Produced water and disposal in Newton 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 →
Newton County has 27 active injection and disposal wells, 25 of them permitted for disposal, with 305,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 4.3 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to September 2025, up 7% on the year before, about 4% of what the permits allow.
Zarvona Energy LLC is the largest injector in the county, with 965,273 barrels reported across 7 active wells.
- 27
- active injection wells, 25 for disposal
- 306K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 4.33M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Sep 2025 +7%
- 4%
- of permitted capacity used
- 113
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO SEP 2025
Last 12 months 4,326,430 · prior 12 4,040,096(+7%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zarvona Energy LLC | 965K | 7 | 150K |
| Foundation Energy Management LLC | 870K | 2 | 6.5K |
| HD Operating Co, LLC | 806K | 8 | 72K |
| Buckhorn Oilfield Service Inc | 778K | 1 | 20K |
| Prime Operating Company | 505K | 1 | 5K |
| Neches Transport Inc. | 224K | 2 | 22K |
| Indian Exploration, Inc. | 151K | 2 | 6K |
| Well-Co Solutions, LLC | 27K | 1 | 15K |
| Wagner Oil Company | — | 1 | 4.5K |
| Hackberry Oil & Gas LLC | — | 1 | 4K |
| Iron Jaw Operating LLC | — | 1 | 500 |
Injection permits
113 UIC PERMITS · 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devil's Pocket, West #3 | Cody Energy, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 11,560–11,632 | Apr 13, 1987 |
| Sabine-Tram, SW Unit #3 | Cody Energy, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 11,568–11,642 | Oct 26, 1992 |
| Sabine-Tram, SW Unit #2 | Cody Energy, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 11,534–11,622 | Oct 26, 1992 |
| Foley Section 28 #1 | Arco Oil & Gas Co.-Silsbee | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 11,568–11,642 | Oct 26, 1992 |
| Foley Section 28 #2 | Arco Oil & Gas Co.-Silsbee | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 11,534–11,622 | Oct 26, 1992 |
| Quicksand Creek Field Unit #8 | Oil Reserves Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 10,503–10,514 | Jun 14, 1965 |
| Quicksand Creek Field Unit #10 | Oil Reserves Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 10,400–10,412 | Jun 14, 1965 |
| Quicksand Creek Field Unit #23 | Oil Reserves Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 10,454–10,480 | Dec 8, 1965 |
| Quicksand Creek Field Unit #17 | Oil Reserves Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 10,452–10,464 | Feb 15, 1966 |
| Quicksand Creek Field Unit #14 | Oil Reserves Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 10,266–10,272 | Jan 13, 1965 |
| Quicksand Creek Field Unit #13 | Sinclair Oil & Gas Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 10,256–10,261 | Mar 5, 1968 |
| Quicksand CRK FLD UN #16 | Sinclair Oil & Gas Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 10,500–10,510 | Apr 19, 1968 |
| Quicksand CRK FLD UN #25 | Sinclair Oil & Gas Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 10,794–10,801 | Mar 5, 1968 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2025 | 911927 | Theron Energy Operating, LLC | Artemis SWD #1 35130942 |
| Jan 20, 2015 | 802857 | Branmansan Enviro Solutions, LLC | Gunsmoke SWD #1 35130909 |
| Apr 27, 2012 | 738362 | Anadarko E&P Company LP | BP Black Stone a-90 SWD #1 35130879 |
| Feb 14, 2012 | 733118 | Anadarko E&P Company LP | Forestar Byerley a-32 SWD #2 35130878 |
| Oct 13, 2011 | 726089 | Anadarko E&P Company LP | BP Black Stone a-253 West SWD #1 35130873 |
| Jun 6, 2011 | 717659 | Anadarko E&P Company LP | Forestar Byerley a-32 SWD #1 35130867 |
| Mar 10, 2011 | 711632 | Anadarko E&P Company LP | BP Kirby a-995 SWD #1 35130864 |
| Mar 10, 2011 | 711623 | Anadarko E&P Company LP | BP America a-742 SWD #1 35130863 |
| Mar 9, 2011 | 711616 | Anadarko E&P Company LP | BP Black Stone a-498 SWD #1 35130862 |
| Jan 28, 2011 | 709185 | Anadarko E&P Company LP | BP America a-626 West SWD #1 35130857 |
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/newton, documented in the API reference.