Produced water and disposal in Madison 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 →
Madison County has 23 active injection and disposal wells, 11 of them permitted for disposal, with 183,700 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 5.8 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to June 2025, up 27% on the year before, about 9% of what the permits allow.
C&e Production, LLC is the largest injector in the county, with 2.9 million barrels reported across 1 active well.
- 23
- active injection wells, 11 for disposal
- 184K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 5.76M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 +27%
- 9%
- of permitted capacity used
- 123
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO JUN 2025
Last 12 months 5,757,996 · prior 12 4,544,672(+27%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C&e Production, LLC | 2.87M | 1 | 25K |
| Salty Dog Service Company, LLC | 1.2M | 1 | 15K |
| Saxet Operating Co.,inc. | 486K | 1 | 10.5K |
| Empire Texas Operating LLC | 437K | 2 | 32K |
| Woodbine Production Corporation | 351K | 7 | 7.45K |
| E2 Operating LLC | 291K | 1 | 25K |
| Wheeler Operating Corporation | 90.8K | 3 | 21.5K |
| Southwest Operating, Inc.-Tyler | 30.5K | 2 | 3.25K |
| Barrow-Shaver Resources Co. | 33 | 1 | 30K |
| Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | — | 4 | 14K |
Injection permits
123 UIC PERMITS · 23 ACTIVE · PAGE 2 OF 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osr-Halliday Unit #701 | Edisto Resources Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 350 | 8,293–8,310 | Feb 25, 1977 |
| Osr-Halliday Unit #1171 | Edisto Resources Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 8,846–8,889 | Oct 16, 1980 |
| Osr-Halliday Unit #1101 | Woodbine Production Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 8,784–8,790 | Oct 16, 1980 |
| Niendorff, Mary Starr #1051 | Moore Petroleum Service, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 8,752–8,798 | Oct 16, 1980 |
| Osr-Halliday Unit #961 | Edisto Resources Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 8,644–8,690 | Oct 16, 1980 |
| Osr-Halliday Unit #841 | Woodbine Production Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 8,509–8,536 | Oct 16, 1980 |
| Osr-Halliday Unit #861 | Woodbine Production Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 8,561–8,600 | Oct 16, 1980 |
| Osr-Halliday Unit #781 | Edisto Resources Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 8,453–8,461 | Oct 16, 1980 |
| Osr-Halliday Unit #751 | Woodbine Production Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 8,452–8,466 | Mar 18, 1981 |
| Osr-Halliday Unit #982 | Woodbine Production Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 8,662–8,676 | Mar 18, 1981 |
| Osr-Halliday Unit #1081 | Edisto Resources Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 8,777–8,801 | Oct 10, 1980 |
| Osr-Halliday Unit #952 | Woodbine Production Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 8,669–8,675 | Mar 18, 1981 |
| Osr-Halliday Unit #921 | Mosbacher, Robert | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 8,643–8,669 | Oct 16, 1980 |
| Osr-Halliday Unit #981 | Mosbacher, Robert | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 8,641–8,649 | Oct 16, 1980 |
| Osr-Halliday Unit #1011 | Mosbacher, Robert | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 8,741–8,790 | Oct 16, 1980 |
| Lummie Morgan #1 | Union Oil Company of California | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 9,210–9,214 | Feb 23, 1966 |
| Herbert N. Stevens #1 | Hamill, Claud B. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 50 | 6,362–6,368 | Nov 25, 1966 |
| Ft.trinidad Upper Glen Rose Unit #71 U | Union Expl. Partners, Ltd. - Van | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 10,590–10,606 | — |
| Westmoreland, W. O. #1 | Samson Lone Star LP | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Aug 4, 1982 |
| Osr-Halliday Unit #1081-1 | Edisto Resources Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 8,150 | Oct 16, 1980 |
| Upper Glen Rose Unit #161 | Union Oil Company of California | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 10,587–10,635 | Apr 17, 1969 |
| Osr-Halliday Unit #678 | Mosbacher, Robert | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 8,214–8,232 | May 15, 1980 |
| Osr-Halliday Unit #681 | Mosbacher, Robert | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 8,202–8,245 | May 15, 1980 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2017 | 824109 | Etx Energy, LLC | Iron Duke SWD #1 31331333 |
| Jul 22, 2015 | 808321 | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | Midway SWD #1 31331300 |
| Apr 28, 2015 | 805802 | Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc. | Vick SWD #1 31331291 |
| Oct 16, 2013 | 771431 | Treadstone Energy Partners, LLC | Treadstone Energy SWD #1 31331044 |
| Apr 1, 2013 | 759679 | Pinnergy, Ltd. | Osr SWD #1 31330987 |
| Apr 1, 2013 | 759679 | Pinnergy, Ltd. | Osr SWD #1 31330987 |
| Apr 5, 2005 | 559826 | Palmer Petroleum Inc. | Strange SWD #1 31330788 |
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/madison, documented in the API reference.