{"name":"Merit Energy Company Drilling Activity in Matagorda Island Large Block County, Texas","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/merit-energy-company/texas/matagorda-island-large-block","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":"Matagorda Island Large Block","totalWells":39,"producingWells":23,"permits24mo":0,"spuds24mo":0,"ducCount":16,"topFormation":null,"rankInCounty":2,"firstPermitDate":"1989-08-17","lastPermitDate":"2005-02-17"}