Produced water and disposal in Nolan 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 →
Nolan County has 193 active injection and disposal wells, 67 of them permitted for disposal, with 548,189 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 13 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to September 2025, up 1% on the year before, about 6% of what the permits allow.
Grayrock Energy II, LLC is the largest injector in the county, with 4.0 million barrels reported across 71 active wells.
- 193
- active injection wells, 67 for disposal
- 548K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 12.6M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Sep 2025 +1%
- 6%
- of permitted capacity used
- 851
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO SEP 2025
Last 12 months 12,583,804 · prior 12 12,505,979(+1%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grayrock Energy II, LLC | 4M | 71 | 85.8K |
| Scout Energy Management LLC | 3.87M | 17 | 71.8K |
| R2Q Operating LLC | 1.12M | 10 | 59.5K |
| D.K.D. | 866K | 5 | 63.5K |
| Clear Fork, Incorporated | 714K | 7 | 24K |
| Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | 433K | 29 | 61.2K |
| Daylight Petroleum LLC | 333K | 2 | 5.5K |
| Patton, E. N. Oil Company, Inc. | 322K | 1 | 5K |
| Double M Petroproperties, Inc. | 260K | 2 | 8K |
| Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 197K | 3 | 17K |
| Lone Star Operations LLC | 111K | 3 | 6K |
| Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLC | 71.3K | 2 | 26.4K |
| Goodrock Natural Resources, LLC | 53.9K | 7 | 39.7K |
| Chisholm Operating, Inc. | 50.4K | 1 | 1K |
| Golden Oil and Ranch, LLC | 47.6K | 1 | 500 |
| Williams Oil Company | 28.5K | 1 | 1K |
| DJ & T Services, LLC | 24.9K | 1 | 2K |
| Shaida, John H. | 16.7K | 1 | 250 |
| VX Operating, LLC | 15.2K | 1 | 500 |
| Nec Operating, LLC | 14.6K | 1 | 300 |
Injection permits
851 UIC PERMITS · 193 ACTIVE · PAGE 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornberg #1 | BJB Transport LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 7,051–7,057 | May 20, 2014 |
| Group 4000 Unit #8A | Winchester Energy, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 3,500–4,054 | Aug 6, 2004 |
| Beall B #9 | R2Q Operating LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 5,260–5,862 | Nov 19, 2021 |
| South Lake Trammel Unit #8 | Grayrock Energy II, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 5,000–5,400 | Oct 4, 2011 |
| South Lake Trammel Unit #27 | Grayrock Energy II, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 5,000–5,400 | Oct 4, 2011 |
| Lake Trammel Unit #34 | Grayrock Energy II, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 4,900–5,600 | Sep 12, 2013 |
| Lake Trammel Unit #85 | Grayrock Energy II, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 4,980–5,213 | Jan 24, 2011 |
| Joe Young #3 | Scout Energy Management LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 5,651–5,661 | Feb 19, 2009 |
| Joe Young #9 | Scout Energy Management LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 5,614–5,622 | Feb 19, 2009 |
| Boyd, C. E. #1159 | Clear Fork, Incorporated | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 4,873–4,931 | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Sims #2 | Scout Energy Management LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 5,600–5,700 | Aug 26, 2010 |
| Cox SWD #2 | Cox Investments, LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 25,000 | 5,700–6,000 | Feb 5, 2014 |
| Moore '30' #2 A | Vanco Oil & Gas Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 25,000 | 4,720–6,564 | Apr 9, 2014 |
| Cox SWD #2 | Cox Investments, LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 25,000 | 6,530–7,700 | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Herbert Williams #1 | Agua Libre Midstream LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 25,000 | 5,674–7,100 | Nov 16, 2015 |
| Hood WD #1WD | Clear Fork, Incorporated | Plugged | Disposal | — | 24,000 | 4,200–6,115 | Dec 10, 2020 |
| Schroeder #1 | Chisholm Operating, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 20,000 | 4,430–6,610 | Dec 17, 2012 |
| West Sweetwater SWD #1 | Probity SWD, LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 20,000 | 2,700–4,600 | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Southwest Nena Lucia Unit #1206 | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 18,000 | 6,897–7,004 | Nov 8, 1961 |
| Southwest Nena Lucia Unit #2302W | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 18,000 | 6,959–7,044 | Nov 8, 1961 |
| Southwest Nena Lucia Unit #3104W | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 18,000 | 6,920–7,044 | Nov 8, 1961 |
| Southwest Nena Lucia Unit #3105W | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 18,000 | 6,878–6,964 | Nov 8, 1961 |
| Southwest Nena Lucia Unit #3505W | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 18,000 | 6,867–6,921 | Nov 8, 1961 |
| North Nena Lucia Unit #6 | Wagner, Duer & Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 6,896–6,994 | May 17, 1966 |
| North Nena Lucia Unit #11 | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 6,938–7,020 | Sep 13, 1961 |
| North Nena Lucia Unit #29 | Sheridan Production Company, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 6,918–6,942 | Sep 13, 1961 |
| North Nena Lucia Unit #36 | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 6,840–6,963 | Sep 13, 1961 |
| North Nena Lucia Unit #45 | Wagner, Duer & Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 6,719–6,790 | Sep 13, 1961 |
| North Nena Lucia Unit #46 | Wagner, Duer & Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 6,681–6,799 | Nov 22, 1961 |
| North Nena Lucia Unit #54 | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 6,852–6,965 | Sep 13, 1961 |
| North Nena Lucia Unit #59 | Aethon I LP | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 6,853–6,907 | Sep 13, 1961 |
| North Nena Lucia Unit #67 | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 6,804–6,960 | May 23, 1974 |
| North Nena Lucia Unit #75 | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 6,799–7,022 | Sep 13, 1961 |
| North Nena Lucia Unit #81 | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 6,693–6,708 | Sep 13, 1961 |
| North Nena Lucia Unit #83 | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 6,826–6,846 | Sep 13, 1961 |
| North Nena Lucia Unit #89 | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 6,793–6,939 | Sep 13, 1961 |
| North Nena Lucia Unit #97 | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 6,737–6,816 | Sep 13, 1961 |
| North Nena Lucia Unit #101 | Oryx Energy Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 6,752–6,796 | Sep 13, 1961 |
| North Nena Lucia Unit #103 | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 15,000 | 6,908–6,938 | Sep 13, 1961 |
| Lance Sears #2SD | TCS Petroleum Co., LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 12,000 | 3,260–3,568 | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Withers, Gertrude #2 | L.C.S. Production Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 5,154–6,641 | Jan 11, 2013 |
| Davis #5 | Clear Fork, Incorporated | Plugged | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 4,100–5,890 | Mar 22, 2013 |
| Oxo #1WD | Mid-Con Energy Operating, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 6,500–6,800 | Dec 5, 2011 |
| Dinger #1WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 6,240–6,350 | Mar 7, 2012 |
| Dinger #2WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 6,400–7,500 | Mar 7, 2012 |
| McElmurray, W. W. -A- #1 | Scout Energy Management LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 3,100–3,400 | Dec 1, 2016 |
| McAdams Lambert Unit #1 | Scout Energy Management LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 6,590–6,690 | Mar 4, 2022 |
| Whitaker, E. G. #18 | Scout Energy Management LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 7,500 | 3,100–3,500 | Mar 16, 2016 |
| TXL #6 | Union Pacific Resources Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | 7,000 | 5,907–5,976 | Jul 6, 1977 |
| Whitaker, E. G. #9 | Scout Energy Management LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 7,000 | 3,100–3,500 | Apr 8, 2016 |
| TXL #5 | O'Ryan Oil and Gas | Inactive | Disposal | — | 6,000 | 2,500–5,930 | Oct 13, 2014 |
| Lake Tramel "96" #120 | Merit Energy Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 6,000 | 4,524–4,555 | Jul 19, 2012 |
| North Nena Lucia Unit #94 | FDL Operating, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 3,480–3,630 | Mar 10, 1983 |
| Sears-Streater #1 | Richman Petroleum Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 3,250–3,600 | May 31, 1989 |
| Sears-Streater "A" #4 | Texzona Oil & Gas, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 3,260–3,568 | Jun 4, 1990 |
| Petty, R. R. #10 | Atlas Operating LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 3,760–3,770 | Jun 14, 2005 |
| Lfy #2WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 7,150–7,500 | Feb 29, 2012 |
| Bobo #1WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 6,338–6,450 | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Bobo #2WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 6,380–6,400 | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Wight #1WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 4,000–7,300 | May 8, 2012 |
| Wight #3WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 4,300–7,400 | May 10, 2012 |
| Wight #2WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 4,300–7,300 | May 16, 2012 |
| Fitzgerald #1WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 5,700–6,600 | May 31, 2012 |
| Fitzgerald #2WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 5,500–6,600 | May 31, 2012 |
| Brooks #1051WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 7,300–7,500 | Jul 5, 2012 |
| Brooks #1041WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 7,300–7,500 | Jul 5, 2012 |
| Brooks #1031WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 4,450–4,600 | Jul 5, 2012 |
| Brooks #721WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 7,300–7,500 | Jul 16, 2012 |
| Brooks #611WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 6,450–6,800 | Jul 10, 2012 |
| Brooks #511WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 6,450–6,800 | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Withers, Gertrude #7WD | Mid-Con Energy Operating, LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 6,610–6,950 | Aug 23, 2012 |
| Brooks #11WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 6,350–6,550 | Aug 29, 2012 |
| Brooks #551WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 6,300–6,500 | Sep 5, 2012 |
| Brooks #581WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 6,100–6,300 | Sep 6, 2012 |
| Brooks #541WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 7,200–7,400 | Sep 24, 2012 |
| Brooks #631WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 7,000–7,100 | Jan 3, 2013 |
| Brooks #601WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 7,000–7,100 | Jan 3, 2013 |
| Brooks #58X | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 7,000–7,100 | Feb 4, 2013 |
| Headrick #1WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 3,900–6,410 | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Rojean #27WI | Scout Energy Management LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 5,000 | 2,928–3,360 | Mar 14, 2014 |
| Sears-Wells "B" #2 | Patton, E. N. Oil Company, Inc. | Inactive | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 3,455–3,700 | Oct 3, 2013 |
| Rojean #1 | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 3,030–3,360 | Jan 13, 2014 |
| Freeman G M #22WI | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 5,000 | 5,000–5,200 | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Freeman G M #23WI | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 5,000 | 5,000–5,200 | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Freeman G M #23WI | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 5,000 | 5,000–5,200 | Jul 8, 2014 |
| BMC #2 | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 3,488–3,806 | Feb 25, 2002 |
| Brooks #2D | Clear Fork, Incorporated | Canceled | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 5,630–5,706 | Jul 1, 2011 |
| Byrd, J.W. #1 | Williams Oil Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 4,165–6,153 | Jan 16, 2013 |
| Jaynes George Unit #1 | R2Q Operating LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 5,564–5,579 | Jan 29, 2020 |
| Tex-McReynolds #1 | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 4,771–4,786 | Aug 10, 2022 |
| Withers, Gertrude #7 | Bristol Resources Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | 3,500 | 6,438–6,800 | Jun 1, 1984 |
| Sears-Streater "B" #3 | Patton, E. N. Oil Company, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 3,500 | 3,250–3,576 | Oct 5, 1988 |
| Sears-Streater "F" #1 | Patton, E. N. Oil Company, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 3,500 | 3,250–3,570 | May 11, 2001 |
| Sears, Lance "A" #1 D | Key Energy Services, Inc. PBD | Canceled | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 3,400–3,800 | Jan 28, 1994 |
| Bradford "A" #3 | Daylight Petroleum LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 6,484–6,502 | Feb 22, 2001 |
| Bridgford A #1 | Stonebriar Oil LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 6,035–6,306 | Oct 30, 1998 |
| McElmurray 'CD' #2C | Scout Energy Management LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 3,000–3,500 | Dec 4, 2013 |
| Young, Fox, Coleman #741HV | Fletcher Petroleum Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 2,000–5,235 | Mar 30, 2017 |
| Beall B #12 | R2Q Operating LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 5,638–5,730 | Jul 15, 2021 |
| Hanks, Billie -A- #9 | Pioneer Exploration Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,500 | 4,568–4,580 | May 21, 1973 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2023 | 889364 | D.K.D. | Roscoe SWD #1 35333746 |
| Dec 15, 2015 | 812533 | Cinnabar Operating, LLC | Brooks Ranch SWD #1D 35332304 |
| Jul 28, 2015 | 808692 | Santa Rita Holdings, LLC | Cox SWD #1 35333575 |
| Jun 1, 1981 | 119677 | A & a Transports, Inc. | Sears, Lance "A" #1 D 35330140 |
| Oct 17, 1979 | 60929 | Price, W. H. | Whiteside #2D 35330739 |
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/nolan, documented in the API reference.