Produced water and disposal in Ector 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 →
Ector County has 3,022 active injection and disposal wells, 39 of them permitted for disposal, with 8.9 million barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 262 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to June 2025, down 10% on the year before, about 8% of what the permits allow.
21 deep disposal wells here report daily to TexNet; they injected 35,249 barrels a day in August 2026. Same-well volumes were up 145% on a year earlier.
Occidental Permian Ltd. is the largest injector in the county, with 92 million barrels reported across 913 active wells.
TexNet located 39 M2+ earthquakes in the county's area over the last two years, the largest M3.5.
- 3,022
- active injection wells, 39 for disposal
- 8.87M
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 262M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 -10%
- 8%
- of permitted capacity used
- 6,516
- UIC permits on file, all time
- 35.2K
- bbl/d, 21 daily reporters, Aug 2026
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO JUN 2025
Last 12 months 262,074,651 · prior 12 291,724,453(-10%)
UT BEG TexNet injection reporting tool
Deep disposal, reported daily
- 35.2K
- bbl per day, Aug 2026
- 21
- wells reporting
- 11
- operators
- +145%
- same wells vs a year earlier
| Well | Operator | bbl/d |
|---|---|---|
| 13542143 | Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 22,017 |
| 13502802 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 2,832 |
| 13543189 | COG Operating LLC | 2,185 |
| 13540893 | Diamondback E&P LLC | 2,155 |
| 13542043 | Owl SWD Operating, LLC | 2,080 |
| 13543966 | Continental Resources, Inc. | 1,382 |
| 13542061 | Continental Resources, Inc. | 1,197 |
| 13541347 | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. | 876 |
| 13502347 | Formentera Operations LLC | 293 |
| 13506723 | COG Operating LLC | 116 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occidental Permian Ltd. | 91.9M | 913 | 3.24M |
| Ring Energy, Inc. | 20.4M | 35 | 132K |
| Hilcorp Energy Company | 15.1M | 376 | 818K |
| Formentera Operations LLC | 14.5M | 276 | 708K |
| Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 14M | 7 | 144K |
| Aghorn Operating, Inc. | 11.4M | 268 | 322K |
| Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | 10.8M | 47 | 93.8K |
| Atlas Operating LLC | 10.6M | 73 | 617K |
| OXY USA WTP LP | 9.62M | 120 | 222K |
| Bce-Mach III LLC | 8.47M | 119 | 251K |
| Texland Petroleum, L.P. | 6.43M | 49 | 80K |
| OXY USA Inc. | 6.34M | 81 | 187K |
| Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 5.53M | 72 | 373K |
| Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC | 5.23M | 68 | 101K |
| Maverick Permian LLC | 4.64M | 159 | 426K |
| Scout Energy Management LLC | 4.29M | 31 | 166K |
| Pilot Water Solutions Permianllc | 3.41M | 2 | 45K |
| Cross Timbers Energy, LLC | 3.23M | 52 | 85.2K |
| Diamondback E&P LLC | 2.18M | 2 | 40K |
| R3 Operating Corporation | 1.27M | 18 | 23.9K |
Injection permits
6,516 UIC PERMITS · 3,022 ACTIVE · PAGE 2 OF 66
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan University Unit #816 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 335K | 2,000 | 3,296–3,487 | May 18, 2022 |
| North Penwell Unit #234W | Ring Energy, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 334K | 1,500 | 3,400–4,900 | Oct 28, 1997 |
| Jordan University Unit #502W | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 333K | 2,000 | 3,100–3,800 | May 5, 1992 |
| Jordan University Unit #434W | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 331K | 2,000 | 3,100–3,800 | May 5, 1992 |
| North Cowden Unit #502W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 330K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| CVX 1 #13 | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 327K | 5,000 | 4,300–6,200 | Mar 15, 2017 |
| North Cowden Unit #318W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 325K | 5,000 | 3,913–4,500 | Dec 7, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #311W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 320K | 2,000 | 4,021–4,449 | Dec 7, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #1144 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 319K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Nov 18, 2023 |
| CVX 6 #13 | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 316K | 5,000 | 4,300–6,000 | Oct 14, 2015 |
| North Cowden Unit #333W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 315K | 2,000 | 4,289–4,560 | Dec 7, 2023 |
| Cowden, J. M. R/a -B- #114W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 315K | 5,000 | 4,900–5,500 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| Goldsmith Adobe Unit #2703 | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 315K | 5,000 | 5,040–6,000 | Dec 11, 2013 |
| Goldsmith Andector Unit #K 15W | Maverick Permian LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 313K | 1,800 | 5,368–6,365 | Nov 30, 1993 |
| Jordan University Unit #413 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 312K | 2,000 | 3,100–3,800 | Jun 27, 2012 |
| East Penwell /San Andres/ Unit #1810W | Bce-Mach III LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 311K | 2,000 | 3,450–3,700 | Dec 19, 1995 |
| North Cowden Unit #636W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 311K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Nov 17, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #497W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 310K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| East Cowden (Grayburg) Unit #81W | Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 307K | 2,500 | 4,250–4,650 | Nov 5, 1999 |
| Laren #2 | Formentera Operations LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 307K | 5,000 | 5,500–6,400 | May 3, 2018 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #570 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 306K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Nov 17, 2023 |
| CVX 6 #7 | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 305K | 5,000 | 4,000–6,196 | Nov 13, 2014 |
| East Cowden (Grayburg) Unit #96 | Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 304K | 2,000 | 4,200–4,600 | Jun 12, 2003 |
| CVX 6 #6H | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 304K | 5,000 | 4,000–6,080 | Oct 16, 2015 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth/San Andres/UT #280W | Atlas Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 302K | 3,000 | 3,763–4,500 | May 8, 2014 |
| CVX 43 #4 | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 300K | 10,000 | 4,385–5,800 | Jan 10, 2020 |
| East Cowden (Grayburg) Unit #76W | Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 300K | 2,500 | 4,210–4,650 | May 10, 2001 |
| Holt, O. B. -C- #11 | Texland Petroleum, L.P. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 297K | 2,000 | 5,000–5,400 | Aug 17, 2001 |
| Goldsmith Andector Unit #L 7W | Maverick Permian LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 296K | 2,000 | 5,440–6,550 | May 31, 2017 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #464 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 296K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,600 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #559 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 294K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #560 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 293K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Mar 3, 2025 |
| Cowden, E. F. -40- #3 | Moss SWD, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 292K | 4,000 | 3,819–4,067 | Feb 10, 2009 |
| East Cowden (Grayburg) Unit #95 | Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 292K | 2,000 | 4,178–4,600 | Mar 19, 2003 |
| North Cowden Unit #327W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 291K | 10,025 | 3,700–5,600 | Dec 7, 2023 |
| North Penwell Unit #150 | Ring Energy, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 290K | 1,500 | 3,400–4,800 | Dec 29, 1993 |
| Cowden, J. M. R/a -B- #87 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 289K | 3,000 | 4,900–5,500 | Nov 13, 2023 |
| Holt, O. B., Jr., Etal #8W | Texland Petroleum, L.P. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 289K | 2,000 | 5,050–5,350 | Aug 17, 2001 |
| TXL North Unit #660W | Formentera Operations LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 288K | 3,000 | 5,300–7,100 | Jan 27, 1992 |
| TXL South 19 #1 | Acoma Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 288K | 10,000 | 5,390–6,530 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #545 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 288K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Fasken Unit -14- #4W | Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. | Active | Disposal | 288K | 5,000 | 4,600–5,500 | Jun 21, 2016 |
| Bagley, Vina #11 | Aghorn Operating, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 287K | 1,500 | 4,192–4,263 | Sep 27, 2000 |
| North Cowden Unit #244W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 285K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Dec 7, 2023 |
| North Penwell Unit #211 W | Ring Energy, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 284K | 1,500 | 3,400–4,850 | Nov 28, 1994 |
| Jordan University Unit #432W | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 284K | 2,000 | 3,100–3,800 | May 5, 1992 |
| Blakeney, B. H. /Holt Pay/ #15W | Texland Petroleum, L.P. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 283K | 2,000 | 5,100–5,375 | Aug 17, 2001 |
| North Cowden Unit #124W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 282K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Dec 1, 2023 |
| Holt, O. B. -C- #30 | Texland Petroleum, L.P. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 282K | 2,000 | 5,000–5,389 | Feb 11, 2002 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth/San Andres/UT #251A | Atlas Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 279K | 10,000 | 4,065–4,500 | Feb 10, 2017 |
| East Penwell /San Andres/ Unit #1904W | Bce-Mach III LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 278K | 1,000 | 3,280–3,710 | Feb 28, 1975 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth/San Andres/UT #176W | Atlas Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 278K | 10,000 | 4,079–4,500 | Sep 6, 2016 |
| Holt, O. B. -C- #19 | Texland Petroleum, L.P. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 278K | 2,000 | 5,000–5,400 | Aug 17, 2001 |
| Ector -H- Fee #3W | Formentera Operations LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 276K | 2,000 | 3,896–4,191 | Oct 23, 2002 |
| Barrow, Augusta #7W | Formentera Operations LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 275K | 5,000 | 4,500–5,800 | May 4, 2001 |
| Foster, H. C. #315W | Aghorn Operating, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 275K | 1,000 | 4,200–4,300 | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Jordan University Unit #302W | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 273K | 2,000 | 3,100–3,800 | May 5, 1992 |
| Jordan University Unit #535W | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 273K | 2,000 | 3,100–3,800 | May 5, 1992 |
| Ector 'BH' Fee #2W | Texland Petroleum, L.P. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 272K | 1,800 | 5,150–5,400 | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth/San Andres/UT #178R | Atlas Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 272K | 10,000 | 4,150–4,500 | Sep 13, 2017 |
| Blakeney #15 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 271K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Dec 5, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #571 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 271K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Mar 3, 2025 |
| Holt, O. B. -C- #10 | Texland Petroleum, L.P. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 270K | 2,000 | 5,000–5,400 | Aug 17, 2001 |
| North Cowden Unit #1180 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 270K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Nov 18, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth/San Andres/UT #275WI | Atlas Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 270K | 3,000 | 4,043–4,500 | Sep 22, 2011 |
| Rhodes Cowden Unit #433W | OXY USA WTP LP | Active | Enhanced recovery | 269K | 1,500 | 4,000–4,325 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #462W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 266K | 5,000 | 4,040–5,000 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth/San Andres/UT #203AW | Atlas Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 266K | 10,000 | 4,100–4,550 | Dec 22, 2015 |
| Jordan University Unit #327W | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 265K | 2,000 | 3,100–3,800 | May 5, 1992 |
| TXL North Unit #635W | Formentera Operations LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 265K | 3,000 | 5,300–7,100 | Jan 27, 1992 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #63AW | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 263K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,400 | Apr 7, 2025 |
| North Cowden Unit #573W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 263K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #476 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 263K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Foster -D- #26W | Aghorn Operating, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 261K | 1,000 | 4,198–4,313 | Jul 29, 1988 |
| North Cowden Unit #562W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 258K | 5,000 | 3,900–4,450 | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth/San Andres/UT #203RW | Atlas Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 257K | 30,000 | 4,199–4,400 | Feb 6, 2015 |
| Johnson Gbsa Unit #1902W | OXY USA WTP LP | Active | Enhanced recovery | 257K | 1,500 | 3,900–4,121 | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Cowden, J. M. R/a -B- #81W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 256K | 3,000 | 4,900–5,500 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #612 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 255K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Nov 20, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #298W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 255K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Dec 7, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #467W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 255K | 2,000 | 4,060–4,544 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #299W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 254K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Dec 7, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #463 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 253K | 5,000 | 5,147–6,750 | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #131W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 252K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,400 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #576 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 251K | 5,000 | 4,072–4,361 | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth/San Andres/UT #248RW | Atlas Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 251K | 10,000 | 4,029–4,600 | Jul 20, 2015 |
| TXL North Unit #769W | Formentera Operations LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 250K | 3,000 | 5,300–7,100 | Jul 17, 1990 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth/San Andres/UT #289RW | Atlas Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 249K | 10,000 | 4,150–4,500 | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #114W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 247K | 1,000 | 5,364–6,425 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #832W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 247K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #585 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 247K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Mooers #14 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 245K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #116W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 245K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,400 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Jordan University Unit #216W | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 244K | 2,000 | 3,100–3,800 | May 5, 1992 |
| Bagley -A- #20W | OXY USA WTP LP | Active | Enhanced recovery | 244K | 5,000 | 4,000–4,600 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #45W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 243K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,400 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #591 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 243K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Nov 17, 2023 |
| East Goldsmith San Andres Unit #2805UW | Scout Energy Management LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 242K | 5,000 | 4,179–4,293 | Apr 5, 2006 |
| East Cowden (Grayburg) Unit #72 | Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 241K | 2,500 | 4,172–4,590 | Nov 5, 1999 |
| RJ 19 #1 | Sahara Operating Company | Active | Disposal | 241K | 5,000 | 5,550–6,030 | Jan 20, 2019 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2025 | 909857 | Ring Energy, Inc. | Ring Shoebar SWD 27 #1 13544128 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | 907182 | Ring Energy, Inc. | Ring Shoebar SWD 43 #1 13544106 |
| Mar 5, 2025 | 906402 | Ring Energy, Inc. | Ring Shoebar SWD 28 #1 13544095 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | 902560 | Ring Energy, Inc. | Millard -C- SWD #2 13544070 |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 901166 | Ring Energy, Inc. | Henderson-Penwell S SWD #2 13544059 |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 901165 | Ring Energy, Inc. | Henderson-Penwell N SWD #1 13544058 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | 900825 | Ring Energy, Inc. | Millard 'C' SWD #1 13507252 |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 900576 | Deep Blue Operating I LLC | Opie SWD #1 13544049 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | 897682 | Ovintiv USA Inc. | Wayne SWD #1 13544039 |
| Jan 25, 2024 | 896718 | Ring Energy, Inc. | Down the Hatch SWD 17 #1 13544027 |
About this data
RRC UIC well master and H-10 injection reports, settled through Jun 2025; TexNet daily injection for Aug 2026; disposal permit tags from Petrora's sector classifier.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/water/tx/ector, documented in the API reference.