{"name":"Merit Energy Company Drilling Activity in Kalkaska County, Michigan","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/merit-energy-company/michigan/kalkaska","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":"MI","county":"Kalkaska","totalWells":44,"producingWells":14,"permits24mo":0,"spuds24mo":0,"ducCount":0,"topFormation":"Antrim","rankInCounty":3,"firstPermitDate":"1972-03-07","lastPermitDate":"2010-07-12"}