{"name":"Black River Operating LLC Drilling Activity in Sterling County, Texas","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/black-river-operating-llc/texas/sterling","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","dataAsOf":"2026-08-04","source":"Public state oil & gas well-header records (permits, spuds, completions).","operator":"Black River Operating LLC","operatorSlug":"black-river-operating-llc","state":"TX","county":"Sterling","totalWells":92,"producingWells":87,"permits24mo":1,"spuds24mo":0,"ducCount":4,"topFormation":null,"rankInCounty":4,"firstPermitDate":"1962-03-03","lastPermitDate":"2025-03-26"}