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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deford #13 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 197K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Dec 5, 2023 |
| Cowden, Elliott F., -B- #103 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 197K | 2,500 | 3,700–4,400 | Dec 4, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #119W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 196K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Dec 1, 2023 |
| East Cowden (Grayburg) Unit #74W | Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 196K | 2,500 | 4,156–4,624 | Feb 29, 2024 |
| North Cowden Unit #1216W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 196K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Nov 18, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #85W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 195K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,400 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| East Cowden (Grayburg) Unit #69W | Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 195K | 2,500 | 4,150–4,650 | Nov 5, 1999 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth/San Andres/UT #312RW | Atlas Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 194K | 30,000 | 4,100–4,500 | Jul 26, 2016 |
| Holt, O. B. -C- #18 | Texland Petroleum, L.P. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 194K | 1,600 | 5,114–5,316 | Nov 24, 1998 |
| Goldsmith, C. A., Etal #475W | Hilcorp Energy Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | 193K | 5,000 | 4,969–7,990 | Aug 12, 2015 |
| North Cowden Unit #329W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 193K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Dec 7, 2023 |
| Goldsmith, C. A., Etal #744W | Hilcorp Energy Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | 193K | 2,000 | 4,969–7,867 | Mar 23, 2011 |
| North Cowden Unit #1390W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 193K | 1,800 | 3,900–4,900 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Blakeney #3 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 193K | 1,000 | 5,450–6,500 | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Moss Unit #104W | Aghorn Operating, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 193K | 1,250 | 4,296–4,542 | Jul 23, 1993 |
| Foster, H. C. #313W | Aghorn Operating, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 192K | 800 | 4,150–4,295 | Feb 6, 1975 |
| Blakeney, B. H. /Holt Pay/ #18W | Texland Petroleum, L.P. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 191K | 2,000 | 5,152–5,355 | Aug 17, 2001 |
| East Cowden (Grayburg) Unit #46W | Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 191K | 2,500 | 4,200–4,530 | Sep 7, 2012 |
| North Penwell Unit #151W | Ring Energy, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 190K | 1,200 | 3,400–4,200 | Jul 20, 2011 |
| North Cowden Unit #1338W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 189K | 1,200 | 3,900–4,900 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Moss,paul South(canyon 8790)UNIT #103W | R3 Operating Corporation | Active | Enhanced recovery | 189K | 1,800 | 8,756–8,917 | Apr 19, 1991 |
| North Cowden Unit #571 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 189K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Nov 17, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #167W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 189K | 1,000 | 4,035–4,332 | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #76W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 189K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,400 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| Cowden, J. M. R/a -A- #88W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 189K | 5,000 | 3,800–5,400 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| Bagley -A- #26W | OXY USA WTP LP | Active | Enhanced recovery | 189K | 5,000 | 4,000–4,600 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth/San Andres/UT #202WI | Atlas Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 189K | 15,000 | 4,166–4,450 | Nov 15, 2016 |
| Corrigan Cowden Unit #313W | OXY USA Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 188K | 2,000 | 4,100–4,600 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #1211W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 188K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Nov 18, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #1192 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 188K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Nov 18, 2023 |
| East Goldsmith San Andres Unit #2813 | Scout Energy Management LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 187K | 5,000 | 4,179–4,293 | Apr 5, 2006 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth/San Andres/UT #225W | Atlas Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 187K | 10,000 | 4,176–4,500 | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #144W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 187K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,400 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #161W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 187K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Dec 6, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #1235 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 187K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Nov 18, 2023 |
| Cowden, Elliott F., -A- #13W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 186K | 1,200 | 3,910–4,194 | Dec 4, 2023 |
| Corrigan Cowden Unit #314W | OXY USA Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 186K | 2,000 | 4,100–4,600 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #1385W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 185K | 1,000 | 3,900–4,900 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #457 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 185K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Weyman #4W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 185K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,400 | Dec 5, 2024 |
| North Cowden Unit #165W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 185K | 1,000 | 4,005–4,300 | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #80W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 184K | 1,000 | 5,480–6,400 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth/San Andres/UT #221R | Atlas Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 184K | 3,000 | 4,062–4,500 | Sep 30, 2011 |
| Weyman #13 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 184K | 5,000 | 5,150–6,750 | Nov 22, 2024 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #40W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 183K | 1,500 | 5,200–6,300 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #67W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 183K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,400 | Mar 6, 2025 |
| East Harper Unit #249W | Aghorn Operating, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 183K | 1,000 | 4,016–4,205 | May 1, 1985 |
| North Cowden Unit #1202W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 182K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,360 | Nov 18, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #114W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 182K | 5,000 | 3,965–4,266 | Dec 1, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #537W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 182K | 1,000 | 4,078–4,453 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth/San Andres/UT #177W | Atlas Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 181K | 10,000 | 4,078–4,500 | Feb 15, 2017 |
| North Cowden Unit #120W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 181K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Dec 1, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #146W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 181K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,400 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #183 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 181K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #1572 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 180K | 5,025 | 3,950–4,800 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #205W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 180K | 1,000 | 4,008–4,354 | Dec 7, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #636 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 180K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Nov 20, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #91W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 179K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,500 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #1333W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 179K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Nov 18, 2023 |
| Foster -D- #205W | Aghorn Operating, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 179K | 800 | 4,250–4,310 | Jan 30, 1975 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #181 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 179K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #560W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 178K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #135 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 178K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #182 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 178K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Moss, Paul Unit #85W | R3 Operating Corporation | Active | Enhanced recovery | 177K | 2,000 | 4,294–4,406 | Aug 3, 2016 |
| South Foster Unit #42W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 177K | 1,000 | 3,977–4,318 | Oct 5, 2001 |
| Johnson Gbsa Unit #2105W | OXY USA WTP LP | Active | Enhanced recovery | 177K | 1,500 | 3,900–4,130 | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Goldsmith Andector Unit #H 8W | Maverick Permian LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 177K | 2,000 | 5,440–6,550 | May 10, 2011 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #453 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 177K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Bagley, Vina #18W | Aghorn Operating, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 177K | 2,000 | 4,100–4,310 | Jul 31, 1995 |
| Mooers #1 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 175K | 5,000 | 5,600–6,300 | Dec 5, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #1111W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 175K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Nov 18, 2023 |
| Goldsmith, C. A., Etal #421W | Hilcorp Energy Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | 174K | 5,000 | 4,969–7,867 | May 24, 2010 |
| Rhodes Cowden Unit #661W | OXY USA WTP LP | Active | Enhanced recovery | 174K | 1,500 | 4,000–4,325 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #13WI | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 174K | 5,000 | 3,800–5,000 | Nov 21, 2023 |
| North Cowden Unit #788 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 174K | 2,000 | 4,000–4,488 | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #68W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 173K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Feb 11, 2025 |
| South Foster Unit #68W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 173K | 2,500 | 3,990–4,280 | Dec 30, 2015 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #54W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 173K | 1,000 | 5,462–6,288 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| TXL North Unit #651 | Formentera Operations LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 173K | 3,000 | 5,400–6,946 | Feb 10, 2016 |
| TXL North Unit #671W | Formentera Operations LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 173K | 3,000 | 5,300–7,100 | Jan 27, 1992 |
| North Cowden Unit #1301W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 172K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Nov 18, 2023 |
| TXL North Unit #673W | Formentera Operations LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 172K | 3,000 | 5,300–7,100 | Jan 27, 1992 |
| North Cowden Unit #1164W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 172K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Nov 18, 2023 |
| South Foster Unit #55W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 171K | 1,000 | 4,000–4,268 | Jan 22, 2002 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #1R | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 170K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| Goldsmith, C. A., Etal #519W | Hilcorp Energy Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | 170K | 2,000 | 4,969–7,867 | Mar 16, 2010 |
| North Cowden Unit #387W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 170K | 5,000 | 3,800–4,800 | Mar 7, 2024 |
| North Cowden Unit #332W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 170K | 2,000 | 4,106–4,470 | Dec 7, 2023 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #586 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 170K | 5,000 | 5,200–6,800 | Nov 17, 2023 |
| East Harper Unit #379W | Aghorn Operating, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 169K | 2,000 | 4,064–4,222 | Mar 6, 1969 |
| North Cowden Unit #592W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 169K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Laren #4 | Formentera Operations LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 169K | 5,000 | 5,500–6,300 | May 3, 2018 |
| Gist Unit #9 | Aghorn Operating, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 168K | 1,200 | 4,103–4,280 | Aug 30, 2019 |
| East Penwell /San Andres/ Unit #301W | Bce-Mach III LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 168K | 1,000 | 3,500–3,717 | Feb 28, 1975 |
| North Cowden Unit #1382W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 168K | 5,000 | 3,700–5,600 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Blakeney, B. H. /Holt Pay/ #16W | Texland Petroleum, L.P. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 168K | 2,000 | 5,094–5,270 | Aug 17, 2001 |
| Goldsmith, C. A., Etal #715W | Hilcorp Energy Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | 168K | 2,000 | 4,969–7,867 | May 20, 2010 |
| Goldsmith-Landreth /Deep/ Unit #78W | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 167K | 1,000 | 5,500–6,400 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| Rhodes Cowden Unit #650W | OXY USA WTP LP | Active | Enhanced recovery | 167K | 5,000 | 3,900–4,500 | Nov 15, 2023 |
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.