Produced water and disposal in Kent 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 →
Kent County has 257 active injection and disposal wells, 28 of them permitted for disposal, with 2.2 million barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 97 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to September 2025, up 7% on the year before, about 12% of what the permits allow.
OXY USA WTP LP is the largest injector in the county, with 85 million barrels reported across 157 active wells.
7 M2+ earthquakes were located in the county's area over the last two years, the largest M3.1.
- 257
- active injection wells, 28 for disposal
- 2.22M
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 97.4M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Sep 2025 +7%
- 12%
- of permitted capacity used
- 581
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO SEP 2025
Last 12 months 97,384,607 · prior 12 91,192,197(+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OXY USA WTP LP | 84.5M | 157 | 1.64M |
| Occidental Permian Ltd. | 9.88M | 54 | 471K |
| Sharp Image Energy, Inc. | 728K | 9 | 28.2K |
| Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc. | 573K | 2 | 11.5K |
| Atlas Operating LLC | 299K | 2 | 7.6K |
| Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 280K | 6 | 7.9K |
| Halliburton Operating Company | 199K | 5 | 8.85K |
| Pop Operating Company | 164K | 2 | 2K |
| D.K.D. | 128K | 1 | 10K |
| Brown, Geo. R Partnership,lp,the | 92.4K | 2 | 800 |
| R2Q Operating LLC | 81.6K | 2 | 6K |
| Knox Industries, Inc. | 52K | 2 | 1K |
| Petex | 32.4K | 1 | 5K |
| Grace Petroleum Operating, LLC | 29.7K | 1 | 500 |
| Salida Exploration, LLC | 24.2K | 1 | 500 |
| Spalding Energy, Inc. | 11.2K | 1 | 500 |
| D & D Enterprises | 7.79K | 3 | 525 |
| MWL Energy LLC | 7.24K | 1 | 4K |
| Grayrock Energy II, LLC | 4.46K | 2 | 3K |
| D & D Well Service, L.L.C. | — | 1 | 3K |
Injection permits
581 UIC PERMITS · 257 ACTIVE · PAGE 6 OF 6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning Star "A" #2 | Durham, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 700 | 6,406–6,448 | Feb 20, 1985 |
| North Rough Draw Unit #5 | Polaris Production Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,122–4,144 | Aug 27, 1968 |
| North Rough Draw Unit #7 | Polaris Production Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,110–4,138 | Aug 27, 1968 |
| North Rough Draw Unit #17 | Polaris Production Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,161–4,184 | Aug 27, 1968 |
| Jackson #31W | L.C.S. Production Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 3,940–3,977 | May 16, 1978 |
| Swenson #1D | Belco Petroleum Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 1,550–2,700 | Oct 11, 1977 |
| North Rough Draw Unit #20 | Atlantic Richfield Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,148–4,192 | Jun 1, 1971 |
| North Rough Draw Unit #37 | Atlantic Richfield Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,066–4,119 | Jun 1, 1971 |
| Spires, L. R. "A" #2W | Coyote Oil, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 6,814–6,819 | May 12, 1969 |
| Hamlin #2D | Saxon Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 3,664–3,688 | Oct 7, 1980 |
| Montgomery #1 | Kana Resources, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 500 | 6,774–6,782 | Dec 2, 1980 |
| Spires "21" #1 | Coyote Oil, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 6,810–6,832 | Apr 22, 1991 |
| Maben #2 | Dynamic Production, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 6,730–6,900 | Aug 30, 1994 |
| Morrison #5 | Knox Industries, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 6,179–6,190 | May 10, 2001 |
| Branch "242" #2 | Canan Mowrey Operating, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 3,909–3,912 | Jan 28, 2000 |
| Strayhorn, D. P. #1 Y | Brown, Geo. R Partnership,lp,the | Inactive | Disposal | — | 500 | 2,324–2,414 | May 24, 2018 |
| Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6342 | Texaco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | — | Aug 11, 1972 |
| Cogdell, D. M. #67 | V-F Petroleum Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,970 | Jan 26, 1973 |
| Wallace, Mary B. #4 | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 6,531–6,539 | Sep 27, 1967 |
| Rodgers, G. W. #1 | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Midland | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 6,548–6,556 | Mar 29, 1967 |
| Wallace, Mary B. #1 | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 6,484–6,495 | Feb 20, 1967 |
| Senn, Claude #3 | Mokan Capital, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 3,820–3,894 | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Jayton West Unit #2W | Diasu Oil & Gas Co., Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 6,493–6,505 | — |
| Jayton West Unit #3W | Bedrock Petroleum | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 6,511–6,531 | Oct 18, 1971 |
| Jayton West Unit #4W | Diasu Oil & Gas Co., Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 6,561–6,565 | Oct 18, 1971 |
| Jayton West Unit #5W | Galoostian, Josef A. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 6,526–6,529 | Oct 18, 1971 |
| Jayton West Unit #6W | Galoostian, Josef A. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 6,584–6,598 | Oct 18, 1971 |
| Hamlin Waterflood Unit #63 | Dickson Petroleum, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 3,853–3,875 | Mar 21, 1989 |
| Cogdell, D. M. #56W | V-F Petroleum Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 350 | 4,962–4,982 | Jan 2, 1980 |
| Rodgers, Nora #3 | Whiting Petroleum Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | 350 | 4,500–6,475 | Mar 12, 1988 |
| Spires, Leroy III Trust #3 | WTP Energy, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 300 | 1,626–2,950 | Oct 30, 1974 |
| Coleman #2 | QP, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 6,523–6,533 | Jul 11, 1984 |
| Hamlin Waterflood Unit #11 | Dickson Petroleum, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 250 | 3,638–3,849 | Sep 25, 1990 |
| Jackson "30" SWD #1D | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 3,485–3,700 | May 5, 1971 |
| Jayton West Unit #1W | Diasu Oil & Gas Co., Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 6,428–6,438 | — |
| Spires Inj. #1517 | Texaco Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 4,017–4,026 | Mar 23, 1970 |
| Spires Inj. #1518 | Texaco Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 4,046–4,052 | Mar 23, 1970 |
| Cogdell "A" #10 | Brooks, E. B., Jr. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 175 | 1,496–1,512 | Dec 2, 1992 |
| Wallace "64" #1A | Elam, Jack G. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 150 | 4,066–4,106 | Nov 18, 1976 |
| North Rough Draw Unit #32 | WMS Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 140 | 4,125–4,168 | Dec 11, 1989 |
| Rodgers #1 | Roco Petroleum, Incorporated | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 4,530–4,710 | Jul 23, 1982 |
| Mays, W. A. #2D | Mercury Exploration Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 2,130–2,190 | Jul 11, 1979 |
| North Rough Draw Unit #27 | Polaris Production Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | Dec 15, 1967 |
| North Rough Draw Unit #28 | Polaris Production Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | Dec 15, 1967 |
| Jackson #28W | Marbet Production Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Okeefe, C. V. #241D | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,274–3,803 | May 11, 1959 |
| Wallace, Bilby #2D | Adobe Oil & Gas Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #1034 | Texaco Producing Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Cogdell, D. M. #21B | V-F Petroleum Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | Aug 1, 1953 |
| Cogdell, D. M. #89W | V-F Petroleum Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Cogdell, D. M. #12W | V-F Petroleum Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Cogdell #95W | V-F Petroleum Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Strayhorn, D. P. #2D | Texaco Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| S-M-S /Canyon Sand/ Unit #41W | Amoco Production Co.-Levelland | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jul 6, 1959 |
| S-M-S /Canyon Sand/ Unit #53W | Amoco Production Co.-Levelland | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jul 6, 1959 |
| S-M-S /Canyon Sand/ Unit #91W | J-R Oil Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jul 6, 1959 |
| S-M-S /Canyon Sand/ Unit #111W | Amoco Production Co.-Levelland | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jul 6, 1959 |
| S-M-S /Canyon Sand/ Unit #194W | J-R Oil Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jul 6, 1959 |
| S-M-S /Canyon Sand/ Unit #273W | J-R Oil Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jul 6, 1959 |
| S-M-S /Canyon Sand/ Unit #303W | Amoco Production Co.-Levelland | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jul 6, 1959 |
| Coleman #1D | Elam, Jack G. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 4,000 | — |
| Salt Creek Field Unit #E193W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Dec 8, 1952 |
| Grice "A" #2W | Falcon Sciences, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | Oct 11, 1979 |
| Hanson "B" #1W | Falcon Sciences, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Wallace #1D | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | Jan 17, 1967 |
| Salt Creek Field Unit #C744 W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Johnson, Weldon & Ida Sue "A" #1WD | Young, Marshall R., Oil Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 1,603 | — |
| Salt Creek Field Unit #H 43W | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Star #1A | Dundee Petroleum, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 3,808 | — |
| Brown, Mary #1D | Patterson Petroleum LP | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | Jul 7, 1982 |
| Cogdell Est. #4 | Brooks, E. B., Jr. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,522 | May 10, 1983 |
| Cogdell Est. #5 | Brooks, E. B., Jr. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,510 | May 10, 1983 |
| Cogdell Est. #6 | Brooks, E. B., Jr. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,542 | May 10, 1983 |
| Johnson #2901 | Coyote Oil, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 5,208–5,211 | Sep 6, 1985 |
| Cogdell #88 | V-F Petroleum Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 6,830 | Dec 4, 1985 |
| Davis, H. W. "C" #1 | Bettis, Boyle & Stovall | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 6,721 | Jan 17, 1986 |
| Sims, Mattie E. #1 | Osr Oil & Gas Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 7,252 | Jan 30, 1986 |
| McMeans, W. G. Operating Area #15 | Saba Energy of Texas, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 7,118 | Mar 21, 1986 |
| Williams, Wayne et Al #1 | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 7,446 | Oct 14, 1986 |
| Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #670 | Texaco Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 6,657–6,730 | Oct 16, 1970 |
| S-M-S /Canyon Sand/ Unit #23 | Pan American Petroleum Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 6,100 | Mar 10, 1966 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2011 | 724694 | Sharp Image Energy, Inc. | Daughery SWD #1 26331297 |
| Sep 23, 2011 | 724694 | Sharp Image Energy, Inc. | Daugherty SWD #1 26331297 |
About this data
RRC UIC well master and H-10 injection reports, settled through Sep 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/kent, documented in the API reference.