Produced water and disposal in Hutchinson 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 →
Hutchinson County has 233 active injection and disposal wells, 16 of them permitted for disposal, with 2.0 million barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 4.0 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to June 2025, down 15% on the year before, about 1% of what the permits allow.
Burk Royalty Co., Ltd is the largest injector in the county, with 1.0 million barrels reported across 29 active wells.
TexNet located 3 M2+ earthquakes in the county's area over the last two years, the largest M2.5.
- 233
- active injection wells, 16 for disposal
- 2M
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 4.04M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 -15%
- 1%
- of permitted capacity used
- 1,046
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO JUN 2025
Last 12 months 4,040,279 · prior 12 4,754,597(-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | 1.01M | 29 | 41.4K |
| Momentum Oper Co., Inc | 452K | 7 | 14.5K |
| Ponderosa TX Oper LLC | 417K | 12 | 9.07K |
| Large Oper LLC | 358K | 86 | 154K |
| O. H. M. Oper | 336K | 3 | 2.55K |
| Diversified Prod LLC | 259K | 1 | 1.5K |
| Lasater & Co, Inc | 165K | 3 | 1.27K |
| Pampa Water Disposal, Inc | 164K | 1 | 5K |
| Oilwell Operators, Inc | 142K | 4 | 3.45K |
| Elendil Resources LLC | 92.1K | 2 | 5.5K |
| Topper Oil Co | 91.1K | 1 | 500 |
| Lucky Bird Too | 82.1K | 3 | 1.25K |
| Lera | 76.1K | 2 | 3.5K |
| Nexoil, LLC | 69.5K | 1 | 3K |
| Energon Oil, Inc | 54.3K | 1 | 350 |
| D10 Energy LLC | 48.2K | 10 | 2.54K |
| BGM Production, LLC | 40.3K | 1 | 1K |
| Bear Creek Operating | 36.9K | 2 | 190 |
| Borger Resources 3 LLC | 35.5K | 3 | 1.21K |
| Heritage Petro, Inc | 19.7K | 1 | 500 |
Injection permits
1,046 UIC PERMITS · 233 ACTIVE · PAGE 1 OF 11
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson -C- #8 | O. H. M. Oper | Active | Enhanced recovery | 285K | 900 | 2,682–3,082 | Jun 8, 2000 |
| Holt-Eisenhauer A #5 | Diversified Prod LLC | Active | Disposal | 259K | 1,500 | 6,301–6,416 | Aug 27, 1997 |
| Cadillac Jack's #1W | Pampa Water Disposal, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 164K | 5,000 | 2,678–2,904 | Jul 18, 2024 |
| Johnson, E. B. -E- #5W | Ponderosa TX Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 117K | 1,000 | 3,060–3,137 | Mar 25, 2004 |
| Carver, W. A. #40D | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Disposal | 97.9K | 2,000 | 3,500–3,900 | May 28, 1998 |
| Whittenburg-Pulaski #3W | Ponderosa TX Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 97.3K | 1,500 | 2,748–2,823 | Mar 6, 1990 |
| Crosby & Hatcher -A- #2W | Momentum Oper Co., Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 94.9K | 2,300 | 3,190–3,280 | Mar 13, 2009 |
| Stewart #23D | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 93.9K | 1,000 | 3,168–3,216 | Jan 30, 1990 |
| Johnson Ranch -A- #75W | Momentum Oper Co., Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 93K | 1,200 | 3,075–3,111 | Jul 29, 1994 |
| Womble #304W | Elendil Resources LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 92.1K | 2,500 | 3,178–3,224 | Oct 6, 2004 |
| McDowell #9 | Momentum Oper Co., Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 91.1K | 1,000 | 3,252–3,298 | Feb 2, 2006 |
| Sanford, J. M. "E" #16 | Topper Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 91.1K | 500 | 2,700–3,163 | Feb 2, 2009 |
| Whittenburg, J. A. -A- #76W | Ponderosa TX Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 89K | 1,000 | 2,716–2,766 | Nov 17, 1987 |
| South Herring #136 | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 82.3K | 1,400 | 2,968–3,235 | Jul 22, 1999 |
| Lucas #16D | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Other | 79K | 1,500 | 3,098–3,230 | Feb 7, 2002 |
| Armstrong, M.B. #29W | Lera | Active | Enhanced recovery | 76.1K | 2,000 | 3,129–3,204 | Dec 6, 2021 |
| Johnson Ranch -A- #101WI | Momentum Oper Co., Inc | Active | Disposal | 74K | 1,500 | 3,400–3,850 | May 20, 2013 |
| Whittenburg, J. A. -A- #87 | Ponderosa TX Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 72.3K | 1,500 | 2,543–2,770 | Dec 10, 2002 |
| McDowell #6D | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 72.1K | 1,000 | 3,220–3,228 | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Weatherly-Deahl #3D | Nexoil, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 69.5K | 3,000 | 2,900–3,040 | Feb 25, 2008 |
| Spurlock #20D | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Disposal | 67.2K | 1,500 | 3,850–4,455 | Oct 28, 2009 |
| Graham #3 | Lasater & Co, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 57.6K | 600 | 2,980–3,295 | Mar 27, 2008 |
| Herring, -a- & -B- #A 20D | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Disposal | 57.3K | 2,000 | 3,500–3,900 | Aug 11, 1997 |
| Tarbox #7W | Lasater & Co, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 56.2K | 600 | 2,993–3,100 | May 7, 1992 |
| Cockrell-Gulf #6W | Oilwell Operators, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 54.8K | 450 | 2,802–3,080 | Apr 30, 1992 |
| Peacock #2 | Energon Oil, Inc | Active | Disposal | 54.3K | 350 | 4,320–4,388 | Aug 15, 1985 |
| Knudsen #16W | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 54K | 2,000 | 3,050–3,230 | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Badger #50W | O. H. M. Oper | Active | Enhanced recovery | 51.2K | 150 | 2,835–2,903 | Sep 3, 2002 |
| Dial, C. L., Etal #192W | Large Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 48.5K | 323 | 2,370–2,857 | Mar 23, 2009 |
| McDowell #17 | Momentum Oper Co., Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 44.3K | 2,500 | 3,280–3,400 | Sep 7, 2012 |
| Hodges #3 | Oilwell Operators, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 43.3K | 500 | 2,712–2,805 | Jun 28, 1990 |
| Huber-Mayfield #8W | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 41.4K | 3,500 | 3,218–3,306 | Aug 13, 2024 |
| Carver, H. W. #1D | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 40.7K | 1,000 | 3,198–3,256 | Dec 1, 2006 |
| Mollie #8 | BGM Production, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 40.3K | 1,000 | 2,575–2,826 | Feb 23, 2024 |
| Whittenburg, J. A. -A- #3W | Large Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 40.1K | 500 | 2,476–2,737 | Jan 9, 2009 |
| Rubin-McDowell #6W | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 37.5K | 700 | 3,225–3,272 | Mar 12, 2009 |
| Pitts #88W | D10 Energy LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 37.5K | 800 | 2,700–2,874 | May 6, 1991 |
| Huber-Mayfield #20W | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 36.8K | 3,500 | 3,216–3,315 | Aug 13, 2024 |
| Logan-Dunigan #15D | Oilwell Operators, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 36.5K | 500 | 3,185–3,211 | Dec 20, 1989 |
| Groves #14 | Lucky Bird Too | Active | Enhanced recovery | 36K | 250 | 3,257–3,307 | Feb 27, 1986 |
| Thompson -E- #3W | Lucky Bird Too | Active | Enhanced recovery | 35.3K | 500 | 3,165–3,262 | Jul 12, 1993 |
| Herring -A- #11D | Momentum Oper Co., Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 33.8K | 3,000 | 3,400–3,830 | May 24, 2004 |
| Carver Area Waterflood Ut. #1 #13 | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 32.6K | 800 | 3,231–3,250 | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Lyall #11W | Large Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 32.4K | 300 | 2,645–2,750 | Sep 16, 1991 |
| Read #6W | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 32.2K | 500 | 3,027–3,214 | Feb 21, 2025 |
| Ware -A- #12W | Borger Resources 3 LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 31.9K | 150 | 2,871–2,990 | Apr 10, 1991 |
| Hazel #12D | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Disposal | 31.9K | 1,500 | 3,250–3,550 | Oct 13, 1997 |
| Phillips, Otis "A" #8W | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 30.8K | 4,000 | 3,608–3,735 | May 20, 1996 |
| McCarty #12W | Large Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 26K | 400 | 2,640–2,714 | Sep 22, 1993 |
| Dial, C. L., Etal #271W | Large Oper LLC | Active | Other | 25.1K | 150 | 2,998–3,052 | May 4, 1977 |
| Pond, R. L. #20 | Large Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 24.9K | 500 | 2,928–3,074 | Feb 10, 2006 |
| Carver Area Waterflood Unit #2 #33 | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 24.7K | 1,000 | 3,073–3,234 | Sep 30, 2015 |
| Wisdom -WF- #5013W | Large Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 24.1K | 750 | 2,921–2,991 | Jan 30, 2007 |
| Pritchard #17 | Large Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 23.8K | 400 | 2,512–2,730 | Jun 22, 1998 |
| Weatherly #D 4W | Ponderosa TX Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 22.2K | 600 | 2,980–3,122 | Nov 17, 1994 |
| Herring "a" Tract 2 #92 | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 21.5K | 500 | 2,900–3,126 | Nov 24, 2015 |
| Herring -A- #21D | Momentum Oper Co., Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 20.7K | 3,000 | 3,530–3,800 | Aug 20, 1999 |
| Dial, C. L., Etal #325D | Large Oper LLC | Active | Disposal | 20.3K | 3,500 | 3,300–3,600 | May 30, 2017 |
| Watkins #6 | Bear Creek Operating | Active | Enhanced recovery | 19.7K | 90 | 2,644–2,835 | Dec 8, 1988 |
| Wisdom, Belle NCT-1 #5 | Heritage Petro, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 19.7K | 500 | 3,082–3,140 | Jun 29, 2001 |
| Green River #3W | Large Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 19.3K | 700 | 2,952–3,075 | Apr 4, 1989 |
| South Herring #135 | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 18.1K | 1,400 | 3,014–3,166 | Jul 22, 1999 |
| Richards #2 | Bear Creek Operating | Active | Enhanced recovery | 17.2K | 100 | 2,671–2,903 | Nov 11, 1987 |
| Stansberry #25W | Large Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 16.3K | 750 | 2,860–2,942 | Feb 27, 1995 |
| Herring, W.E. #702 | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Disposal | 14.1K | 2,000 | 3,300–3,800 | Apr 10, 1997 |
| Huber-Herring #7 | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 14.1K | 100 | 3,052–3,062 | Nov 27, 1962 |
| Merchant, Ira C. #8 | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 13.8K | 600 | 2,320–2,869 | Jan 31, 1994 |
| Riley -a-, -F-, -G- & -K- #F 22W | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 13.7K | 1,400 | 3,213–3,296 | Mar 21, 1988 |
| Cockrell Ranch T-K A&b #82R | Large Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 12.3K | 2,500 | 2,819–2,856 | Jun 10, 2009 |
| Burnett -RF- #14W | Large Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 11.9K | 150 | 2,887–3,050 | Jan 30, 2009 |
| Lewis, T. D. NCT-1 #44D | Large Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 11.2K | 400 | 2,850–2,950 | Jan 26, 1998 |
| Aram #6D | Lucky Bird Too | Active | Enhanced recovery | 10.8K | 500 | 2,674–2,880 | Feb 29, 1996 |
| Cockrell #5 J | D10 Energy LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 10.8K | 200 | 3,000–3,126 | Nov 14, 2000 |
| Kyle #4 | Borger Res 2 LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 10.6K | 300 | 2,400–2,943 | Sep 23, 1987 |
| Ware Fee #5W | Chase Prod Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 10.4K | 200 | 2,945–3,046 | Oct 22, 1991 |
| Wisdom, Belle #5W | Kodiak Oper, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 8.73K | 200 | 2,944–3,032 | Feb 7, 1995 |
| Moore, J. W. Estate -D- #1W | Red Line Co, Ltd | Active | Other | 7.47K | 298 | 3,027–3,135 | Apr 25, 1962 |
| Comanche #2 | Home Petro Corp | Active | Enhanced recovery | 7.43K | 2,000 | 3,800–7,525 | Apr 19, 2001 |
| Christian, W. S., Etal #8D | Oilwell Operators, Inc | Active | Disposal | 7.3K | 2,000 | 3,200–3,600 | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Deal #3D | Large Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 6.65K | 150 | 2,560–2,764 | Aug 10, 1993 |
| Logan #1 | Large Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 6.2K | 2,000 | 3,112–3,285 | Sep 27, 1994 |
| Jameson #2 D | Ponderosa TX Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 5.85K | 20 | 3,008–3,500 | Dec 2, 1999 |
| Johnson #2 | 3W Production LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 5.85K | 150 | 2,896–3,044 | Feb 21, 1989 |
| Johnson, M. T. #9 | Kodiak Oper, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 5.46K | 200 | 2,810–3,090 | Nov 17, 2008 |
| Garner-Phillips #6 | Ponderosa TX Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 4.78K | 1,000 | 2,600–3,200 | Jun 22, 2009 |
| Ranch -E- & TS-D- #D 3 | Plumley, M. C. & Associates | Active | Enhanced recovery | 4.5K | 500 | 2,950–3,084 | Feb 12, 1993 |
| Stevenson #6WS | Oates, John Co., Inc. | Active | Other | 4.43K | 300 | 3,160–3,320 | — |
| Cockrell, Ellis #3D | Large Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 3.94K | 300 | 2,991–3,056 | Mar 7, 1988 |
| Ware, R. C. #14 | Borger Res 2 LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 3.91K | 300 | 2,918–3,073 | Jun 4, 1986 |
| Hardin-Johnston-Starnes #J 15 | Kodiak Oper, LLC | Active | Other | 3.78K | 150 | 2,900–3,084 | Nov 2, 1977 |
| Whittenburg -A- #6W | Little Oil & Gas | Active | Enhanced recovery | 3.69K | 200 | 2,500–2,770 | Aug 22, 1991 |
| Hutch-D. Jordan #10W | Red Line Co, Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 3.65K | 100 | 2,893–3,040 | Aug 28, 1995 |
| Lasater #2W | Borger Resources 3 LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 3.53K | 60 | 3,090–3,170 | Aug 13, 1993 |
| Moore, J. W., -A- #9 | Red Line Co, Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 3.51K | 200 | 3,050–3,140 | Jun 27, 2007 |
| Ryan #1W | Ponderosa TX Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 3.43K | 800 | 2,950–3,250 | Mar 29, 2013 |
| Whitehall-Burnett -D- #16W | Ponderosa TX Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 3.18K | 200 | 3,028–3,077 | Aug 19, 1999 |
| Stansberry #23 | Large Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 2.85K | 1,000 | 2,752–2,814 | Nov 9, 2012 |
| William "C" #1 | Red Line Co, Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 2.8K | 200 | 3,092–3,380 | Feb 12, 1985 |
| Whittenburg -57- #63W | Large Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 2.71K | 200 | 2,685–2,835 | Jun 27, 1962 |
| Childers #24 | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd | Active | Enhanced recovery | 2.69K | 2,000 | 3,300–3,500 | Mar 29, 1996 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 1978 | 26220 | Edwards, W. R. Jr. | Merchant, Cal -A- #3 23330601 |
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/hutchinson, documented in the API reference.