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 468 active injection and disposal wells, 152 of them permitted for disposal, with 310,550 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
Operators reported 15 million barrels injected on H-10 filings in the twelve months to September 2025, up 10% on the year before, about 13% of what the permits allow.
Ridge Oil Company is the largest injector in the county, with 6.4 million barrels reported across 44 active wells.
- 468
- active injection wells, 152 for disposal
- 311K
- bbl/d permitted capacity
- 14.7M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Sep 2025 +10%
- 13%
- of permitted capacity used
- 2,229
- UIC permits on file, all time
Reported injection, by month
H-10 FILINGS · TEN YEARS TO SEP 2025
Last 12 months 14,726,074 · prior 12 13,368,172(+10%)
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 | 6.44M | 44 | 58.3K |
| Rover Operating Company, LLC | 833K | 6 | 26.6K |
| Cooper Oil & Gas, LLC | 411K | 14 | 15.3K |
| Nadel and Gussman, L.L.C. | 346K | 2 | 15K |
| Just Oil & Gas, Inc. | 337K | 31 | 11.8K |
| Rhodes Disposal, Inc. | 272K | 1 | 2K |
| J B J Oil Properties, Inc. | 272K | 5 | 13.5K |
| Sky Resources, Inc. | 261K | 7 | 4.95K |
| Kramer Saltwater, Inc. | 235K | 2 | 10K |
| Boss Operating LLC | 235K | 1 | 1K |
| Safari Resources, LLC | 230K | 3 | 2.55K |
| Guidance Oil DEVELOPERS,INC.(1) | 227K | 4 | 1.9K |
| Bennett Resources, Inc. | 212K | 4 | 2.54K |
| Ray Herring Operating Co., LLC | 212K | 2 | 4.1K |
| Roil Operating LLC | 200K | 7 | 2.3K |
| Willowbend Investments, Inc. | 198K | 6 | 2.15K |
| Craig, Robert A. | 194K | 13 | 2.7K |
| JMH Production, LLC | 155K | 2 | 1.25K |
| Tomsha LLC | 153K | 13 | 4.35K |
| Brown, Darryl Operating L.L.C. | 152K | 7 | 3.25K |
Injection permits
2,230 UIC PERMITS · 468 ACTIVE · PAGE 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton #1 | Marjac Oil Company, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 3,261–3,287 | Oct 10, 1984 |
| D & B #2 | Blackhole Energy Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,191 | Oct 16, 1984 |
| D & B #6 | Blackhole Energy Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,190 | Oct 16, 1984 |
| Prideaux, Inez #6 | Calumet Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 602 | Oct 23, 1984 |
| Prideaux, Inez #7 | Calumet Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 600 | Oct 23, 1984 |
| Prideaux, Inez #10 | Calumet Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 636 | Oct 23, 1984 |
| Lynch, E. #2 | Hines, Ralph, Jr. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 2,558 | Nov 12, 1984 |
| Atchison "D" #7 | Raylee Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,404 | Nov 20, 1984 |
| Rushing, W. A., Est. #2 | Craig, Bob | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 880 | Jan 17, 1985 |
| Davis, W. S. #13 | Pulliam & Lowhorn | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,071 | Jan 23, 1985 |
| Finch #A 4 | Craig, Bob | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 652 | Jan 25, 1985 |
| Finch -A- #22 | Craig, Bob | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 662 | Jan 25, 1985 |
| Cole, J. A. #2 | Whitten Energy Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 720 | Mar 22, 1985 |
| Rothell, Henry #2 | MMD Oil Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 756 | Apr 3, 1985 |
| Bellomy #3 | Nix, Tommy | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,830 | Apr 17, 1985 |
| Killian #8 | 3-C | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 950 | May 2, 1985 |
| Clark Unit #205 | Phoenix Petrocorp, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,932 | May 9, 1985 |
| Benson #6 | E & J Enterprises | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 917 | May 9, 1985 |
| Viola #6 | Hardrock Operating Company, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 582 | May 9, 1985 |
| Viola #5 | Hardrock Operating Company, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 580 | May 9, 1985 |
| Britton #1D | New Era International | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 620–630 | May 14, 1985 |
| Davidson et Al #1WI | Gunsight Supply Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 4,110 | May 30, 1985 |
| Jeffrey #2 | Gulfstar | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 856 | Jun 10, 1985 |
| Prideaux-Stonham #2 | Targo Oil & Gas, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,982–2,002 | Jun 12, 1985 |
| Belknap Mesquite #1 | McClendon, Larry P. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 688 | Jul 17, 1985 |
| Burnett, Opal B #1 B | Double L Operating | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 2,310–2,330 | Jul 25, 1985 |
| Garvey, C. K. -B- #3 | Sunday Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 4,458 | Jul 24, 1985 |
| Lowe #8 | FMW Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 701 | Aug 31, 1985 |
| Prideaux, Inez Stewart #14 | MWT Oil Properties | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 576 | Jul 31, 1985 |
| Thresher #1A | Goldenwest Oil Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 610 | Aug 8, 1985 |
| Dozier, S. R., et Al #1 | Casteel, Michael Hoyt | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 4,438 | Aug 8, 1985 |
| Senkel #5 | Borderline Operating Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 854–864 | Aug 30, 1985 |
| Haggard, E.A. #1 | Ashtola Exploration Company,inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,119 | Aug 30, 1985 |
| Calvin #27 | Scott, C.L. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 655 | Oct 9, 1985 |
| Pringle, Henry #1 | B & G Oil | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 950 | Oct 11, 1985 |
| Strother R #1 D | Britton, Jerald C. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 984–996 | Oct 25, 1985 |
| Kunkel -B- #2 | Burns Operating | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 4,933 | Oct 25, 1985 |
| Wilton Strawn Unit #305 | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,403 | Oct 31, 1985 |
| Calvin #21 | Scott, C.L. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 534–575 | Oct 31, 1985 |
| Prideaux, E.R. #11 | KTC Oil Enterprises, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 561 | Nov 5, 1985 |
| Laird #2 | Craig, Robert A. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 903 | Nov 7, 1985 |
| Wickham-Weems #2A | Circle M Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 556 | Nov 15, 1985 |
| Tatum #4 | Mid-West Oil Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,062 | Nov 18, 1985 |
| Farmer, W. W. #15 | Enloe, Tom Trustee II | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 765 | Nov 18, 1985 |
| Farmer, W. W. #11 | Enloe, Tom Trustee II | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 767 | Nov 18, 1985 |
| Perkins #3 | Eldorado Oil and Gas, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,670 | Nov 20, 1985 |
| Donnell Unit #29 | Triangle Energy Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,312 | Nov 21, 1985 |
| Briscoe, Bill #1 | Greco Operating, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,152 | Nov 26, 1985 |
| Lemmonds #6 | Stoneriver Energy, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 731 | Dec 2, 1985 |
| Stewart -A- #7 B | Ellen Oil Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 770 | Dec 2, 1985 |
| Hinson, Mary E. #1D | Ben-Co Operating Co., LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,810–1,830 | Dec 31, 1985 |
| Strother #3 | Nix, Tommy | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 984–996 | Oct 25, 1985 |
| Atwood, Jack #3 | KWH Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 2,425–2,440 | Jan 3, 1986 |
| Slater #1A | D & B Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 4,330 | Jan 13, 1986 |
| Hinson D #2 | Peterson, Don Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 870 | Jan 15, 1986 |
| Benson SMJ B #7 | Black Jack Services, L.L.C. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 892 | Jan 10, 1986 |
| Bullock-King #1 | Bullock Operating, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 618 | Jan 17, 1986 |
| Schlegel #3 | Hedges, C. T. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,425–1,435 | Feb 19, 1986 |
| Stowe #1 | Boydston Operating | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,044 | Jan 30, 1986 |
| King-Clark Unit #2 | International Oil&gas Consultant | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 4,170 | Jan 30, 1986 |
| Washburn, F.H. #24 | Clear Fork Oil | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 1,912 | May 2, 1986 |
| Southland #1 | Wes-Mor Drilling, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 3,847 | Mar 3, 1986 |
| Taack C #6 | Siegel, William M. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,950 | Mar 18, 1986 |
| Taack -A- #3 | Siegel, William M. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,950 | Mar 18, 1986 |
| Morrison Estate #1 | Chardonnay | Plugged | Disposal | — | — | 3,793 | Mar 26, 1986 |
| Farmer, W. W. -B- #15 | Enloe, Tom Trustee II | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 758 | Mar 26, 1986 |
| Andrews-Kelly #4 | Gerry-Mac Oil, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 840 | Apr 4, 1986 |
| Prideaux, H. O. Est. #35 | Bix-Bar, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 744 | May 2, 1986 |
| Cox-Young #3 | Martin Bros. Oil | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 581 | Apr 30, 1986 |
| Walker #1 | Hawkins, G. A. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,644 | Apr 30, 1986 |
| Walker "B" #3 | Hawkins, G. A. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,828 | Apr 30, 1986 |
| McCluskey -C- #C 2 | Weatherbee & Weatherbee | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,068 | May 13, 1986 |
| McCluskey -D- #2 | Double L Operating | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,068 | May 13, 1986 |
| Ligon, Rowley & Jones #4 | Greco Operating, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 3,517 | May 15, 1986 |
| Taack #1 | Ryan, Joseph G. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 676 | Jun 21, 1985 |
| Prideaux #6 | Creswell, Chris | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 576 | Jun 4, 1986 |
| Strother, H. R. #1SW | Delray Oil, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 900–1,000 | Apr 15, 1986 |
| Calvin #26 | Scott, C.L. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 594 | Jun 20, 1986 |
| Pringle #1SW | First Texas Energy Expl. Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 2,172–2,189 | Jul 9, 1986 |
| Deats #1 | Tierra Energy, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,590 | Jun 9, 1986 |
| Lupton Unit #2 | Echo Production, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,789 | Aug 8, 1986 |
| Williams #10 | Beisch, Rusty | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 704 | Aug 19, 1986 |
| Bearden, Annie #9C | Lindsay, Dick | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | 1,060 | Mar 5, 1980 |
| Campbell/Capps "C" #13 | Craig, Bob | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 905 | Sep 5, 1986 |
| Watson, R. L. B #B 3 | Beisch, Rusty | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 551 | Sep 15, 1986 |
| Dunagan -A- #9 | Andrew, Robert Oneal | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 986 | Sep 18, 1986 |
| Morrison, Gillie #1 | Tamil, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 654 | Sep 25, 1986 |
| Prideaux, R. O., Unit #39 | Peterson & Roberts | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 742 | Oct 1, 1986 |
| Stewart, G. P. -P- #11A | Beisch & Hanna, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 824 | Oct 8, 1986 |
| Stewart, G. P. -P- #6A | Beisch & Hanna, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 800 | Oct 8, 1986 |
| Atchison "D" #5 | Raylee Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,406 | Oct 16, 1986 |
| Stewart #2B | Maranatha Exploration, LP | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 768 | Oct 20, 1986 |
| Stewart #6 | Aruba Petroleum, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 788 | Oct 20, 1986 |
| Donnell Unit #7 | Wes-Mor Drilling, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 4,279 | Oct 27, 1986 |
| Donnell Unit #3 | Wes-Mor Drilling, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 4,263 | Oct 27, 1986 |
| Dozier-Brockman #5 | Robuck Petroleum, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 4,592 | Oct 31, 1986 |
| Atwood-Wiley Unit #1 | Burk Royalty Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | Jun 12, 1985 |
| Peavy, S. H. #3 | Permex Petroleum Limited Prtner | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 3,138 | Nov 19, 1986 |
| Lowrence "A" #1D | KTC Oil Enterprises, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | — | 2,632 | Dec 19, 1986 |
| Kramer-South Bend Unit #1 | Kramer, Frank C. | Canceled | Disposal | — | — | — | Oct 15, 1982 |
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 Sep 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.