Produced water and disposal in Milam 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 →
Milam County has 149 active injection and disposal wells, 52 of them permitted for disposal, with 155,975 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 1.3 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to September 2025, down 65% on the year before, about 2% of what the permits allow.
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC is the largest injector in the county, with 974,957 barrels reported across 5 active wells.
- 149
- active injection wells, 52 for disposal
- 156K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 1.28M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Sep 2025 -65%
- 2%
- of permitted capacity used
- 236
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO SEP 2025
Last 12 months 1,282,163 · prior 12 3,623,137(-65%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 975K | 5 | 100K |
| Rusk Energy Operating LLC | 254K | 4 | 3.8K |
| Brazos Geological Consulting LT | 27.6K | 2 | 450 |
| North VI-Wolf, Inc. | 21.1K | 1 | 5K |
| Tesuque Oil & Gas LLC | 3.5K | 2 | 5K |
| Von Gonten, John Scott | 750 | 2 | 2K |
| Richard's Texas Tea | 390 | 1 | 2.5K |
| Winchester Oil & Gas LLC | — | 66 | 22.2K |
| Mojo Exploration & Production, L | — | 28 | 5.48K |
| Atibara Operating, LLC | — | 11 | 4.42K |
| C & P Land Services LLC | — | 9 | 1.8K |
| Atibara Rockdale LLC | — | 8 | 1.6K |
| GGP Exploration, Ltd. | — | 2 | 600 |
| Sheldon Resources, L.P. | — | 2 | 350 |
| Dorado Offshore, LLC | — | 3 | 350 |
| Viejo Services, LLC | — | 2 | 350 |
| Speckle Trout Operating LLC | — | 1 | 80 |
Injection permits
236 UIC PERMITS · 149 ACTIVE · PAGE 3 OF 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabez #M727 | Atibara Operating, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 180 | 501–768 | Sep 28, 2015 |
| Jabez #M738 | Atibara Operating, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 180 | 572–795 | Sep 28, 2015 |
| Jabez #M710 | Atibara Operating, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 180 | 485–703 | Sep 28, 2015 |
| Koonsen #18 | Minerva Refining Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 150 | 720–743 | Mar 11, 1982 |
| Pearson, W.T. #6A | Trustar Operating Company Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 450–600 | Oct 23, 2008 |
| Pearson, W.T. #11B | Trustar Operating Company Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 402–438 | Oct 19, 2009 |
| Pearson, W.T. #25A | Trustar Operating Company Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 400–600 | Oct 19, 2009 |
| Pearson, W.T. #18A | Trustar Operating Company Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 430–600 | Oct 19, 2009 |
| Hogan, W. P. #1 | Three Forks Operating Co, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 120 | 2,666–2,708 | Mar 16, 1995 |
| Grabener #1 | Mutual Oil of America, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 3,674–3,680 | Mar 4, 1973 |
| Bruscato #1D | Micro Operating, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 100 | 2,130–2,138 | Dec 21, 1979 |
| O'Neal #3 | Rockdale Partners, L.L.C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,329–1,349 | Jun 14, 1983 |
| O'Neal #5 | Rockdale Partners, L.L.C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,312–1,327 | Jun 14, 1983 |
| O'Neal #1 | Rockdale Partners, L.L.C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,316–1,329 | Sep 29, 1983 |
| O'Neal #81 | Penrod Oil Company of Texas, Inc | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,283–1,291 | Apr 27, 1993 |
| O'Neal #41 | Penrod Oil Company of Texas, Inc | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,287–1,299 | Apr 27, 1993 |
| O'Neal #37 | Rockdale Partners, L.L.C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,302–1,312 | Apr 27, 1993 |
| O'Neal #89 | Penrod Oil Company of Texas, Inc | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,304–1,312 | Apr 27, 1993 |
| O'Neal #17 | Rockdale Partners, L.L.C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,311–1,318 | Apr 27, 1993 |
| O'Neal #54 | Rockdale Partners, L.L.C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 1,350–1,356 | Apr 27, 1993 |
| Coffield, Martin #3 | Rusk Energy Operating LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 80 | 2,742–2,752 | Apr 17, 1989 |
| Payne #3 | Austin Ridge Energy Corporation | Plugged | Disposal | — | 60 | 3,528–3,539 | Sep 13, 1982 |
| Pratt, S.G. #37 | Cap Operating Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 60 | 952–986 | Mar 17, 1988 |
| Hogan -A- #2 | WMJ Enterprises, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 50 | 1,130–1,140 | Mar 9, 1982 |
| Hogan -A- #4 | WMJ Enterprises, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 50 | 1,130–1,140 | Feb 25, 1985 |
| Hogan -A- #5 | WMJ Enterprises, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 50 | 1,130–1,140 | Mar 9, 1982 |
| Hogan -A- #8 | WMJ Enterprises, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 50 | 1,130–1,140 | Mar 9, 1982 |
| Hogan -A- #9 | WMJ Enterprises, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 50 | 1,130–1,140 | Mar 9, 1982 |
| Hogan -A- #12 | WMJ Enterprises, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 50 | 1,130–1,140 | Mar 9, 1982 |
| McGregor, T. #1 | Mercury Chemicals, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 50 | 878–917 | Nov 1, 1977 |
| Shuffield, G. W. #1 | Mercury Chemicals, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 50 | 953–961 | Nov 1, 1977 |
| Shuffield, G. W. #7 | Mercury Chemicals, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 50 | 887–911 | Nov 1, 1977 |
| Balch, M.W. #2 | Mercury Chemicals, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 50 | 933–954 | Nov 1, 1977 |
| Balch, M.W. #3 | Mercury Chemicals, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 50 | 938–950 | Nov 1, 1977 |
| Balch, M.W. #6 | Mercury Chemicals, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 50 | 964–996 | Nov 1, 1977 |
| Williams, J. R. #6 | Schneider, Ernest | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 20 | 1,120–1,132 | Aug 15, 1985 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2023 | 887297 | LRR Pecos Valley, LLC | Daisy SWD #1 33135093 |
| Dec 16, 2019 | 859927 | Treadstone Energy Prtnr OP, LLC | Daisy SWD #1 33135093 |
| Sep 18, 2019 | 857231 | Treadstone Energy Prtnr OP, LLC | Rachel SWD #1 33135088 |
| Jun 19, 2019 | 854313 | Treadstone Energy Prtnr OP, LLC | Big Eye SWD #1 33133519 |
| Jun 13, 2019 | 854012 | Treadstone Energy Prtnr OP, LLC | Six Mile SWD #1 33135076 |
| Feb 8, 2019 | 849821 | Treadstone Energy Prtnr OP, LLC | Hudson SWD #1 33135067 |
| Mar 21, 2018 | 837266 | Treadstone Energy Prtnr OP, LLC | Tiger SWD #1 33133521 |
| Feb 2, 2017 | 822529 | Treadstone Energy Prtnr OP, LLC | Big Eye SWD #1 33133519 |
| Jan 6, 2017 | 821347 | Treadstone Energy Prtnr OP, LLC | Grey Reef SWD #1 33133522 |
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/milam, documented in the API reference.