Produced water and disposal in Taylor 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 →
Taylor County has 89 active injection and disposal wells, 30 of them permitted for disposal, with 84,770 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 1.9 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to June 2025, down 3% on the year before, about 6% of what the permits allow.
Sojourner Drilling Corporation is the largest injector in the county, with 359,164 barrels reported across 13 active wells.
- 89
- active injection wells, 30 for disposal
- 84.8K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 1.9M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 -3%
- 6%
- of permitted capacity used
- 721
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO JUN 2025
Last 12 months 1,904,809 · prior 12 1,953,836(-3%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 359K | 13 | 28.4K |
| Earthbound Resources LLC | 247K | 4 | 5.95K |
| 3 S Production, Inc. | 187K | 3 | 2.8K |
| Bullet Development, LLC | 182K | 5 | 6.5K |
| Bridwell Oil Co. | 118K | 2 | 1K |
| Quail Well Service, Inc. | 104K | 3 | 3K |
| Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. | 88.6K | 2 | 2.5K |
| RHB Exploration & Production,llc | 61.6K | 1 | 500 |
| Amherst Energy Holdings, LLC | 61K | 4 | 920 |
| Ice Well Services, Inc. | 51.3K | 1 | 500 |
| MHM Pipeline Co., Inc. | 48.2K | 1 | 300 |
| Cedar Oil Company | 46.7K | 2 | 2K |
| TCS Petroleum Co., LLC | 38.1K | 1 | 250 |
| Star Production, Inc. | 36.4K | 1 | 600 |
| Nosivad Oil, Inc. | 31.7K | 1 | 600 |
| Powell, A. Brandt Co. | 31.5K | 1 | 1K |
| D.J. & T. Energy | 25.5K | 3 | 3K |
| Ohlhausen Oil Company | 25.3K | 2 | 1.2K |
| Bustamante Resources LLC | 20.3K | 3 | 670 |
| Production Operators of TX, LLC | 19.2K | 1 | 80 |
Injection permits
726 UIC PERMITS · 89 ACTIVE · PAGE 2 OF 8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kissell Unit #7WI | L.C.S. Production Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 4,500–4,900 | Sep 18, 2023 |
| Casey #9WI | L.C.S. Production Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 4,500–4,900 | Oct 13, 2023 |
| Donna Wright #31WI | L.C.S. Production Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 4,500–4,900 | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Schneider #26WI | L.C.S. Production Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 4,500–4,900 | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Schneider #27WI | L.C.S. Production Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 4,500–4,900 | Sep 13, 2024 |
| J. Cloud #28WI | L.C.S. Production Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 4,500–4,900 | Sep 13, 2024 |
| J. Cloud #30WI | L.C.S. Production Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 4,500–4,900 | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Casey #25WI | L.C.S. Production Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 4,600–4,850 | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Rumbaugh "67" #4 | D.K.D. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 3,438–3,453 | Jan 30, 1992 |
| King Ranch #1WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 5,550–5,988 | May 21, 2012 |
| Hog Mountain #1WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 10,000 | 5,550–5,660 | Jun 8, 2012 |
| Lail "B" #2 | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 4,026–4,110 | Jul 11, 1979 |
| Orsborn #1 | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 4,592–5,900 | Jan 30, 2012 |
| Wheeler #1WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 5,800–6,400 | Jun 27, 2012 |
| Cooley #1WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 5,500–6,500 | Jun 27, 2012 |
| Seymore #1WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 5,500–6,500 | Jun 27, 2012 |
| Hunter #1WD | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 5,500–6,500 | Jul 9, 2012 |
| East Reddin Unit #657 | O'Ryan Oil and Gas | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 5,000 | 1,810–2,485 | Aug 20, 2015 |
| Newsom #1 | Continual Oil & Gas, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 2,919–2,930 | Feb 13, 1998 |
| Nevins Gardner Unit #51 | Crown Central Petroleum Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 4,194 | Sep 19, 1972 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #6902 | E & R Oil | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 3,989–4,350 | Aug 16, 1988 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #3110 | E & R Oil | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,510–4,570 | May 26, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #2206 | E & R Oil | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,530–4,570 | Jul 1, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #2502 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,450–4,475 | Jul 1, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #3106 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,535–4,580 | Jul 1, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #3203 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,435–4,455 | Jul 1, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #3301 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,410–4,435 | Jul 1, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #4201 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,450–4,470 | Jul 1, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #4209 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,440–4,465 | Jul 1, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #5101 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,390–4,415 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #4801 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,560–4,590 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #4705 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,570–4,615 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #4704 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,630–4,655 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #4601 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,490–4,510 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #4502 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,390–4,420 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Lail, B.F. #2 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,490–4,530 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #4206 | E & R Oil | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,400–4,440 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #4203 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,460–4,475 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #4001 | E & R Oil | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,430–4,465 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #3603 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,570–4,620 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #3205 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,480–4,500 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #3204 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,500–4,525 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #3109 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,570–4,600 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #3108 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,500–4,530 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #3103 | E & R Oil | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,580–4,600 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #3008 | E & R Oil | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,490–4,530 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #3006 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,490–4,515 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #3005 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,580–4,610 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #2603 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,430–4,460 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #2503 | E & R Oil | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,470–4,515 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #2408 | E & R Oil | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,540–4,555 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #2403 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,510–4,540 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #2303 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,570–4,600 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #2208 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,580–4,615 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #2202 | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Abilene | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,550–4,600 | Jun 29, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #2602 | Headington Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,430–4,460 | Sep 23, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #3207 | E & R Oil | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,460–4,550 | Nov 30, 1987 |
| Audas-Graham Unit #2406 | E & R Oil | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,525–4,600 | Apr 18, 1988 |
| Hills, Radford #2 | Chan West Oil Corporation | Plugged | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 2,286–2,350 | Aug 27, 1993 |
| Covington Cody O & G #1 | K & D and Associates Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 2,367–4,000 | Jan 21, 1982 |
| Moore, D. L. #1 | Baron Energy Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 2,240–2,930 | Oct 27, 2004 |
| Fowler #1 | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 3,700–4,700 | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Tcrp #1 | D.K.D. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 2,600–3,500 | Jan 27, 2017 |
| Wtrc B #1 | Bullet Development, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 4,666–4,900 | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Brnovak, Frank #1 | Remuda Operating Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 2,500 | 3,405–3,430 | Jan 16, 1985 |
| Ledbetter West #17WI | Plantation Operating, LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 2,500 | 3,500–4,650 | Jul 9, 2008 |
| Jocelyn-Varn (Fry Sand) Unit #4W | Winchester Energy, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,500 | 4,600–4,800 | Apr 17, 2026 |
| McAninch #1 | Ventex Operating Corp. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 2,400 | 2,475–4,770 | Mar 20, 1998 |
| Patterson, J., Etal #13 | Subsurface Production, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,300 | 2,243–2,257 | Oct 7, 1994 |
| Graham "A" #11 | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,200 | 4,890–4,910 | May 6, 1999 |
| Graham "A" #12 | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,200 | 4,734–4,768 | May 6, 1999 |
| King, A.L. "C" #3 | Hudgens Operating Co., Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 3,560–3,600 | Apr 9, 1986 |
| Young, Bert -A- #7 | White, Oscar | Plugged | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 2,582–2,589 | May 26, 1992 |
| Frazier, W. H. #3 | Winco Oil Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 2,320–2,330 | Oct 1, 2001 |
| A.L. King "C" #3 C | Computech Energy & Explor., Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 3,560–3,600 | Apr 9, 1986 |
| Young #2 | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | Plugged | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 2,390–4,639 | Dec 9, 2013 |
| Chrane, G.A. 'A' #5 | Neal, Jack Engineering, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 1,970–2,100 | Feb 19, 1999 |
| Graham "A" #13 | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 4,734–4,768 | May 6, 1999 |
| Graham "A" #14 | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 4,890–4,910 | May 6, 1999 |
| Graham "A" #15 | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 4,870–4,920 | Sep 16, 1999 |
| Graham "A" #16 | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 4,856–4,907 | Sep 16, 1999 |
| Graham "A" #17 | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 4,875–4,935 | May 6, 1999 |
| Graham "A" #18 | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 4,625–4,680 | May 6, 1999 |
| Graham "A" #19 | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 4,727–4,774 | May 6, 1999 |
| Graham "B" #11 | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 4,890–4,910 | May 6, 1999 |
| Graham "B" #12 | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 4,885–4,920 | May 6, 1999 |
| Stockton #11 | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 4,625–4,650 | May 6, 1999 |
| Stockton #12 | Smith Pipe of Abilene | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 4,575–4,600 | May 6, 1999 |
| Stockton #13 | Smith Pipe of Abilene | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 4,575–4,600 | May 6, 1999 |
| Stockton #14 | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 4,620–4,650 | May 6, 1999 |
| Girand #11 | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 4,620–4,650 | Jul 22, 1999 |
| Girand #13 | L.C.S. Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 4,534–4,545 | Jul 22, 1999 |
| E Hankins "A" #3L | Plantation Operating, LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 3,630–4,650 | Jun 18, 2008 |
| Guitar 'B' #1312 | Production Operators of TX, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 2,364–2,430 | Sep 21, 2012 |
| Perini #7 | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 2,310–2,320 | Apr 23, 2020 |
| Young, Bert #7 | D. A. B. Oil Service, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,500 | 1,364–1,368 | May 27, 1964 |
| Hogan, F.T. Jr. #1 | Merkel Salt Water Disposal, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,500 | 2,788–2,920 | May 1, 1979 |
| East Reddin Unit #602 | A.D.S. Resources, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 2,534–2,552 | Jun 15, 1983 |
| East Reddin Unit #7014 | Torch Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 2,485–2,505 | Sep 29, 1983 |
| East Reddin Unit #208 | O'Ryan Oil and Gas | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 2,442–2,462 | Jun 28, 1991 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 1995 | 442029 | Anderson, James K. Inc. | Sears SWD #1 44131199 |
| Sep 8, 1981 | 132506 | Fisher-Webb, Inc. | Sears Estate SWD #1 44181730 |
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/taylor, documented in the API reference.