{"name":"Merit Energy Company Drilling Activity in Johnson County, Arkansas","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/merit-energy-company/arkansas/johnson-ar","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","dataAsOf":"2026-07-02","source":"Public state oil & gas well-header records (permits, spuds, completions).","operator":"Merit Energy Company","operatorSlug":"merit-energy-company","state":"AR","county":"Johnson","totalWells":138,"producingWells":137,"permits24mo":0,"spuds24mo":0,"ducCount":1,"topFormation":"Fayetteville","rankInCounty":1,"firstPermitDate":"1966-08-01","lastPermitDate":"2008-07-28"}