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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Coffee Flat #1 | Bennett Resources, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 20,000 | 5,000–7,000 | Nov 9, 2011 |
| Collier Fisher Ranc #1 | Bennett Resources, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 20,000 | 5,000–7,000 | Nov 7, 2011 |
| Newcastle SWD #1 | Bennett Resources, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 20,000 | 5,000–7,000 | Mar 9, 2012 |
| Campbell -B- #29 | Black Pearl Energy LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 8,000 | 899–914 | Sep 11, 1986 |
| Casburn #2 #2 | Key Energy Services, Inc.-NTD | Plugged | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 2,571–2,601 | May 25, 2005 |
| Daws, F. "1682" #9 | Ashtola Exploration Company,inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 5,000 | 3,909–3,966 | Oct 7, 2009 |
| Blankenship 336 #2 | Tracker Resource Dev III, LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 5,000 | 2,700–3,500 | May 25, 2012 |
| Harty, W.E.-McCracken #2 | KWH Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 3,650–3,665 | Feb 25, 1985 |
| Blount-Fee #2A | Kramer Saltwater, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 4,000 | 2,474–2,494 | Sep 25, 1989 |
| Clns Unit #2D | Three P Operating Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 4,000–4,060 | Oct 16, 1989 |
| Clns Unit #4 | Lex and Lace Petroleum, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 4,030–4,070 | Oct 16, 1989 |
| Clns Unit #12 | Lex and Lace Petroleum, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 4,022–4,070 | Oct 16, 1989 |
| Clns Unit #7 | Three P Operating Co.,gp, L.L.C. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 4,030–4,075 | Oct 16, 1989 |
| Clns Unit #14 | Lex and Lace Petroleum, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 4,020–4,065 | Oct 16, 1989 |
| Clns Unit #15 | Lex and Lace Petroleum, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 4,020–4,065 | Oct 16, 1989 |
| Clns Unit #8 | Lex and Lace Petroleum, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 4,020–4,065 | Oct 16, 1989 |
| Clns Unit #11 | Lex and Lace Petroleum, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 4,000 | 4,022–4,065 | Oct 16, 1989 |
| Casburn #1 #1 | Quality Oilfield Service, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 3,500 | 3,000–4,100 | Feb 17, 1994 |
| Casburn #2 | Red Top Systems | Canceled | Disposal | — | 3,500 | 2,571–2,601 | Feb 20, 1991 |
| W-W Hog Farm #1 | D & H Cementing, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 3,500 | 2,723–3,018 | Jul 15, 1987 |
| Willis #8 | Willis Operating Company, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 1,906–2,233 | Feb 23, 1988 |
| Willis #13 | Willis Operating Company, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 3,000 | 2,150–2,200 | Aug 31, 1987 |
| Brogdon-South #5 | New Era International | Canceled | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 3,994–4,000 | Dec 3, 1991 |
| Mahaney, T. W. #3 | McCracken, Eugene | Canceled | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 1,924–2,228 | Jul 23, 1980 |
| Meredith Ranch #1 | Symba American Oil, Inc | Plugged | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 4,970–4,994 | Jan 31, 2011 |
| Daws, Frank Estate "1682" #2 | Cooper Oil & Gas, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 3,000 | 4,546–4,549 | May 30, 2014 |
| Clark #2 | Graham Salt Water Disposal, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 2,500 | 2,480–2,540 | Jul 3, 1989 |
| Daws, Carmack Unit #1 #1W | Cooper Oil & Gas, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 2,500 | 3,208–3,218 | Feb 3, 2016 |
| McAlister, O.H. #1 | Bitz, M. J. Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 2,400 | 2,410–2,490 | Oct 29, 1982 |
| Belknap #30 | Anadarko Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,400 | 695 | Feb 9, 1972 |
| Ferguson -C- #1 | Bluebonnet Land & Cattle Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 2,740–2,778 | Feb 10, 1972 |
| Halvey #3D | Bowden, Roy L. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 2,660–2,750 | May 17, 1983 |
| Gibson, Lucile #1 | Young County Disposal Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 3,301–3,314 | Nov 21, 1979 |
| Hunt, Viola #3 | Beren Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 1,893–1,902 | Jun 14, 1988 |
| Bryan #3 | Ridge Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 4,695–4,700 | Feb 14, 1989 |
| Brazos Prospect "B" #8 | Sky Resources, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 3,496–3,533 | Mar 4, 1991 |
| Bryan #1 | Bryan Properties, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 4,705–4,709 | May 26, 1992 |
| Hennig #2 | Denoco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 520–920 | Nov 6, 1991 |
| Tiffen #3 | Regal Petroleum Services | Canceled | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 2,176–2,200 | Apr 25, 1995 |
| Brogdon-South #3 | Stovall Operating Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 3,949–3,953 | Nov 7, 2003 |
| Peavy, S. H. #21 | Amen Oil LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 2,000 | 4,004–4,011 | Aug 11, 2011 |
| Slater, B. W. #3 | Harvey, Leon | Canceled | Disposal | — | 2,000 | 4,010–4,082 | Sep 14, 1976 |
| Rhodes #1 | Bruce & Creighton | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,600 | 4,032–4,038 | Oct 23, 1989 |
| Daws, F. "1681-A" #1 | Ashtola Exploration Company,inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 4,720–4,947 | Sep 13, 1985 |
| Reed, Albert H. #2 | Cougar Energy Development, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,500 | 1,865–1,890 | May 21, 1987 |
| Keathley Unit #1 | Brico Oil, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,500 | 4,170–4,500 | Mar 28, 1989 |
| Imu #3605P | Ridge Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,500 | 3,875–3,890 | Feb 14, 2002 |
| Fort Belknap Saltwater Disposal #1 | Ashtola Exploration Company,inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,500 | 4,674–4,815 | Apr 19, 1994 |
| Imu #1647I | Ridge Oil Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 3,820–3,852 | Oct 18, 1996 |
| Imu #0447P | Ridge Oil Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 3,856–3,862 | Mar 21, 2001 |
| Baldwin #3 | Sky Resources, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,500 | 2,350–2,550 | Dec 8, 2008 |
| Hinson, F.V. "B" #2 | Texaco Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 5,044–5,074 | Nov 8, 1965 |
| Imu #2639P | Ridge Oil Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 3,854–3,978 | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Imu #6447P | Ridge Oil Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 3,819–3,920 | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Imu #9638P | Ridge Oil Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,500 | 3,890–4,060 | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Lofton, W. P. -C- #3A | Bolin Oil Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,250 | 3,500–3,522 | Nov 18, 1976 |
| Bavousett #1A | Bolin Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,250 | 3,513–3,551 | Nov 18, 1976 |
| Bavousett #8C | Bolin Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,250 | 3,460–3,512 | Nov 18, 1976 |
| Terrell, C.S. #1 A | Pipeline Services, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,200 | 1,070–1,351 | Oct 26, 1982 |
| Rhodes #2 | Bruce & Creighton | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,200 | 2,600–2,620 | Jun 27, 1989 |
| Boydston #1 | Avad Operating, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 1,200 | 4,520–4,530 | Apr 23, 2014 |
| Fitzgerald -A- #1 | Karper Oil & Gas Corporation | Plugged | Disposal | — | 1,200 | 2,312–2,350 | May 20, 1981 |
| Kunkel #11G | Guidance Oil DEVELOPERS,INC.(1) | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,100 | 1,145–1,153 | Apr 9, 2018 |
| Hinson, F. V. -C- #1 | Hawkins, G. A. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 4,374–4,387 | — |
| Langston, C. W. -A- #71 | Single P Operating | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,465–3,590 | Dec 30, 1994 |
| McNeill, Jessie #2 | Beren Corporation | Plugged | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 2,180–2,492 | Dec 16, 1969 |
| Jeffery Estate -A- #2A | Beren Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 2,702–2,750 | Jun 9, 1970 |
| Street, A. B. #9W | Greco Operating, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,389–3,394 | Apr 23, 1970 |
| James (Caddo) Unit #5 | Damson Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,810–3,834 | May 17, 1988 |
| Daws, W. D. "753" #1D | Ashtola Exploration Company,inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 3,692–3,740 | Sep 15, 1981 |
| Graham, M. #1SW | Berexco Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 4,316–4,350 | Aug 15, 1968 |
| Scott-Remington #10 #10A | Wells Oilfield Services, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 1,981–1,990 | Dec 29, 1981 |
| McClatchy, Dewitt #2 | Tierra Energy, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 4,443–4,447 | Aug 12, 1981 |
| Pettus #1 | P D Petro, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 2,486–2,493 | Jan 2, 1985 |
| Deitrich #1A | Myers, James B. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 1,132–1,148 | Nov 15, 2005 |
| Clark Unit #102 | Sutherland Energy Co., LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,829–3,859 | May 9, 2013 |
| Holbert, N. C. #1 | Guinn Investments, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 860–920 | Jul 30, 1985 |
| Bishop #1 | I.C. Gas Amcana, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 1,500–3,350 | Mar 20, 1987 |
| Deitrich -B- #36 | Guidance Oil DEVELOPERS,INC.(1) | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 1,154–1,164 | Nov 16, 2005 |
| Section 606 "A" #6 | Damson Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,777–3,807 | Jul 26, 1988 |
| Section 606 "A" #7 | Ridge Oil Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,790–3,834 | Jan 8, 2009 |
| Section 606 "A" #8 | Damson Oil Corp. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,782–3,807 | Jul 26, 1988 |
| Section 606 "A" #2W | Ridge Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,842–3,878 | Nov 18, 1988 |
| Bernhardt #1 | J & D Services | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 4,504–4,520 | Sep 20, 1995 |
| Gilmore, H. C. -A- #3 | Beren Corporation | Plugged | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 4,250–4,280 | Mar 17, 1989 |
| James (Caddo) Unit #19 | Merit Energy Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,930–4,000 | Jul 5, 1989 |
| Jeffery Est. "D" #1 D | Chital Petroleum Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 4,098–4,104 | Aug 12, 1991 |
| Mac Williams "A" #4 | Martin Well Service | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,056–3,106 | Jun 11, 1993 |
| Burgess #2 | Creswell, Chris | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 1,477–3,110 | Jun 16, 1993 |
| Mayes 1A #1 | Marjac Oil Company, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 3,730–3,805 | Jul 12, 1993 |
| Norton Properties -E- #1 | Lankford, Dan L. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 1,862–4,165 | Mar 28, 1994 |
| McMurtry, Cora #1 | Lankford, Dan L. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 4,100–4,800 | Apr 29, 1994 |
| Clark Unit #710 | Sutherland Energy Co., LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,876–3,914 | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Garvey, C. K. -C- #3 | Daylight Petroleum LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 4,501–4,508 | Nov 4, 2013 |
| Kurk, Pearl T. #6 | Three P Operating Co.,gp, L.L.C. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 2,600–2,660 | Jan 22, 1996 |
| James (Caddo) Unit #8 | Ridge Oil Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,866–3,902 | May 31, 1996 |
| James (Caddo) Unit #15 | Ridge Oil Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,930–3,998 | Jan 14, 2009 |
| James (Caddo) Unit #16 | Ridge Oil Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,828–3,895 | Jan 14, 2009 |
| James (Caddo) Unit #17 | Ridge Oil Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,873–3,893 | May 31, 1996 |
| Section 606 #1 | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,754–3,784 | May 31, 1996 |
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.