Produced water and disposal in Polk 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 →
Polk County has 42 active injection and disposal wells, 41 of them permitted for disposal, with 223,150 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 6.0 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to September 2025, down 9% on the year before, about 7% of what the permits allow.
IV Standard, LLC is the largest injector in the county, with 2.0 million barrels reported across 5 active wells.
- 42
- active injection wells, 41 for disposal
- 223K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 6.04M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Sep 2025 -9%
- 7%
- of permitted capacity used
- 112
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO SEP 2025
Last 12 months 6,040,473 · prior 12 6,660,443(-9%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IV Standard, LLC | 2.01M | 5 | 31.5K |
| Davis Southern Operating Co LLC | 722K | 2 | 13K |
| Prime Operating Company | 663K | 3 | 7K |
| HD Operating Co, LLC | 657K | 6 | 50.1K |
| Enpower Resources Inc. | 414K | 1 | 20K |
| Square Mile Energy, L.L.C. | 311K | 1 | 1.5K |
| McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | 283K | 1 | 2K |
| Arcadia Operating, LLC | 204K | 3 | 5.3K |
| Smyth Oil LLC | 168K | 1 | 1K |
| Nadsoilco LLC | 162K | 2 | 12K |
| Eqv Operating LLC | 161K | 4 | 25K |
| Durango Resources Corp. | 152K | 1 | 2K |
| Drum Oil & Gas, Inc. | 73K | 1 | 5K |
| Texas Operating Partners LLC | 36.1K | 5 | 11.3K |
| Rusk Energy Operating LLC | 18.5K | 1 | 25K |
| Neches Transport Inc. | 3.33K | 1 | 6K |
| Texana Operating Company | 835 | 1 | 500 |
| Onpoint Operating LLC | — | 2 | 4K |
| Oily Dog Operators Texas, LLC | — | 1 | 1K |
Injection permits
112 UIC PERMITS · 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby Lumber Company #1 | Meri-Tech Production Co., Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 200 | 2,500–2,800 | Oct 29, 1968 |
| Dorrance #6 | Hinton Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 2,404–2,418 | Apr 16, 1984 |
| Carter, W. T. & Bro., et Al #1 | Heid, James G. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 125 | 2,385–2,420 | Sep 11, 1979 |
| Kimes-Willis Unit #1 | Merritt Operating, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 2,940–2,985 | May 29, 1975 |
| Dorrance #E 1 | Placid Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 2,238–4,922 | Mar 16, 1982 |
| Collins, B. A. #1D | Geo Engineering, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 2 | 2,732–2,758 | — |
| West Lumber Co. Fee #1 | Texaco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 5,010 | — |
| Carter, W. T. & Bros. -North- #E 1 | McCauley, F. R. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 2,294 | — |
| Watt, E. A. #4 | Hester, B. M. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,040 | — |
| Granbury, C. B. a/C #4 #2D | Exxon Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 2,692 | — |
| Dick & Faling #2D | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 2,997 | — |
| Kirby Lbr. Corp. -B- #4 | Prime Operating Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 3,665 | — |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2023 | 895992 | Arcadia Operating, LLC | King SWD #1D 37331361 |
| Jan 24, 2020 | 861097 | Square Mile Energy, L.L.C. | Hockley SWD #1 37331349 |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 796315 | Famcor Oil, Inc. | Bsmc-M-SWD #1 37331284 |
| Apr 23, 2013 | 761137 | Davis Southern Operating Co LLC | Padgett SWD #1 37331255 |
| Feb 15, 2013 | 756374 | Famcor Oil, Inc. | Knight 'SWD' #5 37331245 |
| Jan 4, 2013 | 753812 | Davis Southern Operating Co LLC | Big River SWD #1 37331240 |
| Feb 3, 2012 | 732443 | Unit Petroleum Company | Wing SWD #1 37331217 |
| Oct 24, 2011 | 726316 | Famcor Oil, Inc. | Copeland Creek SWD #1 37331207 |
| Oct 24, 2011 | 726316 | Famcor Oil, Inc. | Copeland Creek SWD #1 37331207 |
| Feb 21, 2006 | 614149 | Famcor Oil, Inc. | Sodak "SWD" #7 37300156 |
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/polk, documented in the API reference.