{"name":"Merit Energy Company Drilling Activity in Starr County, Texas","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/merit-energy-company/texas/starr","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":"TX","county":"Starr","totalWells":649,"producingWells":633,"permits24mo":1,"spuds24mo":0,"ducCount":14,"topFormation":"Vicksburg","rankInCounty":1,"firstPermitDate":"1977-06-02","lastPermitDate":"2025-01-09"}