Produced water and disposal in Jones 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 →
Jones County has 167 active injection and disposal wells, 62 of them permitted for disposal, with 220,580 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 5.5 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to June 2025, down 7% on the year before, about 7% of what the permits allow.
Sojourner Drilling Corporation is the largest injector in the county, with 1.2 million barrels reported across 22 active wells.
- 167
- active injection wells, 62 for disposal
- 221K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 5.54M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 -7%
- 7%
- of permitted capacity used
- 940
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO JUN 2025
Last 12 months 5,536,643 · prior 12 5,941,323(-7%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 1.19M | 22 | 50.2K |
| Petro-Hunt, L.L.C. | 636K | 1 | 20K |
| Petex | 469K | 3 | 3K |
| Beasley Well Service Inc. | 421K | 7 | 11K |
| Momentum Operating Co., Inc. | 412K | 5 | 5K |
| Pure O & G, LLC | 348K | 4 | 10.7K |
| Trek Resources, Inc. | 315K | 2 | 2.9K |
| 5L Properties, Inc. | 172K | 4 | 2K |
| Scott Operating, Inc. | 162K | 7 | 4.01K |
| Barnett Energy, Inc. | 141K | 1 | 2K |
| D.K.D. | 139K | 1 | 10K |
| DJ & T Services, LLC | 138K | 5 | 1.95K |
| Abilene American Energy, LLC | 131K | 1 | 1.2K |
| Smith, Joe T., Inc. | 126K | 2 | 8.5K |
| Powell Properties, Inc. | 96.8K | 3 | 3.1K |
| JQL Energy, LLC | 76.6K | 1 | 2K |
| Grayrock Energy II, LLC | 73.3K | 16 | 16.2K |
| Lawrence Energy Company | 55.8K | 2 | 700 |
| Laneer Resources Company | 52.8K | 2 | 500 |
| Scout Energy Management LLC | 51.6K | 1 | 5K |
Injection permits
940 UIC PERMITS · 167 ACTIVE · PAGE 5 OF 10
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson, J. H. #10 | Breck Operating Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 3,168–3,171 | Oct 6, 1977 |
| Mayes, Annie #3 | Momentum Operating Co., Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 500 | 2,434–2,445 | Mar 15, 2004 |
| Noodle Unit #15 | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 3,432–3,475 | Mar 18, 1971 |
| Wilhite #2 #2 | Wilhite Operating Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 2,085–2,110 | Dec 2, 1980 |
| Allen, A.B. #1 | Kaiser-Francis Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 3,928–3,936 | Feb 10, 1993 |
| Bullard /Flippen Lime/ Unit #117 | Centaur Petroleum Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,530–2,570 | — |
| Amerson, C. P. #8 | Moncrief, W. A., Jr. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 3,064–3,100 | Feb 20, 1975 |
| Hawley Unit #17 | Maxwell, Riley G., Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,036–2,048 | Jul 20, 1984 |
| Claridge, et Al #1 | Honea, Robert C. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,720–1,735 | Nov 29, 1988 |
| Taylor, J.T. #4 | Pautsky, Norman | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 3,221–3,260 | Feb 25, 1952 |
| Ford #2 | Gillespie Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 3,110–3,120 | Aug 6, 1979 |
| Bartlett "F" #17 | One Epoch Energy, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,860–1,866 | Sep 28, 1990 |
| Smith, C. #211 | HPC Operating, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,091–4,124 | May 26, 1987 |
| Baucum, C.A. #1 | Startex Energy, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 2,795–2,895 | May 14, 1987 |
| Hawthorn, W.D. #6 | Dusa Drilling Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 2,554–2,594 | Jul 9, 1987 |
| Stanley, Vernon #1 | Continual Oil & Gas, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,506–4,510 | Mar 24, 2004 |
| Hughes et Al #4 | Proco Operating Co., Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,625–1,629 | Feb 16, 1989 |
| Hawley Unit #31L | Jamex, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 2,372–2,378 | Apr 26, 1976 |
| Fergus #2 | Scott, Olen L. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 2,433–2,446 | Feb 2, 1988 |
| Reeves, Eula #8 | Brittany Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,252–2,266 | Apr 22, 1988 |
| Valliant #2 | Lime Creek Enterprises | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,005–1,025 | Apr 21, 1988 |
| Hawley Unit #13 | Maxwell, Riley G., Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,031–2,035 | May 13, 1988 |
| Norris #1 | D F Producers, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 3,635–3,643 | May 13, 1988 |
| Dugan "A" #9 | Martin, Jimmy Inc | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,560–4,670 | May 30, 1989 |
| Heller, Don #1 | Smith Pipe of Abilene | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 4,790–5,307 | Jun 5, 1989 |
| Bullard /Flippen Lime/ Unit #152 | Edco Oil & Gas, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,514–2,525 | — |
| Bullard /Flippen Lime/ Unit #24 | Edco Oil & Gas, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,530–2,570 | — |
| Bullard /Flippen Lime/ Unit #52 | Edco Oil & Gas, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,530–2,570 | — |
| Bullard /Flippen Lime/ Unit #148 | Edco Oil & Gas, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,530–2,570 | — |
| North Sayles Unit #53 | Edge Oil and Gas, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,792–1,798 | Apr 23, 1990 |
| Hawley Unit #16 | Maxwell, Riley G., Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,048–2,065 | Dec 17, 1990 |
| Shinnery Hope Lime Unit #11 | Smith Pipe of Abilene | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,216–2,224 | Oct 18, 1991 |
| Thorn-Willingham Gunsight Unit #5 | Smith Pipe of Abilene | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,322–2,332 | May 21, 1992 |
| Smith, C. #213 | Mid-Tex Energy Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,052–4,101 | Jun 2, 1992 |
| North Hawley Unit #4 | Z M Operating | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,057–2,072 | May 27, 1994 |
| Ramsey, W.D. #1 | Continual Oil & Gas, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,482–4,493 | Mar 24, 2004 |
| Bumpass, E.R. #2 | Smith Pipe of Abilene | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,094–2,186 | Jun 29, 1993 |
| Bumpass 'B' #4 | Smith Pipe of Abilene | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,983–2,211 | Jun 29, 1993 |
| Edwards #2 | Golden Horse Group Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 3,189–3,197 | Sep 30, 1994 |
| Thompson Unit #1 | Smith Pipe of Abilene | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 3,632–3,637 | Feb 28, 1994 |
| North Sayles Unit #45 | Global Drilling, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,786–1,930 | Jan 26, 1995 |
| Kurmes #1 | Sundance Resources, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 3,020–3,040 | Dec 4, 1992 |
| Bumpass #1 A | Westwood Energy, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 2,961–2,980 | Aug 9, 1995 |
| Hawley Unit #2 | Maxwell, Riley G., Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,068–2,086 | Aug 7, 1995 |
| Hawley Unit #4 | Laneer Resources Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,066–2,086 | Jul 28, 1999 |
| Hawthorne #1 | Integras Operating, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 500 | 2,600–2,606 | Jan 22, 1996 |
| Hawley Unit #15 | Cox Engineering, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,056–2,074 | Apr 30, 1996 |
| Hobbs, J. #1 | Barnett Energy, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 2,006–2,010 | Aug 20, 1996 |
| Tanner #2A | Laneer Resources Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 4,238–4,300 | Jan 31, 1997 |
| Jefferies, David #2A | Laneer Resources Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 3,924–3,950 | Dec 2, 1997 |
| Brandenburg #1 | Cwic, Inc. | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,853–3,331 | Jul 27, 2000 |
| Wilder #1 | T.D. Energy | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 4,300–4,779 | Sep 27, 2000 |
| Wade, J. H., Etal #3 | Schkade Bros. Operating Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,760–1,763 | Oct 26, 2000 |
| Baucum #1 | D.J. & T. Energy | Plugged | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,960–1,990 | Feb 13, 2001 |
| Baker, W. D. #3 | Schkade Production Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,616–1,624 | Nov 20, 2001 |
| A. Scott #2D | Majestic Energy Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 2,100–2,300 | Oct 21, 1982 |
| McSpadden, W.B. #2B | T.L.S. Oil Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,778–2,792 | Jul 7, 2005 |
| Threadgill "A" #1 | Beasley Well Service Inc. | Inactive | Disposal | — | 500 | 3,040–3,050 | Feb 15, 2006 |
| Mayes #1D | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,400–1,640 | May 24, 2007 |
| Hill "A" #1WI | Circle Ridge Production, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,555–2,580 | Aug 23, 2007 |
| Violet Fraizer #1C | Deen Drilling Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,590–1,650 | Apr 23, 2010 |
| Violet Fraizer #3C | Deen Drilling Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,590–1,650 | Apr 23, 2010 |
| Riggs "B" #1 | Bluff Creek Petroleum, LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,650–1,710 | Oct 27, 2011 |
| Keesee #6 F | Silk Road Oil, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,944–1,961 | Aug 20, 2012 |
| Kiser #3 | Bluff Creek Petroleum, LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,840–2,060 | Nov 13, 2013 |
| Kiser B #13 | Bluff Creek Petroleum, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,840–1,940 | Jan 15, 2015 |
| Duke #1 | Bluff Creek Petroleum, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,240–2,290 | May 6, 2016 |
| Davis #3 | Pure O & G, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,998–2,056 | Jan 25, 2018 |
| Farnsworth, B. F. #3 | G-B Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 3,024–3,056 | Sep 26, 1966 |
| Graham, C. A. #4 | Onyx Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 3,270–3,289 | Jan 18, 1974 |
| Hollis McCoy #5 | Onyx Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,634–2,637 | Nov 12, 1968 |
| Noodle Unit #14 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 3,472–3,490 | Mar 18, 1971 |
| Hailey, J. E. #4 | Jones, A. V. & Sons | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,801–1,809 | Jul 2, 1969 |
| Hailey, Ottis #1 | Jones, A. V. & Sons | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,822–1,834 | Jul 2, 1969 |
| Alexander '25' #1 | 5L Properties, Inc. | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,222–2,292 | Jul 9, 2021 |
| Sawyer #2A | Lawrence Energy Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,620–1,635 | May 29, 2024 |
| Foy, O. H. #2 | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 425 | 4,678–4,698 | Apr 29, 1957 |
| Cook-Holt Unit #1 W | Colo Exploration Company, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,927–1,935 | Apr 26, 1972 |
| Cook-Holt Unit #2 W | Colo Exploration Company, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,935–1,943 | Apr 26, 1972 |
| Cook-Holt Unit #3 W | Curran-Kiel Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,933–1,942 | Apr 26, 1972 |
| Reynolds, Cramer #502 | Texzona Oil & Gas, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 4,712–4,715 | Apr 24, 1970 |
| Stanley #1 | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 4,278–4,282 | Oct 16, 2001 |
| Mee #2 | Raw Energy Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | 400 | 1,780–1,909 | Feb 12, 1982 |
| McCaskey, C. J., Mrs. #5 | Rister, Dewey | Canceled | Disposal | — | 400 | 2,060–2,080 | Jun 23, 1965 |
| Reynolds, Cramer #2 A | Permian Legend LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 4,687–4,712 | Apr 24, 1970 |
| Poland, J.D. #1 | Integras Operating, LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 400 | 4,670–4,750 | May 21, 1984 |
| Akers #7 | El Reno Energy, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 2,014–2,018 | Dec 30, 2002 |
| Bennett, R. R. #2 | Stroube Energy Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 4,463–4,502 | Jul 26, 1988 |
| Guitar Trust Estate #2W | Whiteside, H. W. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,985–2,150 | Oct 27, 1958 |
| Guitar Trust Estate #3W | Whiteside, H. W. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,985–2,150 | Oct 27, 1958 |
| Guitar Trust Estate #4W | Whiteside, H. W. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,985–2,150 | Sep 15, 1958 |
| Smith, Rex A. Tr. 17 #4 | Lobb Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 2,826–2,831 | Dec 22, 1989 |
| Reeves #2 | Overland Operating Company, LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 400 | 3,794–3,797 | Sep 24, 1990 |
| Jeter & Clay #3 | Schkade Bros. Operating Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,748–1,753 | Jul 10, 1991 |
| Minter Field Unit #502W | Quatro Oil and Gas, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 3,384–3,388 | Aug 2, 1991 |
| Minter Field Unit #302 | Quatro Oil and Gas, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 3,446–3,450 | Apr 27, 1994 |
| McSpadden, W.B. #2 | Snyder Drilling Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 2,754–2,757 | Oct 22, 1991 |
| North Sayles Unit #51 | Edge Oil and Gas, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,766–1,930 | Nov 30, 1995 |
| Culbertson #35 | Dark Canyon Resources LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 2,830–2,838 | Sep 24, 1996 |
| Gray William #3 | Chalmers, John H. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 400 | 2,120–2,135 | Feb 24, 1976 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
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/jones, documented in the API reference.