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 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts, Dora, B. D. & E. #485W | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | May 22, 1961 |
| Roberts, Dora, B. D. & E. #487W | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Roberts, Dora, B. D. & E. #489W | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Roberts, Dora, B. D. & E. #490W | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | May 22, 1961 |
| Roberts, Dora, B. D. & E. #491W | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | May 22, 1961 |
| Roberts, Dora, B. D. & E. #495W | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | May 22, 1961 |
| Roberts, Dora, B. D. & E. #496W | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | May 22, 1961 |
| Roberts, Dora, B. D. & E. #497W | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | May 22, 1961 |
| Chalk, Otis #30LW | Union Oil Company of California | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | May 11, 1983 |
| Chalk -A- #8W | Wood, McShane & Thams | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,594–2,330 | Nov 19, 1974 |
| Clay #2W | Vista Resources, Inc. (A) | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,305 | Nov 20, 1984 |
| Clay #1W | Wood, McShane & Thams | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,233 | Nov 20, 1984 |
| Chalk, G. O. #28W | Wood, McShane & Thams | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Douthit, E. W., -De- #9W | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Oct 4, 1972 |
| Reed -A- #7W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Scott, John #7W | Centennial Energy Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Stockton, W. E. -B- #1D | Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | Jan 23, 1975 |
| Hyman -E- #1W | Foster, W.P. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Douthit G #1D | Sandstone Oil & Gas | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | May 6, 1972 |
| Roberts, Dora #2D | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 3,133–3,469 | Sep 15, 1986 |
| Roberts, Dora #18D | Dekalb Energy Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Foster, W. L. 5 #6W | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Nov 19, 1962 |
| Echols, Cora Lee, Mrs., -A- #23W | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jan 7, 1964 |
| Echols, Cora Lee, Mrs., -B- #7W | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jan 7, 1964 |
| T. L. & M. Co. Coop. Inj. #2W | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jan 7, 1964 |
| T. L. & M. Co. Coop. Inj. #4W | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jan 7, 1964 |
| Bell, A. M. #13W | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jun 3, 1961 |
| Bell, A. M. #14W | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jun 3, 1961 |
| Foster, W. L. #1 #34W | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jun 3, 1961 |
| Jones, Percy #27W | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Jones, Percy #34W | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Jones, Percy #35W | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Read, W. R. #6W | Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | Jun 28, 1966 |
| Jones, Percy -A- #4AD | Northwest Oil Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Denman, L. C., -C- #9W | Zzron Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Denman -D- #8W | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Read #4D | Speck's Oil Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Graham, Virgil, /Salvage/ #1 | Hwy 87 SWD | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 4,000 | — |
| Patterson -C- #3W | American Petrofina Co. of Tex. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Patterson -C- #4W | American Petrofina Co. of Tex. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Patterson -D- #4W | Tanos Production, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Willcox, Jack #1W | Tanos Production, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | May 28, 1976 |
| Barnett -A- #6W | Clark, Lester | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | Aug 26, 1976 |
| Patterson-Duncan #2W | Duncan Drilling Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Cherry, Edgar F. -A- #1D | Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | Mar 10, 1969 |
| Guitar Trust Estate #4 | Markland Corp. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Edwards, M. M. #3W | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Nov 4, 1965 |
| Edwards, M. M. #7W | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Nov 22, 1971 |
| Odaniel, M. H. -B- #7W | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Sep 24, 1964 |
| Snyder, B. S. -E- #24W | Barranca Oil, Limited | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Snyder, B. S. -E- #25W | Barranca Oil, Limited | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Snyder, B. S. -E- #30W | Barranca Oil, Limited | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Snyder, Susie B. #1W | Fair Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Odaniel -B- #6W | Dorland, D. L. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Sep 13, 1967 |
| O'Daniel, B. S. -A- #9W | WF Company, Ltd. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| TXL, B. S. -C- #39W | WF Company, Ltd. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| O'Daniel, B. S. -B- #4W | WF Company, Ltd. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Oct 27, 1961 |
| O'Daniel, B. S. -B- #11W | WF Company, Ltd. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| O'Daniel, B. S. -B- #15W | WF Company, Ltd. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| O'Daniel, B. S. -B- #17W | WF Company, Ltd. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Snyder -C- #7W | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Snyder, B. S. -C- #44W | Wood, McShane & Thams 664 | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Dec 19, 1966 |
| Dawson #3D | Gulf Oil Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Guitar -C- #1W | Gulf Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Guitar -F- #3 | Gulf Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Guitar -D- #3W | Gulf Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Nov 20, 1967 |
| Guitar J #3 | Gulf Oil Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Nov 20, 1967 |
| Guitar Consolidated #101W | Gulf Oil Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Nov 20, 1967 |
| Guitar Consolidated #105W | Gulf Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Nov 20, 1967 |
| Guitar Consolidated #302W | J.H.R. Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Nov 20, 1967 |
| Guitar Consolidated #401W | J.H.R. Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Nov 20, 1967 |
| Guitar Consolidated #402W | J.H.R. Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Nov 20, 1967 |
| Guitar Consolidated #405W | J.H.R. Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Nov 20, 1967 |
| Martin, Dewey #1W | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Martin, Dewey #2W | Lariat Petroleum, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Martin, Dewey #6W | Hale, Mike E. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Martin, Dewey #7W | Hale, Mike E. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Guitar Trust Estate -C- #7W | Oklahoma RB Operating Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Guitar Trust Estate #3W | T.A.P.S., Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | Jun 30, 1978 |
| Evgp-LPG #1 | Texaco E & P Inc. | Plugged | Storage | — | — | — | — |
| Evgp-LPG #2 | Texaco E & P Inc. | Plugged | Storage | — | — | — | — |
| Evgp-LPG #3 | Texaco E & P Inc. | Plugged | Storage | — | — | — | — |
| Evgp-LPG #4 | Texaco E & P Inc. | Plugged | Storage | — | — | — | — |
| Evgp-LPG #5 | Texaco E & P Inc. | Plugged | Storage | — | — | — | — |
| Evgp-LPG #6 | Texaco E & P Inc. | Plugged | Storage | — | — | — | — |
| Evgp-LPG #7 | Texaco E & P Inc. | Plugged | Storage | — | — | — | — |
| Evgp-LPG #8 | Texaco E & P Inc. | Plugged | Storage | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson, W. L. -a- -48- #1W | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Midland | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Roberts, Dora #213YW | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Nov 29, 1960 |
| Roberts, Dora #3QW | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Nov 29, 1960 |
| Chalk, Mary #28W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,522–1,628 | Mar 3, 1967 |
| Chalk, Sloan #1W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Denman, L. C. -B- #6W | American Exploration Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Roberts, Dora Yates Waterflood #C403W | Amerada Hess Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Stewart Yates Sand Unit #124 | Amerada Hess Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | Aug 17, 1982 |
| Carpenter Estate #2D | Emerald Production Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | Apr 22, 1982 |
| Hyman -C- #10W | Harding Well Service Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | Mar 12, 1979 |
| Dodge, Granville M., Est. #54 | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Mar 28, 1983 |
| 4-A #3W | Hall Oil & Gas | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | Mar 23, 1983 |
| Guitar #1 | Melton, Joe, Drlg. Co., Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | Nov 8, 1982 |
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.