{"name":"Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas Drilling Activity in Merced County, California","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/freeport-mcmoran-oil-gas/california/merced","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","dataAsOf":"2026-08-06","source":"Public state oil & gas well-header records (permits, spuds, completions).","operator":"Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas","operatorSlug":"freeport-mcmoran-oil-gas","state":"CA","county":"Merced","totalWells":5,"producingWells":0,"permits24mo":0,"spuds24mo":0,"ducCount":5,"topFormation":null,"rankInCounty":8,"firstPermitDate":"1992-07-15","lastPermitDate":"1992-07-15"}