Produced water and disposal in Howard 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 →
Howard County has 1,165 active injection and disposal wells, 252 of them permitted for disposal, with 5.8 million barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 496 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to September 2025, down 1% on the year before, about 23% of what the permits allow.
102 deep disposal wells here report daily to TexNet; they injected 763,437 barrels a day in August 2026. Same-well volumes were down 6% on a year earlier.
DKL Water Gathering Permian, LLC is the largest injector in the county, with 153 million barrels reported across 32 active wells.
137 M2+ earthquakes were located in the county's area over the last two years, the largest M4.3.
- 1,165
- active injection wells, 252 for disposal
- 5.8M
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 496M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Sep 2025 -1%
- 23%
- of permitted capacity used
- 3,042
- UIC permits on file, all time
- 763K
- bbl/d, 102 daily reporters, Aug 2026
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO SEP 2025
Last 12 months 495,565,243 · prior 12 500,553,061(-1%)
UT BEG TexNet injection reporting tool
Deep disposal, reported daily
- 763K
- bbl per day, Aug 2026
- 102
- wells reporting
- 19
- operators
- -6%
- same wells vs a year earlier
| Well | Operator | bbl/d |
|---|---|---|
| 22740777 | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | 39,706 |
| 22741688 | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | 26,656 |
| 22740310 | DKL Water Gathering Permian, LLC | 26,320 |
| 22741419 | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | 23,403 |
| 22739854 | DKL Water Gathering Permian, LLC | 22,613 |
| 22739185 | P4 Operating, LLC | 22,034 |
| 22739585 | DKL Water Gathering Permian, LLC | 20,924 |
| 22742503 | Bayswater Operating Company LLC | 19,582 |
| 22742170 | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | 19,465 |
| 22737880 | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | 19,402 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DKL Water Gathering Permian, LLC | 153M | 32 | 871K |
| Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | 61.5M | 15 | 444K |
| Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | 47.6M | 170 | 808K |
| Basa Resources, Inc. | 39.8M | 143 | 575K |
| Oxyrock Operating, LLC | 37.4M | 15 | 265K |
| Surge Operating, LLC | 23.5M | 17 | 268K |
| Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 19.1M | 13 | 326K |
| Bayswater Operating Company LLC | 18.5M | 8 | 140K |
| Grayrock Energy II, LLC | 17.5M | 262 | 265K |
| SM Energy Company | 16.6M | 5 | 195K |
| Birch Operations, Inc. | 8.7M | 2 | 140K |
| Apache Corporation | 8.36M | 72 | 255K |
| Outlaw Water Services LLC | 5.2M | 2 | 75K |
| P4 Operating, LLC | 5.12M | 8 | 156K |
| Select Water Solutions, LLC | 3.7M | 6 | 185K |
| Overflow Energy Permian, LLC | 3.6M | 2 | 65K |
| Bce-Mach III LLC | 2.99M | 48 | 50.1K |
| Founders SWD, LLC | 2.22M | 1 | 20K |
| R2Q Operating LLC | 1.84M | 9 | 16.5K |
| OXY USA Inc. | 1.81M | 3 | 40K |
Injection permits
3,071 UIC PERMITS · 1,165 ACTIVE · PAGE 25 OF 31
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk, G. O. -C- #25U | Conocophillips Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,950–2,600 | Feb 25, 1988 |
| Chalk, G. O. -C- #24U | Conocophillips Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,950–2,600 | Feb 25, 1988 |
| Chalk, G. O. -C- #21U | Conocophillips Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,950–2,600 | Feb 25, 1988 |
| Chalk, G. O. #20U | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,025–2,600 | Feb 25, 1988 |
| Hyman, Sarah #52W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,050–2,300 | Mar 17, 1988 |
| Kelly-Roberts #3W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,069–2,222 | May 17, 1988 |
| Kelly-Roberts #11 | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,032–2,321 | May 17, 1988 |
| Kelly-Roberts #17W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,050–2,332 | May 17, 1988 |
| Hyman, Sarah #9W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,075–2,220 | May 16, 1988 |
| Hyman, Sarah #19W | Conoco Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,056–2,217 | May 16, 1988 |
| Hyman, Sarah #29W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,031–2,382 | May 16, 1988 |
| Hyman, Sarah #30W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,060–2,392 | May 16, 1988 |
| Hyman, Sarah #31W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,029–2,324 | May 16, 1988 |
| Hyman, Sarah #36W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,084–2,325 | May 16, 1988 |
| Hyman, Sarah #33W | Conocophillips Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,052–2,337 | May 16, 1988 |
| Settles, W. R. -A- #149 | Conocophillips Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,050–2,550 | Aug 10, 1988 |
| Settles, W. R. -A- #151 | Conocophillips Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,050–2,550 | Jun 27, 1989 |
| Settles-Yates Unit #22R | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,050–2,550 | Jun 27, 1989 |
| Clay,h. R., -B- #8 | Donovan Investment Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,775–1,910 | — |
| Chalk, G. O. -E- #28 | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,010–3,300 | Sep 1, 1989 |
| Roberts, Dora #7W | Conocophillips Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,345–2,710 | Apr 25, 1990 |
| Roberts, Dora #12W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,308–2,562 | Apr 25, 1990 |
| Roberts, Dora #26W | Conocophillips Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,570–1,908 | Apr 25, 1990 |
| Roberts, Dora #28W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,540–1,865 | Apr 25, 1990 |
| Roberts, Dora #32W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,544–1,817 | Apr 25, 1990 |
| Roberts, Dora #40W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,538–1,815 | Apr 25, 1990 |
| Roberts, Dora #41W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,555–1,833 | Apr 25, 1990 |
| Roberts, Dora #42W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,541–1,811 | Apr 25, 1990 |
| Roberts, Dora #43W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,573–1,851 | Apr 25, 1990 |
| Roberts, Dora #50W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,557–1,835 | Apr 25, 1990 |
| Roberts, Dora #51W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,564–1,843 | Apr 25, 1990 |
| Roberts, Dora, -E- #2W | Midland Res. Oper. Co., Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,442–1,528 | Apr 10, 1992 |
| Stewart, G. C. #21W | Apache Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,100–2,578 | Dec 20, 1996 |
| Guitar Trust Estate -D- #4 | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 3,198–3,210 | Sep 19, 2002 |
| Guitar Trust Estate -D- #5 | Americo Energy Resources, LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 600 | 3,214–3,232 | Sep 19, 2002 |
| Guitar Trust Estate -D- #9 | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 3,186–3,210 | Sep 19, 2002 |
| Guitar Trust Estate -D- #11 | Americo Energy Resources, LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 600 | 3,176–3,196 | Sep 19, 2002 |
| Guitar Trust Estate -D- #14 | Americo Energy Resources, LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 600 | 3,200–3,220 | Sep 19, 2002 |
| Bellam #12 | Linn Operating, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,655–2,675 | Nov 29, 2005 |
| Bellam #15 | New Height Energy, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,371–2,730 | Dec 21, 2004 |
| Bellnolia #13 | Linn Operating, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,375–2,850 | Dec 21, 2004 |
| T. X. L. #4 | Turner-Koger | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,678–2,738 | May 24, 1965 |
| Chalk,mary #70 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,353–3,117 | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Denman, L. C. #3W | W.H.D., Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 550 | 2,520–2,848 | Sep 30, 1968 |
| Edwards, M. M. #31W | Quay Valley, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 525 | 2,570–2,784 | Nov 15, 1961 |
| M. M. Edwards. #32W | Saga Pet. Ltd Liability Co of Co | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 525 | 2,566–2,694 | Nov 15, 1961 |
| Clay, H. R. -B- Amoco #8 | Westport Oil and Gas Company Inc | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,269–2,455 | Apr 19, 1973 |
| Clay, H. R. -B- Amoco #13W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,232–2,434 | Sep 4, 1973 |
| Clay, H. R. -B- Amoco #13 | Westport Oil and Gas Company, LP | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,232–2,434 | Sep 4, 1973 |
| Clay, H. R. -C- #1 | Breitburn Operating L.P. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,294–2,504 | Sep 4, 1973 |
| Settles-Yates Unit #1W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,257–1,342 | — |
| Settles-Yates Unit #3W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,246–1,330 | — |
| Settles-Yates Unit #11W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,330–1,362 | — |
| Settles-Yates Unit #13W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,235–1,330 | — |
| Settles-Yates Unit #14W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,243–1,298 | — |
| Settles-Yates Unit #21W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,233–1,342 | — |
| Settles-Yates Unit #34W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,307–1,356 | — |
| Settles-Yates Unit #38W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,294–1,370 | — |
| Settles-Yates Unit #47W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,275–1,300 | — |
| Settles-Yates Unit #48W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,298–1,318 | — |
| Settles-Yates Unit #54W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,267–1,348 | — |
| Settles-Yates Unit #59W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,284–1,298 | — |
| Settles-Yates Unit #65W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,265–1,326 | — |
| Settles-Yates Unit #66W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,276–1,282 | — |
| Settles-Yates Unit #67W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,217–1,329 | — |
| Clay, H. R. #11W | Wigington, James Robert | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,701–1,863 | Oct 30, 1972 |
| Roberts, Dora -a- & -B- #5B | Tejones Operating Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,713–1,863 | Jun 1, 1954 |
| Douthit Unit #304W | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,452–1,471 | Jul 7, 1969 |
| Douthit Unit #305W | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,431–1,448 | Jan 11, 1968 |
| Douthit Unit #306W | Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,416–1,436 | Jul 7, 1969 |
| Douthit Unit #507W | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,522–1,539 | Jan 11, 1968 |
| Douthit Unit #509W | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,392–1,408 | Jan 11, 1968 |
| Douthit Unit #704W | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,348–1,365 | Jan 11, 1968 |
| Owen-Chalk #7W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,453–1,597 | Nov 21, 1946 |
| Owen-Chalk #12W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,569–1,589 | Nov 21, 1946 |
| Owen-Chalk #16W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,554–1,577 | Nov 21, 1946 |
| Clay #3W | Vista Resources, Inc. (A) | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,800–3,150 | Nov 24, 1967 |
| Douthit #36W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,642–3,081 | Nov 1, 1977 |
| Chalk, G. O. -D- #8 L | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,862–3,104 | Aug 26, 1971 |
| Chalk, Otis #1W | Chevron Midcontinent, L.P. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,757–2,899 | Jul 27, 1971 |
| Dodge Estate #7W | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,450–2,800 | Mar 20, 1980 |
| Dodge Estate #8W | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,450–2,800 | Mar 20, 1980 |
| Dodge Estate #9W | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,450–2,800 | Oct 29, 1965 |
| Dodge Estate #21W | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,400–2,800 | Jan 30, 1978 |
| Dodge Estate #22W | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,400–2,800 | Jan 30, 1978 |
| Dodge Estate #23W | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,450–2,800 | Jan 24, 1980 |
| Dodge Estate #25W | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,450–2,800 | Jan 24, 1980 |
| Davis, Emma F. #6W | Extex Operating Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,529–2,585 | Feb 19, 1968 |
| Jones, Percy #26W | Bristol Resources Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,440–2,662 | — |
| Jones, Percy #28W | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,443–2,724 | — |
| Denman -E- #3W | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,650–2,930 | Jun 1, 1967 |
| Read, W. R. -A- #1D | Royalty Resources, L.L.C. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,600–2,825 | May 16, 1974 |
| Read, W. R. Etal -B- Sec. 48 #7D | Patriot Services, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 2,660–2,840 | May 1, 1968 |
| Odaniel, M. H. #15W | F & M Oil & Gas Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,582–2,690 | Oct 12, 1971 |
| Edwards, M. M. #21W | Dorland, D. L. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 2,578–2,631 | Jun 2, 1977 |
| Edwards, M.M. "A" #4D | Saga Pet. Ltd Liability Co of Co | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 2,536–2,625 | Apr 22, 1975 |
| Snyder -C- #6W | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,552–2,900 | Jul 30, 1973 |
| T. X. L. -E- #16W | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,638–2,900 | May 23, 1967 |
| Southland -A- #5W | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,656–2,906 | Oct 3, 1974 |
| Southland -A- #8W | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,670–2,900 | May 23, 1967 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2025 | 909991 | DKL Water Gathering Permian, LLC | Top Gun SWD #1 22742769 |
| Jan 3, 2025 | 904948 | Solaris Water Midstream, LLC | Apollo SWD #3 22739338 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | 903178 | Surge Operating, LLC | Dexter SWD #1D 22741596 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | 896218 | NGL Water Solutions Permian, LLC | Howard Snell SWD #2 22739131 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | 896217 | NGL Water Solutions Permian, LLC | Howard Snell SWD #1 22739130 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 894861 | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | Griffin SWD #1H 22741788 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | 893408 | Crownquest Operating, LLC | Tubb SWD #1D 22739562 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | 893117 | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | Ingram SWD #1H 22742238 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | 891327 | H2O Midstream Permian LLC | Newton 10 SWD #2 22739571 |
| May 12, 2023 | 890127 | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | Will Ed SWD #1H 22742170 |
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/howard, documented in the API reference.