{"name":"Merit Energy Company Drilling Activity in Upshur County, Texas","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/merit-energy-company/texas/upshur","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":"Upshur","totalWells":58,"producingWells":57,"permits24mo":0,"spuds24mo":0,"ducCount":1,"topFormation":"Travis Peak","rankInCounty":6,"firstPermitDate":"1982-01-19","lastPermitDate":"2011-08-24"}