Produced water and disposal in San Jacinto 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 →
San Jacinto County has 14 active injection and disposal wells, 13 of them permitted for disposal, with 60,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 404,291 barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to June 2025, up 52% on the year before, about 2% of what the permits allow.
Oretta Holdings LLC is the largest injector in the county, with 139,895 barrels reported across 4 active wells.
- 14
- active injection wells, 13 for disposal
- 60.5K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 404K
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 +52%
- 2%
- of permitted capacity used
- 28
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO JUN 2025
Last 12 months 404,291 · prior 12 266,636(+52%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oretta Holdings LLC | 140K | 4 | 12.8K |
| Orx Resources, L.L.C. | 116K | 3 | 30K |
| Hilcorp Energy Company | 45.7K | 1 | 1K |
| Jet Oil Producers, Inc. | 36.6K | 1 | 100 |
| Upland Operating, LLC | 34.5K | 1 | 900 |
| IV Standard, LLC | 31.2K | 1 | 5K |
| Arcadia Operating, LLC | 87 | 1 | 1.2K |
| Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co. | — | 1 | 8K |
| Bull Operating, LLC | — | 1 | 1.5K |
Injection permits
28 UIC PERMITS · 14 ACTIVE · PAGE 1 OF 1
Active permits first, by reported volume, then cancelled, plugged, and never-activated permits.
| Well | Operator | Status | Purpose | Reported, bbl | bbl/d permitted | Zone, ft | Permitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster "A" #23SD | Oretta Holdings LLC | Active | Disposal | 140K | 7,500 | 4,300–4,550 | Mar 5, 2009 |
| Langham, Emily "A" #2 | Orx Resources, L.L.C. | Active | Disposal | 116K | 10,000 | 4,400–4,700 | Oct 26, 2010 |
| Central Coal & Coke Corp. #3 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Active | Disposal | 45.7K | 1,000 | 3,240–3,650 | Oct 13, 1997 |
| Foster Lumber Co. -D- #3 | Jet Oil Producers, Inc. | Active | Disposal | 36.6K | 100 | 5,560–5,570 | Feb 25, 1985 |
| Hermann Hospital Estate #1D | Upland Operating, LLC | Active | Disposal | 34.5K | 900 | 1,850–2,150 | Jul 16, 1999 |
| Ogletree #4 | IV Standard, LLC | Active | Disposal | 31.2K | 5,000 | 5,000–6,200 | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Golden #3SW | Arcadia Operating, LLC | Active | Disposal | 87 | 1,200 | 3,900–4,400 | May 4, 2005 |
| Langham, Emily A #4R | Orx Resources, L.L.C. | Active | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 2,650–3,100 | Oct 26, 2010 |
| Brenda Lee Langham SWD #1 | Orx Resources, L.L.C. | Active | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 2,550–3,000 | Oct 24, 2011 |
| Browder "C" #1 | Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co. | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 8,000 | 3,300–5,400 | Feb 25, 2013 |
| Richards, F. M. & L. L. #2 | Oretta Holdings LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 2,100 | 4,710–4,910 | Jun 23, 2014 |
| Temple #2SD | Oretta Holdings LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 4,400–5,000 | Dec 11, 2008 |
| Ward, Herman H. #1 | Bull Operating, LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 1,500 | 4,500–6,000 | Sep 22, 1986 |
| Foster Mineral Ltd #1 | Oretta Holdings LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 1,200 | 4,350–4,600 | Nov 6, 2002 |
| Richards, F. M. & L. L. #3 | Oretta Holdings LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 2,600–3,050 | Apr 2, 2009 |
| Bottoms #3 | Famcor Oil, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 4,300–4,500 | Jul 25, 2012 |
| Langham, Emily -B- #4 | Alta Mesa Services, LP | Plugged | Disposal | — | 3,100 | 4,474–4,553 | May 18, 2010 |
| Bergman #1 | L & B Oil Co. Inc. | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 4,500–5,900 | Apr 12, 1983 |
| Foster Lumber Co. "A" #3 | Famcor Oil, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 4,360–4,510 | Jul 16, 1999 |
| Ogletree Lumber Co #1 | Famcor Oil, Inc. | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 5,100–5,600 | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Langham, Emily -A- #4 | Energy Twenty Operating LLC | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 700 | 2,650–3,100 | Jul 25, 1995 |
| Foster Lumber Company #1D | Bock & Bacon, Inc. | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 700 | 3,630–3,750 | Apr 15, 1982 |
| Central Coal & Coke #1D | Bettis, Boyle & Stovall | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 700 | 3,630–3,750 | May 26, 1982 |
| Denson Childress #1 | L & L Investments | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 200 | 2,970–3,010 | Dec 17, 1981 |
| Borden #1 | Sabinal Resources, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 125 | 4,280–4,365 | Aug 12, 1993 |
| Massey - Cluxton #1 | SK & Co. Oil and Gas Oper., LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 120 | 3,600–3,610 | Dec 7, 2004 |
| Foster Lumber Co. -D- #1 | Oil Lease Operating Co. | Plugged | Other | — | — | 4,360 | — |
| Coline Oil Corp. -B- #1 | Jet Oil Producers, Inc. | Plugged | Other | — | — | 3,543 | — |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2010 | 698135 | Alta Mesa Services, LP | Brenda Lee Langham SWD #1 40730712 |
| May 19, 2004 | 545896 | Famcor Oil, Inc | Ogletree SWD #1 40700223 |
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/san-jacinto, documented in the API reference.