Produced water and disposal in Knox 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 →
Knox County has 44 active injection and disposal wells, 3 of them permitted for disposal, with 57,375 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 1.5 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to September 2025, down 13% on the year before, about 7% of what the permits allow.
Daylight Petroleum LLC is the largest injector in the county, with 739,080 barrels reported across 11 active wells.
- 44
- active injection wells, 3 for disposal
- 57.4K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 1.5M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Sep 2025 -13%
- 7%
- of permitted capacity used
- 483
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO SEP 2025
Last 12 months 1,496,883 · prior 12 1,721,478(-13%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight Petroleum LLC | 739K | 11 | 11K |
| Atlas Operating LLC | 211K | 1 | 10K |
| RHB Exploration & Production,llc | 163K | 1 | 1K |
| Taylor Oil & Gas Serv | 61.9K | 2 | 4K |
| Double M Petroproperties, Inc. | 58.8K | 1 | 500 |
| Bridwell Oil Co. | 56.1K | 4 | 1.8K |
| Bbe Production, LLC | 47.5K | 2 | 850 |
| Petex | 47.4K | 1 | 200 |
| Best Petroleum Explorations,inc. | 37.9K | 1 | 500 |
| Roil Operating LLC | 21.1K | 1 | 600 |
| Great American Resources Inc. | 16.6K | 3 | 3.5K |
| Royal Oryx OG LLC | 16.6K | 2 | 3.5K |
| Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 10.4K | 1 | 1.2K |
| Willowbend Investments, Inc. | 8.52K | 1 | 500 |
| Tree Operating, LLC | 1.44K | 5 | 13.2K |
| CDJ Oil Company, LLC | 20 | 1 | 400 |
| Pony Express Corporate Trust | — | 1 | 1K |
| Cra-Gro Crop Service, Inc. | — | 1 | 1K |
| BBS Oil Field Services Inc | — | 1 | 1K |
| THP Operating LLC | — | 1 | 1K |
Injection permits
484 UIC PERMITS · 44 ACTIVE · PAGE 3 OF 5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson #1 | Chap Operating, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 350 | 4,868–4,881 | Jun 28, 1994 |
| Hudson #4 | Chap Operating, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 350 | 4,861–4,886 | Jun 28, 1994 |
| Hunt, E. W. #9 | Midwestern Energy | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 350 | 1,540–1,548 | Apr 7, 2010 |
| Stroud, Lila #11 | BBS Oil Field Services Inc | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 350 | 1,988–2,036 | Mar 19, 2012 |
| Hobert Estate #12 | Daylight Petroleum LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 2,010–2,022 | May 20, 1971 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #6 | Welch, Roy | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 1,928–1,948 | — |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #16 | Welch, Roy | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 1,944–1,962 | — |
| Birkenfeld, J. #3 | Redding, Dale | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 1,641–1,652 | Nov 29, 1989 |
| Lambeth, Merle #105 | Petron Energy, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,778–1,784 | Apr 18, 1984 |
| Burnett Estate #14 | Farmer, Lewis & Hayden | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 2,275–2,296 | Nov 20, 1984 |
| Davenport #14 | Dedica Energy Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,932–1,949 | — |
| Tankersley, E. H., Jr. #2 | M-B Operating Co., Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 1,100–1,400 | Jan 12, 1965 |
| Thurman, Bertha Heirs #2 | Kintex Petroleum Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,684–1,700 | Apr 29, 1994 |
| Horton, E. L. #B 4 | Kintex Petroleum Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,756–1,774 | Nov 8, 1995 |
| McFaddin, Caldwell #2 | Westico Energy Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 3,115–3,235 | Apr 30, 1996 |
| Hertel, Elizabeth M. et. Vir. #3 | Texcel Exploration, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,955–1,978 | Sep 19, 2014 |
| Urbanczyk, A. B. #2 | Goodwin Services Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 2,032–2,038 | Oct 21, 1977 |
| Winchester, Mamie #5 | Cooper, Glenn W. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,914–1,930 | Jun 10, 1965 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #702 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,967–1,975 | May 9, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #1002 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,954–1,962 | May 9, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #903 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,957–1,963 | May 9, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #907 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,945–1,952 | May 9, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #402 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,926–1,946 | Oct 16, 1967 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #509 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,930–1,954 | Oct 16, 1967 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #5012 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,901–1,946 | Oct 16, 1967 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #5013 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,948–1,968 | Oct 16, 1967 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #5014 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,932–1,949 | Oct 16, 1967 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #601 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,965–1,970 | Oct 16, 1967 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #703 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,960–1,965 | Oct 16, 1967 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #801 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,936–1,950 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #804 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,918–1,938 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #902 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,958–1,962 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #906 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,949–1,962 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #909 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,953–1,962 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #9011 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,956–1,961 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #1109 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,956–1,962 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #1202 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,946–1,951 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #1203 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,946–1,954 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #1205 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,954–1,960 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #1402 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,958–1,962 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #1403 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,958–1,964 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #1001 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,965–1,970 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #1003 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,966–1,972 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #1005 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,957–1,984 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #1103 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,962–1,971 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #1105 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,969–1,975 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #1107 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,972–1,974 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #1405 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,963–1,966 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #1407 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,964–1,968 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #1504C | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,956–1,968 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #1502C | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,962–1,970 | Jul 10, 1968 |
| Reed, S. N. #1 | Steinberger & Lindemann Drlg. Co | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 2,090–2,100 | May 25, 1966 |
| Branton, G.A. #1 | Anderson Petroleum Account | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 2,068–2,078 | Sep 17, 1965 |
| Branton, G.A. #3 | Anderson Petroleum Account | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 2,067–2,075 | Sep 17, 1965 |
| Jarvis, Ada #3 | Anderson Petroleum Account | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 2,078–2,086 | Sep 17, 1965 |
| Jarvis, R.R. "A" #3 | Anderson Petroleum Account | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 2,059–2,066 | Sep 17, 1965 |
| Hunt & Hunt "A" #4 | Oakland Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,751–1,756 | Apr 11, 1966 |
| Hunt & Hunt "A" #2 | Oakland Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,755–1,766 | Jul 10, 1964 |
| Hunt & Hunt "A" #7 | Oakland Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,754–1,769 | Jul 10, 1964 |
| Yost, C. G. #3 | Wells Oilfield Services, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 275 | 1,995–2,005 | Oct 3, 1989 |
| Hawes, H. C. #6 | Tannehill Well Service | Canceled | Disposal | — | 260 | 1,730–1,736 | Oct 10, 1978 |
| Hunt, Ernest -B- #2 | Cooper, Glenn W. Oil & Gas | Canceled | Disposal | — | 250 | 1,632–1,636 | Aug 21, 1978 |
| Burnett Estate #2 | J & R Operating, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 250 | 2,242–2,280 | Mar 19, 1986 |
| Burnett Estate #10 R | Ausanka Oil Operations | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 250 | 2,256–2,284 | Mar 19, 1986 |
| Burnett Estate #23 | Farmer, Lewis & Hayden | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 250 | 2,282–2,289 | Mar 19, 1986 |
| Saunders, J. W. #3D | B & F Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 250 | 1,764–1,774 | Nov 14, 1980 |
| Horton, E. L. #B 8 | Kintex Petroleum Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 250 | 1,754–1,765 | Jan 9, 2001 |
| Hills, F. J. #A 1 | Ausanka Oil Operations | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 250 | 1,788–1,794 | Oct 9, 1975 |
| Floyd, Leland #4 | Tannehill Well Service | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 250 | 1,770–1,790 | Jul 1, 1975 |
| Fetsch, F. -C- #2 | Gandy-McCauley, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 250 | 2,069–2,079 | Apr 24, 1968 |
| Sheedy, Sophia "B" #1 | Mobil Oil Company, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 230 | 2,003–2,006 | Jul 19, 1965 |
| Hamilton, R. C. #7 | Texaco Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 200 | 2,527–2,531 | Feb 1, 1968 |
| Good -A- #2 | Crocker Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 2,095–2,113 | May 18, 1970 |
| Cartwright, Perry V. #1 | Cooper, Glenn W. Oil & Gas | Plugged | Disposal | — | 200 | 1,670–1,675 | Jan 13, 1978 |
| Watson, Oma #1 | B & F Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 1,640–1,666 | Dec 1, 1976 |
| Davis, Joe #6 | S & J Operating Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 2,071–2,076 | Dec 17, 1982 |
| Freeman 3M #2 | Bitter Creek Petroleum Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 200 | 2,234–2,244 | Jul 10, 1996 |
| Michels #2 | Bitter Creek Petroleum Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 2,100–2,150 | Jun 21, 1989 |
| Styles-Wiw #2 | Bitter Creek Petroleum Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 200 | 2,075–2,085 | Oct 11, 1990 |
| Stroud, Lila #6W | Quatro Oil and Gas, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 2,008–2,019 | Apr 21, 1992 |
| Colehour, G. #1 | Kintex Petroleum Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 2,075–2,083 | Aug 27, 1993 |
| Cartwright, P. V. (West) #1 | Ames, Adrian | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,620–1,672 | Oct 26, 1994 |
| Johnson #4 | Waggoner, Ralph E. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,990–1,995 | Mar 29, 1995 |
| Roberts, Don & Ruby #1S | Bitter Creek Petroleum Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,930–1,935 | Dec 12, 1997 |
| Tynes, W. M. #1 | Lewis, R. T. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 1,732–1,737 | Aug 23, 1979 |
| Heirs, Walter Mooney #4 | Lisle, Tooker Oil Account | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,861–1,875 | Sep 26, 1975 |
| Heirs, Walter Mooney #1 | Rankin, Robert E. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,859–1,874 | Mar 4, 1974 |
| Golden, B.W. #3 | Box, W. A., & Son Equipment Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,695 | Aug 14, 1964 |
| Lee #1 | Burns, Bobby M. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 2,296–2,302 | Dec 30, 1963 |
| Lee #4 | Burns, Bobby M. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 2,286–2,287 | Dec 30, 1963 |
| Smith "B" #2 | Burns, Bobby M. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 2,316–2,320 | Dec 30, 1963 |
| Glenn, O. C. #2 | Burns, Bobby M. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 2,285–2,302 | Dec 30, 1963 |
| Waldrip, a "A" #1 | Burns, Bobby M. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 2,258–2,304 | Dec 30, 1963 |
| Waldrip, a "A" #7 | Burns, Bobby M. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 2,300–2,312 | Dec 30, 1963 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #205 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,942–1,958 | May 25, 1967 |
| Davenport, Bert Jr. #508 | McMahon-Bullington Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,936–1,960 | May 25, 1967 |
| Butler, H.L. #4 | Bolin Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,703–1,715 | Mar 13, 1964 |
| Golden, V. #2 | Bolin Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,682–1,696 | Mar 13, 1964 |
| Fetsch "B" #15 | Texas Oil & Gas Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | — | May 12, 1966 |
| Loran, A.J. #5 | Texas Oil & Gas Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | — | May 12, 1966 |
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/knox, documented in the API reference.