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BENTLEY 'A' 3 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: BENTLEY 'A' 3
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: NW SE NW T34S, R40W, Sec. 23
Cumulative Production: 796755 mcf (from 1996 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 221029
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: BENTLEY A-3
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Morton
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T34S R40W, Sec. 23, NW SE NW
Lease: BENTLEY 'A' 3
Operator: Oxy USA, Inc.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-129-21426

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1996 32,791 -
1997 62,846 -
1998 58,935 -
1999 54,165 -
2000 50,389 -
2001 45,374 -
2002 48,355 0
2003 40,853 0
2004 34,334 0
2005 31,428 0
2006 27,989 0
2007 28,023 0
2008 27,384 0
2009 23,045 0
2010 21,551 0
2011 20,070 0
2012 18,749 0
2013 17,704 0
2014 16,278 0
2015 15,398 1
2016 14,451 1
2017 17,740 1
2018 17,197 1
2019 15,884 1
2020 14,202 1
2021 13,185 1
2022 12,576 1
2023 11,955 1
2024 3,904 1
Reported through 4-2024.
Note: bbls is barrels; mcf is 1000 cubic feet. 		  Recent Monthly Gas Production, (mcf)
(Complete production available in file saved
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Year Month Production Wells Reporter or Purchaser/
Reporting Customer
2014 1 1503 0 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 2 1347 0 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 3 1442 0 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 4 1360 0 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 5 1347 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 6 1324 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 7 1262 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 8 1262 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 9 1326 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 10 1426 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 11 1320 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 12 1359 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 1 1248 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 2 1188 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 3 1391 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 4 1317 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 5 1360 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 6 1435 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 7 1571 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 8 1192 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 9 1159 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 10 1183 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 11 1153 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 12 1201 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 1 1168 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 2 1097 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 3 1170 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 4 1189 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 5 1204 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 6 1204 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 7 1230 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 8 1217 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 9 1171 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 10 1185 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 11 1166 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 1450 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 1503 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 1304 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 1405 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 1288 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 1416 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 1376 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 1469 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 1545 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 1486 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 1568 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 1676 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 1704 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 1626 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 1371 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 1527 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 1555 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 1511 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 1270 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 1329 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 1352 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 1416 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 1452 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 1412 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 1376 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 1440 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 1266 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 1431 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 1375 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 1245 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 1443 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 1427 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 1263 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 1233 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 1236 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 1273 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 1252 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 1242 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 1165 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 1200 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 1197 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 1234 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 1164 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 1198 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 1180 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 1160 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 1179 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 1126 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 1157 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 1127 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 1009 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 1139 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 1072 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 1115 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 1065 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 1098 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 1126 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 1109 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 1081 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 1089 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 1155 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 1145 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 943 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 1087 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 1074 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 1110 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 1047 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 1077 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 1050 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 978 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 1068 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 1016 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 981 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 966 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 948 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 1005 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 1012 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 1040 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 996 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 1022 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 1017 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 963 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 884 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 1065 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 1037 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 967 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 958 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 1003 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 4 976 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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