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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen, R. D. #19 | Brown, Darryl Operating L.L.C. | Active | Disposal | 2K | 300 | 2,096–2,100 | May 27, 1988 |
| Akers, J. W. #4 | Pitcock, Inc. | Active | Disposal | 1.99K | 100 | 1,621–1,627 | Jul 22, 1985 |
| Imu #8605I | Ridge Oil Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.99K | 1,000 | 3,840–3,856 | Mar 21, 2001 |
| Parsons, L. W. #2 | G. A. Hawkins Operating, LLC | Active | Disposal | 1.98K | 50 | 2,473–2,478 | Nov 22, 1974 |
| Mayes, M .a #3A | Salient Energy, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.96K | 600 | 3,552–3,563 | May 10, 2021 |
| Morgan, C. V. -A- #4 | Myers, James B. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.89K | 50 | 1,012–1,018 | Feb 5, 1991 |
| McNeill, Jessie #6 | Beren Corporation | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.84K | 400 | 2,426–2,432 | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Harrison "B" #2 | Wes-Mor Drilling, Inc. | Active | Disposal | 1.79K | 150 | 3,886–3,900 | Mar 31, 1995 |
| Prideaux, R.O. Unit #6D | Kelly Mahler Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.76K | 150 | 753–760 | Jun 15, 1995 |
| Koester #19 | Ada Exploration | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.68K | 60 | 1,143–1,147 | Apr 23, 1986 |
| Allar #5 | Cooper Oil & Gas, LLC | Active | Disposal | 1.65K | 100 | 2,629–2,634 | Jul 16, 1984 |
| Allar #1 D | Antle Operating, Inc. | Active | Disposal | 1.65K | 600 | 1,150–1,220 | Oct 19, 1995 |
| Wickham-Weems #1 | Bde Energy Solutions LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.6K | 600 | 568–571 | Jul 11, 1991 |
| Sweatt Shallow #1 | Craig, Carl | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.43K | 400 | 775–790 | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Guimarin, Tom #2 | MI-Co Oil & Gas LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.42K | 200 | 1,033–1,034 | Apr 23, 1990 |
| Campbell #3 | Just Oil & Gas, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.3K | 150 | 931–933 | Nov 10, 2005 |
| Edwards 127 #23 | Mammoth Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.27K | 5 | 454–458 | Sep 4, 2007 |
| Moren SWD #14 | Borderline Operating Corp. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.25K | 500 | 2,480–2,595 | — |
| Killian #3 | Ickert Enterprises | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.23K | 100 | 958–966 | Oct 6, 1980 |
| Stephens-Roach #25 | Blevins Production LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.22K | 340 | 719–724 | May 28, 1986 |
| Scan-King "B" #3 | Brown, Darryl Operating L.L.C. | Active | Disposal | 1.2K | 250 | 2,400–2,675 | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Campbell, R., Estate -E- #17 | Myers, James B. | Active | Disposal | 1.19K | 80 | 1,040–1,069 | Jan 27, 1978 |
| Finch #4W | Roil Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.14K | 200 | 621–639 | Feb 9, 1972 |
| Stewart -A- #81A | W T X Capital Investments, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.1K | 155 | 548–556 | Oct 24, 2003 |
| Stewart -A- #36 | W T X Capital Investments, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.1K | 25 | 544–560 | Aug 23, 2004 |
| Stewart -A- #27 | W T X Capital Investments, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.1K | 20 | 530–546 | May 12, 2009 |
| Stewart -A- #25 | W T X Capital Investments, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.1K | 20 | 508–518 | May 12, 2009 |
| Stewart -A- #3RE | W T X Capital Investments, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.1K | 20 | 556–562 | Aug 23, 2004 |
| Stewart -A- #16 | W T X Capital Investments, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.1K | 15 | 530–535 | Oct 8, 2018 |
| Stewart -A- #55 | W T X Capital Investments, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.1K | 10 | 530–562 | Jul 10, 2012 |
| Stewart -A- #78 | W T X Capital Investments, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.1K | 15 | 546–584 | Dec 5, 2013 |
| Meredith #2 | Blakenergy Operating, LLC | Active | Disposal | 1.05K | 100 | 1,045–1,060 | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Hurst #1 | Rainwater, John | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1.03K | 1,500 | 4,160–4,206 | Apr 29, 2024 |
| Harlan, C. J. #10 | Pitcock, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 1K | 200 | 3,084–3,096 | Jul 7, 1970 |
| Wickham-Weems #9A | Bde Energy Solutions LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 980 | 150 | 560–563 | Jan 15, 1986 |
| Edwards 127 #21 | Mammoth Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 960 | 5 | 467–490 | Sep 4, 2007 |
| Wickham-Weems #8A | Bde Energy Solutions LLC | Active | Disposal | 940 | 150 | 556–560 | Nov 15, 1985 |
| Rothell, G.D. #2 | Gerry-Mac Oil, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 863 | 200 | 950–980 | Dec 19, 2019 |
| Bass #30 | SKS Oil | Active | Enhanced recovery | 840 | 200 | 1,262–1,276 | Oct 29, 2015 |
| Campbell -C- #1 | Craig, Robert A. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 785 | 150 | 940–975 | May 31, 2022 |
| Kisinger -B- #3 | Ryan, Joseph G. | Active | Disposal | 735 | 7 | 2,373–2,580 | — |
| Cox, Fred #1 | Oilwell Operators, Inc. | Active | Disposal | 678 | 150 | 2,554–2,608 | Apr 5, 1982 |
| Stewart-Dawson #2 | SBG Resources Group LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 620 | 150 | 4,412–4,420 | Oct 31, 1995 |
| Pace & Strange #3 | Pop Operating Company | Active | Disposal | 589 | 60 | 1,169–1,207 | May 19, 1958 |
| Section 606 "A" #9W | Ridge Oil Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | 579 | 1,000 | 3,797–3,801 | Nov 18, 1988 |
| Harrison -B- #16 | Itx Corporation | Active | Disposal | 535 | 200 | 2,644–2,654 | Mar 23, 1967 |
| Stewart -A- #29 | W T X Capital Investments, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | 467 | 5 | 523–550 | Feb 12, 2009 |
| Williams, A., Mrs. #16 | Alcorn, Jerry D. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 435 | 100 | 623–633 | Jan 5, 2024 |
| Brown, Frank #3 B | J-Lyn Oil Co. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 397 | 100 | 557–563 | Oct 5, 1993 |
| Dunagan, G. W. #7 | SKS Oil | Active | Enhanced recovery | 150 | 300 | 1,009–1,011 | Aug 1, 2006 |
| Peavy-Heighton #2 | Stovall, Troy | Active | Disposal | 118 | 150 | 2,450–2,480 | Feb 3, 1988 |
| Hall #2 | Martin Petroleum Corp. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 96 | — | 3,062–3,094 | Jan 25, 1965 |
| Graham, M. K. #2 | Bellah & Mathiews | Active | Enhanced recovery | 30 | 100 | 4,287–4,292 | Oct 4, 1988 |
| Akers, J. W. #2 | Pitcock, Inc. | Active | Disposal | 28 | 200 | 3,242–3,248 | Jun 26, 2007 |
| Dowda, Fred W. #11W | Keating Energy, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 5 | 350 | 2,568–2,581 | Jul 29, 2004 |
| Hamilton, West #6 | Keating Energy, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | 2 | 5,000 | 2,800–4,200 | May 25, 2007 |
| Clns Unit #3 | Lex and Lace Petroleum, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 4,029–4,045 | Oct 16, 1989 |
| Clns Unit #1 | Lex and Lace Petroleum, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 4,020–4,065 | Oct 16, 1989 |
| Clns Unit #10 | Lex and Lace Petroleum, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 4,016–4,060 | Oct 16, 1989 |
| Clns Unit #6 | Lex and Lace Petroleum, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 4,028–4,078 | Oct 16, 1989 |
| Clns Unit #13 | Lex and Lace Petroleum, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 4,020–4,065 | Oct 16, 1989 |
| Clns Unit #9 | Lex and Lace Petroleum, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 4,021–4,080 | Oct 16, 1989 |
| Larimore Unit #D 1S | Lex and Lace Petroleum, LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 1,500 | 914–938 | Oct 31, 1994 |
| Clark Unit #501 | Sutherland Energy Co., LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 3,906–3,930 | Apr 22, 2009 |
| Imu #4444I | Ridge Oil Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 3,790–3,808 | Dec 14, 2000 |
| Imu #5444I | Ridge Oil Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 3,814–3,840 | Dec 14, 2000 |
| Imu #1447I | Ridge Oil Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 3,904–3,920 | Mar 21, 2001 |
| Imu #6623I | Ridge Oil Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 3,934–3,968 | Sep 16, 2011 |
| James (Caddo) Unit #12W | Ridge Oil Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,920–3,986 | May 17, 1988 |
| Lupton Unit #15 | Cooper Oil & Gas, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,808–3,847 | Aug 8, 1986 |
| James (Caddo) Unit #20W | Ridge Oil Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,864–3,918 | Sep 16, 1988 |
| Donnell, Sallie R. -D- #6WD | S.B. Street Operating, Inc. | Active | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 3,800–4,600 | Jan 14, 1991 |
| Jeffery, S. C., Etal #7 | Roil Operating LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 744–766 | Mar 29, 1995 |
| Clark Unit #101 | Sutherland Energy Co., LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,798–3,840 | Jun 23, 2014 |
| Garrett #4 | Pop Operating Company | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 4,900–4,970 | Apr 26, 2007 |
| Clark Unit #105 | Sutherland Energy Co., LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,820–3,860 | Jun 13, 2014 |
| Heard #10 | Just Oil & Gas, Inc. | Active | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 1,584–1,650 | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Clark Unit #812 | Sutherland Energy Co., LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,931–3,974 | Dec 20, 2013 |
| Clark Unit #112 | Sutherland Energy Co., LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,824–3,857 | Dec 30, 2013 |
| Clark Unit #113 | Sutherland Energy Co., LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,858–3,892 | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Marshall #5 | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,875–4,246 | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Loving Ranch #1 | Borderline Operating Corp. | Active | Disposal | — | 800 | 2,564–3,408 | Nov 1, 2012 |
| Cathey #23 | Just Oil & Gas, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 800 | 1,196–1,206 | Oct 16, 2013 |
| Hamilton-Laird #1 | JMH Production, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 750 | 4,432–4,753 | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Hunter, Chas. #4 | North Central Texas Energy LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 3,179–3,186 | Dec 21, 1964 |
| Larimore Unit #32 | Lex and Lace Petroleum, LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 500 | 692–713 | Sep 19, 1974 |
| Larimore Unit #57 | Lex and Lace Petroleum, LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 500 | 699–717 | Sep 19, 1974 |
| Larimore Unit #59 | Lex and Lace Petroleum, LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 500 | 700–715 | Sep 19, 1974 |
| Larimore Unit #C 4W | Lex and Lace Petroleum, LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 500 | 703–761 | Nov 12, 1971 |
| Larimore Unit #C 31W | Lex and Lace Petroleum, LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 500 | 698–750 | Nov 12, 1971 |
| Stewart, G. P. #1SW | Robert C. Brower, LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,655–1,740 | Nov 30, 1994 |
| Holcomb "H" #1 | Gannett Operating LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 500 | 1,150–1,175 | Feb 19, 1986 |
| Larimore Unit #17 | Lex and Lace Petroleum, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 688–708 | Aug 7, 1975 |
| Larimore Unit #27 | Lex and Lace Petroleum, LLC | Active | Disposal | — | 500 | 700–720 | Sep 19, 1974 |
| Keller, M. V. -100 Acres- #10B | Bulwark Oil & Gas, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,900–1,906 | Dec 13, 1990 |
| Cheeves, W. B. #8 | Just Oil & Gas, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 1,030–1,064 | Aug 24, 2006 |
| Donnell, Sallie #14 | S.B. Street Operating, Inc. | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,795–2,798 | Jul 5, 2007 |
| McCorkle-Elkins #3 | G. A. Hawkins Operating, LLC | Active | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 2,354–2,376 | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Carpenter, J. D. #B 8W | Just Oil & Gas, Inc. | Active | Disposal | — | 450 | 1,011–1,054 | Mar 13, 2023 |
| Riley, E. E. #3 | Sky Resources, Inc. | Active | Disposal | — | 400 | 3,932–3,938 | Nov 2, 2007 |
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.