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BIRD 'B' 1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: BIRD 'B' 1
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: SE SE SE NW T31S, R32W, Sec. 2
Cumulative Production: 1900409 mcf (from 1957 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 200259
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: BIRD 1-B
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Seward
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T31S R32W, Sec. 2, SE SE SE NW
Lease: Bird 'B' 1
Operator: Cities Service Oil Co.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-175-00428
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 214526

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 37,004 1
1959 48,507 1
1960 42,287 1
1961 54,610 1
1962 61,190 1
1963 61,594 1
1964 30,492 1
1965 32,815 1
1966 36,576 1
1967 39,010 1
1968 34,681 1
1969 50,217 1
1970 44,647 1
1971 31,486 1
1972 34,790 1
1973 44,756 1
1974 47,667 1
1975 43,703 1
1976 56,928 1
1977 46,160 1
1978 39,681 1
1979 38,019 1
1980 20,286 1
1981 33,168 1
1982 19,269 1
1983 10,937 1
1984 26,000 1
1985 24,555 1
1986 21,277 1
1987 21,823 1
1988 12,269 1
1989 48,311 1
1990 46,173 1
1991 37,293 1
1992 34,687 1
1993 27,266 1
1994 13,373 1
1995 20,802 1
1996 23,791 1
1997 27,648 1
1998 21,159 1
1999 20,997 1
2000 13,098 1
2001 13,844 1
2002 11,185 1
2003 10,041 1
2004 11,089 1
2005 12,432 1
2006 12,910 1
2007 10,309 1
2008 8,019 1
2009 1,748 1
2010 9,384 1
2011 5,010 1
2012 6,300 1
2013 5,123 1
2014 7,135 1
2015 8,308 1
2016 10,031 1
2017 10,172 1
2018 8,969 1
2019 8,393 1
2020 8,686 1
2021 8,057 1
2022 7,980 1
2023 7,809 1
2024 1,947 1
Reported through 3-2024.
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 1 589 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (89%) ,
Regency Field Services LLC (11%)
2014 2 544 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (88%) ,
Regency Field Services LLC (13%)
2014 3 192 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (88%) ,
Regency Field Services LLC (13%)
2014 4 160 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (88%)
2014 5 458 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (1%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (99%)
2014 6 808 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (6%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (94%)
2014 7 509 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (4%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (96%)
2014 8 758 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (1%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (99%)
2014 9 644 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (4%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (96%)
2014 10 740 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (10%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (90%)
2014 11 882 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2014 12 851 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2015 1 639 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (87%)
2015 2 756 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (11%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%)
2015 3 582 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (5%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (95%)
2015 4 701 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 5 771 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (10%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (90%)
2015 6 830 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (87%)
2015 7 728 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (10%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (90%)
2015 8 709 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (11%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%)
2015 9 569 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (2%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (98%)
2015 10 553 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (7%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (93%)
2015 11 804 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2015 12 666 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (11%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%)
2016 1 870 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (87%)
2016 2 798 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (87%)
2016 3 854 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (87%)
2016 4 825 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2016 5 849 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2016 6 817 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2016 7 841 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2016 8 843 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (11%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%)
2016 9 787 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (11%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%)
2016 10 846 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (10%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (90%)
2016 11 809 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (10%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (90%)
2016 12 892 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (11%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%)
2017 1 918 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2017 2 748 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2017 3 840 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (10%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (90%)
2017 4 746 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2017 5 825 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2017 6 750 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (5%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (95%)
2017 7 878 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (0%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 1140 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 857 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (8%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (92%)
2017 10 792 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2017 11 737 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (11%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%)
2017 12 941 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2018 1 765 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (87%)
2018 2 683 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (11%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%)
2018 3 553 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (3%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (97%)
2018 4 640 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (5%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (95%)
2018 5 726 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (1%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (99%)
2018 6 826 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (0%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 884 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 1080 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (2%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (98%)
2018 9 730 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2018 10 780 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2018 11 714 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (11%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%)
2018 12 588 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (10%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (90%)
2019 1 748 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (10%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (90%)
2019 2 583 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (11%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%)
2019 3 707 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (10%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (90%)
2019 4 562 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (10%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (90%)
2019 5 770 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (7%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (93%)
2019 6 681 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (10%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (90%)
2019 7 724 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2019 8 710 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (10%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (90%)
2019 9 715 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2019 10 627 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2019 11 777 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2019 12 789 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2020 1 778 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2020 2 724 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2020 3 714 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2020 4 717 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2020 5 739 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2020 6 690 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2020 7 727 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2020 8 722 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2020 9 697 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2020 10 732 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (87%)
2020 11 715 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (87%)
2020 12 731 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2021 1 732 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (87%)
2021 2 618 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2021 3 671 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (87%)
2021 4 590 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2021 5 669 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2021 6 660 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2021 7 694 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2021 8 685 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (87%)
2021 9 659 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2021 10 683 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (87%)
2021 11 684 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (87%)
2021 12 712 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2022 1 723 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2022 2 627 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2022 3 673 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2022 4 645 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2022 5 665 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2022 6 633 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2022 7 645 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2022 8 675 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2022 9 652 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (87%)
2022 10 678 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2022 11 687 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2022 12 677 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2023 1 696 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2023 2 609 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2023 3 684 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2023 4 653 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2023 5 636 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2023 6 564 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2023 7 653 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2023 8 660 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2023 9 619 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (87%)
2023 10 677 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (87%)
2023 11 672 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2023 12 686 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (87%)
2024 1 666 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (87%)
2024 2 622 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (12%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%)
2024 3 659 1 Cross Timbers Operating Company (13%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (87%)


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Programs Updated May 27, 2014
Data from Kansas Dept. of Revenue files monthly.