{"name":"Gulf Exploration Drilling Activity in Matagorda County, Texas","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/gulf-exploration/texas/matagorda","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","dataAsOf":"2026-08-04","source":"Public state oil & gas well-header records (permits, spuds, completions).","operator":"Gulf Exploration","operatorSlug":"gulf-exploration","state":"TX","county":"Matagorda","totalWells":67,"producingWells":56,"permits24mo":0,"spuds24mo":0,"ducCount":3,"topFormation":null,"rankInCounty":3,"firstPermitDate":"1968-05-20","lastPermitDate":"1991-08-06"}