{"name":"Surge Operating Drilling Activity in Howard County, Texas","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/surge-operating-llc/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":"Surge Operating","operatorSlug":"surge-operating-llc","state":"TX","county":"Howard","totalWells":951,"producingWells":817,"permits24mo":75,"spuds24mo":53,"ducCount":55,"topFormation":null,"rankInCounty":3,"firstPermitDate":"1951-02-01","lastPermitDate":"2026-06-25"}