{"name":"Aera Energy Drilling Activity in Kern County, California","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/aera-energy/california/kern","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","dataAsOf":"2026-07-02","source":"Public state oil & gas well-header records (permits, spuds, completions).","operator":"Aera Energy","operatorSlug":"aera-energy","state":"CA","county":"Kern","totalWells":50286,"producingWells":34515,"permits24mo":1957,"spuds24mo":5,"ducCount":6051,"topFormation":"Monterey-Temblor","rankInCounty":1,"firstPermitDate":"1911-01-28","lastPermitDate":"2026-06-29"}