{"name":"Sm Energy Company Drilling Activity in Howard County, Texas","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/sm-energy-company/texas/howard","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","dataAsOf":"2026-07-04","source":"Public state oil & gas well-header records (permits, spuds, completions).","operator":"Sm Energy Company","operatorSlug":"sm-energy-company","state":"TX","county":"Howard","totalWells":557,"producingWells":459,"permits24mo":14,"spuds24mo":14,"ducCount":39,"topFormation":null,"rankInCounty":8,"firstPermitDate":"1985-10-30","lastPermitDate":"2026-04-20"}