Merit Energy Company vs Smith Production

Side-by-side comparison of two oil and gas operators in OK,TX and TX. Drawn from public well data and state-regulator production filings.

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Merit Energy Company

OK,TX · 6,405 wells on file

Smith Production

TX · 836 wells on file

Side-by-Side Statistics

MetricMerit Energy CompanySmith Production
Total wells6,405836
Wells producing (any time)5,464704
Permits filed (last 24 months)80
Most recent permit date2025-05-162023-10-03
Most recent spud date2025-05-182019-10-22
Average lateral length (ft)2,1401,616
Top formationVicksburgVicksburg
Top countyHidalgoStarr
States operating inOK,TXTX
Last-12mo oil production (BBL)219,59411,993
Last-12mo gas production (Mcf)28,986,7311,475,729

Shared Territory

Both operators have wells in these counties:

StarrZapataHidalgo

Both operators target these formations / plays:

VicksburgWilcox Lobo

Per-Operator Top Counties & Formations

Merit Energy Company

Counties: Hidalgo (1,027) · Texas (932) · Latimer (743) · Starr (649) · Zapata (405)

Formations: Vicksburg (1,535) · Red Oak (432) · Wilcox Lobo (384) · Woodford-Caney (375) · Travis Peak (360)

Smith Production

Counties: Starr (266) · Webb (182) · Zapata (143) · Hidalgo (73) · San Patricio (65)

Formations: Vicksburg (331) · Wilcox Lobo (293) · Olmos (52) · Greta Stringer (28) · Barnett (25)

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