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 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overton, B. #1 | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,100–2,520 | Dec 8, 1982 |
| Gunn, Frances #23 | Texaco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Sep 20, 1982 |
| Settles -A- #8NG | Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | Dec 1, 1982 |
| Clark, Norma Jean et Al #2 | Republic Mineral Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | Nov 24, 1982 |
| East Vealmoor Unit #6 | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | May 16, 1983 |
| Myers #3 | Flag-Redfern Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 4,960–6,050 | May 23, 1983 |
| Texas Land&mortgage Co.-A-R/A-A- #3 | Amoco Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Apr 2, 1979 |
| Chalk, G. O. #25 | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,069 | Jun 20, 1983 |
| Chalk, G. O. #26 U | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,073 | Jun 20, 1983 |
| Douthit -B- #2W | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Douthit-B 1 #14 | Conocophillips Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,912 | Sep 2, 1983 |
| Wilson, W. L. #3W | K.M.A. Operating, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 7,644 | Sep 20, 1983 |
| Marie Holzworth #A 4 | Triple "N" Services, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,500–1,524 | Sep 9, 1983 |
| Denman -C- #13W | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,650 | Feb 8, 1984 |
| Roberts, Dora #116YW | Westport Oil and Gas Company, LP | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,300 | Sep 5, 1984 |
| Warder #31W | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,332–2,869 | Nov 20, 1986 |
| Warder #36 | Sheridan Production Company, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,338–2,862 | Nov 20, 1986 |
| Roberts, Dora, B. D. & E. #234 | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,357 | Aug 31, 1984 |
| Roberts, Dora, B. D. & E. #4074 | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,242 | Aug 31, 1984 |
| Roberts, Dora, -E- #3A | Midland Res. Oper. Co., Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,840 | Dec 12, 1984 |
| Sprague -A- #8W | Hrubetz Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,550 | Feb 12, 1985 |
| Chalk, Otis /EO/ #6 | Gruy Petroleum Management Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,700 | Apr 3, 1985 |
| Quinn #4 | Circle H Oil Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 3,152 | May 7, 1985 |
| Settles, W. R. -B- #11 | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,100 | Jun 21, 1985 |
| Wheeler, R. M. #2D | V-F Petroleum Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,060 | Jan 22, 1986 |
| Chalk, Mary #45 | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,050 | Mar 26, 1986 |
| Warder #34 | Basa Resources, Inc. | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,338 | Mar 4, 1986 |
| Hyman, Sarah #24W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,316 | Apr 17, 1986 |
| Odaniel, A. E. #19 | Samson Resources Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,619 | May 15, 1986 |
| Frazier, Nell Estate #7 | Republic Mineral Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,111 | Jun 16, 1981 |
| Foster, W. L. #5 #102W | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,400 | May 20, 1986 |
| Foster, W. L. #5 #103W | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,400 | May 20, 1986 |
| Foster, W. L. #5 #101W | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,400 | May 20, 1986 |
| Foster, W. L. #5 #104W | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,400 | May 20, 1986 |
| Foster, W. L. #5 #98W | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,400 | May 20, 1986 |
| Foster, W. L. #5 #99W | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,400 | May 20, 1986 |
| Foster, W. L. #5 #100W | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,400 | May 20, 1986 |
| Settles -B- #10W | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,608 | Aug 27, 1986 |
| Wilkinson #1W | Sierra Petroleum Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,161 | Sep 11, 1986 |
| Patterson Moc #5 | Tanos Production, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Roberts, Dora, -A- #6 | Southland Royalty Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,500–4,500 | Jun 12, 1978 |
| TXL, B.S. -B- #22W | Barranca Oil, Limited | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| O'Daniel, B. S. -B- #18W | WF Company, Ltd. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Snyder, B. S. -E- #8W | Barranca Oil, Limited | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Snyder, B. S. -E- #36W | Barranca Oil, Limited | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| O'Daniel, B. S. -C- #20W | Barranca Oil, Limited | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Chalk -A- #2 | Wood, McShane & Thams | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,412–1,889 | — |
| Chalk -A- #6W | Wood, McShane & Thams | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Scott, John #6 | Egi, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Reed -A- #3X | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Douthit -B- #2W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Reed -B- #7 | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,272–2,470 | — |
| Chalk, G. O. -G- #1 | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,580–1,592 | — |
| Douthit -B- #5 | Wash, Robert C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Douthit -B- #10 | Wash, Robert C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Davis, J. P. Heirs -B- #12T | Baylor Operating, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| East Vealmoor Unit #61 | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Abrams #1 | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Roberts,dora,whitehorse W.F. #19 | Amerada Hess Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Roberts,dora,whitehorse W.F. #20 | Amerada Hess Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Roberts,dora,whitehorse W.F. #25 | Amerada Hess Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Roberts, Dora #26 | Amerada Hess Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Roberts,dora,whitehorse W.F. #33 | Amerada Hess Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| M. H. O'Daniel # 12 #9 | Dorland, D. L. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Odaniel -B- #13 | Dorland, D. L. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| — #2 | Amerada Hess Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| — #9 | Amerada Hess Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Reed Bros. De #207 | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jul 17, 1990 |
| East Vealmoor Unit #69W | Exxon Mobil Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 7,014–7,600 | Apr 15, 1996 |
| Goodell 42 #1D | Birch Operations, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jul 10, 2018 |
| Bell, Georgia #126 | Socony Mobil Oil Company, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jul 14, 1964 |
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.