Produced water and disposal in Johnson 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 →
Johnson County has 18 active injection and disposal wells, 18 of them permitted for disposal, with 493,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 23 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to June 2025, down 19% on the year before, about 13% of what the permits allow.
Bosque Disposal Systems, LLC is the largest injector in the county, with 6.1 million barrels reported across 4 active wells.
- 18
- active injection wells, 18 for disposal
- 494K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 23.2M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 -19%
- 13%
- of permitted capacity used
- 40
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO JUN 2025
Last 12 months 23,204,635 · prior 12 28,808,391(-19%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosque Disposal Systems, LLC | 6.07M | 4 | 125K |
| Upp Oper, LLC | 5.65M | 3 | 92K |
| Challenger Operating, LLC | 2.92M | 4 | 110K |
| Select Water Solutions, LLC | 2.06M | 1 | 25K |
| TEP Barnett USA, LLC | 1.89M | 2 | 41.5K |
| Pinnergy, Ltd | 1.75M | 1 | 25K |
| Formentera Operations LLC | 1.73M | 2 | 50K |
| Trinity Resources & Optng II LLC | 1.12M | 1 | 25K |
Injection permits
40 UIC PERMITS · 18 ACTIVE · PAGE 1 OF 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia SWD #2 | Bosque Disposal Systems, LLC | Active | Disposal | 5.05M | 35,000 | 9,000–11,600 | Nov 4, 2016 |
| Meadows SWD #1 | Upp Oper, LLC | Active | Disposal | 3.01M | 35,000 | 6,700–9,400 | Nov 16, 2005 |
| Mustang Creek SWD #1 | Upp Oper, LLC | Active | Disposal | 2.63M | 20,000 | 7,500–9,512 | Oct 26, 2016 |
| Johnson County SWD #1 | Select Water Solutions, LLC | Active | Disposal | 2.06M | 25,000 | 7,504–9,480 | Nov 7, 2016 |
| Johnson Salty SWD IV #1SW | Challenger Operating, LLC | Active | Disposal | 1.8M | 30,000 | 7,117–9,450 | Apr 5, 2021 |
| Highway 67 SWD #1 | Pinnergy, Ltd | Active | Disposal | 1.75M | 25,000 | 9,325–11,876 | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Polley SWD #1 | TEP Barnett USA, LLC | Active | Disposal | 1.3M | 25,000 | 7,700–10,550 | Nov 7, 2016 |
| West Johnson SWD #1 | Formentera Operations LLC | Active | Disposal | 1.28M | 25,000 | 7,000–9,200 | Nov 5, 2008 |
| Hanna #1 | Challenger Operating, LLC | Active | Disposal | 1.12M | 20,000 | 7,600–10,500 | Nov 28, 2016 |
| Native American SWD #1 #1 | Trinity Resources & Optng II LLC | Active | Disposal | 1.12M | 25,000 | 8,500–11,250 | Feb 15, 2017 |
| S. Mann SWD #1 | TEP Barnett USA, LLC | Active | Disposal | 596K | 16,500 | 7,416–9,520 | Dec 8, 2015 |
| Metro SWD #1 | Bosque Disposal Systems, LLC | Active | Disposal | 593K | 30,000 | 11,000–12,000 | Nov 4, 2016 |
| Johnson County SWD #1 | Formentera Operations LLC | Active | Disposal | 455K | 25,000 | 7,995–10,821 | Nov 2, 2007 |
| Rose #1 | Bosque Disposal Systems, LLC | Active | Disposal | 431K | 30,000 | 8,994–11,250 | Nov 4, 2016 |
| Vortex SWD #1 | Upp Oper, LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 37,000 | 8,600–11,235 | Jan 12, 2017 |
| Johnson Salty SWD #1 | Challenger Operating, LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 30,000 | 7,200–9,788 | Oct 7, 2016 |
| Johnson Salty SWD II #2 | Challenger Operating, LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 30,000 | 7,000–10,000 | Jun 30, 2006 |
| Luna #2 | Bosque Disposal Systems, LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 30,000 | 8,214–10,000 | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Johnson Salty SWD III #3 | Champion Disposal Holdings, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 30,000 | 7,850–10,000 | Apr 1, 2011 |
| Luna #1 | Bosque Disposal Systems, LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 25,000 | 7,300–10,000 | Feb 5, 2008 |
| Highway 71 SWD #1 | Pinnergy, Ltd | Inactive | Disposal | — | 25,000 | 9,100–11,000 | May 27, 2008 |
| Ferguson Foundation #2 | Upp Oper, LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 8,680–12,000 | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Pent #1 | Western Assets Management, Inc | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 35,000 | 8,300–10,500 | May 25, 2007 |
| Bono #1 | C&J Energy Services | Plugged | Disposal | — | 30,000 | 9,665–9,829 | Aug 22, 2011 |
| South Johnson SWD #1 | FDL Oper, LLC | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 25,000 | 8,300–11,200 | Jan 21, 2022 |
| G-2622 "A" #1 | Western Assets Management, Inc | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 25,000 | 6,700–9,400 | Feb 2, 2006 |
| Ferguson Foundation SWD #1 | EOG Res, Inc | Plugged | Disposal | — | 25,000 | 8,500–12,000 | Oct 26, 2016 |
| Grandview SWD #1 | Ddjb Services GP LLC | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 25,000 | 8,400–12,000 | Jan 26, 2007 |
| Kimbrough SWD #1 | EOG Res, Inc | Plugged | Disposal | — | 25,000 | 9,000–12,350 | Oct 26, 2016 |
| Little Hoss SWD #1 | TEP Barnett USA, LLC | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 25,000 | 8,800–9,530 | Aug 31, 2018 |
| Duff SWD #1 | Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLC | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 25,000 | 6,520–9,120 | Aug 2, 2007 |
| Rose #2 | Bosque Disposal Systems, LLC | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 25,000 | 9,057–11,250 | Nov 4, 2016 |
| Sarah Jane SWD #1 | Bosque Disposal Systems, LLC | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 25,000 | 9,000–13,000 | Aug 16, 2012 |
| South Cleburne SWD #1 | Parkway Petro, Inc | Plugged | Disposal | — | 20,000 | 7,300–10,800 | May 18, 2006 |
| Grandview SWD #1 | Texas Transco Inc | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 20,000 | 8,000–12,000 | Jan 11, 2006 |
| Johnson County SWD #2 | Javelin Engy Ptrs Mgmt LLC | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 20,000 | 7,618–10,500 | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Sparks Drive SWD #1 | Chesapeake Oper, L.L.C | Plugged | Disposal | — | 15,000 | 7,509–9,104 | Oct 6, 2004 |
| Cleburne Yard #1 | Complete Energy Services, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 15,000 | 7,650–10,400 | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Carrell #1 | EOG Res, Inc | Plugged | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 6,700–7,350 | Oct 10, 2004 |
| Peikoff, Nick #1 | Endeavor Engy Res L.P | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 8,510–8,800 | Sep 25, 2006 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2024 | 904579 | Upp Operating, LLC | Ferguson Foundation SWD #2 25134596 |
| Aug 11, 2008 | 667464 | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | West Johnson SWD #1 25133189 |
| Jun 5, 2008 | 663587 | Ddjb Services GP LLC | Grandview SWD #1 25130953 |
| Apr 29, 2008 | 659338 | Bosque Disposal Systems, LLC | Sophia SWD #1 25132853 |
| Dec 17, 2007 | 651245 | Pinnergy, Ltd. | Highway 171 SWD #1 25132448 |
| Dec 17, 2007 | 651237 | Pinnergy, Ltd. | Highway 67 SWD #1 25132450 |
| Dec 7, 2007 | 650400 | Metro Saltwater Disposal, Inc. | Kimbrough SWD #1 25132402 |
| Dec 7, 2007 | 650400 | Metro Saltwater Disposal, Inc. | Metro SWD #1 25132402 |
| Oct 31, 2007 | 648381 | Native American Partners, Ltd. | Native American SWD #1 25131021 |
| Jul 30, 2007 | 642703 | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Polley SWD #1 25132059 |
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/johnson, documented in the API reference.