022879049Manzano, LLCSherman SWD #1 07933409
Jun 3, 2021870193Silver Creek Permian OP Co, LLCVirgil SWD #1 07933308
Jul 23, 2019855374Silver Creek Permian OP Co, LLCSherman SWD #1 07933409
Mar 19, 2019851096Silver Creek Permian OP Co, LLCGeorge Custer SWD #1 07931253
Jan 16, 2019848533Silver Creek Permian OP Co, LLCM H Davis SWD #1 07900809
May 14, 2018839876Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLCGeorge Custer SWD #1 07931253
Apr 12, 2018838673Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLCBlack Bart SWD #3 07933385
Mar 26, 2018837877Mammoth Exploration LLCHudson SWD #3 07933381
Mar 6, 2018837092Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLCBlack Bart SWD #1 07933380

About this data

RRC UIC well master and H-10 injection reports, settled through Sep 2025; TexNet daily injection for the last settled month; disposal permit tags from Petrora's sector classifier.

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