Produced water and disposal in Sutton 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 →
Sutton County has 22 active injection and disposal wells, 11 of them permitted for disposal, with 115,550 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 962,774 barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to June 2025, down 2% on the year before, about 2% of what the permits allow.
Upp Oper, LLC is the largest injector in the county, with 816,304 barrels reported across 17 active wells.
- 22
- active injection wells, 11 for disposal
- 116K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 963K
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 -2%
- 2%
- of permitted capacity used
- 80
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO JUN 2025
Last 12 months 962,774 · prior 12 986,641(-2%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upp Oper, LLC | 816K | 17 | 100K |
| Rocking R Investments, Inc | 121K | 1 | 1.5K |
| Sutton Salt Water Disposal, LLC | 25.7K | 1 | 5K |
| Robert C. Brower, LLC | — | 1 | 5K |
| Tla Capital, LLC | — | 1 | 3.9K |
| O'Ryan Oil and Gas | — | 1 | 150 |
Injection permits
80 UIC PERMITS · 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoubrouek, Van #S 2WD | Upp Oper, LLC | Active | Disposal | 258K | 8,000 | 6,100–6,816 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Morriss 83 #7D | Upp Oper, LLC | Active | Disposal | 182K | 6,000 | 6,763–8,697 | Apr 19, 2007 |
| Fields 55 #5SD | Upp Oper, LLC | Active | Disposal | 149K | 6,000 | 6,607–7,600 | Mar 23, 2007 |
| Ft. Terrett Ranch /Canyon LM/ U. #311WD | Rocking R Investments, Inc | Active | Disposal | 121K | 1,500 | 4,576–4,750 | Dec 22, 1993 |
| Archer SWD #1 | Upp Oper, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 112K | 20,000 | 5,305–6,800 | Aug 27, 2007 |
| Fields 20 #7 | Upp Oper, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 49K | 3,000 | 6,428–7,500 | Aug 18, 2004 |
| Jones 118 #16 | Upp Oper, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 29.1K | 3,000 | 6,803–7,956 | Nov 29, 2004 |
| Bloodworth 140 #10SW | Upp Oper, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 26.3K | 6,000 | 6,102–8,800 | Jun 16, 2011 |
| Clarkson #2 | Sutton Salt Water Disposal, LLC | Active | Disposal | 25.7K | 5,000 | 5,250–5,930 | Nov 17, 2005 |
| Randee Fawcett Trust "B" #18RS | Upp Oper, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 7.1K | 6,000 | 6,200–9,000 | May 6, 2011 |
| Van Shoubrouek #1SW | Upp Oper, LLC | Active | Disposal | 2.59K | 8,000 | 6,496–6,808 | Sep 23, 2005 |
| Canyon Ranch #828SD | Upp Oper, LLC | Active | Disposal | 950 | 5,000 | 7,090–8,675 | Feb 28, 1997 |
| Pfluger 86 #1 | Upp Oper, LLC | Active | Disposal | 865 | 6,000 | 5,744–6,162 | Nov 12, 2008 |
| Stewart #204 | Upp Oper, LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 6,000 | 5,200–6,500 | Jan 9, 2009 |
| Canyon Ranch SWD #115 | Upp Oper, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 6,000 | 6,625–8,200 | Mar 9, 2009 |
| Jones 121 #17 | Robert C. Brower, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 5,000 | 6,812–8,000 | Sep 8, 2014 |
| Valliant, L. R. #1SW | Upp Oper, LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 8,900–9,400 | May 2, 2005 |
| Allison, Lea #1 | Tla Capital, LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 3,900 | 5,450–6,564 | Sep 8, 2023 |
| Bobbie H. Fawcett #21 | Upp Oper, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 8,318–8,334 | Apr 27, 2006 |
| Shurley 99 #7 | Upp Oper, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 6,860–7,900 | Jan 9, 2001 |
| Vanderstucken -A- #2 | O'Ryan Oil and Gas | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 3,051–3,081 | Nov 7, 1975 |
| Hill-Mayer "SS" #3R | Upp Oper, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 7,778–8,650 | Sep 15, 2000 |
| Askew & Glimp 42 #1 | Upp Oper, LLC | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 6,000 | 6,305–6,802 | Oct 17, 2008 |
| Clarkson #1 | Sutton Salt Water Disposal, LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 5,540–6,110 | Sep 13, 2005 |
| Dutton SWD #1 | B & K Trucking | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 20,000 | 6,270–6,850 | Sep 13, 2007 |
| Fawcett, Randee Trust "B" #18 | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 10,000 | 6,236–8,815 | Feb 13, 2008 |
| Thorp #1902 | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 6,400 | 9,726–10,500 | Mar 20, 2009 |
| Fields 20 #7R | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 6,000 | 6,400–7,600 | Feb 6, 2009 |
| Stewart SWD #3 | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 6,000 | 5,300–7,000 | Mar 5, 2009 |
| Pfluger 104 SWD #104 | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | Cancelled | Enhanced recovery | — | 6,000 | 6,000–8,200 | Apr 8, 2009 |
| Epps, HC SWD #1 | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 6,000 | 6,800–8,000 | Jun 29, 2009 |
| Morriss 63 #9SW | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | Cancelled | Enhanced recovery | — | 6,000 | 6,600–8,000 | Aug 25, 2009 |
| Hill-Mayer, Edwin S. Jr. "N" #2 | Upp Oper, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 6,000 | 7,954–8,243 | Sep 12, 2011 |
| Schwiening #1 | Stockton Water FT Stktn TX Inc | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 2,250–2,295 | Jan 25, 1996 |
| Shurley RR 1C #2 | Upp Oper, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 5,000 | 7,890–8,208 | Aug 15, 2005 |
| Espy #1 | Rlo Partnership | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 5,930–6,040 | Dec 7, 2005 |
| Sawyer 143 #1 | Robert C. Brower, LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 6,604–8,950 | Nov 21, 1996 |
| Miers A #7 | Robert C. Brower, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 4,032–4,160 | Jan 31, 2006 |
| Allison #601 | C&J Energy Services | Plugged | Disposal | — | 3,900 | 5,213–5,320 | Oct 3, 2011 |
| Fields "51" #2 | C&J Energy Services | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 3,900 | 6,360–6,930 | Oct 3, 2011 |
| Allison #1A | Cockrell Prod Co., Inc | Plugged | Disposal | — | 3,600 | 5,240–5,350 | Jun 25, 2015 |
| Zapata #6502 | Creek Swab. & Roust. Ser., Inc. | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 5,650–6,200 | Mar 27, 1998 |
| Bloodworth 140 #6 | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 7,724–9,050 | Apr 26, 2005 |
| S. H. Allison-Disposal System #1D | Rlo Partnership | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 2,500 | 3,500–6,040 | Nov 22, 1988 |
| Meckel #2 | Burlington Res Oil&gas Co | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 2,500 | 6,018–8,218 | Jun 22, 1994 |
| Johnson 63 #1 | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 4,826–5,401 | Jun 24, 1977 |
| Wallace 65 #4 | Upp Oper, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 4,912–5,530 | Jun 29, 1979 |
| Vanderstucken #2202 | Jalon Oper Co | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 5,600–7,100 | Jul 27, 2007 |
| Sawyer 129 #1 | KCS Res, Inc | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 1,500 | 4,790–4,950 | Dec 15, 2004 |
| Dunbar, Ned #5 | Silver Oil & Gas Inc | Plugged | Disposal | — | 1,500 | 6,500–7,000 | Nov 17, 2003 |
| Ft. Terrett Ranch /Canyon LM/ U. #21 | EP Oper Co | Cancelled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 2,765–2,783 | Aug 3, 1971 |
| Ft. Terrett Ranch /Canyon LM/ U. #29 | EP Oper Co | Cancelled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 2,940–2,944 | Apr 12, 1971 |
| Ft. Terrett Ranch /Canyon LM/ U. #36 | EP Oper Co | Cancelled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 2,742–2,762 | Aug 3, 1971 |
| Ft. Terrett Ranch /Canyon LM/ U. #43 | Okie Crude Co | Cancelled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 2,656–2,677 | Aug 3, 1971 |
| Ft. Terrett Ranch /Canyon LM/ U. #46 | Okie Crude Co | Cancelled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 2,725–2,735 | Aug 3, 1971 |
| Ft. Terrett Ranch /Canyon LM/ U. #54W | Okie Crude Co | Cancelled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 2,866–2,894 | Apr 7, 1970 |
| Ft. Terrett Ranch /Canyon LM/ U. #210 | Okie Crude Co | Cancelled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 2,816–2,828 | Apr 12, 1971 |
| Ft. Terrett Ranch /Canyon LM/ U. #312 | Okie Crude Co | Cancelled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 2,892–2,938 | Apr 12, 1971 |
| Ft. Terrett Ranch /Canyon LM/ U. #313 | Okie Crude Co | Cancelled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,026–3,038 | Apr 12, 1971 |
| Morriss 83 #1 | Smith Pipe of Abilene | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 6,534–8,200 | Jul 24, 2002 |
| Allison "B" #3 | A&r Disposal Operating Co., LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 5,750–5,920 | Dec 2, 2003 |
| Adams, P. E. & J. E. #6A | Okie Crude Co | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,178–2,746 | Aug 14, 1978 |
| Mayer, Edwin S., Jr. "C" #8 | Silver Oil & Gas Inc | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 500 | 8,260–10,122 | Jun 20, 1995 |
| Fawcett, Bobbie H. #3 | Damson Oil Corp | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 450 | 8,441–10,112 | Mar 23, 1984 |
| Stites, A. Mrs. #3 | Leeper Oil Exp. & Prod. Inc | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 400 | 5,082–5,164 | Jun 26, 1979 |
| North Branch Gas Unit #1 | Humble Oil & Refining Co. | Cancelled | Other | — | 400 | 5,045–5,061 | Dec 3, 1964 |
| Vanderstucken #8A | O'Ryan Oil and Gas | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 350 | 2,522–2,775 | Oct 18, 1985 |
| Cusenbary, W. R. -G- #2 | Robert C. Brower, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 5,312–5,408 | Jan 22, 2002 |
| Davis, N. B. #3 | Range Prod Co | Cancelled | Other | — | 150 | 4,234–4,298 | Aug 5, 1963 |
| Davis, N. B. #2 | Range Prod Co | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 150 | 1,991–2,638 | Sep 4, 2001 |
| Ft. Terrett Ranch /Canyon LM/ U. #47 | Okie Crude Co | Cancelled | Enhanced recovery | — | 120 | 2,795–2,813 | Jun 23, 1975 |
| H. C. Epps #1039 | G-K Corp | Cancelled | Other | — | 10 | 5,018–5,033 | Dec 18, 1972 |
| Mayfield, Stanley B. #4 | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | Cancelled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2 | 4,650–4,740 | Dec 21, 1979 |
| -46- Vanderstucken #1 | HNG Oil Co | Plugged | Other | — | — | 6,560 | — |
| Morriss -62- #2 | HNG Oil Co | Plugged | Other | — | — | 6,852 | — |
| Steen #11 | EL Paso Natural Gas Co | Cancelled | Other | — | — | 5,646 | — |
| West #2 | Pioneer Gas Pipeline, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 4,826–5,004 | Mar 21, 1984 |
| Schulz #3 | Texaco Inc | Cancelled | Disposal | — | — | 2,040–2,100 | Jun 22, 1984 |
| Simmons -A- #1 | Dicon Enterprises, Inc | Cancelled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,154 | Mar 13, 1984 |
| McDermott, J. R. 44 #1 | Simpco | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,672 | Nov 20, 1985 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2009 | 680393 | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | Epps, HC SWD #3801 43530359 |
| Jan 26, 2009 | 677320 | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | Pfluger SWD #104 43539152 |
| Jan 7, 2009 | 676846 | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | Stewart SWD #3 43539145 |
| Sep 15, 2008 | 669681 | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | Canyon Ranch SWD #115 43539081 |
| Jul 31, 2007 | 642954 | Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, Inc | Archer SWD #1 43538631 |
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/sutton, documented in the API reference.