{"name":"Merit Energy Company Drilling Activity in Manistee County, Michigan","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/merit-energy-company/michigan/manistee","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","dataAsOf":"2026-07-04","source":"Public state oil & gas well-header records (permits, spuds, completions).","operator":"Merit Energy Company","operatorSlug":"merit-energy-company","state":"MI","county":"Manistee","totalWells":44,"producingWells":14,"permits24mo":0,"spuds24mo":0,"ducCount":0,"topFormation":"Antrim","rankInCounty":1,"firstPermitDate":"1973-12-14","lastPermitDate":"2008-09-11"}