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, 251 of them permitted for disposal, with 5.8 million barrels a day of permitted capacity.

Operators reported 489 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to June 2025, down 4% 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 157 million barrels reported across 31 active wells.

136 M2+ earthquakes were located in the county's area over the last two years, the largest M4.3.

1,165: active injection wells, 251 for disposal
5.82M: bbl/d permitted capacity
489M: bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 -4%
23%: of permitted capacity used
3,039: UIC permits on file, all time
763K: bbl/d, 102 daily reporters, Aug 2026

Reported injection, by month

H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO JUN 2025

Last 12 months 488,572,019 · prior 12 508,793,692(-4%)

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	157M	31	851K
Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC	59.3M	15	444K
Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	47.1M	170	808K
Basa Resources, Inc.	39.7M	143	575K
Oxyrock Operating, LLC	31.1M	15	265K
Surge Operating, LLC	23.2M	17	268K
Deep Blue Operating I LLC	21.3M	13	326K
Bayswater Operating Company LLC	18.6M	8	140K
Grayrock Energy II, LLC	18.3M	263	257K
SM Energy Company	13M	5	195K
Birch Operations, Inc.	9.19M	2	140K
Apache Corporation	7.35M	73	256K
Outlaw Water Services LLC	5.63M	2	75K
P4 Operating, LLC	4.85M	8	156K
Select Water Solutions, LLC	3.92M	6	185K
Bce-Mach III LLC	3.03M	48	50.1K
Overflow Energy Permian, LLC	2.88M	2	65K
Founders SWD, LLC	2.06M	1	20K
OXY USA Inc.	1.95M	3	40K
Extex Operating Company	1.87M	9	16.5K

Injection permits

3,068 UIC PERMITS · 1,165 ACTIVE · PAGE 3 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 Estate #13W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	400K	4,000	2,019–2,182	Jan 13, 2015
Settles, W. R. -A- #56W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	400K	3,000	1,533–2,685	Apr 17, 2012
Chalk, G. O. -C- #40U	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	399K	4,000	2,258–3,118	Feb 16, 2016
Settles, W. R. #122YW	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	399K	5,000	1,320–1,340	Jun 9, 2011
Kloh #37L	Grayrock Energy II, LLC	Active	Enhanced recovery	396K	5,000	2,290–2,600	Oct 1, 1999
Chalk, G. O.-G- #25W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	396K	2,000	2,600–3,100	Nov 29, 2012
Kloh #47U	Grayrock Energy II, LLC	Active	Enhanced recovery	395K	1,500	2,000–2,300	Oct 1, 1999
Chalk, G. O.-G- #48W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	392K	2,000	2,000–2,250	Jan 13, 2015
Chalk, Sloan #21W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	392K	2,000	1,986–2,238	Jan 16, 2015
Eason, S. T. #8	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	391K	5,000	2,072–2,504	Mar 22, 2022
Kloh #37U	Grayrock Energy II, LLC	Active	Enhanced recovery	390K	5,000	2,000–2,290	Oct 1, 1999
Settles, W. R. #37W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	387K	2,000	2,079–2,504	Nov 23, 2010
Senza #2	Select Water Solutions, LLC	Active	Disposal	384K	20,000	3,200–5,300	Apr 6, 2017
Roberts, Dora -Bde- #320W	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	384K	1,400	2,332–2,875	Dec 30, 1986
Settles, W. R. -A- #49W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	381K	4,000	2,104–2,486	Aug 8, 2014
Roberts, Dora #31W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	377K	4,000	2,300–2,580	Feb 1, 2022
Warder #46W	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	375K	5,000	2,300–3,400	Jul 2, 2014
Chalk, G. O.-A- #21L	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	375K	4,000	3,007–3,928	Nov 18, 2020
Douthit #47	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	373K	1,500	1,400–3,300	Jun 5, 2026
Chalk,mary #67W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	365K	4,000	2,171–3,123	Jan 13, 2015
Lloyd SWD #2	New Height Energy, LLC	Active	Disposal	362K	8,000	2,714–3,122	Oct 14, 2013
Roberts, Dora -Bde- #296U	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	361K	3,000	2,000–3,000	Jul 15, 2013
Douthit #34W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	360K	800	1,400–3,300	Dec 27, 1990
Settles, W. R. -A- #113W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	358K	2,000	2,311–2,668	Dec 15, 2010
Chalk, G.O.-E- #5 W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	357K	6,000	1,476–1,808	Oct 16, 2012
Reed -A- #24	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	357K	3,000	2,800–3,260	Sep 19, 2013
Kloh #45L	Grayrock Energy II, LLC	Active	Enhanced recovery	356K	1,500	2,340–2,600	Aug 24, 2022
Chalk, G. O. -D- #14A	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	354K	2,000	2,100–3,062	Nov 28, 2012
Roberts, Dora -Bde- #297L	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	352K	1,500	2,000–3,000	Feb 13, 2018
Chalk,mary #83	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	348K	2,000	2,600–4,122	Apr 7, 2021
Roberts, Dora #43L	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	345K	1,500	2,000–2,560	May 26, 2010
Hyman, Sarah #50W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	339K	2,000	1,997–3,050	Apr 15, 2015
Chalk, G. O. -D- #17 W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	337K	3,000	2,806–3,830	May 7, 2012
Roberts, Dora -Bde- #454W	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	336K	5,000	2,300–2,900	Jun 28, 2011
Roberts, Dora -A- #22RW	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	333K	5,000	2,300–3,400	Jul 2, 2014
Chalk #2UW	Extex Operating Company	Active	Enhanced recovery	333K	1,500	2,100–2,992	Aug 25, 1997
Reed -A- #18W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	332K	3,000	2,800–3,302	Sep 19, 2013
Ovation Guitar SWD #1D	Oxyrock Operating, LLC	Active	Disposal	331K	15,000	3,280–3,960	Apr 1, 2015
Hyman, Sarah #46W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	323K	4,000	1,316–2,490	Dec 16, 2025
Chalk, G. O.-A- #9	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	322K	4,000	1,750–2,969	Jan 13, 2015
Chalk, G. O. -C- #23W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	322K	3,000	2,208–3,190	Jun 14, 2011
Kloh -A- #11U	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	319K	5,000	2,100–2,500	Jul 21, 2020
Hyman, Sarah #48W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	313K	4,000	1,396–2,430	Dec 16, 2025
Chalk, G. O. -D- #26 W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	308K	2,000	2,010–3,300	Aug 21, 2012
Chalk, G. O. #1 W	Grayrock Energy II, LLC	Active	Enhanced recovery	306K	2,000	1,506–2,909	Mar 28, 2017
Davis, Emma F Estate -A- #1	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Disposal	300K	10,000	4,400–7,508	Jul 8, 1993
Settles, W. R. #23L	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	292K	3,000	2,000–3,000	Apr 25, 1996
Roberts, Dora -Bde- #4105L	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	290K	2,000	2,000–3,000	Nov 8, 1993
Overton, B. #32	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	289K	5,000	2,092–2,488	Mar 25, 2011
Owen-Chalk #46W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	287K	2,000	2,048–2,400	Apr 7, 2015
Griffin SWD #1H	Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC	Active	Disposal	285K	30,000	7,763–8,390	Aug 31, 2023
Chalk, G. O. #25W	Grayrock Energy II, LLC	Active	Enhanced recovery	284K	2,500	2,900–3,719	Dec 21, 2020
Chalk, G.O.-B- #12	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	281K	4,000	2,600–3,900	Jan 13, 2015
Settles, W. R. #39W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Disposal	272K	1,000	2,341–2,515	Apr 25, 2005
Chalk, G. O. -C- #21	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	269K	2,000	1,950–3,250	Oct 18, 2012
Chalk, G. O. -C- #40L	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	266K	4,000	3,150–4,300	Aug 7, 2015
Chalk, G. O. -C- #24	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	266K	1,350	2,253–3,062	Sep 26, 2011
Chalk, G. O. -D- #22W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Disposal	264K	2,000	2,130–3,110	May 2, 2016
Glasscock, Howard W. (G-S) Unit #121RW	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	260K	5,000	2,000–2,700	Jan 26, 2016
Roberts, Dora -Bde- #4106U	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	260K	3,000	2,000–3,000	Jul 24, 2012
Southeast Luther/Fusselman/ Unit #801WI	Trek Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	257K	2,500	9,951–9,992	Aug 1, 2005
Roberts, Dora -Bde- #290U	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	257K	3,000	2,000–3,000	Apr 20, 2010
Read 33 SWD #1	Paladin Petroleum III, L.L.C.	Active	Disposal	257K	10,000	3,000–4,320	Jan 26, 2019
Chalk, Otis #14W	Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C.	Active	Enhanced recovery	256K	1,000	2,000–2,400	Apr 19, 2019
Tindol 19 #1 D	Bayswater Operating Company LLC	Active	Disposal	254K	15,000	3,300–5,020	Feb 16, 2021
Chalk, G. O.-G- #37	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	254K	2,000	2,562–3,100	Apr 14, 2019
Roberts, Dora -Bde- #287L	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	249K	2,000	2,000–3,000	Nov 8, 1993
Settles, W. R. #19C	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	248K	600	2,200–2,600	Jul 24, 1985
Roberts, Dora -A- #26L	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	248K	5,000	2,000–3,000	Jul 15, 2013
Chalk, G. O. -C- #5BW	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	245K	1,350	1,950–3,300	Jan 13, 2015
Chalk, G. O.-G- #51W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	239K	2,000	2,000–2,300	Jan 13, 2015
Roberts, Dora #39 W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	236K	2,000	1,300–1,475	Feb 24, 2014
Chalk, G. O. #13W	Grayrock Energy II, LLC	Active	Enhanced recovery	235K	2,000	2,084–2,198	Jun 5, 2013
T. L. & M. -B- #16	New Height Energy, LLC	Active	Enhanced recovery	234K	2,500	2,790–2,912	Apr 18, 2011
Chalk, G. O. -C- #25	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	234K	1,350	1,950–3,250	Apr 2, 2009
Settles, W. R. -A- #4W	Wash, Robert C. Inc.	Active	Disposal	233K	685	1,265–1,310	Mar 28, 1977
Southeast Luther/Fusselman/ Unit #2103W	Trek Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	230K	1,500	9,832–9,884	Mar 12, 2009
Chalk, G. O.-G- #21W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	229K	2,000	1,987–2,160	Dec 8, 2022
Roberts, Dora #55W	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	227K	5,000	2,300–3,400	Jul 6, 2015
Kloh #33U	Grayrock Energy II, LLC	Active	Enhanced recovery	224K	1,500	2,000–2,600	Oct 1, 1999
Douthit, E. W. De #11W	Grayrock Energy II, LLC	Active	Enhanced recovery	211K	2,000	2,751–3,100	Jun 3, 2014
Edwards, M. M. #58	New Height Energy, LLC	Active	Enhanced recovery	209K	1,000	2,515–2,667	Sep 19, 2000
Douthit #32	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	206K	800	1,400–3,300	Dec 27, 1990
Hyman, Sarah #40W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	204K	5,000	2,050–2,450	Sep 19, 2014
Owen-Chalk #39W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	203K	2,000	2,600–3,100	Jan 14, 2015
Settles, W. R. -A- #76	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	203K	1,500	2,094–2,512	May 27, 2015
Roberts, Dora #33L	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	202K	1,500	2,600–3,000	Jun 25, 2018
Chalk, G.O.-E- #25 W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	201K	4,000	1,478–1,946	Jun 5, 2012
Roberts, Dora -Bde- #260W	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Disposal	199K	1,400	2,345–2,680	Dec 30, 1986
Reed. L. R & W. N. #2	Grayrock Energy II, LLC	Active	Enhanced recovery	197K	800	2,167–3,300	Sep 28, 2021
Chalk, G. O. -D- #12A	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	196K	1,000	2,252–3,079	Aug 4, 2010
Waldron, S. #7W	Americo Energy Resources, LLC	Active	Disposal	194K	3,000	10,100–10,167	Aug 12, 2009
Roberts, Dora -A- #24W	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	192K	5,000	2,000–3,000	Sep 3, 2013
Allar #1D	Deep Blue Operating I LLC	Active	Disposal	191K	6,000	3,460–6,500	Jun 12, 2008
Overton, B. #43 W	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.	Active	Enhanced recovery	190K	5,000	2,000–2,650	Nov 7, 2013
Ray, Dois #1	P4 Operating, LLC	Active	Disposal	190K	25,000	3,104–3,230	Aug 29, 2014
Glasscock, Howard W. (G-S) Unit #132RW	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	188K	5,000	2,000–2,700	Jan 26, 2016
Settles, W. R. #21U	Basa Resources, Inc.	Active	Enhanced recovery	186K	3,000	2,000–3,000	Aug 18, 2015
Cooper #4W	Sweet Crude Operating LLC	Active	Disposal	186K	1,000	2,640–2,960	May 14, 2018
Kloh #34U	Grayrock Energy II, LLC	Active	Enhanced recovery	186K	1,500	2,000–2,275	Oct 1, 1999

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 Jun 2025; TexNet daily injection for Aug 2026; disposal permit tags from Petrora's sector classifier.

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