{"name":"Shell Oil Company Drilling Activity in Merced County, California","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/shell-oil-company/california/merced","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","dataAsOf":"2026-08-06","source":"Public state oil & gas well-header records (permits, spuds, completions).","operator":"Shell Oil Company","operatorSlug":"shell-oil-company","state":"CA","county":"Merced","totalWells":20,"producingWells":0,"permits24mo":0,"spuds24mo":0,"ducCount":20,"topFormation":null,"rankInCounty":1,"firstPermitDate":"1943-11-16","lastPermitDate":"1962-04-25"}