Produced water and disposal in Young 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 →
Young County has 471 active injection and disposal wells, 61 of them permitted for disposal, with 311,300 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 14 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to June 2025, up 3% on the year before, about 12% of what the permits allow.
Ridge Oil Co is the largest injector in the county, with 6.0 million barrels reported across 44 active wells.
- 471
- active injection wells, 61 for disposal
- 311K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 14.1M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 +3%
- 12%
- of permitted capacity used
- 2,229
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO JUN 2025
Last 12 months 14,127,615 · prior 12 13,671,237(+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Oil Co | 5.95M | 44 | 58.3K |
| Rover Oper Co, LLC | 796K | 6 | 26.6K |
| Nadel & Gussman | 355K | 2 | 15K |
| Just Oil & Gas, Inc | 347K | 31 | 11.8K |
| Rhodes Disposal, Inc. | 280K | 1 | 2K |
| J B J Oil Properties, Inc | 274K | 5 | 13.5K |
| Sky Res, Inc | 255K | 7 | 4.95K |
| Safari Res, LLC | 231K | 3 | 2.55K |
| Boss Oper LLC | 231K | 1 | 1K |
| Guidance Oil DEVELOPERS,INC.(1) | 227K | 4 | 1.9K |
| Hill, R.M. Oper Inc | 212K | 5 | 2.2K |
| Kramer Saltwater, Inc | 208K | 2 | 10K |
| Ray Herring Oper Co., LLC | 206K | 2 | 4.1K |
| Cooper Oil & Gas, LLC | 202K | 9 | 13.1K |
| Willowbend Investments, Inc | 201K | 6 | 2.15K |
| Roil Operating LLC | 201K | 7 | 2.3K |
| Bennett Res, Inc | 194K | 4 | 2.54K |
| Craig, Robert A. | 191K | 13 | 2.7K |
| North Central Texas Energy LLC | 167K | 2 | 1.6K |
| R.J. Riley Oper, LLC | 162K | 7 | 2.96K |
Injection permits
2,229 UIC PERMITS · 471 ACTIVE · PAGE 1 OF 23
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imu #5447I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 396K | 1,500 | 3,804–3,809 | May 3, 1999 |
| Imu #7646I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 385K | 1,500 | 3,858–3,888 | Jul 27, 2000 |
| Imu #4446I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 380K | 1,500 | 3,818–3,852 | Dec 14, 2000 |
| Imu #4647I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 311K | 1,500 | 3,820–3,848 | Oct 26, 2007 |
| Imu #2647I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 305K | 1,500 | 3,820–3,849 | Jul 18, 2002 |
| Walker-Williams "A" #1 | Rover Oper Co, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 294K | 4,000 | 1,635–1,760 | Feb 5, 2009 |
| Imu #7647I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 290K | 1,500 | 3,862–3,902 | Oct 26, 2007 |
| Thunder A-965 #1 | Nadel & Gussman | Active | Enhanced recovery | 284K | 5,000 | 2,955–3,750 | Aug 28, 2014 |
| Rhodes, James #1X | Rhodes Disposal, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 280K | 2,000 | 2,502–2,740 | Mar 18, 2011 |
| Imu #1454I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 276K | 1,500 | 3,847–3,857 | May 28, 2002 |
| Imu #D447I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 267K | 1,500 | 3,867–3,870 | Jul 21, 2023 |
| Imu #4624I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 265K | 1,500 | 3,840–3,860 | May 31, 2006 |
| Imu #7605I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 254K | 1,500 | 3,840–3,862 | Apr 22, 2004 |
| Imu #1624I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 233K | 1,500 | 3,920–3,940 | Aug 21, 1996 |
| Millis #1 | Boss Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 231K | 1,000 | 4,497–4,507 | Jun 29, 2013 |
| Imu #5624I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 225K | 1,500 | 3,850–3,870 | Jul 11, 1996 |
| Ranch #2 | Ray Herring Oper Co., LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 206K | 4,000 | 2,620–2,770 | Apr 14, 2014 |
| Graham-Vick -Abcl- #28D | J B J Oil Properties, Inc | Active | Disposal | 196K | 10,000 | 4,600–5,200 | Oct 24, 2014 |
| Kramer #1 | Kramer Saltwater, Inc | Active | Disposal | 195K | 5,000 | 3,825–3,830 | Apr 29, 2005 |
| Imu #2635I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 191K | 1,500 | 3,904–3,914 | Sep 20, 2012 |
| Walker Williams #30 | Rover Oper Co, LLC | Active | Disposal | 190K | 10,000 | 5,000–5,900 | Oct 26, 2010 |
| Taylor, Bettie #3 | Safari Res, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 185K | 2,000 | 3,502–3,518 | Apr 20, 2004 |
| James (Caddo) Unit #9W | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 180K | 1,000 | 3,755–3,845 | May 17, 1988 |
| Morrison-Dawson Unit #1 | North Central Texas Energy LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 167K | 1,000 | 4,824–4,835 | Aug 26, 2010 |
| Dysinger #1WD | Hill, R.M. Oper Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 166K | 1,000 | 2,890–2,925 | Jun 6, 2016 |
| Walker-Williams #14 | Rover Oper Co, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 161K | 4,000 | 1,705–1,830 | Jul 30, 2008 |
| Hamilton-Laird #6 | JMH Prod, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 156K | 500 | 4,550–4,670 | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Imu #1639I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 146K | 1,500 | 3,859–3,869 | Oct 26, 2007 |
| James (Caddo) Unit #11W | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 139K | 1,000 | 3,975–3,998 | May 17, 1988 |
| James (Caddo) Unit #14W | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 134K | 1,200 | 3,786–3,816 | Mar 19, 2009 |
| Dowda, Fred W. #17 | Keating Engy, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 130K | 2,000 | 3,833–3,836 | Jun 23, 2004 |
| Imu #2445I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 126K | 1,500 | 3,764–3,808 | Jul 22, 2004 |
| Williams-Mathis #1SW | Rover Oper Co, LLC | Active | Disposal | 126K | 8,000 | 4,760–7,000 | Jul 17, 2009 |
| Kramer-South Bend Unit #3 | Kramer Oper, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 120K | 1,000 | 3,941–3,951 | Jul 23, 2013 |
| James (Caddo) Unit #21W | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 114K | 1,000 | 3,926–3,982 | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Graham, M. K. #4 | Petex | Active | Enhanced recovery | 112K | 1,000 | 3,800–4,000 | Aug 10, 2009 |
| James (Caddo) Unit #25 | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 109K | 1,000 | 3,774–3,791 | Jul 5, 1989 |
| Imu #5638I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 109K | 1,500 | 3,906–3,926 | Mar 21, 2001 |
| Deitrich -B- #15A | Guidance Oil DEVELOPERS,INC.(1) | Active | Enhanced recovery | 108K | 500 | 1,140–1,180 | May 24, 2023 |
| Spivey "A" #6 | Willowbend Investments, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 104K | 500 | 1,194–1,276 | May 6, 2008 |
| Imu #2621I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 99.5K | 1,500 | 3,926–3,952 | Sep 16, 2011 |
| Imu #3427I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 95.3K | 1,500 | 3,779–3,799 | Jul 21, 2000 |
| James (Caddo) Unit #13W | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 94K | 1,000 | 3,810–3,867 | Aug 23, 2024 |
| Roach #12 | Sky Res, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 92.7K | 1,000 | 2,348–2,370 | Oct 4, 2023 |
| Kramer-Tonk Valley #6 | Bennett Res, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 92.1K | 500 | 3,178–3,350 | May 3, 2024 |
| James (Caddo) Unit #22W | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 91.8K | 1,000 | 3,820–3,900 | Jul 5, 1989 |
| F. Daws "1682" #8 | Cooper Oil & Gas, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 90.2K | 5,000 | 3,626–3,636 | Dec 15, 2017 |
| Scan-King "B" #2 | Brown, Darryl Oper L.L.C | Active | Enhanced recovery | 90K | 1,000 | 4,236–4,260 | Apr 19, 2013 |
| Campbell/Capps "C" #16 | Lonestar Production Services | Active | Enhanced recovery | 87.1K | 600 | 874–879 | Aug 20, 1996 |
| Imu #7639I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 86.9K | 1,500 | 3,870–3,924 | Sep 16, 2011 |
| Kramer-Tonk Valley #2B | Bennett Res, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 83.5K | 500 | 3,198–3,272 | May 3, 2024 |
| Marshall #2 | Walsh & Watts, Inc | Active | Disposal | 76.4K | 500 | 1,472–1,582 | Jul 10, 2023 |
| Roach #24 | Sky Res, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 73.4K | 800 | 2,318–2,327 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Henley-Ford #3 | R.J. Riley Oper, LLC | Active | Disposal | 72.4K | 300 | 2,612–2,640 | Dec 16, 1987 |
| Thunder A-759 #2D | Nadel & Gussman | Active | Disposal | 71.6K | 10,000 | 6,264–6,315 | Jul 18, 2018 |
| Holcomb "C" #2 | Gannett Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 70.8K | 500 | 4,450–4,468 | May 24, 2016 |
| Brown, J.K. Jeffery -B- #B 9 | Roil Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 69.2K | 250 | 759–772 | Dec 18, 1992 |
| Jeffery, J. K. -G- #27 | Roil Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 66.7K | 200 | 750–754 | Aug 25, 1993 |
| Clark Unit #509 | Sutherland Engy Co., LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 65.4K | 1,000 | 3,825–3,872 | Dec 30, 2013 |
| Copeland South #5 | Guidance Oil DEVELOPERS,INC.(1) | Active | Enhanced recovery | 64.2K | 1,100 | 1,150–1,162 | Jun 28, 2021 |
| Morgan "B" #2 B | Just Oil & Gas, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 63.5K | 1,000 | 1,094–1,114 | Aug 4, 2014 |
| James (Caddo) Unit #23W | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 63.3K | 1,000 | 3,792–3,859 | Sep 16, 1988 |
| Graham -A- #1 | Beren Corp | Active | Enhanced recovery | 60.8K | 1,000 | 2,670–3,711 | Oct 3, 2000 |
| Prideaux #21 | DM Backhoe Service | Active | Enhanced recovery | 59.4K | 250 | 610–656 | Sep 14, 2016 |
| Rushing, W. A., Est. #3 | Craig, Robert A. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 59K | 250 | 880–885 | Aug 27, 1986 |
| Kilcrease, L. J. #2A | Guidance Oil DEVELOPERS,INC.(1) | Active | Enhanced recovery | 55.3K | 250 | 1,002–1,012 | Jun 13, 1997 |
| Graham #1 | Marjac Oil Co, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 55.2K | 500 | 3,550–3,715 | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Brown, J.K. Jeffery -C- #3 | Roil Operating LLC | Active | Other | 54.8K | 150 | 752–760 | Jun 3, 1975 |
| Section 606 "A" #5 | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 53.7K | 1,000 | 3,796–3,820 | May 31, 1996 |
| Section 606 "A" #11 | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 53.4K | 700 | 3,790–3,840 | Jun 28, 2007 |
| Dysinger-Heaven #4W | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 51.5K | 1,000 | 3,831–3,852 | Aug 3, 1990 |
| Imu #5623I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 47.1K | 1,500 | 3,936–3,970 | Oct 26, 2007 |
| Langston, C. W. -B- #2W | Tomsha LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 46.5K | 300 | 600–611 | Sep 23, 2002 |
| Imu #2623I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 45.1K | 1,500 | 3,920–3,932 | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Lupton Unit #34 | Cooper Oil & Gas, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 43.4K | 400 | 3,762–3,772 | Aug 30, 1994 |
| Mayes, M.A. #1SW | Salient Energy, Inc. | Active | Disposal | 42.8K | 125 | 1,020–1,140 | Sep 29, 1959 |
| McNeill, Jessie #4 | Beren Corp | Active | Enhanced recovery | 41.8K | 1,500 | 4,080–4,625 | Aug 10, 2000 |
| Garvey, C. K. -C- #2D | SBG Resources Group LLC | Active | Disposal | 41.1K | 600 | 1,754–1,980 | Apr 18, 1984 |
| Johnson #28 | WB Mullin Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 40.4K | 150 | 596–619 | May 30, 1990 |
| Serendipity Unit #302 | WB Mullin Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 40.2K | 600 | 3,320–3,331 | Jun 27, 1994 |
| Allar -C- #3 | Petex | Active | Other | 37.9K | 500 | 3,414–3,424 | — |
| Spivey #5 | Willowbend Investments, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 37.2K | 350 | 1,180–1,222 | Mar 29, 2012 |
| Daniels #4 | Craig Oil, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 35.2K | 200 | 864–895 | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Brown, Joseph C. #3 | J Ranger Oil & Gas, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 34.5K | 150 | 700–810 | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Easley, W. P. #5A | WB Mullin Oper LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 34.3K | 200 | 959–962 | Nov 5, 1985 |
| Finch #24 | Craig Oil, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 34.2K | 100 | 676–680 | Dec 8, 2015 |
| Hunt, Joe #22 | Bockhoff, Deborah M | Active | Enhanced recovery | 33.4K | 150 | 1,022–1,027 | Mar 9, 2015 |
| Gilmore #1S | D L Oper | Active | Other | 32.9K | 200 | 636–644 | Sep 27, 1977 |
| Schlittler #4 | Safari Res, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 32.7K | 400 | 3,730–3,740 | May 8, 2007 |
| Keen, J. E. #11 | Craig, Robert A. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 32.5K | 100 | 839–852 | Oct 5, 1972 |
| Finch #22 | Craig Oil, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 32.4K | 150 | 662–668 | Jan 25, 1985 |
| Gragg, Worth #12 | Enr Oper, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 31.8K | 150 | 3,674–3,684 | Jul 11, 1990 |
| Imu #2624I | Ridge Oil Co | Active | Enhanced recovery | 31.6K | 1,000 | 3,926–3,946 | Mar 21, 2001 |
| Henley-Ford #6 | R.J. Riley Oper, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 31.3K | 1,000 | 3,450–3,470 | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Lupton Unit #33 | Cooper Oil & Gas, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 30.9K | 600 | 3,764–3,780 | Jul 14, 2014 |
| Wiechman #2 | Just Oil & Gas, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 30.6K | 950 | 1,146–1,152 | Apr 18, 2016 |
| Owen, Harriett #5 | Brown, Darryl Oper L.L.C | Active | Enhanced recovery | 30K | 1,000 | 3,580–4,488 | Apr 3, 2007 |
| Farmer - Campbell #5 | Willowbend Investments, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 29.6K | 350 | 901–925 | Sep 7, 2011 |
| Keen, J. E. #18 | Craig, Robert A. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 29.6K | 200 | 820–825 | Apr 23, 1986 |
| Roach #25W | Sky Res, Inc | Active | Enhanced recovery | 29.5K | 750 | 2,304–2,309 | May 21, 1999 |
Latest disposal drilling permits
W-1 drilling permits in the county tagged as produced-water disposal.
| Issued | Permit | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 1990 | 369285 | New Era International | Butler Well No. 2SWD #2 50384136 |
| Jul 14, 1988 | 348724 | Ashtola Exploration Company,inc. | Fort Belknap Saltwater Disposal #1 50339440 |
| Jul 14, 1988 | 348724 | Ashtola Exploration Company,inc. | Fort Belknap Saltwater Disposal #1 50339440 |
| Mar 6, 1980 | 74385 | CA-Tex Drilling, Inc. | Garvey C #2 D 50308576 |
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/young, documented in the API reference.