Produced water and disposal in Gaines 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 →
Gaines County has 2,484 active injection and disposal wells, 42 of them permitted for disposal, with 12 million barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 279 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to June 2025, up 0% on the year before, about 7% of what the permits allow.
9 deep disposal wells here report daily to TexNet; they injected 83,517 barrels a day in August 2026. Same-well volumes were up 82% on a year earlier.
OXY USA Inc is the largest injector in the county, with 90 million barrels reported across 249 active wells.
TexNet located 13 M2+ earthquakes in the county's area over the last two years, the largest M3.6.
- 2,484
- active injection wells, 42 for disposal
- 11.8M
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 279M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 +0%
- 7%
- of permitted capacity used
- 3,889
- UIC permits on file, all time
- 83.5K
- bbl/d, 9 daily reporters, Aug 2026
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO JUN 2025
Last 12 months 279,267,953 · prior 12 279,817,545(0%)
UT BEG TexNet injection reporting tool
Deep disposal, reported daily
- 83.5K
- bbl per day, Aug 2026
- 9
- wells reporting
- 5
- operators
- +82%
- same wells vs a year earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OXY USA Inc | 90.2M | 249 | 2.59M |
| Bce-Mach III LLC | 40.6M | 529 | 620K |
| Occidental Permian Ltd | 37.5M | 312 | 1.37M |
| Hilcorp Engy Co | 20.2M | 408 | 1.27M |
| Occidental Permian EOR, LLC | 19.6M | 265 | 544K |
| OXY USA WTP LP | 11.4M | 81 | 657K |
| BCP Res, LLC | 8.19M | 8 | 34.5K |
| Crescent Engy Oper, LLC | 6.83M | 67 | 185K |
| Parallel Petro LLC | 5.63M | 90 | 99.1K |
| Ring Engy, Inc | 4.4M | 4 | 100K |
| Citation Oil & Gas Corp | 3.68M | 49 | 107K |
| Active Iron Engy, LLC | 2.61M | 2 | 21K |
| Block "T" Petro, Inc | 2.53M | 35 | 95.2K |
| Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd | 2.23M | 39 | 74K |
| Finley Res, Inc | 1.75M | 2 | 38K |
| Joint Res Co | 1.7M | 1 | 28K |
| Texland Petro, L.P | 1.66M | 19 | 37K |
| Aviator Engy, LLC | 1.55M | 3 | 35K |
| Utoco, Ltd | 1.29M | 1 | 10K |
| Bam Permian Oper, LLC | 1.29M | 16 | 27K |
Injection permits
3,889 UIC PERMITS · 2,484 ACTIVE · PAGE 1 OF 39
Active permits first, by reported volume, then cancelled, plugged, and never-activated permits.
| Well | Operator | Status | Purpose | Reported, bbl | bbl/d permitted | Zone, ft | Permitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminole San Andres Unit Swdd #4 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 11.6M | 90,000 | 11,500–13,200 | Oct 24, 2011 |
| West Seminole SA Unit #3WD | OXY USA WTP LP | Active | Enhanced recovery | 3.95M | 45,000 | 6,000–12,630 | Sep 27, 2016 |
| A.F.T. Westcott SWD #1 | Active Iron Engy, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 2.59M | 20,000 | 12,419–12,700 | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Amrow SWD #2 | Crescent Engy Oper, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 2.49M | 15,000 | 12,640–12,975 | Jan 18, 1995 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #3106W | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 2.46M | 10,000 | 5,157–5,421 | Sep 22, 2000 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #2 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Disposal | 2.45M | 90,000 | 11,975–13,500 | Feb 15, 2007 |
| Foster #2 | BCP Res, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.96M | 10,000 | 9,139–9,451 | Jan 30, 2014 |
| Lightfoot 18 #D 1 | Ring Engy, Inc | Active | Disposal | 1.92M | 30,000 | 6,110–8,500 | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #4003IR | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.77M | 10,000 | 4,630–6,303 | Feb 11, 2016 |
| Granberry #1 | Joint Res Co | Active | Disposal | 1.7M | 28,000 | 6,740–9,053 | Aug 2, 2017 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #5304W | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.69M | 10,000 | 5,017–5,229 | Jul 10, 2001 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #5204 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.47M | 10,000 | 4,500–6,105 | Jun 8, 2010 |
| H & J Sec. 496 #1D | Hilcorp Engy Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.41M | 30,000 | 7,500–11,177 | Jun 18, 2007 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #4101W | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.36M | 10,000 | 4,570–6,228 | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Jones, E. H. #1 | Aviator Engy, LLC | Active | Disposal | 1.33M | 10,000 | 7,840–9,999 | Feb 1, 2011 |
| Terry County School Land #3 | Utoco, Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.29M | 10,000 | 12,780–13,085 | Apr 18, 2005 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #5202W | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.28M | 10,000 | 4,549–6,129 | Oct 12, 2011 |
| West Seminole SA Unit #609W | OXY USA WTP LP | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.27M | 5,000 | 4,800–5,400 | Sep 7, 2006 |
| H & J Sec. 451 #7D | Hilcorp Engy Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.21M | 35,000 | 9,350–12,230 | Aug 1, 2006 |
| Chilton #7 | Finley Res, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.18M | 18,000 | 4,650–12,750 | Aug 28, 2001 |
| West Seminole SA Unit #2WD | OXY USA WTP LP | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.17M | 45,000 | 8,000–12,500 | Jun 28, 2016 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #5001A | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.14M | 10,000 | 4,500–6,166 | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Hoskins #1D | Crescent Engy Oper, LLC | Active | Disposal | 1.13M | 25,000 | 8,500–9,200 | Nov 10, 2017 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #3303W | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.12M | 10,000 | 5,104–5,372 | Nov 14, 2000 |
| Foster #14W | BCP Res, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.11M | 3,500 | 9,150–9,536 | Oct 1, 2001 |
| Foster #12W | BCP Res, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.11M | 3,500 | 9,150–9,500 | Oct 1, 2001 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #4301IR | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.08M | 10,000 | 5,000–6,000 | May 24, 2019 |
| Foster #5W | BCP Res, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.07M | 3,500 | 9,150–9,500 | Jun 11, 2001 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #2602W | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.06M | 25,000 | 4,709–5,378 | Apr 30, 2015 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #3404 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.06M | 10,000 | 4,710–6,426 | Oct 12, 2011 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #3204W | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.01M | 10,000 | 4,707–6,453 | Aug 26, 2016 |
| Neufeld 2 #D 1 | Ring Engy, Inc | Active | Disposal | 1.01M | 30,000 | 6,110–8,500 | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #2401W | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 984K | 10,000 | 4,700–5,600 | Jan 22, 2025 |
| Taylor, W. J. "A" #1D | Fusion Energy Holdings, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 961K | 6,000 | 12,070–12,200 | Dec 7, 1977 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #3102 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 922K | 10,000 | 5,000–5,600 | Feb 16, 2018 |
| Butler #4 | OXY USA WTP EOR, LLC | Active | Disposal | 919K | 3,000 | 5,300–7,296 | Feb 3, 2017 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #3208 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 914K | 3,800 | 5,093–5,351 | Aug 9, 1983 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #4116 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 913K | 10,500 | 4,500–5,500 | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Johnson 8 #1D | Ring Engy, Inc | Active | Disposal | 905K | 20,000 | 6,250–8,500 | Dec 12, 2017 |
| Foster #19W | BCP Res, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 892K | 3,500 | 9,150–9,500 | Jun 11, 2001 |
| Dayton Elam SWD #1 | Parallel Petro LLC | Active | Disposal | 884K | 30,000 | 6,040–8,457 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #1302 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 882K | 10,000 | 4,724–6,559 | Apr 29, 2011 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #5305 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 876K | 10,000 | 4,663–6,306 | Oct 12, 2011 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #2707 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 795K | 10,000 | 4,730–6,000 | Sep 29, 2018 |
| Foster #8W | BCP Res, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 780K | 3,500 | 9,150–9,500 | Jun 11, 2001 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #2703W | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 748K | 10,000 | 5,093–5,434 | Sep 22, 2000 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #2805W | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 745K | 10,000 | 4,940–5,392 | Jan 14, 2004 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #4107 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 734K | 4,800 | 5,044–5,364 | Apr 18, 2022 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #4005IR | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 731K | 10,000 | 4,400–5,500 | Feb 14, 2024 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #2404 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 730K | 10,000 | 4,670–6,495 | Aug 13, 2010 |
| Foster #10W | BCP Res, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 721K | 3,500 | 9,150–9,500 | Jun 11, 2001 |
| Denver Unit #3SD | Occidental Permian Ltd | Active | Disposal | 718K | 50,000 | 9,000–12,000 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Wasson South Clearfork Unit #8507WS | Occidental Permian Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 710K | 4,000 | 5,900–7,500 | Jan 16, 1991 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #4108W | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 687K | 10,000 | 5,104–5,398 | Feb 26, 2004 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #3521 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 680K | 10,000 | 4,500–6,478 | Apr 12, 2023 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #3110W | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 677K | 10,000 | 4,782–5,500 | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #4002W | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 675K | 10,000 | 4,899–5,276 | Jan 9, 2001 |
| American Warehouse Company 'A' #1 | Hilcorp Engy Co | Active | Disposal | 660K | 20,000 | 8,500–8,680 | Nov 3, 1995 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #4114W | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 656K | 10,000 | 4,760–5,400 | May 19, 2015 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #5301 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 651K | 10,000 | 4,680–6,403 | Aug 13, 2010 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #1403 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 650K | 5,200 | 5,068–5,355 | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #1006W | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 646K | 10,000 | 4,710–6,571 | Feb 12, 2010 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #3905W | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 637K | 10,000 | 5,049–5,300 | Mar 24, 2004 |
| H & J Sec. 493D #2 | Hilcorp Engy Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 631K | 30,000 | 9,000–12,500 | Jul 27, 2007 |
| Seminole, NE (San Andres) Unit #2 | Bam Permian Oper, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 626K | 3,000 | 5,300–11,723 | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Foster, Tobe NCT-1 #17 | Bce-Mach III LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 624K | 2,000 | 9,100–9,700 | Aug 31, 1995 |
| Foster, Tobe NCT-2 #17 | Bce-Mach III LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 619K | 2,000 | 9,100–9,700 | Aug 31, 1995 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #4008W | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 612K | 10,000 | 5,103–5,365 | Jan 18, 2001 |
| Foster, Tobe NCT-1 #12 | Bce-Mach III LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 612K | 2,000 | 9,100–9,700 | Jan 10, 1983 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #5310 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 610K | 10,000 | 5,000–6,000 | Sep 29, 2018 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #1102R | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 598K | 7,500 | 5,000–5,600 | Dec 31, 1997 |
| Denver Unit #6512W | Occidental Permian Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 594K | 4,500 | 4,500–5,336 | Jan 15, 1992 |
| Jones, E. H. SWD #1 | Minute Hand LLC | Active | Disposal | 588K | 3,000 | 4,888–5,146 | Mar 6, 2009 |
| Denver Unit #6615WC | Occidental Permian Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 586K | 4,500 | 4,500–5,495 | Nov 14, 2002 |
| Exxon Fee "B" #17D | Hilcorp Engy Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 581K | 30,000 | 8,788–10,110 | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #1408IR | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 576K | 6,000 | 5,062–5,354 | Feb 12, 1986 |
| Thompson #3 | Finley Res, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 575K | 20,000 | 4,600–12,960 | Nov 27, 2000 |
| Elam 13 #1D | Ring Engy, Inc | Active | Disposal | 574K | 20,000 | 6,300–8,500 | Jan 22, 2018 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #2808 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 568K | 10,000 | 4,709–6,499 | Oct 12, 2011 |
| Wasson South Clearfork Unit #8511WS | Occidental Permian Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 561K | 4,000 | 5,600–8,200 | Oct 9, 2023 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #1608 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 559K | 10,000 | 4,600–6,000 | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #2502 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 552K | 10,000 | 4,704–6,510 | Oct 12, 2011 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #5522 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 551K | 10,000 | 5,100–5,577 | Feb 16, 1996 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #3901 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 549K | 4,900 | 5,126–5,348 | Jan 2, 1984 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #1306 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 547K | 10,300 | 4,800–5,800 | Jun 6, 2025 |
| Wasson South Clearfork Unit #7532WS | Occidental Permian Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 546K | 4,000 | 5,850–7,600 | Mar 25, 1988 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #2201 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 536K | 4,800 | 5,020–5,352 | Aug 9, 1983 |
| Blackwatch (San Andres) Unit #201 | Bce-Mach III LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 536K | 1,500 | 4,450–4,880 | Oct 8, 1997 |
| Blackwatch (San Andres) Unit #203 | Bce-Mach III LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 532K | 1,500 | 4,450–4,880 | Oct 8, 1997 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #3104R | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 510K | 10,000 | 4,500–6,900 | Jan 21, 2014 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #401 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 505K | 10,000 | 4,799–6,645 | Oct 12, 2011 |
| Denver Unit #7516WC | Occidental Permian Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 502K | 4,500 | 4,428–5,312 | Oct 19, 1994 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #2203 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 500K | 2,300 | 5,040–5,368 | Aug 9, 1983 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #2701 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 497K | 2,600 | 5,130–5,426 | Aug 9, 1983 |
| Blackwatch (San Andres) Unit #211 | Bce-Mach III LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 497K | 1,500 | 4,450–4,880 | Oct 8, 1997 |
| Norman "A" #6D | Hilcorp Engy Co | Active | Disposal | 496K | 10,000 | 5,100–6,150 | Sep 1, 2015 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #4110 | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 494K | 3,600 | 5,089–5,349 | Jan 2, 1984 |
| Blackwatch (San Andres) Unit #202 | Bce-Mach III LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 494K | 1,500 | 4,450–4,880 | Oct 8, 1997 |
| Cedar Lake Unit #315 | Occidental Permian EOR, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 492K | 2,000 | 4,345–5,000 | Jul 22, 1998 |
| Seminole San Andres Unit #2904W | OXY USA Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 486K | 10,000 | 5,132–5,396 | Sep 22, 2000 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2025 | 909088 | OXY USA Inc. | Seminole San Andres Unit Swdd #6A 16539012 |
| Jul 8, 2025 | 909086 | OXY USA Inc. | Seminole San Andres Unit Swdd #5A 16539011 |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 897080 | Hat L Resources LLC | Route 44 SWD #1 16538931 |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 897078 | Hat L Resources LLC | The Big Gulp SWD #1 16538930 |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 897077 | Hat L Resources LLC | Dry Wells SWD #1 16538929 |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 897074 | Hat L Resources LLC | Estes SWD #1 16538928 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 897081 | Hat L Resources LLC | High Lonesome SWD #1 16538932 |
| Feb 27, 2019 | 850252 | Fortuna Resources Dvlpment, LLC | Barracuda SWD #1 16537831 |
| Oct 22, 2018 | 846023 | Ring Energy, Inc. | Ring Robertson SWD #1D 16538743 |
| Oct 22, 2018 | 846021 | Ring Energy, Inc. | Ring Harris SWD #1D 16538742 |
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/gaines, documented in the API reference.