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%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilcorp Energy Company | 8.24M | 305 | 514K |
| Manzano, LLC | 4.45M | 2 | 48K |
| Aviator Energy, LLC | 3.66M | 86 | 60.3K |
| Double Barrel Oil LLC | 2.21M | 53 | 25.9K |
| Walkabout Operating, LLC | 1.49M | 15 | 19K |
| Kimbell Operating Company | 1.46M | 25 | 15.1K |
| R2Q Operating LLC | 1.31M | 58 | 42.4K |
| Ctoc Energy, LLC | 1.31M | 89 | 78.3K |
| A.C.T. Operating Company | 1.02M | 39 | 23.4K |
| Occidental Permian EOR, LLC | 869K | 31 | 137K |
| Extex Operating Company | 643K | 61 | 38.2K |
| Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 571K | 1 | 25K |
| Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc. | 482K | 6 | 6K |
| Vision Oil and Gas LLC | 429K | 89 | 59.9K |
| Momentum Operating Co., Inc. | 343K | 4 | 3.6K |
| Prasad, Hari Production Co. | 338K | 10 | 5.4K |
| Winn Operating, LLC | 262K | 14 | 16.8K |
| Hunt Cimarron Ltd. Partnership | 248K | 15 | 15K |
| Delray Oil, Inc. | 220K | 3 | 45K |
| Joplin Oil Co., Inc. | 119K | 13 | 5.2K |
Injection permits
2,112 UIC PERMITS · 954 ACTIVE · PAGE 16 OF 22
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright Unit #648W | Coda Energy, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,922–4,954 | Oct 28, 1980 |
| Wright Unit #915W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,944–4,976 | Nov 13, 1972 |
| Wright Unit #1028W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,946–4,987 | Nov 13, 1972 |
| Wright Unit #1030W | Coda Energy, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,965–4,990 | Aug 28, 1967 |
| Wright Unit #1132W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,920–4,952 | Aug 28, 1967 |
| Wright Unit #1133W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,920–4,992 | Oct 28, 1980 |
| Wright Unit #1135W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,950–4,974 | Dec 13, 1977 |
| Wright Unit #1239W | Coda Energy, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,932–4,954 | Oct 28, 1980 |
| Wright Unit #1342W | Westport Oil and Gas Company, LP | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,933–4,974 | Nov 13, 1972 |
| Wright Unit #1442W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,890–4,960 | Nov 13, 1972 |
| Wright Unit #1446W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,914–4,958 | Nov 13, 1972 |
| Wright Unit #1648W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,850–5,124 | Nov 13, 1972 |
| Wright Unit #1650W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,792–4,963 | Nov 13, 1972 |
| Wright Unit #1853W | Coda Energy, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,928–4,970 | Nov 13, 1972 |
| Wright Unit #2159W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,965–4,991 | Nov 13, 1972 |
| Wright Unit #2160W | Coda Energy, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,953–4,984 | Aug 28, 1967 |
| Stanton, Joe L. Trustee #10W | Exxon Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,943–5,042 | — |
| Stanton, Joe L. Trustee #11W | Exxon Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,916–5,050 | — |
| Veal #16W | Meridian Oil Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,872–5,028 | — |
| Veal #18W | Cimarex Energy Co. of Colorado | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,872–4,997 | — |
| Veal #22W | Quantum Resources Management,llc | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,885–4,990 | — |
| Veal #31W | Quantum Resources Management,llc | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,864–5,018 | Feb 16, 1971 |
| T. L. B. Unit #23W | Gruy Petroleum Management Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,886–5,015 | — |
| Laney, J. D. et Al #2D | White, E. C. Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,906–4,990 | Aug 15, 1972 |
| Boyd Mallet Unit #2W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,800–5,165 | Nov 22, 1991 |
| Boyd Mallet Unit #6W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,800–5,165 | Nov 22, 1991 |
| Boyd Mallet Unit #11W | Vanguard Permian, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,800–5,165 | Nov 22, 1991 |
| Boyd Mallet Unit #17W | Westport Oil and Gas Company, LP | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,800–5,165 | Nov 22, 1991 |
| Boyd Mallet Unit #19W | Belco Energy Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,800–5,165 | Nov 22, 1991 |
| Boyd Mallet Unit #21W | Vanguard Permian, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,800–5,165 | Nov 22, 1991 |
| Boyd Mallet Unit #26W | Belco Energy Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,800–5,165 | Nov 22, 1991 |
| Boyd Mallet Unit #30W | Westport Oil and Gas Company, LP | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,800–5,165 | Nov 22, 1991 |
| Boyd Mallet Unit #39W | Westport Oil and Gas Company, LP | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,800–5,165 | Nov 22, 1991 |
| Boyd Mallet Unit #45W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,800–5,165 | Nov 22, 1991 |
| Boyd Mallet Unit #51W | Vanguard Operating, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,800–5,165 | Nov 22, 1991 |
| Boyd Mallet Unit #58W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,800–5,165 | Nov 22, 1991 |
| Boyd Mallet Unit #63W | Westport Oil and Gas Company, LP | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,800–5,165 | Nov 22, 1991 |
| Boyd Mallet Unit #70W | New Horizon Resources LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,800–5,165 | Nov 22, 1991 |
| Dean Unit "B" #117W | Amoco Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 5,059–5,078 | Jan 14, 1965 |
| Dean "I" #1W | Extex Operating Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,831–5,062 | Oct 3, 2008 |
| Conoco-Dean Unit #49W | Legacy Reserves Operating LP | Plugged | Disposal | — | 500 | 4,976–5,071 | Dec 19, 1977 |
| Conoco-Dean Unit #86W | Legacy Reserves Operating LP | Plugged | Disposal | — | 500 | 4,600–5,077 | Aug 29, 2008 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #6W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #12W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #14W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #23W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #27W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #29W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #170 | Apache Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #36W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #38W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #40W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #42W | Apache Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #48W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,966–5,074 | Dec 17, 1968 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #53W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #55W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #59W | Apache Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #61W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #63W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #65W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #66W | Apache Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #70W | Apache Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #72W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #83W | Apache Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #85W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #89W | Apache Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #91W | Apache Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #93W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #95W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #97W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #103W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #105W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #117W | Apache Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #121W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #122W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #123W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #128W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #132W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #134W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #136W | Apache Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #139W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #145W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #147W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #148W | Apache Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #150W | Texaco Producing Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,923–5,043 | Dec 17, 1968 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #154W | Apache Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #156W | Apache Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #161W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #166WX | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #168W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #174 W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #176WX | Apache Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #178W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Dean, C. S. "A" #180W | Apache Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,835–5,200 | Jul 21, 1994 |
| Duggan Slaughter Unit #15W | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,802–5,080 | Aug 21, 1967 |
| Dean "C" #2W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,944–5,085 | Jan 23, 1990 |
| Dean "C" #4W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,930–5,087 | Jan 23, 1990 |
| League 91 Project #101W | Sierra Madre Natural Res., LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 5,012–5,059 | Oct 31, 2012 |
| League 91 Project #103W | Sierra Madre Natural Res., LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 5,060–5,098 | May 25, 1967 |
| League 91 Project #110W | KP Exploration, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 5,064–5,098 | May 25, 1967 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2022 | 879049 | Silver Creek Permian OP Co, LLC | Sherman SWD #1 07933409 |
| Apr 18, 2022 | 879049 | Manzano, LLC | Sherman SWD #1 07933409 |
| Jun 3, 2021 | 870193 | Silver Creek Permian OP Co, LLC | Virgil SWD #1 07933308 |
| Jul 23, 2019 | 855374 | Silver Creek Permian OP Co, LLC | Sherman SWD #1 07933409 |
| Mar 19, 2019 | 851096 | Silver Creek Permian OP Co, LLC | George Custer SWD #1 07931253 |
| Jan 16, 2019 | 848533 | Silver Creek Permian OP Co, LLC | M H Davis SWD #1 07900809 |
| May 14, 2018 | 839876 | Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLC | George Custer SWD #1 07931253 |
| Apr 12, 2018 | 838673 | Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLC | Black Bart SWD #3 07933385 |
| Mar 26, 2018 | 837877 | Mammoth Exploration LLC | Hudson SWD #3 07933381 |
| Mar 6, 2018 | 837092 | Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLC | Black 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.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/water/tx/cochran, documented in the API reference.