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 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 606 "A" #4 | Ridge Oil Company | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,824–3,850 | May 31, 1996 |
| Dysinger-Heaven #1 | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,822–3,854 | May 31, 1996 |
| Dent, W. D. -C- #1 | Keating Energy, Inc. | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 2,550–4,000 | Jan 16, 1997 |
| Clark Unit #107 | Phoenix Petrocorp, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,800–3,840 | Apr 12, 2012 |
| Clark Unit #902 | Sutherland Energy Co., LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,838–3,876 | Apr 12, 2012 |
| Clark Unit #502 | Phoenix Petrocorp, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,847–3,897 | Apr 22, 2013 |
| Clark Unit #901 | Phoenix Petrocorp, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,800–3,840 | Apr 12, 2012 |
| Kurk, Pearl T. #9 | Three P Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 2,610–2,630 | Sep 3, 1999 |
| Kurk, Pearl T. #10 | Three P Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 2,630–2,650 | Sep 3, 1999 |
| Kurk, Pearl T. #32 | Three P Operating Co.,gp, L.L.C. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 2,686–2,696 | Sep 3, 1999 |
| Kurk, Pearl T. #37 | North Texas Plugging, LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 2,638–2,650 | Sep 3, 1999 |
| Donnell, Sallie R. -D- #5 | Romac Oil Company, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 2,800–2,830 | Sep 21, 1999 |
| Lee #1 | Craig, Carl | Plugged | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 4,516–4,525 | May 23, 2000 |
| Wells, Randolph #1 | Bud Oil, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 4,358–4,367 | Apr 28, 2000 |
| Serendipity Unit #1105 | McCown Engineering | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,288–3,300 | Jul 1, 2002 |
| Vaughan #6 | G. A. Hawkins Operating, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,916–4,175 | Mar 21, 2005 |
| Ribble, W. A. #8 | Wells Oilfield Services, Inc. | Inactive | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 2,944–2,953 | Jun 14, 2006 |
| Clark Unit #108 | Phoenix Petrocorp, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,836–3,844 | Nov 6, 2013 |
| Clark Unit #301 | Phoenix Petrocorp, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,872–3,914 | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Clark Unit #206 | Phoenix Petrocorp, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,918–3,934 | Nov 26, 2007 |
| Ranch A #7 | Ray Herring Estate | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 4,456–4,466 | May 12, 2008 |
| Peavy #19 #19 | Amen Oil LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 4,098–4,108 | Feb 19, 2009 |
| Serendipity Unit #402 | Drake Petroleum, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,300–3,322 | Mar 4, 2010 |
| Leigh Anne 1661 #2 | Slick Production, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,620–3,626 | Mar 10, 2011 |
| 3-D "B" #1 | Willowbend Investments, Inc. | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 1,150–1,172 | May 11, 2011 |
| Rhodes Trust #2 | J B J Oil Properties, Inc. | Inactive | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 4,367–4,389 | Jan 27, 2012 |
| Clark Unit #1202 | Phoenix Petrocorp, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,846–3,858 | Jun 18, 2012 |
| Clark Unit #1201 | Phoenix Petrocorp, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,816–3,852 | Jun 18, 2012 |
| Clark Unit #807 | Sutherland Energy Co., LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,873–3,910 | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Clark Unit #811 | Sutherland Energy Co., LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,882–3,936 | Feb 27, 2014 |
| Daily #1 | J-Lyn Oil Co. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 1,000 | 3,200–3,350 | Apr 17, 2014 |
| Millis #3 | Sutherland Energy Co., LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,826–3,860 | Nov 21, 2014 |
| King, B. W. #1 | Currey & Edwards & Herring | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 4,211–4,233 | May 18, 1967 |
| Cearley, J. H. #6 | Texas Pacific Oil Company, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 1,000 | 3,098–3,113 | Nov 6, 1973 |
| Thresher B #5 | Ryan, Joseph G. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 900 | 1,879–1,891 | Nov 14, 1991 |
| Davis "A" #2 | Haggard, E. A. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 900 | 3,169–3,174 | Aug 23, 1993 |
| Rogers, C. H. #5 | Williams, Jack | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 900 | 3,183–3,199 | Aug 13, 1970 |
| Rogers, C. H. #6 | Williams, Jack | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 900 | 3,207–3,211 | Aug 13, 1970 |
| Rogers, C. H., -A- #4 | Williams, Jack | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 900 | 3,220–3,234 | Aug 13, 1970 |
| Rogers, C. H., -A- #7 | Williams, Jack | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 900 | 3,180–3,186 | Aug 13, 1970 |
| Shanafelt -B- #2 | Marcon Operating Company, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 800 | 3,058–3,091 | Jun 28, 1984 |
| Shanafelt-B- #5 | Marcon Operating Company, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 800 | 1,328–1,371 | Jun 19, 1984 |
| Stephens, Morris #3 | Pyramid Energy, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 800 | 2,634–2,650 | Mar 24, 1983 |
| Susan Davis Trust #1 | Farmer, Lewis & Hayden | Canceled | Disposal | — | 800 | 4,482–4,494 | May 24, 1989 |
| Daws "K" #F 1 | Chapman Exploration, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 800 | 1,724–1,825 | Aug 17, 1988 |
| Graham, M K #1 | Bettis, Boyle & Stovall | Plugged | Disposal | — | 800 | 2,802–3,000 | Feb 28, 1995 |
| Jeffery Estate "A" #3WD | Chital Petroleum Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 800 | 840–860 | Mar 14, 1990 |
| Easterling #1D | Bettis, Boyle & Stovall | Canceled | Disposal | — | 800 | 2,405–2,425 | Jun 20, 1986 |
| Wilkinson "724" Unit #1 | Ashtola Exploration Company,inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 750 | 3,100–3,360 | Jul 30, 1985 |
| Ribble #1 | Duncan Land & Exploration, Inc. | Inactive | Disposal | — | 750 | 4,022–4,028 | May 26, 1988 |
| Eddleman #2 | McCracken, Eugene | Canceled | Disposal | — | 750 | 3,789–3,952 | Sep 12, 1979 |
| Cullers -A- #B 1 | Joint Resources Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 750 | 1,130–1,140 | Aug 30, 1990 |
| Donnell, J. D. #1 | Sky Resources, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 750 | 3,298–3,300 | Mar 21, 1996 |
| Burkett #1 | S.B. Street Operating, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 750 | 2,666–2,688 | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Norton Properties -E- #3 L | Stovall, N. D. & Son | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 700 | 4,034–4,140 | — |
| Bailey, Charley #2 | Watco Energy, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 700 | 1,010–4,250 | Oct 10, 1978 |
| Turner, A. #1 X | McKee, Kenneth W. Oil Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 700 | 1,280–1,320 | Oct 28, 1987 |
| Wray #1 | Stratco Operating Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 700 | 2,641–2,649 | Jul 6, 1988 |
| Hall #6 | Aruba Petroleum, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 700 | 692–698 | Sep 27, 1989 |
| Dodd A #2 | North Central Casing Pullers,inc | Canceled | Disposal | — | 700 | 1,440–1,500 | May 15, 1990 |
| Trench #1 | Joint Resources Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 700 | 1,060–1,110 | Sep 30, 1996 |
| Marshall "A" #2 | SBG Resources Group LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 700 | 4,300–4,700 | Mar 7, 2018 |
| Allar-Hunt #11 | American Petrofina Co. of Tex. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 700 | 2,732–2,745 | Dec 7, 1964 |
| Bagley Estate #6 | Ram Oil and Gas, Inc. | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 700 | 3,170–3,222 | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Allar-Hunt -C- #2 C | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 3,576–3,585 | Jan 28, 1972 |
| Allar-Hunt -C- #22 | Haggard, E. A. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 3,575–3,581 | Sep 2, 1977 |
| Nash-Daniel Unit #3 | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 3,614–4,560 | Oct 14, 1976 |
| Nita #1 | Halvey Energy Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 2,648–2,878 | Apr 2, 1980 |
| Benson -A- #6 | Craig, Carl | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,491–4,501 | Dec 14, 1978 |
| Wilton Strawn Unit #401 | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 3,409–3,447 | Dec 28, 1989 |
| Wilton Strawn Unit #103 | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 3,400–3,441 | Dec 28, 1989 |
| Phillips -A- #1D | Paleo Oil & Gas, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 600 | 1,516–1,524 | Nov 30, 1981 |
| Lee, W.C. #2D | Big W Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 1,740–1,760 | Jun 10, 1983 |
| Boydston "A" #1 | Littlepage, Tommy | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 4,501–4,507 | Jun 6, 1984 |
| Williams #1 | Coda Energy, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 4,176–4,206 | Mar 29, 1985 |
| Atwood-Wiley "D" #1 | Burk Royalty Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 4,030–4,110 | Jun 12, 1986 |
| Ferguson -A- #1 | Three P Operating Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 3,450–3,490 | May 14, 1965 |
| Butler Well No. 2 SWD #2 | Creswell, Chris | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 3,114–3,254 | Mar 15, 1990 |
| Larimore, E. J. #11 | Craig, Bob | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 970–980 | Jun 25, 1991 |
| Wickham-Weems #5 | Nelson, Lyle R. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 562–564 | Jul 11, 1991 |
| Gilmore-Hawkins #2 | Wells Oilfield Services, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 4,080–4,096 | Aug 12, 1991 |
| Graham, E.S. #14 | G. A. Hawkins Operating, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 600 | 2,515–2,945 | Dec 3, 1992 |
| Davis #3B | Borderline Operating Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 1,458–1,472 | Oct 21, 1991 |
| Rhoades #2 | Echo Production, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 3,990–4,056 | Oct 21, 1994 |
| Ferguson -C- #3 | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,820–2,870 | Jan 31, 1995 |
| Serendipity Unit #302 | Corda Corporation | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 3,320–3,331 | Jun 27, 1994 |
| Jeffery "C" #1 | Littlepage, Tommy | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 2,540–2,590 | Jul 17, 1984 |
| Senkel-Hawkins #A 4 | Borderline Operating Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 3,482–3,492 | Dec 20, 1995 |
| Wilton Strawn Unit #204 | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 3,380–3,421 | Feb 7, 1997 |
| Clark Unit #302 | Sutherland Energy Co., LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 3,874–3,881 | May 3, 2000 |
| Clark Unit #504 | Phoenix Petrocorp, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 3,916–3,928 | May 3, 2000 |
| Elkins, Mollie #2 | Kramer Operating, LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 600 | 2,254–2,272 | Jun 13, 2013 |
| Williams, L. -A- #5 | Burns, L. T. Estate | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 3,169–3,176 | Sep 25, 1969 |
| Corbett #4S | Teal Petroleum Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 1,867–1,877 | May 26, 1976 |
| Belknap #77 | Anadarko Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 690–704 | Nov 8, 1973 |
| Maud #1 | MBX Operating LLC | Inactive | Enhanced recovery | — | 600 | 2,528–2,565 | Jun 17, 2021 |
| Campbell -B- #38 | Black Pearl Energy LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 520 | 875–880 | Jun 28, 1984 |
| Ferguson-Young Unit #1 D | Lofton, W. A. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 500 | 2,598–2,730 | Nov 9, 1976 |
| Oliver, Robert #8W | Echo Production, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 3,705–3,746 | Feb 20, 1961 |
| Oliver, Robert #25W | Echo Production, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 500 | 3,703–3,746 | Feb 20, 1961 |
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.