Produced water and disposal in Gregg 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 →
Gregg County has 61 active injection and disposal wells, 51 of them permitted for disposal, with 951,125 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 135 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to September 2025, up 6% on the year before, about 39% of what the permits allow.
2 deep disposal wells here report daily to TexNet; they injected 8,854 barrels a day in August 2026.
East Tex Salt Water Disposal Co. is the largest injector in the county, with 129 million barrels reported across 34 active wells.
- 61
- active injection wells, 51 for disposal
- 951K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 135M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Sep 2025 +6%
- 39%
- of permitted capacity used
- 128
- UIC permits on file, all time
- 8.85K
- bbl/d, 2 daily reporters, Aug 2026
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO SEP 2025
Last 12 months 135,383,128 · prior 12 127,647,311(+6%)
UT BEG TexNet injection reporting tool
Deep disposal, reported daily
- 8.85K
- bbl per day, Aug 2026
- 2
- wells reporting
- 1
- operators
- —
- same wells vs a year earlier
| Well | Operator | bbl/d |
|---|---|---|
| 18330080 | East Tex Salt Water Disposal Co. | 5,707 |
| 18330504 | East Tex Salt Water Disposal Co. | 3,148 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tex Salt Water Disposal Co. | 129M | 34 | 767K |
| Sunshine Oilfield Services | 1.2M | 3 | 35K |
| Sabine Disposal Services L.P. | 948K | 1 | 18K |
| Lebus Energy | 857K | 1 | 6K |
| Sabine Energy Inc. | 770K | 1 | 5K |
| Faulconer Energy, LLC | 757K | 3 | 14K |
| Sabine Valley Pipeline LLC | 727K | 1 | 10K |
| Katy Saltwater Disposal Co., Inc | 584K | 1 | 15K |
| Linder, John Operating Co., LLC | 397K | 2 | 1.63K |
| Sydri Operating, LLC | 348K | 1 | 3.5K |
| Basa Resources, Inc. | 102K | 9 | 61.5K |
| Buteo Enterprises | — | 1 | 5K |
| Terrain Water Solutions, LLC | — | 1 | 5K |
| Diversified Production LLC | — | 1 | 2.5K |
| Signal Oil Company, LLC | — | 1 | 2K |
Injection permits
128 UIC PERMITS · 61 ACTIVE · PAGE 2 OF 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utzman, W.D. Estate #1A | Signal Oil Company, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 3,475–3,510 | Aug 19, 1991 |
| Richards, Mrs. F. J. #8 | Woodbine Production Corporation | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 3,450–3,575 | Aug 19, 1991 |
| Elder #10 | Signal Oil Company, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 3,458–3,600 | Apr 1, 1992 |
| Elder #8A | Concord Operating Incorporated | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 3,475–3,520 | Aug 21, 1990 |
| Still, A. L. #17A | Exzena Oil Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 3,490–3,511 | Apr 17, 1996 |
| Still, A. L. #15A | Exzena Oil Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 3,510–3,530 | Feb 24, 1998 |
| WSGU10 (Skipper -B- 1) #1 | Faulconer Energy, LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 1,500 | 4,630–4,660 | Dec 4, 1998 |
| Flanagan, M. T. #1 | Tenneco Oil Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,500 | 4,330–4,364 | Apr 22, 1977 |
| Moonrock (Rodessa) Unit #8 | Kalos Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,200 | 7,604–7,615 | Apr 29, 1994 |
| Hale, H.P. #3 | Comanche Well Service Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,454–3,502 | Jul 21, 1993 |
| Daniels, Judge G.U. 1 #4 | TGNR East Texas II LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 6,900–6,945 | Oct 19, 1995 |
| Key, Dolly Bell #14 | Linder, John Operating Co., LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,556–3,590 | Jan 27, 2014 |
| Gladewater Gas Unit #2 #2 | Linder, John Operating Co., LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 600 | 3,600–3,700 | Jan 20, 2009 |
| Meadows, Mattie Gunn #3 | Tenneco Oil Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 6,638–6,644 | Mar 24, 1975 |
| Gaines #A1 | Swift Operations, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 140 | 3,710–3,714 | Mar 10, 1969 |
| Wright Mtn. /Pettit, Lower/ Unit #17W | BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 7,959 | Jan 16, 1963 |
| Everett - Gladney #2 | East Tex Salt Water Disposal Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 3,640–3,759 | — |
| Hamon - Cole #3 | East Tex Salt Water Disposal Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Odonnell - Bass #2 | East Tex Salt Water Disposal Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Odonnell - Berwald #1 | East Tex Salt Water Disposal Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Cole, M. T. -A- #66 | K & M Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | May 15, 1956 |
| Douglas Fee #7 | Mobley Company, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 3,811–3,900 | Oct 23, 1986 |
| Snavely, Heirs -A- #7 | Texaco Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 3,606 | — |
| Gladewater Plant #1D | Warren Petroleum Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 5,045 | — |
| Elder, J. S. -A- #7 | Fredonia Resources Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Dec 22, 1982 |
| Meadows, Mattie Gunn Unit #1 | Geo-Vest of Texas, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 6,790 | Nov 27, 1984 |
| Elder, J. S. -A- #16 | Fredonia Resources Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,570 | Nov 15, 1985 |
| Elder, J. S. -A- #15 | Fredonia Resources Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,564 | Nov 15, 1985 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2004 | 554150 | Katy Saltwater Disposal Co., Inc | Longview SWD #1 18331724 |
| Mar 28, 2002 | 518516 | XTO Energy Inc. | Smith SWD #1 18331517 |
| Mar 28, 2002 | 518516 | XTO Energy Inc. | Smith SWD #1 18331517 |
| Jun 22, 1990 | 374770 | Union Pacific Texas Gath., Inc. | Uptgi SWD #1 18330822 |
| Jun 22, 1990 | 374770 | Union Pacific Texas Gath., Inc. | Uptgi SWD #1 18330822 |
| Apr 11, 1988 | 344894 | EP Operating Company | Enserch SWD #1 18330730 |
About this data
RRC UIC well master and H-10 injection reports, settled through Sep 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/gregg, documented in the API reference.