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BELL 'B' 1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: BELL 'B' 1
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: NE NE NE SW T23S, R37W, Sec. 9
Cumulative Production: 2044820 mcf (from 1957 to 2025)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 200257
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: BELL 1-B
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Kearny
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T23S R37W, Sec. 9, NE NE NE SW
Lease: Bell 'B' 1
Operator: Cities Service Oil Co.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-093-00157
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 63014

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 34,839 1
1959 67,725 1
1960 41,625 1
1961 52,830 1
1962 52,947 1
1963 42,126 1
1964 35,187 1
1965 33,289 1
1966 36,061 1
1967 42,562 1
1968 37,349 1
1969 44,128 1
1970 43,794 1
1971 39,075 1
1972 43,522 1
1973 44,991 1
1974 50,787 1
1975 47,711 1
1976 57,912 1
1977 67,388 1
1978 58,493 1
1979 67,396 1
1980 45,734 1
1981 39,055 1
1982 21,119 1
1983 27,025 1
1984 23,161 1
1985 18,683 1
1986 11,790 1
1987 36,906 1
1988 40,147 1
1989 61,250 1
1990 83,066 1
1991 44,285 1
1992 26,287 1
1993 27,502 1
1994 42,730 1
1995 46,116 1
1996 30,903 1
1997 23,652 1
1998 21,805 1
1999 20,709 1
2000 20,198 1
2001 17,091 1
2002 15,193 1
2003 16,288 1
2004 13,428 1
2005 13,559 1
2006 12,745 1
2007 12,471 1
2008 11,453 1
2009 10,613 1
2010 9,914 1
2011 9,565 1
2012 8,009 1
2013 8,777 1
2014 7,813 1
2015 6,684 1
2016 7,038 1
2017 6,969 1
2018 6,303 1
2019 5,723 1
2020 3,581 1
2021 5,271 1
2022 5,358 1
2023 5,831 1
2024 4,913 1
2025 3,356 1
Reported through 8-2025.
Note: bbls is barrels; mcf is 1000 cubic feet. 		  Recent Monthly Gas Production, (mcf)
(Complete production available in file saved
using blue button at top of page.)
Year Month Production Wells Reporter or Purchaser/
Reporting Customer
2014 1 703 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (23%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (53%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (24%)
2014 2 611 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2014 3 637 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2014 4 655 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2014 5 682 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (25%)
2014 6 634 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (25%)
2014 7 661 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (25%)
2014 8 657 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2014 9 629 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2014 10 645 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2014 11 622 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2014 12 677 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2015 1 656 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (24%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (49%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (27%)
2015 2 552 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2015 3 568 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (51%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (24%)
2015 4 558 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2015 5 585 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2015 6 542 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2015 7 566 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2015 8 578 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2015 9 539 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2015 10 561 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (25%)
2015 11 556 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (25%)
2015 12 423 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (33%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (0%)
2016 1 363 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (33%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (0%)
2016 2 475 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (33%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (0%)
2016 3 637 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (25%)
2016 4 601 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (25%)
2016 5 615 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (25%)
2016 6 602 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (25%)
2016 7 643 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (25%)
2016 8 638 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (25%)
2016 9 622 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (25%)
2016 10 635 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (25%)
2016 11 585 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2016 12 622 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 1 633 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (24%)
2017 2 581 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 3 576 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 4 547 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 5 670 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 6 589 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 7 595 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 8 595 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 9 562 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 10 559 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 11 530 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 12 532 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 1 515 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 2 453 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 3 531 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 4 536 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 5 569 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 6 553 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 7 472 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 8 525 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 9 556 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 10 562 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 11 499 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 12 532 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 1 544 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 2 432 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 3 485 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 4 479 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 5 499 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 6 477 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 7 459 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 8 451 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 9 455 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 10 480 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 11 471 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2019 12 491 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 1 354 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 2 247 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 3 299 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 4 299 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 5 307 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 6 295 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 7 307 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 8 309 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 9 281 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 10 291 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 11 319 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 12 273 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 1 416 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 2 427 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 3 459 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 4 424 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (49%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (51%)
2021 5 465 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 6 451 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 7 467 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 8 460 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 9 448 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 10 459 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 11 412 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 12 383 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 1 354 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 2 350 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 3 447 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 4 464 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 5 471 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 6 435 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 7 484 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 8 527 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 9 472 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 10 479 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 11 436 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 12 439 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 1 403 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 2 409 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 3 461 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 4 452 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 5 465 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 6 516 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 7 567 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 8 431 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 9 616 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 10 551 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 11 483 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 12 477 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2024 1 452 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2024 2 460 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2024 3 453 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2024 4 432 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2024 5 472 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (51%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (49%)
2024 6 435 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2024 7 424 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2024 8 396 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2024 9 384 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (51%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (49%)
2024 10 415 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (51%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (49%)
2024 11 187 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (0%)
2024 12 403 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (51%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (49%)
2025 1 397 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (51%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (49%)
2025 2 358 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (51%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (49%)
2025 3 425 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (51%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (49%)
2025 4 458 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (51%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (49%)
2025 5 435 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (51%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (49%)
2025 6 425 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (51%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (49%)
2025 7 437 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (51%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (49%)
2025 8 421 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (51%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (49%)


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