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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffery, J. K. -G- #28 | 3-C | Canceled | Disposal | — | 150 | 724–726 | Oct 22, 1991 |
| Findley #2 | Wes-Mor Drilling, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 150 | 3,935–3,942 | Nov 1, 1991 |
| Nantz #2 | Creswell, Chris | Canceled | Disposal | — | 150 | 1,170–1,200 | Jun 3, 1993 |
| Lowrence "A" #1A | KTC Oil Enterprises, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 2,615–2,617 | Jul 8, 1993 |
| F.A. Howeth #6 | Steele, Mark E. | Inactive | Disposal | — | 150 | 2,030–2,060 | Sep 2, 1993 |
| Hinson #7GL | Peterson, Don Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 854–856 | Sep 28, 1993 |
| Self, I. E. #6 | Hawk Resources, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 718–723 | Mar 31, 1978 |
| Rushing, W. A. #14 | FMW Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 150 | 890–906 | Jun 30, 1994 |
| Hamilton "B" #1SD | Brown, Darryl Operating L.L.C. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 150 | 946–970 | Jul 29, 1987 |
| Prideaux, R.O. Unit #3D | Peterson, Don Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 761–765 | Jun 15, 1995 |
| Johnson Unit #C 1 | Peterson, Don Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 3,578–3,597 | Nov 30, 1995 |
| Padgett #1 | New Era International | Canceled | Disposal | — | 150 | 940–944 | Sep 8, 1982 |
| Donnell, A. A. #1 | Coley, Thomas | Plugged | Disposal | — | 150 | 2,308–2,334 | Jan 27, 1997 |
| Byerly-Akers #3 | Pitcock, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 3,208–3,224 | Apr 26, 2004 |
| Jeffery "C" #2 | Atoll Oil & Gas, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 150 | 880–930 | Apr 19, 1985 |
| Campbell #11 | Just Oil & Gas, Inc. | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 951–956 | Nov 10, 2005 |
| Campbell, R., Est. -F- #31A | Just Oil & Gas, Inc. | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 942–944 | Nov 10, 2005 |
| Mac Williams "SU" #6 | Rover Operating Company, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 2,998–3,038 | Jun 21, 2006 |
| Stinson #4 | US. Fuels, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 2,059–2,069 | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Rogers, A. C. #5RH | Wade, Jim | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 870–890 | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Rogers, A. C. #9RH | Wade, Jim | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 895–920 | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Carpenter, O. R. #15 | Texas Shallow Oil & Gas, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 546–576 | Nov 21, 2014 |
| Finch, Nora -A- #30 | Craig, Bob | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 646–670 | Jul 7, 2019 |
| Bartholomees #5 | Bettis & Boyle | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 3,469–3,477 | Jan 11, 1966 |
| Foxworth #4 | Dillard, A. R., Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 2,852–2,857 | Mar 3, 1965 |
| Cearley, J. H. #2 | Texas Pacific Oil Company, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 3,058–3,076 | Apr 28, 1970 |
| Cearley, J. H. #7 | Texas Pacific Oil Company, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 3,096–3,108 | Apr 28, 1970 |
| Cearley, J. H. #9 | Texas Pacific Oil Company, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 3,135–3,139 | Apr 28, 1970 |
| Brigham, H.R. et Al #1 | Wes-Mor Drilling, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | — | Mar 22, 1967 |
| Long, Bernice #3 | Hawkins, G. A. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 3,155–3,165 | Apr 11, 1972 |
| Self, I.E. #1 | Christie, C. B., Jr. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 3,097–3,107 | Mar 15, 1965 |
| Larimore #56 | Maynard Oil Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 683–709 | May 13, 1968 |
| Larimore #61 | Maynard Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 699–720 | May 13, 1968 |
| Larimore #16 | Maynard Oil Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 690–713 | May 13, 1968 |
| Larimore #62 | Maynard Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 698–705 | Jun 25, 1968 |
| Larimore #63 | Maynard Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 700–710 | Jun 25, 1968 |
| Larimore #66 | Maynard Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 698–706 | Jun 25, 1968 |
| McCluskey, E. N. #1 | Northwest Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 150 | 2,087–2,123 | May 20, 1965 |
| Allison, Robert B. #1B | Littlepage, Tommy | Canceled | Disposal | — | 140 | 4,435–4,439 | Jan 10, 1983 |
| McCluskey -E- #8 | Viejo Services, LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 140 | 2,111–2,133 | Nov 24, 1997 |
| Whittenburg #3W | Graham Cementing Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | 130 | 1,871–1,896 | Oct 16, 1973 |
| Prideaux, R. O., Unit #51 | Stewart Construction | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 130 | 701–729 | Oct 1, 1986 |
| Boydston #11W | Lindsay, Dick | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 922–936 | — |
| Hamilton, G. B. /Shallow/ #37W | Whitten Energy Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 917–929 | Aug 15, 2002 |
| Kunkel #5 | Kelly Mahler Operating, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 1,157–1,160 | Dec 23, 1982 |
| Taack Unit #704 | Three P Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 4,019–4,029 | Jan 17, 1986 |
| Taack Unit #706 | Three P Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 4,023–4,029 | Jan 17, 1986 |
| Taack Unit #202 | Three P Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 3,983–3,998 | Mar 18, 1986 |
| Grigsby #1 | Mitchell Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 3,974–3,990 | Mar 21, 1986 |
| Grigsby #2 | Quatro Oil and Gas, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 3,981–3,988 | Mar 21, 1986 |
| Taack Unit #503 | Three P Operating Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 4,022–4,028 | Mar 18, 1986 |
| Taack Unit #302 | Three P Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 4,008–4,020 | Mar 18, 1986 |
| Taack Unit #601 | Three P Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 4,008–4,022 | Mar 18, 1986 |
| Taack Unit #604 | Three P Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 4,010–4,016 | Mar 18, 1986 |
| Taack Unit #101 | Three P Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 4,005–4,017 | Mar 18, 1986 |
| Taack Unit #402 | Three P Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 4,024–4,028 | Mar 18, 1986 |
| Boydston #4W | Lindsay, Dick | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 903–913 | — |
| Taack #3S | Guidance Oil Developers | Plugged | Disposal | — | 125 | 860–870 | Sep 8, 2017 |
| Brown, Frank #18 | Brown, Frank | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 558–562 | Jan 28, 1991 |
| Brown #21 | K R Well Technology, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 558–564 | Jan 28, 1991 |
| McCluskey #2 | Duncan Land & Exploration, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 125 | 590–650 | Feb 8, 1993 |
| McAnulty #1D | Lyon Operating Company Inc.(iii) | Canceled | Disposal | — | 125 | 1,060–1,130 | Oct 19, 1993 |
| Collier -B- #3B | Skinner, W. E. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 600 | Mar 17, 1978 |
| Collier -B- #10B | Skinner, W. E. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 600–610 | Mar 17, 1978 |
| Burns, R. V. #3 | Hawkins, G. A. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | 3,166 | Aug 20, 1971 |
| Gilmore Est #3 | Graham & Pickrell | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | — | Aug 27, 1970 |
| Gilmore Est #15 | Graham & Pickrell | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 125 | — | Aug 27, 1970 |
| Bellomy #1W | Bettis, Boyle & Stovall | Canceled | Disposal | — | 120 | 805–865 | Aug 23, 1967 |
| McCluskey -D- #4 | Viejo Services, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 120 | 2,070–2,080 | Jul 6, 1993 |
| Morgan & Marshall -a- #3 #5 | Hamilton, W. B., Estate | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 120 | 2,241–2,258 | Oct 15, 1956 |
| Farmer, W W B #1B | Smith, E. J. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 120 | 765–771 | Jul 7, 1989 |
| Graham, J & C #2A | T.K. Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 120 | 610–618 | Jan 11, 1990 |
| Vick Heirs #3 | Dartex Energy Inc | Canceled | Disposal | — | 120 | 1,912–1,960 | Jun 21, 1989 |
| Littlepage #1 | Littlepage, Tommy | Canceled | Disposal | — | 120 | 3,338–3,348 | Feb 10, 1986 |
| Koester, H. #4 | K & W Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 120 | 1,062–1,067 | Jun 3, 1980 |
| Strange #6 | Christie, C. B., Jr. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 120 | 3,682–3,689 | Sep 29, 1965 |
| Hankins, J. A. #24W | Thompson, Mark P. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 110 | 1,046–1,050 | — |
| Sewell #1 | Wolfson, I. J. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 110 | 2,510 | Aug 17, 1979 |
| Stewart -A- #37 | W T X Capital Investments, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 105 | 544–549 | Feb 4, 2004 |
| Holcomb, V. #2 | Pitcock, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 3,740–3,755 | Jan 13, 1994 |
| Davis #4 | Nees, Gordon III | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 2,624–2,654 | Dec 13, 1979 |
| Latimer, Jennie #1 | Dozier, Gene Thomas | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 3,636–3,642 | Jan 15, 1980 |
| Jeffery #12 | Alexander, K. C. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 834–844 | Oct 5, 1981 |
| Akers, C. W. #4 | Allar Co., The | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 2,389–2,395 | Nov 15, 1963 |
| Benson, Barfield "B" #8D | Jab Exploration | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 889–925 | Sep 12, 1991 |
| Benson, Barfield "B" #9D | Bluebonnet Land & Cattle Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 896–905 | Sep 12, 1991 |
| Benson, Barfield "B" #11D | Barfield Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 900–919 | — |
| Benson, Barfield "B" #3D | Barfield Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 900–919 | — |
| Benson, Barfield "B" #18D | Bluebonnet Land & Cattle Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 912–926 | Sep 12, 1991 |
| Benson, Barfield "B" #19D | Bluebonnet Land & Cattle Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 888–896 | Sep 12, 1991 |
| Scott, S. L. #4 | Bullock, R. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 764–775 | Mar 27, 1974 |
| Logan, C. O. #5W | KTC Oil Enterprises, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 100 | 585–610 | Sep 21, 1984 |
| Calvin #4 | Riggs Petroleum Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 596–604 | — |
| Calvin #5 | Riggs Petroleum Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 594–656 | — |
| Calvin #11 | Riggs Petroleum Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 554–558 | Jan 8, 1971 |
| Campbell/Capps "B" #22D | Craig, Bob | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 890–904 | Jun 3, 1974 |
| Finch #12 | Craig, Bob | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 652–662 | Mar 29, 1976 |
| Andrews #D 1W | Whitten Energy Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 100 | 895–920 | Aug 15, 2002 |
| Elkins, Mollie #1D | Barnhart, R. D. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 100 | 790–810 | Apr 18, 2001 |
| Wells, R. T. #2D | Graham Tank Trucks, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 100 | 650–740 | Jan 28, 1957 |
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.