{"name":"Aera Energy Drilling Activity in Orange County, California","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/aera-energy/california/orange-ca","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","dataAsOf":"2026-07-04","source":"Public state oil & gas well-header records (permits, spuds, completions).","operator":"Aera Energy","operatorSlug":"aera-energy","state":"CA","county":"Orange","totalWells":732,"producingWells":497,"permits24mo":1,"spuds24mo":0,"ducCount":0,"topFormation":"Monterey","rankInCounty":3,"firstPermitDate":"1977-02-01","lastPermitDate":"2026-01-28"}