Produced water and disposal in Jackson 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 →
Jackson County has 188 active injection and disposal wells, 68 of them permitted for disposal, with 2.7 million barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 53 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to June 2025, down 25% on the year before, about 5% of what the permits allow.
Hilcorp Energy Company is the largest injector in the county, with 42 million barrels reported across 121 active wells.
- 188
- active injection wells, 68 for disposal
- 2.66M
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 53.2M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 -25%
- 5%
- of permitted capacity used
- 625
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO JUN 2025
Last 12 months 53,205,268 · prior 12 70,642,750(-25%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilcorp Energy Company | 41.7M | 121 | 2.17M |
| McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | 5.61M | 11 | 70.3K |
| KD Energy, LLC | 3.03M | 7 | 70K |
| Aldine Oil and Gas, LP | 716K | 2 | 35K |
| Kaler Energy Corp. | 312K | 1 | 3K |
| Jones & Allen | 289K | 2 | 4K |
| Mamerow Energy Corp | 267K | 2 | 5.5K |
| Viper S.W.D., LLC | 240K | 3 | 9.8K |
| Oxbow EP LLC | 205K | 1 | 1.5K |
| Good Earth Services LLC | 172K | 1 | 3K |
| Cyber Enviro-Tech Inc | 112K | 5 | 60.6K |
| Fredco | 105K | 2 | 4.5K |
| Gemarmi Inc. | 99.3K | 1 | 2.5K |
| DCM Resources, LLC | 94.8K | 1 | 750 |
| Beard Oil Company, LLC | 84.7K | 1 | 600 |
| Wagner Oil Company | 61K | 1 | 1K |
| Stone Edge Energy, LLC | 31.1K | 1 | 4K |
| Abaco Operating, LLC | 18.6K | 1 | 5K |
| White Stride LLC | 12.6K | 1 | 1K |
| Trinidad Resources, LLC | 1.77K | 1 | 5K |
Injection permits
625 UIC PERMITS · 188 ACTIVE · PAGE 4 OF 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ranch (41-a/98-a Cons) Unit #1114 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 12,000 | 5,700–6,300 | Jul 10, 2018 |
| West Ranch (41-a/98-a Cons) Unit #2039 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 12,000 | 5,735–6,297 | Sep 5, 2019 |
| West Ranch (41-a/98-a Cons) Unit #2026 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 12,000 | 5,705–6,266 | Sep 12, 2019 |
| Stanford, M. L. #1 | Premier Natural Resources, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 3,800–4,140 | Feb 29, 1996 |
| Hinshaw, O. G. #5 | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 5,384–5,530 | Oct 7, 1975 |
| Maurbro Field /Marg./ Unit #1 #3D | KD Energy, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 2,100–4,700 | Aug 30, 1994 |
| West Ranch -A- #96 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 4,340–4,525 | May 18, 1981 |
| West Ranch -A- #440 | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 4,230–4,490 | May 18, 1981 |
| West Ranch -A- #327 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 4,335–4,518 | Oct 7, 1982 |
| Abbott, S. A. #3D | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 5,380–5,535 | Jan 5, 1982 |
| West Ranch -A- #67 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 4,330–4,530 | Sep 29, 1983 |
| Ross, H. #1 | KD Energy, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 2,160–2,195 | Mar 6, 1998 |
| Brooking, G. T. #12 | Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LP | Canceled | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 1,700–2,150 | Dec 21, 1992 |
| Niebuhr, A. L. #3 | Union Expl. Partners, Ltd. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 3,600–4,250 | May 20, 1985 |
| Kuretsch, R. #5 | Union Oil Company of California | Canceled | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 4,120–4,188 | May 3, 1988 |
| Turner, E.A. "D" #8 | Frostwood Energy, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 5,170–5,324 | Aug 1, 1991 |
| Brooking, G.T. #40 | Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LP | Plugged | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 1,656–2,165 | Mar 5, 1993 |
| Wearden Corporation #1 A | Fredco | Plugged | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 3,710–3,730 | Jun 14, 1996 |
| Turner, E. A. "D" #2R | Cibolo Energy Operating, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 10,000 | 5,590–5,640 | Sep 24, 1998 |
| Turner, E. A. "D" #9 | Cibolo Energy Operating, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 10,000 | 5,576–5,623 | Sep 24, 1998 |
| Maubro FLD Marg/UT#1 #613 | Sue-Ann Operating, L.C. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 2,600–5,000 | Mar 22, 2004 |
| Johnston #1 | Mamerow Energy Corp | Plugged | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 3,100–6,700 | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Cravens, J. R. #3 | Angel Operating LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 4,030–4,948 | Apr 5, 2018 |
| Cravens, J. R. #5 | Angel Operating LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 10,000 | 4,626–4,691 | Jun 27, 2018 |
| Power, James #3 | Angel Operating LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 4,061–4,751 | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Spacek, Frank #4 | Frostwood Energy, LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 4,040–4,985 | Jul 16, 2018 |
| Powers, James #1 | Angel Operating LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 4,036–4,972 | Jul 24, 2018 |
| Power, James #5 | Angel Operating LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 4,078–4,757 | Jul 24, 2018 |
| Power, James #7 | Angel Operating LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 3,997–4,952 | Jul 24, 2018 |
| Maurbro Field /Marg./ Unit #1 #602 | KD Energy, LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 4,000–5,100 | Mar 8, 2019 |
| Four-Way Ranch #32 | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | Inactive | Disposal | — | 8,000 | 5,390–5,550 | Dec 7, 1992 |
| West Ranch -A- #496 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 8,000 | 5,084–5,214 | May 13, 2003 |
| West Ranch -A- #292 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 8,000 | 5,081–5,190 | Feb 20, 2003 |
| West Ranch -A- #319 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 8,000 | 5,010–5,290 | Feb 20, 2003 |
| West Ranch -A- #169 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 8,000 | 5,070–5,240 | Mar 4, 2003 |
| West Ranch -A- #214 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 8,000 | 5,060–5,291 | Mar 4, 2003 |
| West Ranch -A- #401 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 8,000 | 5,090–5,214 | May 1, 2003 |
| West Ranch -A- #237 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 8,000 | 5,090–5,220 | May 1, 2003 |
| West Ranch -A- #59 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 8,000 | 5,040–5,240 | May 28, 2003 |
| Bennett, John M. -B- #7 | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 7,500 | 6,140–6,210 | Oct 28, 1996 |
| Mauritz Unit #7 #1D | U.K. Oil Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 7,000 | 1,350–2,270 | Aug 28, 1972 |
| Strickler, D. H. #3 | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 7,000 | 4,215–4,410 | Apr 20, 1982 |
| Robbins #3D | BXP Operating, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 6,800 | 2,060–2,085 | Dec 1, 2011 |
| Gordin Estate #10D | Premier Natural Resources, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 6,000 | 4,390–4,620 | Oct 28, 1986 |
| Maurbro Field /Marg./ Unit #1 #607W | Exxon Corp. - Houston | Canceled | Disposal | — | 6,000 | 3,850–4,650 | Jan 25, 1995 |
| Groberg, F. O/A #8 | Sue-Ann Operating, L.C. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 6,000 | 4,290–4,440 | Nov 16, 1978 |
| Maurbro Field /Marg./ Unit #1 #6D | Sue-Ann Operating, L.C. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 6,000 | 3,850–4,650 | Jan 25, 1995 |
| Four-Way Ranch #21 | Osyka Permian, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 6,000 | 4,450–4,550 | Dec 7, 1992 |
| L Ranch Co. -B- #4 | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | Inactive | Disposal | — | 6,000 | 5,436–5,514 | Oct 14, 2011 |
| Navidad River et Al #3D | Progenies Operating LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 6,000 | 4,350–4,550 | Feb 1, 2012 |
| Hasdorff, Bertha #1 | Sue-Ann Operating, L.C. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 4,990–5,322 | Aug 31, 2006 |
| M L & I Gas Unit #20F | Texaco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 5,000 | 6,400–10,000 | Oct 13, 1981 |
| Tunison, F. V. NCT-1 #30 | Texaco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 4,325–4,490 | Apr 29, 1982 |
| Tunison, F. V., NCT-1 #1 | Texaco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 4,325–4,490 | May 20, 1952 |
| Stone #1 D | Jackson County Vacuum TR Ser Inc | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 2,500–3,800 | Feb 17, 2010 |
| Hahn #1 | Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 4,667–4,685 | Jul 10, 1990 |
| Bonnot, Louise #1A | Sue-Ann Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 2,000–4,650 | Oct 31, 1994 |
| Lee Brothers #1 | Nordstrand Engineering, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 3,730–3,884 | Sep 15, 2005 |
| N. Francitas SWD #1 | Drillmar Energy, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 2,400–3,000 | Aug 27, 2008 |
| Gordin Estate #5 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Inactive | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 4,484–4,608 | Nov 5, 2008 |
| Ganado Vacuum #5W | Basic Energy Services, L.P. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 3,900–6,912 | Apr 14, 2010 |
| West Ranch -A- #289 | Mobil Oil Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 5,000 | 5,702–5,712 | Mar 8, 1974 |
| West Ranch -A- #441 | Mobil Oil Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 5,000 | 6,250–6,270 | Jun 1, 1977 |
| Rose & Sample #3 | Engelke, R. H. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 4,500 | 4,290–4,450 | Jul 9, 1976 |
| West Ranch -A- #408 | Vintage Petroleum, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,500 | 5,129–5,220 | May 13, 2003 |
| West Ranch -A- #11 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,500 | 5,141–5,198 | May 28, 2003 |
| McElveen, H. O. #1D | Osyka Permian, LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 3,414–4,350 | Sep 25, 1985 |
| Mauritz Unit #7 #2D | U.K. Oil Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 1,700–2,360 | Jun 6, 1968 |
| West Ranch "A" #36 | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 98–98 | Oct 18, 1971 |
| Skelly-Drought #1 | Texaco Producing Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 1,900–2,260 | Feb 3, 1983 |
| Lazarus, Lillie #6 | Wadsworth Oil Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 2,060–2,070 | Feb 6, 1987 |
| Four-Way Ranch #11 | Oil Well Buyers Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 5,405–5,555 | May 23, 1985 |
| Hunt, William W. Jr. #1 D | Key Energy Services, LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 2,500–4,800 | Apr 24, 2006 |
| Mo. Pacific Ry. #9 | Sandstone Resources, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 4,330–4,380 | Jun 28, 1988 |
| Hunt, William W. Jr. #1D | Hunt Vacuum Service, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 3,000–4,800 | May 2, 1984 |
| Ganado Vacuum #2 | Basic Energy Services, L.P. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 3,950–5,500 | Aug 5, 2004 |
| Ratliff #1R | Cyber Enviro-Tech Inc | Inactive | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 5,437–5,650 | Jun 25, 2008 |
| Ratliff #2 | Cyber Enviro-Tech Inc | Inactive | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 5,450–5,650 | Oct 15, 2008 |
| Schomburg #3D | Progenies Operating LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 4,200–4,210 | Oct 13, 2009 |
| Westhoff, A. E. #17 | Projj Energy LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 5,150–5,200 | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Yaussi -A- #4 | N S P Operating Group LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 2,082–2,088 | Apr 12, 2011 |
| West Ranch -A- #89 | Mobil Oil Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 6,000 | Oct 18, 1971 |
| West Ranch -A- #100 | Mobil Oil Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 6,000 | Oct 18, 1971 |
| Graves #D 3 | Ambassador Petroleum, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 3,900 | 4,440–4,580 | Mar 25, 2009 |
| West Ranch -A- #146 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,500 | 5,010–5,280 | May 28, 2003 |
| Niebuhr, C. E. #1A | Ganado Vacuum Truck Service, Inc | Canceled | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 3,970–4,000 | Mar 8, 1985 |
| Pastor, Lionel, et Al #4 | Ganado Vacuum Truck Service, Inc | Canceled | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 4,000–4,520 | May 21, 1991 |
| Schuech, Irma #2 | Engelke, R. H. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 3,710–5,340 | Dec 28, 1982 |
| Clement, W. H., Jr. #1D | Jackson County Vacuum TR Ser Inc | Canceled | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 2,150–2,300 | Jun 8, 1993 |
| West Ranch -A- #161 | Vintage Petroleum, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 5,462–5,467 | Jul 31, 1995 |
| Burditt, Allen L. #7 | Abaco Operating, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 4,250–4,650 | Jul 14, 1994 |
| Pastor, Lionel, et Al #1 | Basic Energy Services, L.P. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 3,950–4,800 | Aug 11, 1995 |
| Dincans, A. T. Jr #1D | Core E & P Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 3,296–4,050 | May 17, 2000 |
| Kallus-Volkmer #1 | Bse Production Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 3,200–4,900 | Oct 26, 2001 |
| City of Ganado #1D | Jackson County Vacuum TR Ser Inc | Canceled | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 3,681–4,238 | Jan 23, 2004 |
| Morton #1D | Viper S.W.D., LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 4,150–4,400 | Jul 12, 2006 |
| Maurbro Field /Marg./ Unit #1 #2201 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 5,200–5,229 | Oct 2, 1972 |
| Hafernick Unit #2 | Magnum Producing, LP | Plugged | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 4,690–4,850 | Oct 10, 2014 |
| Westhoff, A. E. #9 | Projj Energy LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 5,060–5,325 | Mar 21, 2016 |
| Bennett, J. M. -B- #3 | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 2,908 | 4,252–4,500 | Apr 30, 1975 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2012 | 751480 | Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LP | Brooking, G. T. (SWD) #1R 23933594 |
| May 7, 2008 | 660303 | Drillmar Operating Company | N. Francitas SWD #1 23933457 |
| Mar 5, 1996 | 445443 | Ken Petroleum Corporation | Peggy SWD #2 23900357 |
| Jan 9, 1996 | 443236 | American Coastal Energy, Inc. | Mauritz (SWD) #2 23932890 |
| Feb 16, 1989 | 356104 | Cameron, Paul E., Jr., Inc. | Yaussi B SWD #1 23932456 |
| Sep 8, 1983 | 210717 | Hunt Vacuum Service, Inc. | Hunt, William W., Jr. SWD #1 #1 D 23931913 |
| Jul 26, 1983 | 202801 | Sue-Ann Oil & Gas Company | Kuppinger SWD #1 D 23901426 |
| Apr 7, 1981 | 114161 | Texas Oil & Gas Corp. | Phillippi #5D 23903777 |
| Mar 26, 1981 | 113332 | Texas Oil & Gas Corp. | Phillippi #5D 23903777 |
| Nov 25, 1980 | 100366 | Texas Oil & Gas Corp. | Stepan, R. J. #7D 23903847 |
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/jackson, documented in the API reference.