{"name":"Merit Energy Company Drilling Activity in High Island East County, Texas","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/merit-energy-company/texas/high-island-east","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":"TX","county":"High Island East","totalWells":19,"producingWells":8,"permits24mo":0,"spuds24mo":0,"ducCount":10,"topFormation":null,"rankInCounty":1,"firstPermitDate":"2000-06-16","lastPermitDate":"2001-05-13"}