Produced water and disposal in Maverick 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 →
Maverick County has 269 active injection and disposal wells, 6 of them permitted for disposal, with 51,950 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 3.3 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to September 2025, up 14% on the year before, about 17% of what the permits allow.
Chittim Operating LLC is the largest injector in the county, with 3.0 million barrels reported across 267 active wells.
17 M2+ earthquakes were located in the county's area over the last two years, the largest M3.6.
- 269
- active injection wells, 6 for disposal
- 52K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 3.32M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Sep 2025 +14%
- 17%
- of permitted capacity used
- 838
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO SEP 2025
Last 12 months 3,316,077 · prior 12 2,903,085(+14%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chittim Operating LLC | 3M | 267 | 28K |
| Infinite Energy Solutions, LLC | 316K | 1 | 20K |
| Patterson Energy Corporation | — | 1 | 4K |
Injection permits
838 UIC PERMITS · 269 ACTIVE · PAGE 9 OF 9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chittim, N. J. #6919 | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 40 | 1,195–1,785 | May 20, 1975 |
| Chittim, N. J. #7001 | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 40 | 1,195–1,785 | Feb 18, 1975 |
| Chittim, N. J. #9901 | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 40 | 1,195–1,785 | May 20, 1975 |
| Chittim, N. J. #9903 | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 40 | 1,195–1,785 | May 20, 1975 |
| Chittim, N. J. #9906 | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 40 | 1,195–1,785 | May 20, 1975 |
| Chittim, N. J. #9907 | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 40 | 1,195–1,785 | May 20, 1975 |
| Chittim, N. J. #9914 | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 40 | 1,747–1,748 | Oct 7, 1975 |
| Chittim, N. J. #4001 | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 40 | 1,607–1,608 | Oct 14, 1968 |
| Fitzpatrick, A. F. #8A | Txco Resources Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 20 | 1,965–2,004 | May 12, 1984 |
| Chittim, N. J. #A 99WS | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Nov 30, 1964 |
| Chittim, N. J. #3503 | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 791 | — |
| Chittim, N. J. #3699WS | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jan 23, 1968 |
| Chittim, N. J. #3899WS | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jan 23, 1968 |
| Chittim, N. J. #6699 | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jan 23, 1968 |
| Chittim, N. J. #6797WS | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Aug 8, 1975 |
| Halsell Union -A- #911 | Omega Minerals, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Mar 4, 1974 |
| Street Ranch #5W | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Saner, Mary R. #1 | Conoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| La Paloma #I 3 | Mayfair Minerals, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 80–100 | Aug 17, 1983 |
| La Paloma #I 1 | Mayfair Minerals, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 80–100 | Aug 17, 1983 |
| La Paloma #I 2 | Mayfair Minerals, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 80–100 | Aug 17, 1983 |
| La Paloma #I 4 | Mayfair Minerals, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 80–100 | Aug 17, 1983 |
| Halsell Foundation 97 #303B | Bruner Energy Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 800 | Jun 18, 1984 |
| Halsell Foundation 97 #5B | Bruner Energy Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 800 | Jun 22, 1984 |
| Halsell, Ewing Foundation #12M | CMR Energy, L.P. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,600 | Jul 16, 1984 |
| Bennett, Richard #T 15 | Enpex Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,735–1,795 | Oct 7, 1982 |
| Alkek-TBP- #1 | Ashtola Exploration Company,inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 3,062–3,082 | Jul 29, 1994 |
| Chittim "B" #3374H | Newfield Maverick Basin LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,400–4,711 | Jun 27, 2008 |
| Chittim "B" #4374W | Newfield Maverick Basin LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,400–4,700 | Jun 27, 2008 |
| Chittim "B" #4158NH | Newfield Maverick Basin LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 110–150 | Mar 20, 2008 |
| Chittim "B" #5158HS | Newfield Maverick Basin LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 110–150 | Mar 20, 2008 |
| Saner Ranch #538 | Protege Energy III LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,294–1,463 | Sep 12, 2008 |
| Saner Ranch #638H | Protege Energy III LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,468–3,072 | Sep 12, 2008 |
| La Paloma #I 5 | Mayfair Minerals, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 80–100 | Apr 30, 1981 |
| La Paloma #I 6 | Mayfair Minerals, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 80–100 | Apr 30, 1981 |
| La Paloma #I 7 | Mayfair Minerals, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 80–100 | Apr 30, 1981 |
| La Paloma #I 8 | Mayfair Minerals, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 80–100 | Apr 30, 1981 |
| Chittim Heirs #B 1H | Blackbrush O & G, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 4,000–5,000 | May 7, 2013 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 1978 | 32224 | Continental Oil Company | Chittim, N. J. #3504 32300660 |
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/maverick, documented in the API reference.