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 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard #2 | Lindsay, J. R. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 40 | 915 | Dec 29, 1975 |
| Howard #7 | Lindsay, J. R. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 40 | 915 | Dec 29, 1975 |
| Senkel-Hawkins #4 | Senkel, Wesley, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 40 | 481–485 | May 7, 1979 |
| Carpenter, J. D. #A 4W | Hunter & McDonald | Plugged | Disposal | — | 35 | 1,014–1,028 | — |
| Carpenter, J. D. #B 9W | Hunter & McDonald | Plugged | Disposal | — | 35 | 1,012–1,027 | — |
| Holcomb, V. -E- #2 | Hastings, J. W. et Al | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 35 | 2,698–2,703 | Aug 12, 1966 |
| McCloud #9 | Wes-Mor Drilling, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 35 | — | Jul 12, 1966 |
| Taack, Woodrow #3W | Bettis, Boyle & Stovall | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 30 | 2,704 | May 9, 1968 |
| Taack, C. J. #1 | Golden Sandstorm, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 30 | 652–656 | — |
| Taack, C. J. #2 | Butler & Harbison | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 30 | 696–702 | — |
| Hamilton, G. B. /Shallow/ #34W | Whitten Energy Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 30 | 911–927 | Aug 15, 2002 |
| O'Dell #2W | Black Pearl Operating Comp., LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 30 | 965–968 | — |
| Marshall -B- #17W | Marbil Oil, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 30 | 890–915 | May 15, 1968 |
| Farmer, W. W. #9 | Enloe, Tom Trustee II | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 30 | 774–777 | May 16, 1974 |
| Farmer, W. W. #4 | Enloe, Tom Trustee II | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 30 | 743–747 | Jun 4, 1974 |
| Casteel #25 | Three P Operating Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 30 | 622–627 | Apr 15, 1979 |
| Hinson-Stephans #2W | Hays & Boydston | Canceled | Disposal | — | 30 | 852–856 | Dec 8, 1978 |
| Hinson-Stephans #6 | Hays & Boydston | Canceled | Disposal | — | 30 | 850 | Dec 8, 1978 |
| Hinson-Stephans #8W | Hays & Boydston | Canceled | Disposal | — | 30 | 845 | Dec 8, 1978 |
| Montana Cma Inc. -A- #3 | Ada Exploration | Canceled | Disposal | — | 30 | 565–580 | Sep 21, 1981 |
| Goldston #1 | McKee, Kenneth W. Oil Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 30 | 3,058–3,074 | Dec 14, 1987 |
| Baldwin #2 | Hays, John H. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 30 | 2,610–2,660 | May 16, 1960 |
| Holcomb "C" #1 | Hill, R.M. Operating Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 30 | 848–878 | Mar 19, 1990 |
| Schur #2A | Wilton, Frank | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 30 | 514–534 | Mar 18, 1996 |
| Boren, G. M. #17 | Donnell, Louis, Jr. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 30 | 1,070–1,082 | Jun 1, 1977 |
| Boren, G. M. #13 | Donnell, Louis, Jr. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 30 | 1,070–1,082 | Jan 3, 1978 |
| Dunagan, G. W. #1 | Ellis, Amon | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 30 | 800 | Dec 9, 1975 |
| Hankins #2 | Ellis, Amon | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 30 | 868 | Dec 9, 1975 |
| Deats #3 | H & L Drilling Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 30 | 2,050 | Mar 18, 1980 |
| Hinson-Stephans #4 | Roach, Sam | Canceled | Disposal | — | 30 | 850 | Dec 8, 1978 |
| Hinson-Stephans #5 | Roach, Sam | Canceled | Disposal | — | 30 | 850 | Dec 8, 1978 |
| McCloud #3 | Wes-Mor Drilling, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 30 | 842–848 | Sep 16, 1969 |
| McCluskey, E. N. #2 | Akers, B. F. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 26 | 2,138–2,144 | Sep 23, 1994 |
| McCluskey #3 | R.J. Riley Operating, LLC | Inactive | Disposal | — | 26 | 2,098–2,106 | Sep 23, 1994 |
| Bloodworth, J. M. #15W | Lamb, T. S. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 25 | — | Jun 23, 1975 |
| Bailey, Sid #2W | Thompson, Mark P. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 25 | 851–856 | Oct 5, 1992 |
| Baldwin #A 1W | Helton Enterprises | Canceled | Disposal | — | 25 | 689–692 | — |
| Baldwin #5A | Helton Enterprises | Plugged | Disposal | — | 25 | 600–685 | Jun 10, 1974 |
| Baldwin #7A | Helton Enterprises | Plugged | Disposal | — | 25 | 677–684 | — |
| Campbell #2 | Hughes, Bill Drilling, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 25 | 969–973 | Jun 3, 1975 |
| Campbell #5 | Hughes, Bill Drilling, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 25 | 950–954 | Sep 2, 1977 |
| Griffin -B- #2D | GC Operating, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 25 | 1,890–1,900 | Aug 24, 1982 |
| Prideaux, E.R. "B" #5 | Wilton, Frank | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 25 | 520–524 | Mar 26, 1986 |
| Deitrich #6 | Horany, Ray & Ernest | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 25 | 1,095–1,105 | Jun 17, 1980 |
| Bailey, Sid #2W | Branch Productions | Canceled | Disposal | — | 25 | 851–856 | Oct 5, 1992 |
| Lowe #1 | FMW Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 25 | 704–718 | Jan 26, 1996 |
| Logan Estate #2 | Cooper Oil & Gas, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 25 | 1,013–1,033 | Mar 16, 2001 |
| Daily #1M | WB Mullin Operating LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 25 | 532–580 | Oct 2, 2012 |
| Millis, Mary C. "B" #4 | Four H Oil Properties | Canceled | Disposal | — | 25 | 3,422–3,436 | Jun 27, 1962 |
| Campbell -D- #1G | Hedges & Young Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 25 | 870 | Jun 3, 1975 |
| Benson, S. M. J., Est. #3 | Johnson, M. R. Jr. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 25 | 910 | Jan 27, 1978 |
| Benson, S. M. J., Est. #4 | Johnson, M. R. Jr. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 25 | 885 | Feb 25, 1977 |
| Taylor, Eugenia #2 | Bolin Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 25 | — | Feb 4, 1964 |
| Graham-Burns #2 | Joint Resources Company | Plugged | Disposal | — | 20 | 2,634–2,664 | — |
| Whitaker, H. Etal #2 | Bluebonnet Land & Cattle Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 20 | 728–731 | Jan 8, 1980 |
| Vogtsberger, R. C. #5 | Reneau Oil Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 20 | 1,048–1,054 | — |
| Dunagan #8 | W J Oil Company, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 20 | 1,004 | — |
| Pace & Strange #2D | Martin Petroleum Corp. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 20 | 1,550–1,555 | Jan 10, 1983 |
| Atwood, Fred #1A | Marchman, J. E. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 20 | 2,560–2,582 | Jul 16, 1976 |
| Whitaker, H. Etal #4 | Bluebonnet Land & Cattle Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 20 | 743–747 | Jan 8, 1980 |
| Lemmonds #2 | Enloe, Tom Trustee II | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 20 | 735 | — |
| Dunagan #1 | W J Oil Company, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 20 | 1,004 | — |
| Hunter-Benson -A- #16 B | Mullins, Manuel | Canceled | Disposal | — | 20 | — | — |
| Larimore, E. J. #5 | Craig, Bob | Canceled | Disposal | — | 20 | 873–879 | Oct 21, 1957 |
| Bloodworth, J. M. #3 | Lamb, T. S. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 20 | 875–885 | Oct 21, 1957 |
| Williams, A., Mrs. #10 | Wilton, Frank | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 20 | 621–626 | May 9, 1990 |
| Williams, A., Mrs. #11 | Alcorn, Jerry D. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 20 | 637–647 | May 9, 1990 |
| Williams, A., Mrs. #8 | Wilton, Frank | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 20 | 590–610 | May 9, 1990 |
| Creswell #1 | Davis, R. E. Oil & Gas, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 20 | 3,436–3,485 | Jun 24, 1993 |
| Deats #4D | Gerry-Mac Oil, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 20 | 1,820–1,840 | Nov 21, 1980 |
| Guimarin #2 | Xana, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 20 | 1,039 | Mar 29, 1976 |
| Parsons #1 | Hawkins, G. A. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 20 | 3,910–3,970 | Jan 17, 1973 |
| Campbell 'R' #4 | Miller, Ray | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 18 | — | Jul 11, 1973 |
| Campbell 'R' #5 | Miller, Ray | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 18 | — | Jul 11, 1973 |
| Deitrich #7W | Guidance Oil DEVELOPERS,INC.(1) | Plugged | Disposal | — | 15 | 1,105–1,115 | May 16, 1968 |
| Phillips, Mary E. #1A | Frey Engineering, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 15 | 1,668–1,887 | Nov 15, 1995 |
| Stewart -A- #26 | W T X Capital Investments, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 15 | 510–530 | May 8, 2014 |
| Cathey #1 B | Connell Oil Company, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 15 | 1,190–1,194 | Sep 16, 1969 |
| Kemp, S. B. #2 | Morgan, C. V. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 15 | 1,067–1,075 | Aug 9, 1968 |
| Ivy #1 | Penix, M. & Leak, R. V. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 15 | — | Oct 17, 1966 |
| State of Texas #3 | Lankford, Dan L. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 12 | 1,860–1,864 | Apr 3, 1967 |
| Clayton-Shepherd #2 | Clayton, Jerry D. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 12 | 650 | Sep 5, 1980 |
| Lisle, T. L. #1A | Littlepage, Tommy | Canceled | Disposal | — | 10 | 442–453 | Nov 6, 1967 |
| Crouch, C. J. #4 | Voigt, Betty J. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 10 | 555–563 | Sep 22, 1980 |
| King, B. W. #2 | Hardrock Operating Company, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 10 | 1,012–1,014 | — |
| Stinson, Lucy #1 | Soggy Bottom Brothers Inc | Canceled | Disposal | — | 10 | 3,321–3,353 | — |
| Edwards 127 #2 | Doanco Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 10 | 435 | — |
| Stewart "A" #16 | Ada Exploration | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 10 | 580–585 | Feb 8, 1991 |
| B .f. Barrett #5A | Texas Shallow Oil & Gas, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 10 | 570–596 | Oct 3, 2016 |
| Barrett B #6B | Ram Oil and Gas, Inc. | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 10 | 564–604 | Oct 19, 2016 |
| Stovall #3 | Twin Mountain Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 10 | 2,479–2,572 | Feb 7, 1966 |
| Harlan #5 | Fagadau, Sanford P. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 10 | 2,694–2,696 | Jan 3, 1967 |
| Atchley, Katherine Hamilton #2D | Guidance Oil Developers | Canceled | Disposal | — | 7 | 1,100–1,123 | — |
| Cheeves, W. B. #3 | Hunter & McDonald | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 6 | 1,003–1,015 | Feb 5, 1974 |
| Heard #1 | Jba Petroleum Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5 | 960 | — |
| Schur #1 A | Wilton, Frank | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 5 | 552–586 | Aug 22, 1990 |
| Stewart -A- #34 | W T X Capital Investments, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 5 | 553–560 | Jun 18, 2010 |
| Stewart -A- #50 | W T X Capital Investments, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 5 | 536–544 | Jun 18, 2010 |
| Weitinger #8 | Rush Creek Operating LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 5 | 543–594 | Nov 6, 2014 |
| Zada Chapman #1R | WP Oil & Gas Exploration LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 5 | 540–572 | May 12, 2015 |
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.