Produced water and disposal in Walker 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 →
Walker County has 8 active injection and disposal wells, 1 of them permitted for disposal, with 52,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 580,659 barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to June 2025, up 434% on the year before, about 3% of what the permits allow.
Paleo Oil Co LLC is the largest injector in the county, with 580,659 barrels reported across 7 active wells.
- 8
- active injection wells, 1 for disposal
- 52.5K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 581K
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 +434%
- 3%
- of permitted capacity used
- 15
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO JUN 2025
Last 12 months 580,659 · prior 12 108,746(+434%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paleo Oil Co LLC | 581K | 7 | 32.5K |
| NGL Watersolutions Eagleford,llc | — | 1 | 20K |
Injection permits
15 UIC PERMITS · 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lion #1 | Paleo Oil Co LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 366K | 10,000 | 2,490–3,617 | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Gemini #4 | Paleo Oil Co LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 198K | 5,000 | 3,350–3,361 | Sep 19, 2019 |
| Barbados #2 | Paleo Oil Co LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 16.5K | 10,000 | 3,255–4,119 | Jul 31, 2023 |
| Walker #1 #1 | NGL Watersolutions Eagleford,llc | Active | Disposal | — | 20,000 | 4,500–7,800 | Dec 8, 2021 |
| Gemini #1 | Paleo Oil Co LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,326–3,400 | Jan 25, 2018 |
| Tres Brujitas Unit #2 | Paleo Oil Co LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,295–3,328 | Apr 16, 2024 |
| Mongoose #1 | Paleo Oil Co LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 7,500 | 2,474–3,700 | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Tres Brujitas Unit #1 | Paleo Oil Co LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,305–3,328 | Jul 5, 2019 |
| Little Exuma #1 | Paleo Oil Co LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 10,000 | 3,307–3,918 | Oct 4, 2022 |
| Walker County SWD #1 | Basic Engy Services, L.P | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 30,000 | 4,800–5,560 | Mar 2, 2015 |
| Walker 2 #2 | Longbranch Engy, LP | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 20,000 | 10,510–12,500 | Jul 3, 2014 |
| Gibbs Brothers B-1 Unit #1D | Apollo Engy Oper Co, LP | Plugged | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 4,930–5,030 | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Central Coal & Coke Corp. #1W | Pace, John W. - Moran Corp. | Cancelled | Disposal | — | 100 | 2,700–2,740 | Jul 9, 1976 |
| Horizon Properties #1 | Small, R.P. Corp | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 4,160–4,200 | May 23, 1985 |
| Gemini #2 | Paleo Oil Co LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,314–3,327 | Dec 2, 2016 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2015 | 804557 | Basic Energy Services, L.P. | Walker County SWD #1 47130384 |
| Mar 28, 2014 | 780953 | Apollo Energy Operating Co, LP | Gibbs Brothers B-1 SWD #1 47130022 |
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/walker, documented in the API reference.