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%)

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Who injects here

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

Injection permits

2,112 UIC PERMITS · 954 ACTIVE · PAGE 18 OF 22

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

WellOperatorStatusPurposeReported, bblbbl/d permittedZone, ftPermitted
Xit Unit #36WTexaco E & P Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—4504,960–5,008Dec 2, 1968
Xit Unit #41WTexaco Producing Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—4504,926–4,987Dec 2, 1968
Xit Unit #42WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—4504,933–5,001Dec 2, 1968
Xit Unit #63WTexaco E & P Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—4504,950–5,030Dec 2, 1968
Xit Unit #77WApache CorporationCanceledEnhanced recovery—4504,910–5,029Dec 2, 1968
Xit Unit #96WTexaco Producing Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—4504,996–5,059Dec 2, 1968
Xit Unit #106WTexaco Producing Inc.PluggedEnhanced recovery—4504,977–5,050Dec 2, 1968
Xit Unit #117WTexaco E & P Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—4504,983–5,056Dec 2, 1968
Xit Unit #147WTexaco Producing Inc.PluggedEnhanced recovery—4504,850–4,988Jun 21, 1977
Xit Unit #151WTexaco E & P Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—4504,988–5,044Jun 1, 1977
Wright Unit #309WEncore Operating, L.P.PluggedEnhanced recovery—4504,930–4,980Jan 17, 1986
Wright Unit #720WMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.CanceledDisposal—4004,900–4,940Aug 9, 1984
Dean Unit "B" #140WAmoco Production CompanyCanceledEnhanced recovery—4005,072–5,119Jan 14, 1965
Dean, C. S. "A" #10WApache CorporationCanceledEnhanced recovery—4004,927–5,060May 10, 1988
Dean, C. S. "A" #33WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—4004,938–5,046Dec 17, 1968
Dean, C. S. "A" #76WTexaco E & P Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—4004,830–5,050Dec 17, 1968
Dean, C. S. "A" #86WXTexaco E & P Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—4004,966–5,062Dec 17, 1968
Dean, C. S. "A" #98WTexaco Producing Inc.PluggedEnhanced recovery—4004,972–5,074Dec 17, 1968
League 91 Project #121Petrosource Production Co. L.P.CanceledEnhanced recovery—4004,995–5,033Aug 26, 1991
League 91 Project #126WSierra Madre Natural Res., LLCPluggedEnhanced recovery—4005,054–5,094Aug 26, 1991
Frost, J. W. #5Turrentine Oil & Gas, Inc.PluggedEnhanced recovery—4005,020–5,046—
Wright, D. S. "C" #I 3Turrentine Oil and Gas, Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—4004,870–4,885Apr 30, 1987
Dean Unit #C 3Royal Oryx OG LLCInactiveEnhanced recovery—4004,700–5,094Aug 13, 1996
Wilson, Effie #2State Line Trucking, Inc.PluggedEnhanced recovery—4004,968–4,996Aug 23, 2000
Masten Unit #A 5RChevron Midcontinent, L.P.PluggedEnhanced recovery—3854,800–5,000Jul 29, 1994
Masten Unit #A 7RChevron Midcontinent, L.P.PluggedEnhanced recovery—3854,800–5,000Jul 29, 1994
Masten Unit #A 11Steward Energy II, LLCPluggedEnhanced recovery—3854,800–5,000Jul 29, 1994
Masten Unit #A 18Pure Resources, L.P.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3854,800–5,000Jul 29, 1994
Masten Unit #A 20Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.PluggedEnhanced recovery—3854,800–5,000Jul 29, 1994
Masten Unit #B 1Pure Resources, L.P.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3854,800–5,000Jul 29, 1994
Masten Unit #B 3RChevron Midcontinent, L.P.PluggedEnhanced recovery—3854,800–5,000Jul 29, 1994
Masten Unit #C 4Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.PluggedEnhanced recovery—3854,800–5,000Jul 29, 1994
Masten Unit #D 6Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.PluggedEnhanced recovery—3854,800–5,000Jul 29, 1994
Masten Unit #D 7Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.PluggedEnhanced recovery—3854,800–5,000Jul 29, 1994
Masten Unit #J 1RUnion Oil Company of CaliforniaPluggedEnhanced recovery—3854,800–5,000Jul 29, 1994
Masten Unit #J 5Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.PluggedEnhanced recovery—3854,800–5,000Jul 29, 1994
Masten Unit #J 8Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.PluggedEnhanced recovery—3854,800–5,000Jul 29, 1994
Masten Unit #J 15Steward Energy II, LLCPluggedEnhanced recovery—3854,800–5,000Jul 29, 1994
Masten Unit #J 21Pure Resources, L.P.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3854,800–5,000Jul 29, 1994
Masten Unit #J 22Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.PluggedEnhanced recovery—3854,800–5,000Jul 29, 1994
Coffman, K. A. #2Union Oil Company of CaliforniaPluggedEnhanced recovery—3854,800–5,000Jul 29, 1994
North Central Levelland Unit #8WMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3504,768–4,806—
North Central Levelland Unit #21WMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3504,750–4,850Feb 28, 1972
North Central Levelland Unit #24WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—3504,792–4,827—
North Central Levelland Unit #62WMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3504,793–4,835—
North Central Levelland Unit #100WMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3504,793–4,855—
North Central Levelland Unit #104WMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3504,808–4,838—
North Central Levelland Unit #183WMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3504,810–4,861—
North Central Levelland Unit #190WMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3504,804–4,856—
North Central Levelland Unit #229WMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3504,825–4,877—
North Central Levelland Unit #261WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—3504,838–4,940—
League 91 Project #123WSierra Madre Natural Res., LLCCanceledEnhanced recovery—3505,024–5,066Aug 26, 1991
Wright, D. S. "C" #I 1Turrentine Oil and Gas, Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3504,876–4,891Apr 30, 1987
Wright, D. S. "C" #I 2Turrentine Oil and Gas, Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3504,860–4,875Apr 30, 1987
Wright, J.M. Unit #18A.C.T. Operating CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3504,962–4,990May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #39Walsh Petroleum, Inc.PluggedEnhanced recovery—3504,938–4,970Apr 19, 1994
Wright, J.M. Unit #34A.C.T. Operating CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3504,961–4,997May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #31A.C.T. Operating CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3504,950–4,980May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #24Walsh Petroleum, Inc.PluggedEnhanced recovery—3504,960–4,973May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #38Walsh Petroleum, Inc.PluggedEnhanced recovery—3504,960–4,980May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #35A.C.T. Operating CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3504,956–4,962May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #8Walsh Petroleum, Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3504,951–4,981May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #11Walsh Petroleum, Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3504,962–5,008May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #3Walsh Petroleum, Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3504,941–4,965May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #12Walsh Petroleum, Inc.PluggedEnhanced recovery—3504,924–4,980May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #17A.C.T. Operating CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3504,932–4,975May 28, 1991
Wright, J.M. Unit #16A.C.T. Operating CompanyPluggedEnhanced recovery—3504,914–4,956May 28, 1991
Wright Unit #512AWMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3504,750–5,050Jan 21, 1992
Wright Unit #915AWMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3504,750–5,050Jan 21, 1992
Wright Unit #1442AWMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3504,750–5,050Jan 21, 1992
Wright, J.M. Unit #5Walsh Petroleum, Inc.PluggedEnhanced recovery—3504,944–4,966Nov 12, 2007
Wright, J.M. Unit #6Walsh Petroleum, Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3504,800–4,933Nov 12, 2007
Wright, J.M. Unit #14A.C.T. Operating CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3504,800–4,950Nov 12, 2007
Wright, J.M. Unit #19Walsh Petroleum, Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3504,790–4,940Sep 26, 2001
Wright, J.M. Unit #21Walsh Petroleum, Inc.PluggedEnhanced recovery—3504,800–4,978Nov 12, 2007
Wright, J.M. Unit #36Walsh Petroleum, Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3504,800–5,015Sep 26, 2001
Wright, J.M. Unit #71Walsh Petroleum, Inc.PluggedEnhanced recovery—3504,950–4,980Nov 12, 2007
Wright, J.M. Unit #77Walsh Petroleum, Inc.PluggedEnhanced recovery—3504,934–4,954Nov 12, 2007
Wright, J.M. Unit #36XWalsh Petroleum, Inc.PluggedEnhanced recovery—3504,962–4,982Nov 12, 2007
Wright, J.M. Unit #73A.C.T. Operating CompanyInactiveEnhanced recovery—3504,800–4,985Nov 3, 2009
Wright, J.M. Unit #28Walsh Petroleum, Inc.PluggedEnhanced recovery—3504,800–5,070Oct 14, 2010
Wright, J.M. Unit #45Walsh Petroleum, Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3504,800–5,100Jul 31, 2012
Southwest Levelland Unit #23WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—3004,830–4,969May 26, 1971
Southwest Levelland Unit #30WApache CorporationCanceledEnhanced recovery—3004,848–4,988May 26, 1971
Southwest Levelland Unit #32WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—3004,836–4,983May 26, 1971
Southwest Levelland Unit #38WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—3004,860–4,987Jun 7, 1971
Southwest Levelland Unit #43WTexaco E & P Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3004,865–5,007May 26, 1971
Southwest Levelland Unit #78WTexaco E & P Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3004,916–5,000May 26, 1971
Southwest Levelland Unit #80 XApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—3004,880–4,980May 26, 1971
Southwest Levelland Unit #88WTexaco E & P Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3004,944–5,000May 10, 1971
Southwest Levelland Unit #100WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—3004,939–5,020May 26, 1971
Masten, F. O. #10WBHP Petroleum Company Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3004,986–5,070Aug 4, 1966
Masten, F. O. #17WBHP Petroleum Company Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3004,994–5,073Aug 4, 1966
Masten, F. O. #22WBHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3004,992–5,080Aug 4, 1966
Masten, F. O. #24WBHP Petroleum Company Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—30049,783–5,057Aug 4, 1966
Masten, F. O. #30WBHP Petroleum Company Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3004,984–5,067Aug 4, 1966
Masten, F. O. #33WBHP Petroleum Company Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3005,008–5,039Aug 4, 1966
Masten, F. O. #34WBHP Petroleum Company Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3005,000–5,034Jun 17, 1957
Masten, F. O. #39WBHP Petroleum Company Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery—3004,988–5,042Aug 4, 1966
West Levelland Unit #24WApache CorporationPluggedEnhanced recovery—3004,600–4,900May 20, 2009

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.

Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/water/tx/cochran, documented in the API reference.