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BELL 'B' 2 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: BELL 'B' 2
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: NW SE SW T23S, R37W, Sec. 9
Cumulative Production: 1044032 mcf (from 1993 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 218857
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: BELL B-2
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Kearny
Producing Zone:
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T23S R37W, Sec. 9, NW SE SW
Lease: Bell 'B' 2
Operator: Oxy USA, Inc.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-093-21250-0001

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1993 20,275 1
1994 77,232 1
1995 71,930 1
1996 60,531 -
1997 56,338 -
1998 45,906 -
1999 38,206 -
2000 43,898 -
2001 35,777 -
2002 33,128 0
2003 31,223 0
2004 51,206 0
2005 54,700 0
2006 35,605 0
2007 33,635 0
2008 31,786 0
2009 29,966 0
2010 28,141 0
2011 28,476 0
2012 24,251 0
2013 22,138 0
2014 17,980 0
2015 20,864 0
2016 19,382 1
2017 19,617 1
2018 18,854 1
2019 17,644 1
2020 17,534 1
2021 16,649 1
2022 16,266 1
2023 15,999 1
2024 8,895 1
Reported through 7-2024.
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 1523 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (30%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (70%)
2014 2 1268 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (33%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (67%)
2014 3 1422 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (33%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (67%)
2014 4 1430 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (33%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (67%)
2014 5 1480 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (33%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%)
2014 6 1377 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (33%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%)
2014 7 1481 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (33%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%)
2014 8 1475 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (33%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (0%)
2014 9 1395 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (33%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (0%)
2014 10 1466 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (33%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (0%)
2014 11 1779 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2014 12 1884 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2015 1 1881 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (24%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (49%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (26%)
2015 2 1699 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (25%)
2015 3 1810 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (51%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (24%)
2015 4 1755 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2015 5 1787 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2015 6 1741 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2015 7 1807 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2015 8 1798 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2015 9 1739 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2015 10 1807 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (25%)
2015 11 1735 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (25%)
2015 12 1305 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (33%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (0%)
2016 1 1303 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (33%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (0%)
2016 2 1230 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (33%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (0%)
2016 3 1738 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (25%)
2016 4 1647 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2016 5 1727 0 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (25%)
2016 6 1696 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2016 7 1712 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2016 8 1715 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2016 9 1646 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2016 10 1695 1 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD (25%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%)
2016 11 1635 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2016 12 1638 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 1 1608 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 2 1542 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 3 1690 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 4 1576 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 5 1758 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 6 1620 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 7 1691 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 8 1669 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 9 1603 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 10 1649 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 11 1585 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2017 12 1626 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 1 1599 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 2 1384 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 3 1620 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 4 1569 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 5 1633 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 6 1560 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 7 1535 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 8 1623 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 9 1631 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 10 1604 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 11 1524 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2018 12 1572 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 1 1541 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 2 1221 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 3 1541 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 4 1494 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 5 1524 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 6 1484 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 7 1468 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 8 1450 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 9 1450 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 10 1488 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (25%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (25%)
2019 11 1466 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2019 12 1517 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 1 1460 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 2 1402 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 3 1482 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 4 1476 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 5 1513 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 6 1456 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 7 1492 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 8 1473 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 9 1423 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 10 1484 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 11 1427 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2020 12 1446 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 1 1488 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 2 1097 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 3 1380 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 4 1322 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (49%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (51%)
2021 5 1420 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 6 1396 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 7 1456 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 8 1448 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 9 1387 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 10 1436 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 11 1380 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2021 12 1439 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 1 1412 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 2 1235 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 3 1411 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 4 1343 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 5 1398 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 6 1334 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 7 1376 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 8 1386 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 9 1330 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 10 1379 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 11 1316 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2022 12 1346 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 1 1308 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 2 1245 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 3 1364 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 4 1315 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 5 1352 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 6 1313 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 7 1395 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 8 1055 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 9 1609 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 10 1409 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 11 1307 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2023 12 1327 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2024 1 1245 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2024 2 1244 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2024 3 1317 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2024 4 1255 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2024 5 1313 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2024 6 1249 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2024 7 1272 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)


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