WATER · HUTCHINSON COUNTY

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%)

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Who injects here

Operators with active permits in the county, by reported H-10 volume over the settled year.

OperatorReported, bblActive wellsCapacity bbl/d
Burk Royalty Co., Ltd1.01M2941.4K
Momentum Oper Co., Inc452K714.5K
Ponderosa TX Oper LLC417K129.07K
Large Oper LLC358K86154K
O. H. M. Oper336K32.55K
Diversified Prod LLC259K11.5K
Lasater & Co, Inc165K31.27K
Pampa Water Disposal, Inc164K15K
Oilwell Operators, Inc142K43.45K
Elendil Resources LLC92.1K25.5K
Topper Oil Co91.1K1500
Lucky Bird Too82.1K31.25K
Lera76.1K23.5K
Nexoil, LLC69.5K13K
Energon Oil, Inc54.3K1350
D10 Energy LLC48.2K102.54K
BGM Production, LLC40.3K11K
Bear Creek Operating36.9K2190
Borger Resources 3 LLC35.5K31.21K
Heritage Petro, Inc19.7K1500

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.

WellOperatorStatusPurposeReported, bblbbl/d permittedZone, ftPermitted
Johnson -C- #8O. H. M. OperActiveEnhanced recovery285K9002,682–3,082Jun 8, 2000
Holt-Eisenhauer A #5Diversified Prod LLCActiveDisposal259K1,5006,301–6,416Aug 27, 1997
Cadillac Jack's #1WPampa Water Disposal, IncActiveEnhanced recovery164K5,0002,678–2,904Jul 18, 2024
Johnson, E. B. -E- #5WPonderosa TX Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery117K1,0003,060–3,137Mar 25, 2004
Carver, W. A. #40DBurk Royalty Co., LtdActiveDisposal97.9K2,0003,500–3,900May 28, 1998
Whittenburg-Pulaski #3WPonderosa TX Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery97.3K1,5002,748–2,823Mar 6, 1990
Crosby & Hatcher -A- #2WMomentum Oper Co., IncActiveEnhanced recovery94.9K2,3003,190–3,280Mar 13, 2009
Stewart #23DBurk Royalty Co., LtdActiveEnhanced recovery93.9K1,0003,168–3,216Jan 30, 1990
Johnson Ranch -A- #75WMomentum Oper Co., IncActiveEnhanced recovery93K1,2003,075–3,111Jul 29, 1994
Womble #304WElendil Resources LLCActiveEnhanced recovery92.1K2,5003,178–3,224Oct 6, 2004
McDowell #9Momentum Oper Co., IncActiveEnhanced recovery91.1K1,0003,252–3,298Feb 2, 2006
Sanford, J. M. "E" #16Topper Oil CoActiveEnhanced recovery91.1K5002,700–3,163Feb 2, 2009
Whittenburg, J. A. -A- #76WPonderosa TX Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery89K1,0002,716–2,766Nov 17, 1987
South Herring #136Burk Royalty Co., LtdActiveEnhanced recovery82.3K1,4002,968–3,235Jul 22, 1999
Lucas #16DBurk Royalty Co., LtdActiveOther79K1,5003,098–3,230Feb 7, 2002
Armstrong, M.B. #29WLeraActiveEnhanced recovery76.1K2,0003,129–3,204Dec 6, 2021
Johnson Ranch -A- #101WIMomentum Oper Co., IncActiveDisposal74K1,5003,400–3,850May 20, 2013
Whittenburg, J. A. -A- #87Ponderosa TX Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery72.3K1,5002,543–2,770Dec 10, 2002
McDowell #6DBurk Royalty Co., LtdActiveEnhanced recovery72.1K1,0003,220–3,228Jan 11, 2022
Weatherly-Deahl #3DNexoil, LLCActiveEnhanced recovery69.5K3,0002,900–3,040Feb 25, 2008
Spurlock #20DBurk Royalty Co., LtdActiveDisposal67.2K1,5003,850–4,455Oct 28, 2009
Graham #3Lasater & Co, IncActiveEnhanced recovery57.6K6002,980–3,295Mar 27, 2008
Herring, -a- & -B- #A 20DBurk Royalty Co., LtdActiveDisposal57.3K2,0003,500–3,900Aug 11, 1997
Tarbox #7WLasater & Co, IncActiveEnhanced recovery56.2K6002,993–3,100May 7, 1992
Cockrell-Gulf #6WOilwell Operators, IncActiveEnhanced recovery54.8K4502,802–3,080Apr 30, 1992
Peacock #2Energon Oil, IncActiveDisposal54.3K3504,320–4,388Aug 15, 1985
Knudsen #16WBurk Royalty Co., LtdActiveEnhanced recovery54K2,0003,050–3,230Sep 30, 2014
Badger #50WO. H. M. OperActiveEnhanced recovery51.2K1502,835–2,903Sep 3, 2002
Dial, C. L., Etal #192WLarge Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery48.5K3232,370–2,857Mar 23, 2009
McDowell #17Momentum Oper Co., IncActiveEnhanced recovery44.3K2,5003,280–3,400Sep 7, 2012
Hodges #3Oilwell Operators, IncActiveEnhanced recovery43.3K5002,712–2,805Jun 28, 1990
Huber-Mayfield #8WBurk Royalty Co., LtdActiveEnhanced recovery41.4K3,5003,218–3,306Aug 13, 2024
Carver, H. W. #1DBurk Royalty Co., LtdActiveEnhanced recovery40.7K1,0003,198–3,256Dec 1, 2006
Mollie #8BGM Production, LLCActiveEnhanced recovery40.3K1,0002,575–2,826Feb 23, 2024
Whittenburg, J. A. -A- #3WLarge Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery40.1K5002,476–2,737Jan 9, 2009
Rubin-McDowell #6WBurk Royalty Co., LtdActiveEnhanced recovery37.5K7003,225–3,272Mar 12, 2009
Pitts #88WD10 Energy LLCActiveEnhanced recovery37.5K8002,700–2,874May 6, 1991
Huber-Mayfield #20WBurk Royalty Co., LtdActiveEnhanced recovery36.8K3,5003,216–3,315Aug 13, 2024
Logan-Dunigan #15DOilwell Operators, IncActiveEnhanced recovery36.5K5003,185–3,211Dec 20, 1989
Groves #14Lucky Bird TooActiveEnhanced recovery36K2503,257–3,307Feb 27, 1986
Thompson -E- #3WLucky Bird TooActiveEnhanced recovery35.3K5003,165–3,262Jul 12, 1993
Herring -A- #11DMomentum Oper Co., IncActiveEnhanced recovery33.8K3,0003,400–3,830May 24, 2004
Carver Area Waterflood Ut. #1 #13Burk Royalty Co., LtdActiveEnhanced recovery32.6K8003,231–3,250Mar 10, 2009
Lyall #11WLarge Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery32.4K3002,645–2,750Sep 16, 1991
Read #6WBurk Royalty Co., LtdActiveEnhanced recovery32.2K5003,027–3,214Feb 21, 2025
Ware -A- #12WBorger Resources 3 LLCActiveEnhanced recovery31.9K1502,871–2,990Apr 10, 1991
Hazel #12DBurk Royalty Co., LtdActiveDisposal31.9K1,5003,250–3,550Oct 13, 1997
Phillips, Otis "A" #8WBurk Royalty Co., LtdActiveEnhanced recovery30.8K4,0003,608–3,735May 20, 1996
McCarty #12WLarge Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery26K4002,640–2,714Sep 22, 1993
Dial, C. L., Etal #271WLarge Oper LLCActiveOther25.1K1502,998–3,052May 4, 1977
Pond, R. L. #20Large Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery24.9K5002,928–3,074Feb 10, 2006
Carver Area Waterflood Unit #2 #33Burk Royalty Co., LtdActiveEnhanced recovery24.7K1,0003,073–3,234Sep 30, 2015
Wisdom -WF- #5013WLarge Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery24.1K7502,921–2,991Jan 30, 2007
Pritchard #17Large Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery23.8K4002,512–2,730Jun 22, 1998
Weatherly #D 4WPonderosa TX Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery22.2K6002,980–3,122Nov 17, 1994
Herring "a" Tract 2 #92Burk Royalty Co., LtdActiveEnhanced recovery21.5K5002,900–3,126Nov 24, 2015
Herring -A- #21DMomentum Oper Co., IncActiveEnhanced recovery20.7K3,0003,530–3,800Aug 20, 1999
Dial, C. L., Etal #325DLarge Oper LLCActiveDisposal20.3K3,5003,300–3,600May 30, 2017
Watkins #6Bear Creek OperatingActiveEnhanced recovery19.7K902,644–2,835Dec 8, 1988
Wisdom, Belle NCT-1 #5Heritage Petro, IncActiveEnhanced recovery19.7K5003,082–3,140Jun 29, 2001
Green River #3WLarge Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery19.3K7002,952–3,075Apr 4, 1989
South Herring #135Burk Royalty Co., LtdActiveEnhanced recovery18.1K1,4003,014–3,166Jul 22, 1999
Richards #2Bear Creek OperatingActiveEnhanced recovery17.2K1002,671–2,903Nov 11, 1987
Stansberry #25WLarge Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery16.3K7502,860–2,942Feb 27, 1995
Herring, W.E. #702Burk Royalty Co., LtdActiveDisposal14.1K2,0003,300–3,800Apr 10, 1997
Huber-Herring #7Burk Royalty Co., LtdActiveEnhanced recovery14.1K1003,052–3,062Nov 27, 1962
Merchant, Ira C. #8Burk Royalty Co., LtdActiveEnhanced recovery13.8K6002,320–2,869Jan 31, 1994
Riley -a-, -F-, -G- & -K- #F 22WBurk Royalty Co., LtdActiveEnhanced recovery13.7K1,4003,213–3,296Mar 21, 1988
Cockrell Ranch T-K A&b #82RLarge Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery12.3K2,5002,819–2,856Jun 10, 2009
Burnett -RF- #14WLarge Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery11.9K1502,887–3,050Jan 30, 2009
Lewis, T. D. NCT-1 #44DLarge Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery11.2K4002,850–2,950Jan 26, 1998
Aram #6DLucky Bird TooActiveEnhanced recovery10.8K5002,674–2,880Feb 29, 1996
Cockrell #5 JD10 Energy LLCActiveEnhanced recovery10.8K2003,000–3,126Nov 14, 2000
Kyle #4Borger Res 2 LLCActiveEnhanced recovery10.6K3002,400–2,943Sep 23, 1987
Ware Fee #5WChase Prod CoActiveEnhanced recovery10.4K2002,945–3,046Oct 22, 1991
Wisdom, Belle #5WKodiak Oper, LLCActiveEnhanced recovery8.73K2002,944–3,032Feb 7, 1995
Moore, J. W. Estate -D- #1WRed Line Co, LtdActiveOther7.47K2983,027–3,135Apr 25, 1962
Comanche #2Home Petro CorpActiveEnhanced recovery7.43K2,0003,800–7,525Apr 19, 2001
Christian, W. S., Etal #8DOilwell Operators, IncActiveDisposal7.3K2,0003,200–3,600Oct 1, 2021
Deal #3DLarge Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery6.65K1502,560–2,764Aug 10, 1993
Logan #1Large Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery6.2K2,0003,112–3,285Sep 27, 1994
Jameson #2 DPonderosa TX Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery5.85K203,008–3,500Dec 2, 1999
Johnson #23W Production LLCActiveEnhanced recovery5.85K1502,896–3,044Feb 21, 1989
Johnson, M. T. #9Kodiak Oper, LLCActiveEnhanced recovery5.46K2002,810–3,090Nov 17, 2008
Garner-Phillips #6Ponderosa TX Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery4.78K1,0002,600–3,200Jun 22, 2009
Ranch -E- & TS-D- #D 3Plumley, M. C. & AssociatesActiveEnhanced recovery4.5K5002,950–3,084Feb 12, 1993
Stevenson #6WSOates, John Co., Inc.ActiveOther4.43K3003,160–3,320—
Cockrell, Ellis #3DLarge Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery3.94K3002,991–3,056Mar 7, 1988
Ware, R. C. #14Borger Res 2 LLCActiveEnhanced recovery3.91K3002,918–3,073Jun 4, 1986
Hardin-Johnston-Starnes #J 15Kodiak Oper, LLCActiveOther3.78K1502,900–3,084Nov 2, 1977
Whittenburg -A- #6WLittle Oil & GasActiveEnhanced recovery3.69K2002,500–2,770Aug 22, 1991
Hutch-D. Jordan #10WRed Line Co, LtdActiveEnhanced recovery3.65K1002,893–3,040Aug 28, 1995
Lasater #2WBorger Resources 3 LLCActiveEnhanced recovery3.53K603,090–3,170Aug 13, 1993
Moore, J. W., -A- #9Red Line Co, LtdActiveEnhanced recovery3.51K2003,050–3,140Jun 27, 2007
Ryan #1WPonderosa TX Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery3.43K8002,950–3,250Mar 29, 2013
Whitehall-Burnett -D- #16WPonderosa TX Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery3.18K2003,028–3,077Aug 19, 1999
Stansberry #23Large Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery2.85K1,0002,752–2,814Nov 9, 2012
William "C" #1Red Line Co, LtdActiveEnhanced recovery2.8K2003,092–3,380Feb 12, 1985
Whittenburg -57- #63WLarge Oper LLCActiveEnhanced recovery2.71K2002,685–2,835Jun 27, 1962
Childers #24Burk Royalty Co., LtdActiveEnhanced recovery2.69K2,0003,300–3,500Mar 29, 1996

Latest disposal drilling permits

W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.

IssuedPermitOperatorLease / well
Jun 12, 197826220Edwards, 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.

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