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, 155 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 Company is the largest injector in the county, with 6.0 million barrels reported across 44 active wells.
- 471
- active injection wells, 155 for disposal
- 311K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 14.1M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025 +3%
- 12%
- of permitted capacity used
- 2,228
- 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 Company | 5.95M | 44 | 58.3K |
| Rover Operating Company, LLC | 796K | 6 | 26.6K |
| Nadel and Gussman, L.L.C. | 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 Resources, Inc. | 255K | 7 | 4.95K |
| Safari Resources, LLC | 231K | 3 | 2.55K |
| Boss Operating LLC | 231K | 1 | 1K |
| Guidance Oil DEVELOPERS,INC.(1) | 227K | 4 | 1.9K |
| Hill, R.M. Operating Inc. | 212K | 5 | 2.2K |
| Kramer Saltwater, Inc. | 208K | 2 | 10K |
| Ray Herring Operating 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 Resources, Inc. | 194K | 4 | 2.54K |
| Craig, Robert A. | 191K | 13 | 2.7K |
| North Central Texas Energy LLC | 167K | 2 | 1.6K |
| R.J. Riley Operating, LLC | 162K | 7 | 2.96K |
Injection permits
2,229 UIC PERMITS · 471 ACTIVE · PAGE 11 OF 23
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finch #1W | E & W Production | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 642–651 | Feb 9, 1972 |
| Finch #12W | E & W Production | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 651–668 | Feb 9, 1972 |
| Belknap West #18W | Hughes, H. L. Oil | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 653–654 | — |
| Belknap #23W | KTC Oil Enterprises, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 671–716 | — |
| Belknap West #35W | Hughes, H. L. Oil | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 697–712 | — |
| Belknap #46W | KTC Oil Enterprises, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 701–711 | — |
| Belknap #58W | KTC Oil Enterprises, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 694–697 | — |
| Belknap #29 | Kunkel, Raylan | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 686–700 | — |
| Harlan, C. J. #8 | Pitcock, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 3,028–3,047 | Dec 10, 1969 |
| Heard #4W | Chesapeake Petroleum, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 860–875 | Mar 19, 1990 |
| Nall -B- #1 | Swanner Properties | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 3,392–3,397 | May 30, 1966 |
| Campbell -D- #38 | 1836 Energy LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 864–872 | Jun 21, 1978 |
| Haygood #6 | Boydston Operating | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 718–730 | Jun 22, 1981 |
| Haygood #4 | Boydston Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 724–729 | Jun 22, 1981 |
| Hennig #2 | Seville Steel Pipe Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 1,085–1,099 | Mar 10, 1982 |
| Hennig #3 | Seville Steel Pipe Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 1,084–1,091 | Mar 10, 1982 |
| Rutherford, Mary #3 | Rutherford Enterprises | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 3,971–3,976 | May 29, 1981 |
| Walsh S-F #2 | Antle Operating, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 200 | 940–1,220 | Aug 24, 1987 |
| Larimore, A. B. #18 | Three P Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 702–706 | Jan 14, 1983 |
| McCluskey -E- #9E | Viejo Services, LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 2,150–2,160 | Jul 23, 1982 |
| Prideaux, H. O. #19 | T & R Operating, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 648–651 | Apr 1, 1983 |
| Young #1 | Kelly Mahler Operating, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 985–989 | Nov 19, 1982 |
| Campbell -D- #35 | 1836 Energy LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 866–871 | Oct 11, 1983 |
| Griffin #2 | Guidance Oil DEVELOPERS,INC.(1) | Plugged | Disposal | — | 200 | 1,230–1,294 | Jul 11, 1984 |
| Peavy-Heighten #4 | Sweatt, Donald L. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 1,230–1,430 | Nov 12, 1984 |
| Wade, Allie #2D | Lankford, Dan L. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 200 | 2,122–2,132 | Aug 1, 1984 |
| Maness #1 | Tri "M" Oil & Gas | Plugged | Disposal | — | 200 | 1,112–1,135 | Feb 3, 1988 |
| Larimore #6 | Hardrock Operating Company, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 578–588 | Oct 11, 1985 |
| King, B. W. #3 | Sweetwater Drilling Co., Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 3,064–3,074 | May 7, 1986 |
| Scan-King "D" #8 | Greco Operating, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 200 | 2,706–2,724 | Jul 23, 1982 |
| Dunagan -A- #2 | Black Pearl Operating Comp., LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 976–986 | Feb 6, 1991 |
| Gragg #2 | Aruba Petroleum, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 720–755 | Jun 9, 1987 |
| Wolf, D. L. -A- #19 | JO JO Oil Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 675–678 | Jul 9, 1987 |
| McMurray, E.C. Jr. #1 | Duncan Land & Exploration, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 200 | 3,660–3,670 | Jul 2, 1987 |
| Farmer, W. W. -B- #18 | Enloe, Tom Trustee II | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 738–742 | Aug 18, 1987 |
| Bloodworth, J. M. #17 | Mullins, Manuel | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 880–882 | Sep 16, 1987 |
| Goode #3 | Burgess, W. E. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 4,020–4,054 | Jan 13, 1988 |
| Cox #11 | DK Ltd. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 550–599 | Jan 31, 1991 |
| Greer #1 | Wells Oilfield Services, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 200 | 3,840–3,850 | Aug 19, 1988 |
| Graham Est. -A- #4 | Antle Operating, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 4,260–4,266 | Apr 20, 1989 |
| Morrison-Harbison Cons. #3D | Littlepage, Tommy | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 730–770 | Apr 6, 1967 |
| Chappel #2 | Smith Pipe of Abilene | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 1,850–1,860 | Jul 22, 1993 |
| Loftin -A- #5 | Wes-Mor Drilling, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 4,318–4,324 | Jul 14, 1989 |
| Harrison -B- #3 | Phillips Petroleum Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | 200 | 2,669–2,691 | Mar 23, 1967 |
| Griffin, C. L. -B- #3 | Nix, Tommy | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 2,587–2,594 | Feb 15, 1960 |
| Griffin, C. L. -B- #13 | Nix, Tommy | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 2,600–2,666 | Feb 15, 1960 |
| Campbell, R., Est. -C- #56 | BM Oil Company, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 893–919 | Nov 21, 1989 |
| McAnulty #2 | Ryan, Joseph G. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 3,430–3,452 | May 20, 1965 |
| Gahagan, C. P. -B- #4 | Wise Exploration | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 3,116–3,126 | — |
| Corbett #1S | PDH Operating, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,873–1,894 | Feb 1, 1968 |
| Corbett #8S | PDH Operating, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,858–1,906 | — |
| Corbett #13S | Lankford, Dan L. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,852–1,924 | Feb 1, 1968 |
| McCluskey -F- #1 | Lankford, Dan L. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,855 | Feb 1, 1968 |
| McCluskey -F- #6 | Lankford, Dan L. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,855 | Feb 1, 1968 |
| Ivy #2 | Ranger Operating Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 200 | 4,454–4,470 | Jun 7, 1991 |
| Rhoades #1 | Echo Production, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 2,592–4,090 | Dec 15, 1994 |
| Haygood, H. #4 | Bluebonnet Land & Cattle Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 991–995 | Aug 30, 1993 |
| Davidson #4 | Bennett Resources, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 200 | 1,860–1,882 | Dec 19, 2003 |
| Belknap South #4 | Hughes, H. L. Oil | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 690–730 | Mar 31, 1994 |
| Steele #C 3 | Kramer, Frank C. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 2,080–2,096 | Jun 16, 1993 |
| Deats, Agnes #1SW | Bettis, Boyle & Stovall | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 480–525 | Oct 14, 1958 |
| Campbell -D- #46 | 1836 Energy LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 896–899 | Apr 21, 1995 |
| Campbell -D- #26 | 1836 Energy LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 872–875 | Apr 21, 1995 |
| Clark Unit #305 | Phoenix Petrocorp, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 3,856–3,862 | Jul 23, 1997 |
| L. R. Drum #1A | Brownco Operating Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 800–840 | Jul 17, 1978 |
| Veal, Mrs. Roy #4 | Amen Oil LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 200 | 3,773–3,783 | Apr 17, 2003 |
| Holcomb, V. #1 | Pitcock, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 3,752–3,770 | Jan 14, 2004 |
| Shoemate, Lena #4 | A.D. Operating | Plugged | Disposal | — | 200 | 1,782–1,826 | Apr 5, 2004 |
| Rosebrough #2 | Craig, Carl | Plugged | Disposal | — | 200 | 4,953–4,960 | Aug 12, 2004 |
| Holcomb "A" #1 | Gannett Operating LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 4,197–4,207 | Jan 6, 2005 |
| Rogers Fee #2 | Rogers Drilling Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,100–1,112 | Jan 12, 2005 |
| Lowe #2 | Pro. Energy I Resource, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 640–670 | May 7, 2009 |
| Benson Terry #39 | Dick Lindsay Oil Company, Inc. | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 888–943 | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Allie Wade #6 | Wade, Jim | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,178–1,200 | Jan 9, 2014 |
| Jeffery #9 | Fullspike Energy LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 665–702 | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Campbell/Capps "C" #21 | Lonestar Production Services | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 911–950 | Nov 10, 2018 |
| Prideaux, R. O., Unit #75 | Stewart Construction | Inactive | Disposal | — | 200 | 743–749 | May 24, 2019 |
| Graham Estate #2 | Kirk, T. A. & Neeb, H. L. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 3,443–3,450 | Mar 22, 1974 |
| Bills #5 | Bettis & Boyle | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 2,772–2,803 | Mar 12, 1965 |
| Horn #1 | Bettis & Boyle | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 2,802–2,812 | Oct 19, 1965 |
| McCluskey -C- #1 | Teal Petroleum Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,850–1,863 | Jun 14, 1976 |
| Boyle, W. T. #7 | Hastings, J. W. et Al | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 3,540–3,606 | May 8, 1969 |
| Oates, K. D. #7 | Gibbs, James A. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 3,653–3,690 | Mar 27, 1972 |
| BJP #10 | B & W Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 635 | Oct 25, 1973 |
| Finch -A- #12 | Craig, Bob | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 652 | Mar 29, 1976 |
| Finch -A- #13 | Craig, Bob | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 657 | Mar 29, 1976 |
| Shaw, J. E. #2 | Johnson, F. M. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 537–547 | May 2, 1974 |
| Shaw, J. E. #3 | Johnson, F. M. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 531–538 | May 2, 1974 |
| Taylor #2 B | Knox, Charles E. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 2,708–2,722 | Dec 17, 1963 |
| Graham Estate -B- #1B | Knox, Charles E. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 3,290 | Jul 15, 1968 |
| Couper #9 | Richmond, A. Foster | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,178 | May 20, 1968 |
| Campbell, R., Est. -E- #1 | Rogers Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 864–879 | Dec 21, 1976 |
| Campbell, R., Est. -E- #2 | Rogers Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 849–874 | Dec 21, 1976 |
| Ligon, Noel, Etal #5 | Swanner Properties | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 3,389–3,394 | Feb 6, 1967 |
| Gragg #3 | Gragg Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 688–709 | Oct 12, 1977 |
| Long, Bernice #2 | Anco Account | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 3,160–3,170 | Nov 25, 1968 |
| Boren, G. M. #16 | Donnell, Louis, Jr. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,067–1,077 | Nov 26, 1963 |
| Boren, G. M. #21 | Donnell, Louis, Jr. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,065–1,081 | Nov 26, 1963 |
| Farmer #2 | Clay Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | — | Nov 26, 1963 |
| Bearden, Annie #6 | Clay Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 200 | 1,066–1,078 | Nov 26, 1963 |
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.