{"name":"Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas Drilling Activity in Santa Cruz Area County, California","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/freeport-mcmoran-oil-gas/california/santa-cruz-area","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":"Santa Cruz Area","totalWells":54,"producingWells":49,"permits24mo":0,"spuds24mo":0,"ducCount":5,"topFormation":"Monterey","rankInCounty":6,"firstPermitDate":null,"lastPermitDate":null}