Produced water and disposal in Ward 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 →
Ward County has 1,039 active injection and disposal wells, 158 of them permitted for disposal, with 4.9 million barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 324 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to September 2025, down 5% on the year before, about 18% of what the permits allow.
7 deep disposal wells here report daily to TexNet; they injected 42,140 barrels a day in August 2026. Same-well volumes were down 11% on a year earlier.
Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC is the largest injector in the county, with 67 million barrels reported across 16 active wells.
38 M2+ earthquakes were located in the county's area over the last two years, the largest M3.0.
- 1,039
- active injection wells, 158 for disposal
- 4.89M
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 324M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Sep 2025 -5%
- 18%
- of permitted capacity used
- 3,639
- UIC permits on file, all time
- 42.1K
- bbl/d, 7 daily reporters, Aug 2026
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO SEP 2025
Last 12 months 324,063,857 · prior 12 342,472,542(-5%)
UT BEG TexNet injection reporting tool
Deep disposal, reported daily
- 42.1K
- bbl per day, Aug 2026
- 7
- wells reporting
- 5
- operators
- -11%
- same wells vs a year earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 66.8M | 16 | 358K |
| Pilot Water Gath Delaware LLC | 43.7M | 9 | 260K |
| Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 43.7M | 43 | 347K |
| R360 Water Solutions, LLC | 41.6M | 8 | 190K |
| Two P Partners, LLC | 17.6M | 561 | 1.69M |
| Wes Water Holdings LLC | 17.5M | 3 | 90K |
| Apache Corporation | 17M | 10 | 208K |
| Continental Resources, Inc. | 14.3M | 9 | 156K |
| Sundown Energy LP | 10.4M | 31 | 164K |
| Layne SWD, LLC | 8.36M | 3 | 95K |
| TRP Operating LLC | 4.64M | 2 | 70K |
| Energy Transfer Company | 4.51M | 1 | 25K |
| Pilot Water Solutions Permianllc | 4.18M | 2 | 55K |
| Permian Resources Operating, LLC | 3.48M | 3 | 55K |
| Jagged Peak Energy LLC | 3.39M | 3 | 88K |
| Rattler Midstream Operating LLC | 2.8M | 3 | 70K |
| Trans-Tex Operating LLC | 2.75M | 42 | 61.4K |
| Flux Energy, LLC | 2.04M | 4 | 80K |
| Seaboard Operating Co. | 2.02M | 18 | 36.2K |
| Velocity Water Solutions, LP | 1.91M | 1 | 20K |
Injection permits
3,659 UIC PERMITS · 1,039 ACTIVE · PAGE 37 OF 37
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olcott, D. #27 | Murphree Production | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Hathaway, J. F. #7 | Texaco Producing Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Hathaway, J. F. #13 | Texaco E & P Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Hathaway, J. F. #17 | Texaco E & P Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Hathaway, J. F. #19 | Texaco E & P Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Hathaway, J. F. #23 | Texaco E & P Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Green #4 | Oahe Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Green #6 | Oahe Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Green #7 | Oahe Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Green #8 | Oahe Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Killough #2 | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Killough #3 | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Killough #4 | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Smith #2WA | OXY USA Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Smith #2WB | OXY USA Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| White, T. M. #1 | Kennedy, J. J. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Trebol #9 | Breck Operating Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Atlantic-Crider #2 | Kennedy, J. J. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Atlantic-Crider #3 | Kennedy, J. J. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Atlantic-Crider #5 | Kennedy, J. J. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Atlantic-Crider #7 | Kennedy, J. J. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Black, W. D. #1W | Ice Brothers, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Sealy, George Sec. -46- #24 | Stevens & Tull, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Sealy-Smith Foundation #10 | Oklahoma RB Operating Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | — |
| Snodgrass SWD #1 | Pitts Energy Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | May 30, 2012 |
| Jalapeno SWD #3 | Buckhorn-N-Deep, LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | Jul 14, 2015 |
| Club Creek #1 | Jagged Peak Energy LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | — |
| Fiesta SWD #1 | Select Energy Services, LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Obrien, G. W., Etal #24 | Gulf Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,590–2,822 | Dec 30, 1965 |
| Hutchings Stock Assn. #88 | Gulf Oil Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,000–3,200 | Oct 25, 1963 |
| Hutchings Stock Assn. #33 | Gulf Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,000–3,200 | Oct 25, 1963 |
| Hutchings Stock Assn. #571 | Gulf Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,000–3,200 | Oct 25, 1963 |
| Hutchings Stock Assn. #470 | Gulf Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,494–2,647 | Sep 25, 1963 |
| Hutchings Stock Assn. #502 | Gulf Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,460–2,566 | Sep 25, 1963 |
| Hutchings Stock Assn. #522 | Gulf Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,415–2,518 | Sep 25, 1963 |
| Hutchings Stock Assn. #527 | Gulf Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,512–2,716 | Sep 25, 1963 |
| Hutchings Stock Assn. #43 | Gulf Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,975–3,175 | Sep 3, 1963 |
| Estes, E. W. #101 | Gulf Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,750–3,000 | Aug 9, 1963 |
| Hutchings Stock Assn. #537 | Gulf Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,498–2,702 | Jun 30, 1965 |
| Hutchings Stock Assn. #66WI | Gulf Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,994–3,179 | Sep 13, 1965 |
| Moody, W. L. Estate #5 | Paragon Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,451–2,552 | Sep 1, 1965 |
| Moody, W. L. Estate #8 | Paragon Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,429–2,558 | Sep 1, 1965 |
| Moody, W. L. Estate #12 | Paragon Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,473–2,617 | Sep 1, 1965 |
| Moody, W. L. Estate #16 | Paragon Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,503–2,579 | Sep 1, 1965 |
| Moody, W. L. Estate #18 | Paragon Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,496–2,580 | Sep 1, 1965 |
| Hutchings Stock Assn. #677 | Gulf Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,501–2,605 | Aug 4, 1966 |
| Obrien, G. W., Etal #839 | Gulf Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,516–2,632 | Sep 9, 1966 |
| Hutchings Stock Assn. #672 | Gulf Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,501–2,621 | Jan 20, 1966 |
| Hutchings Stock Assn. #666 | Gulf Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,440–2,581 | Jan 20, 1966 |
| Hutchings Stock Assn. #649 | Gulf Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,510–2,689 | Nov 8, 1965 |
| Martin - B #3 | H & a Equipment Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | — | Dec 8, 1972 |
| Grandfalls Brine Station #1 | Permian Brine Sales, Inc. | Plugged | Other | — | — | — | Feb 12, 1986 |
| Obrien, G.W. #1 | Massey Brine Sales, Inc. | Plugged | Other | — | — | — | Jan 29, 1986 |
| Snyder Brine Co #1 | Davis, K. E. | Canceled | Other | — | — | — | — |
| Shell-Sealy Smith #1 | Wilson Systems, Inc. | Canceled | Other | — | — | — | Sep 1, 1985 |
| 0000000000000000000 #1 | Railroad Commission District 08 | Canceled | Other | — | — | — | — |
| Wickett Brine Station #1 | Pool Company Texas Ltd. | Plugged | Other | — | — | — | Jan 7, 1986 |
| Monahans Brine Station #1 | Chief Transports, Inc. | Plugged | Other | — | — | — | Nov 27, 1985 |
| Sealy Ranch #8803H | Halcon Operating Co., Inc. | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 10,890–11,040 | Jun 18, 2026 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2026 | 913025 | Pilot Water Gath Delaware LLC | Dunagan West SWD #1 47539034 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 913024 | Pilot Water Gath Delaware LLC | Dunagan East SWD #2 47539035 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 907112 | Pilot Water Gath Delaware LLC | University 36-17 SWD #1 47538967 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 907111 | Pilot Water Gath Delaware LLC | University 15-17 SWD #2 47538966 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 907109 | Pilot Water Gath Delaware LLC | University 5-17 SWD #1 47538965 |
| Jan 17, 2025 | 905279 | Waterbridge Stateline LLC | Wildcat SWD #1 47538916 |
| Nov 8, 2024 | 903894 | Pilot Water Gath Delaware LLC | Coyote 121-34 SWD #1 47538867 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 903670 | Jagged Peak Energy LLC | UL Cochise 12 SWD #1D 47538861 |
| Oct 7, 2024 | 903095 | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | Gray SWD 81 #2 47538853 |
| Jan 23, 2024 | 896666 | Point Energy Partners Petro, LLC | Parker SWD #2 47538744 |
About this data
RRC UIC well master and H-10 injection reports, settled through Sep 2025; TexNet daily injection for Aug 2026; disposal permit tags from Petrora's sector classifier.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/water/tx/ward, documented in the API reference.