Produced water and disposal in Hill 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 →
Hill County has 2 active injection and disposal wells, 2 of them permitted for disposal, with 50,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 551,758 barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to June 2025, down 15% on the year before, about 3% of what the permits allow.
Diversified Prod LLC is the largest injector in the county, with 551,758 barrels reported across 1 active well.
- 2
- active injection wells, 2 for disposal
- 50K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 552K
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 -15%
- 3%
- of permitted capacity used
- 11
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO JUN 2025
Last 12 months 551,758 · prior 12 646,799(-15%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diversified Prod LLC | 552K | 1 | 25K |
| Challenger Operating, LLC | — | 1 | 25K |
Injection permits
11 UIC PERMITS · 2 ACTIVE · PAGE 1 OF 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon SWD #1 | Diversified Prod LLC | Active | Disposal | 552K | 25,000 | 8,500–13,000 | May 15, 2007 |
| Salty's Hill County SWD #1 | Challenger Operating, LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 25,000 | 7,850–10,500 | Aug 8, 2007 |
| Harper SWD #1 | Basic Engy Services, L.P | Plugged | Disposal | — | 25,000 | 8,200–12,000 | Oct 21, 2010 |
| Posey #P 2 | Black Jack Oil | Cancelled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 52–100 | Mar 27, 2002 |
| Posey #P 5 | Black Jack Oil | Cancelled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 50–100 | Mar 27, 2002 |
| Zatopek, Julia et AL #1 | Signature Investor Group, LC | Cancelled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 810–1,252 | Aug 27, 2013 |
| Vosburg, Charles #2 | Hill County Prod Co | Cancelled | Enhanced recovery | — | 120 | 1,124–1,254 | Mar 24, 1976 |
| Connally-Wiley #1 | LGL Engy, Inc | Cancelled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 807–850 | May 30, 1985 |
| Zatopek, Julia et AL #2 | Signature Investor Group, LC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 665–840 | Aug 30, 1991 |
| Vosburg, Charles #1 | Barrett-Goodwin-Hill-Taylor | Plugged | Other | — | 60 | 1,200 | Jul 8, 1974 |
| Vosburg, Charles #4 | Hill County Prod Co | Cancelled | Enhanced recovery | — | 50 | 1,100–1,200 | Jan 31, 1979 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2010 | 702905 | Basic Energy Services, L.P. | Harper SWD #1 21730331 |
| Mar 20, 2007 | 635145 | EOG Resources, Inc. | Gordon SWD #1 21730457 |
| Mar 20, 2007 | 635145 | EOG Resources, Inc. | Gordon SWD #1 21730457 |
| Feb 23, 2007 | 634124 | Salty's Management, L.L.C. | Salty's Hill County SWD #1 21730452 |
| Feb 23, 2007 | 634124 | Salty's Management, L.L.C. | Salty's Hill County SWD #1 21730452 |
| Feb 23, 2007 | 634124 | Salty's Disposal Wells, LP | Salty's Hill County SWD #1 21730452 |
| Sep 21, 2006 | 626275 | Whitehead Prod. Co., Inc. | Harper SWD #1 21730331 |
| Sep 21, 2006 | 626275 | Whitehead Prod. Co., Inc. | Harper SWD #1 21730331 |
About this data
RRC UIC well master and H-10 injection reports, settled through Jun 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/hill, documented in the API reference.