{"name":"Valence Operating Company Drilling Activity in Smith County, Texas","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/valence-operating-company/texas/smith","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","dataAsOf":"2026-07-04","source":"Public state oil & gas well-header records (permits, spuds, completions).","operator":"Valence Operating Company","operatorSlug":"valence-operating-company","state":"TX","county":"Smith","totalWells":190,"producingWells":177,"permits24mo":5,"spuds24mo":5,"ducCount":7,"topFormation":"Cotton Valley","rankInCounty":2,"firstPermitDate":"1957-01-12","lastPermitDate":"2026-04-01"}