Produced water and disposal in Moore 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 →
Moore County has 45 active injection and disposal wells, 8 of them permitted for disposal, with 128,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 1.5 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to June 2025, down 5% on the year before, about 3% of what the permits allow.
J. W. Resources Inc. is the largest injector in the county, with 552,561 barrels reported across 5 active wells.
TexNet located 2 M2+ earthquakes in the county's area over the last two years, the largest M2.2.
- 45
- active injection wells, 8 for disposal
- 128K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 1.54M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 -5%
- 3%
- of permitted capacity used
- 129
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO JUN 2025
Last 12 months 1,544,533 · prior 12 1,631,448(-5%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. W. Resources Inc. | 553K | 5 | 12.1K |
| Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 345K | 9 | 7.05K |
| Pampa Water Disposal, Inc. | 233K | 1 | 15K |
| Lasater & Co, Inc. | 79K | 1 | 500 |
| Planetierra Three Partnership | 62.1K | 1 | 400 |
| Large Operating LLC | 60.4K | 3 | 950 |
| Berexco LLC | 50.4K | 1 | 800 |
| Pantera Energy Company | 47.7K | 4 | 1.65K |
| High River Res Operating, LLC | 32.6K | 2 | 6.5K |
| Beren Corporation | 24.5K | 1 | 1K |
| SNW Operating Company | 16.2K | 3 | 1.05K |
| Oilwell Operators, Inc. | 15.6K | 1 | 180 |
| Nexoil, LLC | 15.3K | 1 | 5K |
| P & F Operating, LLC | 9.92K | 1 | 1K |
| Moore County Gas Partners, L.P. | 79 | 1 | 300 |
| Diamond Shamrock Ref. Co., L.P. | — | 8 | 73.9K |
| H & M Resources, LLC | — | 1 | 400 |
| Kodiak Operating, LLC | — | 1 | 200 |
Injection permits
129 UIC PERMITS · 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loeber, Nellie #5W | G C & W Inc. | Plugged | Other | — | 112 | 3,196–3,228 | Dec 6, 1962 |
| Masterson Red Cave #G 1D | Continental Natural Gas, Inc. | Canceled | Other | — | 100 | 3,200–3,612 | — |
| Lemlaine #3 | Huber, J. M., Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 75 | 3,320–3,324 | Oct 16, 1979 |
| Masterson East #1048D | Gruenerwald,william &assoc.,inc. | Canceled | Other | — | 60 | 2,984–3,129 | Jan 6, 1978 |
| Masterson Red Cave Unit #110 | Polaris Operating, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 50 | 2,054–2,278 | Mar 25, 2003 |
| Haile #1D | Lera | Canceled | Disposal | — | 50 | 1,200–1,350 | Sep 5, 1963 |
| Shellberg #1 | Phillips Petroleum Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 20 | 3,466–3,465 | Aug 29, 1966 |
| Masterson Red Cave Unit #203W | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Feb 17, 1978 |
| Masterson Estate #7D | Beren Corporation | Canceled | Other | — | — | 3,420 | — |
| Russell, W. L. #1W | W. B. D. Oil & Gas Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Mar 7, 1981 |
| Reser #2 R | W. B. D. Oil & Gas Company | Canceled | Other | — | — | — | — |
| Hight #2D | Diamond Shamrock Exploration Co. | Canceled | Other | — | — | — | — |
| Masterson Estate #1D | Gruenerwald,william &assoc.,inc. | Canceled | Other | — | — | — | — |
| Denson Trust -E- #4048D | Gruenerwald,william &assoc.,inc. | Canceled | Other | — | — | — | — |
| Thompson "75-9" #1D | Maynard Oil Co. | Canceled | Other | — | — | — | — |
| Masterson Red Cave Unit #108 | Maynard Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Sep 13, 1983 |
| McMurray #1 | Diamond Chemicals Company | Canceled | Other | — | — | 1,196 | — |
| Sweatt #1 | Diamond Shamrock Exploration Co. | Canceled | Other | — | — | — | — |
| Robertson Storage #8 | Diamond Shamrock Ref. & Mkt'g Co | Plugged | Other | — | — | — | — |
| McDowell, Emma #1 | Kerr-McGee Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Jan 5, 1983 |
| Brent #6102W | Empiric Energy, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,390 | May 14, 1984 |
| Dunn #1 | Suoco Oil Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,690 | Feb 1, 1985 |
| Michael #1 | Taylor, Gordon | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,554 | Apr 30, 1985 |
| Britain, E. C. #25 | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Canceled | Other | — | — | 3,268 | — |
| Sneed #1I | Myriad Resources Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,840 | Jun 18, 1985 |
| Harrison #1 | Maxus Exploration Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,100 | — |
| Jewel #1 | Questa Energy Corporation | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,840–3,110 | Oct 28, 1988 |
| Dumas Plant H2S Injection #1 | Duke Energy Field Services, LP | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 4,600–5,500 | Mar 17, 1999 |
| Sneed Plant H2S Injection #1 | DCP Midstream, LP | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,094–4,350 | Feb 26, 2008 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2018 | 838023 | Pampa Water Disposal, Inc. | Dumas SWD #1 34133496 |
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/moore, documented in the API reference.