WATER · LOVING COUNTY

Produced water and disposal in Loving 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 →

Loving County has 347 active injection and disposal wells, 323 of them permitted for disposal, with 9.9 million barrels a day of permitted capacity.

Operators reported 1.3 billion barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to September 2025, up 10% on the year before, about 36% of what the permits allow.

33 deep disposal wells here report daily to TexNet; they injected 667,313 barrels a day in August 2026. Same-well volumes were up 96% on a year earlier.

NGL Water Solutions Permian, LLC is the largest injector in the county, with 362 million barrels reported across 60 active wells.

303 M2+ earthquakes were located in the county's area over the last two years, the largest M3.7.

347
active injection wells, 323 for disposal
9.95M
bbl/d permitted capacity
1.32B
bbl reported, H-10 year to Sep 2025 +10%
36%
of permitted capacity used
932
UIC permits on file, all time
667K
bbl/d, 33 daily reporters, Aug 2026

Reported injection, by month

H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO SEP 2025

Last 12 months 1,320,445,223 · prior 12 1,200,479,380(+10%)

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UT BEG TexNet injection reporting tool

Deep disposal, reported daily

667K
bbl per day, Aug 2026
33
wells reporting
12
operators
+96%
same wells vs a year earlier
WellOperatorbbl/d
30136410NGL Water Solutions Permian, LLC39,781
30136413NGL Water Solutions Permian, LLC37,347
30135117NGL Water Solutions Permian, LLC36,542
30136534NGL Water Solutions Permian, LLC35,869
30136401NGL Water Solutions Permian, LLC34,843
30136560Wes Water Holdings LLC34,301
30136400NGL Water Solutions Permian, LLC33,278
30137656Waterbridge Stateline LLC32,141
30136532NGL Water Solutions Permian, LLC31,531
30137485Waterbridge Stateline LLC28,446

Who injects here

Operators with active permits in the county, by reported H-10 volume over the settled year.

Injection permits

943 UIC PERMITS · 347 ACTIVE · PAGE 10 OF 10

Active permits first, by reported volume, then canceled, plugged, and never-activated permits.

WellOperatorStatusPurposeReported, bblbbl/d permittedZone, ftPermitted
Johnson, W. D., Jr., Etal #3Union Oil Company of CaliforniaPluggedDisposal—2004,674–4,680Mar 6, 1990
Johnson, W. D., Jr., -C- #5CGraham, Bill J. Oil & Gas Corp.CanceledDisposal—2004,700–4,725Apr 3, 1990
Johnson, W. D., Jr., Etal #2WPX Energy Permian, LLCPluggedDisposal—2004,680–4,690May 11, 1990
Hubbard State #3Finley Resources, Inc.PluggedDisposal—2004,645–4,654Nov 21, 2000
Lindley, H. A. #4Texas Bend Oil Co.CanceledEnhanced recovery—153,576Jun 12, 1972
Kyle, Sid M., -32- #4DLimark CorporationPluggedDisposal———May 26, 1970
Kyle, Minnie -a- & -B- #3ABreck Operating Corp.PluggedDisposal————
North Mason /Delaware Sand/ Unit #902Marathon Oil CompanyCanceledEnhanced recovery———May 20, 1964
North Mason /Delaware Sand/ Unit #906Marathon Oil CompanyCanceledEnhanced recovery———May 20, 1964
Meridian -WF- #402Enron Oil & Gas CompanyCanceledEnhanced recovery——5,004—
Twofreds, Delaware Field Unit #704Great Western Drilling CompanyCanceledDisposal——4,742–4,764Nov 23, 1994
Twofreds, Delaware Field Unit #1102Great Western Drilling CompanyCanceledDisposal——4,810–4,834Nov 23, 1994
Twofreds, Delaware Field Unit #1210Enron Oil & Gas CompanyCanceledEnhanced recovery————
Twofreds, Delaware Field Unit #1307Great Western Drilling CompanyPluggedEnhanced recovery——4,858–4,876Aug 5, 1980
Twofreds, Delaware Field Unit #1607Great Western Drilling CompanyPluggedDisposal——4,942–4,970Nov 23, 1994
TXL -AI- /NCT-B/ #8WDakota Resources, Inc. (I)CanceledEnhanced recovery——4,901Jul 1, 1986
Wheat Delaware Unit No. 1 #201WSledge Oil & Gas, Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery———Aug 1, 1966
Twofreds, Delaware Field Unit #1104Great Western Drilling CompanyPluggedDisposal——4,856–4,882Nov 23, 1994
Twofreds, Delaware Field Unit #1205Great Western Drilling CompanyCanceledDisposal——4,837–4,866Nov 23, 1994
North Mason /Delaware Sand/ Unit #903Marathon Oil CompanyCanceledEnhanced recovery———May 20, 1964
San Angelo Bank #1ATurnkey, Inc.CanceledDisposal——4,970–5,030Jun 24, 1983
Meridian -WF- #105HNG Fossil Fuels CompanyPluggedEnhanced recovery——5,047May 2, 1984
Meridian -WF- #302Lone Star Oil & GasPluggedEnhanced recovery——4,994May 2, 1984
Meridian -WF- #304WLone Star Oil & GasPluggedEnhanced recovery——4,973May 2, 1984
Lindley "30" #2Synergy Oil & Gas, Inc. (A)CanceledDisposal——3,576–3,600Jan 25, 1985
Kyle -A- #2DParker & Parsley Development L.PPluggedDisposal——4,352May 31, 1985
Kyle, Sid M. #8Jones, Terry W.PluggedDisposal——4,360Jul 1, 1985
Kyle, Sid M. #7Roca Operating, Inc.PluggedDisposal——4,393Jul 1, 1985
Bass -46B- #6Petroleum Corp. of Delaware, TheCanceledEnhanced recovery——4,665Dec 4, 1985
Red Bluff "7" #3DLKerr-McGee CorporationCanceledDisposal——4,320–4,500Jun 6, 1986
Fraser, TXL -B- #20Chaparral (USA) Energy, Inc.CanceledEnhanced recovery——3,342Oct 2, 1986
Fraser, TXL -C- #8Monarch Corp.PluggedEnhanced recovery————
Fraser, TXL -C- #10Monarch Corp.PluggedEnhanced recovery————
Fraser, TXL -B- #7Monarch Corp.PluggedEnhanced recovery————
Schawe, E. O. #1Monarch Corp.PluggedEnhanced recovery————
Twofreds, Delaware Field Unit #1004WCoastal Management CorporationCanceledDisposal——4,824–4,832Nov 23, 1994
East Menton Brine Station #1Permian Brine Sales, Inc.PluggedOther————
Golden Barrel 16 SW #2Hillstone Daco Permian, LLCCanceledDisposal———Jan 22, 2018
00000000000000000000 #1Boykin Energy LLCCanceledDisposal———Jul 1, 2019
Pbar SWD #5Felix Water, LLCCanceledDisposal———Nov 18, 2019
Pbar SWD #5Felix Water, LLCCanceledDisposal———Nov 18, 2019
Slow Ride SWD #1Permian Water LLCCanceledDisposal———Feb 13, 2020
Ford Chapman #1BRHerricks & Son Co.CanceledOther———Sep 1, 1985

Latest disposal drilling permits

W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.

IssuedPermitOperatorLease / well
Oct 16, 2026919311Velocity Water Solutions, LPCowbell SWD 3 #3 30138025
Oct 14, 2026919310Velocity Water Solutions, LPCowbell SWD 2 #2 30138024
Aug 26, 2026918184Waterbridge Stateline LLCFPW SWD #20 30137946
Aug 26, 2026918185Waterbridge Stateline LLCFPW SWD #14 30137947
Aug 26, 2026918186Waterbridge Stateline LLCFPW SWD #13 30137948
Aug 10, 2026917682Waterbridge Stateline LLCFPW SWD #4 30137939
Aug 6, 2026917650Waterbridge Stateline LLCAermotor SWD #6 30136563
Jul 22, 2026917359Waterbridge Stateline LLCFPW SWD #19 30137924
Jul 22, 2026917357Waterbridge Stateline LLCFPW SWD #16 30137925
Jun 29, 2026916765Waterbridge Stateline LLCFPW SWD #10 30137921

About this data

RRC UIC well master and H-10 injection reports, settled through Sep 2025; TexNet daily injection for Aug 2026; disposal permit tags from Petrora's sector classifier.

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