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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffery Est. "C" #1WD | Four Corners Energy, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 400 | 600–743 | Jan 12, 1990 |
| Senters #1 | Itx Corporation | Canceled | Disposal | — | 400 | 3,181–3,182 | Feb 3, 1992 |
| Strothers #1 | Strother, Don | Canceled | Disposal | — | 400 | 4,419–4,433 | Dec 23, 1992 |
| McCloud #1 | Bruce Operating Account | Canceled | Disposal | — | 400 | 2,206–2,224 | Nov 1, 1983 |
| Ribble #2 | Duncan Land & Exploration, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 400 | 1,980–2,020 | Apr 1, 1993 |
| Owens, A. B. "C" #3 | Echo Production, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 400 | 2,445–4,050 | May 17, 1995 |
| Cusenbary #1 | Coley, Thomas | Plugged | Disposal | — | 400 | 2,624–2,629 | Jun 9, 1993 |
| Jeffery Est. #2WD | Four Corners Energy, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 400 | 880–930 | Jan 12, 1990 |
| Lupton Unit #3 | Echo Production, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 3,762–3,787 | Jul 27, 1995 |
| Lupton Unit #27 | Echo Production, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 3,737–3,763 | Aug 25, 1995 |
| Laird Deep #1 | Lindsay, Dick | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 4,688–4,694 | Mar 21, 1996 |
| Atwood 1-"a" #1 | Guinn Investments, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 400 | 1,218–1,244 | Aug 31, 1995 |
| Koester, H. #5 | Ada Exploration | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,078–1,083 | Sep 25, 1996 |
| Southern Gate Caddo Unit #0306W | Borderline Operating Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 3,700–3,900 | Feb 22, 2008 |
| Southern Gate Caddo Unit #0302W | Borderline Operating Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 3,700–3,900 | Feb 22, 2008 |
| Southern Gate Caddo Unit #0303W | Borderline Operating Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 3,700–3,900 | Feb 22, 2008 |
| Southern Gate Caddo Unit #0308W | Borderline Operating Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 3,700–3,900 | Feb 22, 2008 |
| Moseley, B. G. #1 | Ginnings Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 3,700–3,900 | Feb 22, 2008 |
| Southern Gate Caddo Unit #0505W | Borderline Operating Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 3,700–3,900 | Feb 22, 2008 |
| Davis, R.L. Estate #2 | S.B. Street Operating, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 400 | 3,839–3,882 | Mar 27, 2008 |
| Wolf #3 | Craig, Bob | Canceled | Disposal | — | 400 | 877–900 | Sep 3, 2015 |
| McCluskey #3 | Ray Herring Operating Co., LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 400 | 2,238–2,268 | Dec 18, 2017 |
| Buttram #2 | Willowbend Investments, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 4,440–4,500 | Mar 1, 2018 |
| Allar Co., The #2 | Street, E. Bruce, Jr. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 3,258 | Feb 26, 1970 |
| Hazelton -B- #1 | Burk Royalty Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 3,360 | Nov 22, 1971 |
| Stewart, G.P. #2 | Expando Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 3,427–3,440 | Nov 30, 1964 |
| Stewart, G.P. "D" #1 | Expando Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 3,475–3,481 | Nov 30, 1964 |
| Stewart, G.P. "K" #2 | Expando Production Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 3,436–3,475 | Nov 30, 1964 |
| Ferguson, C.O. et UX #1 | GGP Exploration, Ltd. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 400 | 1,045–1,056 | Aug 17, 2020 |
| Hennig -B- #2 | Cantrell Oil Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 375 | 1,080 | — |
| Holcomb "A" #2 | Gannett Operating LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 360 | 4,220–4,230 | Jul 7, 2010 |
| Harmon, C.F. "A" #8 | Rico Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 350 | 528–531 | Nov 1, 1983 |
| Hinson -C- #2 #1 | Farmer, Lewis & Hayden | Canceled | Disposal | — | 350 | 1,348–1,790 | Aug 6, 1984 |
| Powell #1 | Hughes, Bill Drilling, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 350 | 1,559–1,842 | Oct 1, 1984 |
| Graham, Maud #6 | Bettis, Boyle & Stovall | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 350 | 3,617–3,631 | — |
| Graham, Maud #3B | Bettis, Boyle & Stovall | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 350 | 3,572–3,593 | Nov 20, 1967 |
| Lowe #10 | Smith, James William | Canceled | Disposal | — | 350 | 651–653 | Apr 24, 1990 |
| Allar Co., The #3 | Viejo Services, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 350 | 807–818 | Nov 16, 1990 |
| Allar-Pritchard #2B | Hill, R.M. Operating Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 350 | 2,608–2,628 | Oct 29, 2001 |
| Corbett #6S | Del Mar Petroleum, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 350 | 1,858–1,905 | May 18, 1972 |
| Boyle, W. T. #5W | Burks, Jerry G. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 325 | 3,461–3,572 | Jul 25, 1961 |
| Norton Properties -E- #4 | Lankford, Dan L. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 325 | 2,791–2,796 | — |
| Allar -A- #5 | Wes-Mor Drilling, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 2,405–2,600 | Oct 16, 1974 |
| Holcomb -C- #2 | Tri Petro Oil & Gas Corp. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 300 | 2,570–2,620 | Oct 7, 1991 |
| Ran-Mag Unit #103W | Karper Oil & Gas Corporation | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 3,940–3,954 | Aug 30, 2002 |
| Ran-Mag Unit #205 | Karper Company, The | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 3,893–3,910 | Oct 17, 1960 |
| Ran-Mag Unit #302W | Karper Company, The | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 3,868–3,881 | Oct 17, 1960 |
| Boyle, W. T. #1W | Burks, Jerry G. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 3,508–3,562 | Jan 9, 1969 |
| Wilton Field Unit #E 1W | 3-T Exploration, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 3,446–3,458 | Aug 15, 1967 |
| Allar Company -A- #3 | Beren Corporation | Plugged | Disposal | — | 300 | 2,580–2,596 | Feb 21, 1974 |
| Owen, R. D. #16D | BB & D Exploration, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 3,952–3,962 | Oct 10, 1989 |
| Campbell -B- #10 | Craig, Robert A. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 958–978 | Jun 14, 1977 |
| Langston, C. W. -B- #3W | Single P Operating | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 595–607 | Sep 23, 2002 |
| Belknap #96 | Kunkel, Raylan | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 688–720 | Nov 8, 1973 |
| Self -A- #10W | Smith, Duane G. Engineering | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 750–769 | — |
| McCluskey #B 1 | Double L Operating | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 2,490–2,500 | Mar 12, 1975 |
| Owen, R. D. #16 | Brightman, Tom | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 3,952–3,962 | Mar 31, 1978 |
| Whittenburg, W. F. #3 #1 | Wes-Mor Drilling, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 3,548–3,558 | Mar 26, 1981 |
| Keller, M. V., 23 Acres #A 12 | Ridge Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,900–1,920 | Apr 9, 1979 |
| Keller, M. V. -100 Acres- #B 11 | Allen Operating Co. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,894–1,926 | Apr 9, 1979 |
| Gragg #16W | Aruba Petroleum, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 744–765 | Aug 17, 1981 |
| Taack Unit #104 | Bettis, Boyle & Stovall | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 3,982–3,990 | Feb 24, 1984 |
| Allar #4 D | Jaid Energy, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 300 | 600–620 | Jan 17, 1985 |
| Robinson Heirs #1 S | Ranger Operating Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 1,450–1,620 | Feb 15, 1985 |
| Wilkinson-Brown Unit #1 | Bettis, Boyle & Stovall | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 978–1,096 | Apr 28, 1986 |
| Loftin #1 | Wes-Mor Drilling, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 4,177–4,283 | Jan 7, 1987 |
| Harty, W. E. #1 D | La Jolla Oil & Gas, Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 1,890–1,920 | Oct 17, 1983 |
| Perkins #4 | Eldorado Oil and Gas, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 3,654–3,670 | Jul 3, 1987 |
| Hila Keyser #1 | Stovall, Troy | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 2,165–2,168 | Feb 14, 1977 |
| Larimore #1 | Bettis, Boyle & Stovall | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 4,801–4,808 | Nov 25, 1987 |
| Graham -B- #2 | Barnett Energy, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 300 | 3,996–4,830 | Dec 9, 1987 |
| Eppstein #2 | Guinn Investments, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 300 | 1,217–1,224 | Jan 22, 1988 |
| Garvey, C. K. -C- #1B | T-N-T Engineering, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 4,470–4,490 | Mar 24, 1988 |
| Spears #1 | Chance Oil Co., Inc. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 2,700–2,710 | Jan 7, 1985 |
| Senter #2 | Mayo, Eddie | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 2,280–2,290 | Oct 17, 1988 |
| O'Dell #4 | Black Pearl Operating Comp., LLC | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 970–972 | Nov 5, 1988 |
| Burk, Bolin Unit #401 | Bluebonnet Land & Cattle Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 3,366–3,376 | Nov 15, 1988 |
| McCluskey #2 | Weatherbee & Weatherbee | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 2,517–2,564 | Sep 10, 1974 |
| Prideaux, R. O., Unit #6G | Peterson & Roberts | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 707–747 | — |
| McClatchy "A" #2 | Rogers Drilling Co. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 2,790–2,800 | Aug 12, 1989 |
| Andrews, B. C. Unit #1 | Ridge Oil Company | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 3,878–3,882 | Feb 8, 1990 |
| McCarson, Jimmy L #3 | Mayo, Eddie | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 3,100–3,140 | Mar 19, 1990 |
| Gragg #18 | Aruba Petroleum, Inc. | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 796–806 | Jun 11, 1990 |
| Braddock #6 | Herring, Ray | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 3,048–3,056 | Jul 5, 1990 |
| Hunter-Benson -A- #8 | 5 G Resources, LLC | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 1,062–1,096 | Jul 9, 1990 |
| Garvey Ranch #3 | Bluebonnet Land & Cattle Co. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 3,565–3,575 | Jan 11, 1991 |
| Shepherd, Joe #1 | Herring, Ray | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 3,256–3,264 | Feb 6, 1991 |
| Larimore-Perkins Unit #1 | Willowbend Investments, Inc. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 3,952–3,964 | Feb 11, 1991 |
| Texaco #7 | Citori Oil Company | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 3,341–3,350 | Aug 15, 1991 |
| Burch, T. S. #2 | Greco Operating, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 3,828–3,834 | Oct 7, 1991 |
| Day #5 | Herring, Ray | Canceled | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 2,539–2,549 | Oct 9, 1991 |
| Carpenter, J. W. #2 | Sundial Resources, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 300 | 3,100–3,118 | Jul 24, 1992 |
| Loftin #A 2 | Borderline Operating Corp. | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 3,476–3,482 | Jul 21, 1993 |
| Jeffery Est. "E" #1E | Kathy Ann Oil Operations, LLC | Plugged | Enhanced recovery | — | 300 | 3,984–3,992 | Jul 2, 1993 |
| Ward, Harold #2 | Duncan Land & Exploration, Inc. | Plugged | Disposal | — | 300 | 4,390–4,409 | Aug 20, 1993 |
| Choate #1 | Smith Pipe of Abilene | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 3,590–3,620 | Mar 28, 1994 |
| Harty #2 | Kramer Operating, LLC | Plugged | Disposal | — | 300 | 1,885–2,167 | Mar 31, 1994 |
| Swaim, J. A. #7 | Whitten Energy Corp. | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 668–671 | Feb 29, 1996 |
| Blackstock #1 | N C B Oil Company | Canceled | Disposal | — | 300 | 3,844–3,864 | May 13, 1997 |
| Wilkinson #2 | J C Global Enviro Consortium Inc | Plugged | Disposal | — | 300 | 4,736–4,742 | Sep 22, 1998 |
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.