{"name":"Empire Texas Operating LLC Drilling Activity in Houston County, Texas","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/empire-texas-operating-llc/texas/houston-tx","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","dataAsOf":"2026-08-04","source":"Public state oil & gas well-header records (permits, spuds, completions).","operator":"Empire Texas Operating LLC","operatorSlug":"empire-texas-operating-llc","state":"TX","county":"Houston","totalWells":55,"producingWells":54,"permits24mo":2,"spuds24mo":0,"ducCount":1,"topFormation":"Austin Chalk","rankInCounty":2,"firstPermitDate":"1992-03-16","lastPermitDate":"2026-06-22"}