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COTTON 1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: COTTON 1
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: T32S, R32W, Sec. 6
Cumulative Production: 1677783 mcf (from 1957 to 2025)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 200721
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: COTTON 1-A
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Seward
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T32S R32W, Sec. 6, SE SE SE NW
Lease: Cotton 'A' 1
Operator: Cities Service Oil Co.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-175-00229
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 225187

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 11,383 1
1959 30,057 1
1960 31,904 1
1961 38,081 1
1962 44,431 1
1963 33,039 1
1964 26,225 1
1965 32,951 1
1966 38,106 1
1967 24,906 1
1968 25,813 1
1969 25,480 1
1970 28,026 1
1971 28,741 1
1972 24,722 1
1973 34,597 1
1974 38,241 1
1975 34,746 1
1976 40,813 1
1977 41,680 1
1978 33,204 1
1979 42,474 1
1980 35,384 1
1981 35,773 1
1982 23,681 1
1983 18,764 1
1984 28,954 1
1985 25,371 1
1986 44,914 1
1987 32,990 1
1988 28,361 1
1989 28,104 1
1990 32,669 1
1991 28,473 1
1992 30,406 1
1993 25,405 1
1994 13,353 1
1995 11,696 1
1996 15,260 1
1997 12,657 1
1998 18,263 1
1999 17,567 1
2000 15,891 1
2001 10,953 1
2002 12,579 1
2003 12,592 1
2004 9,935 1
2005 8,280 1
2006 7,902 1
2007 10,597 1
2008 8,188 1
2009 9,862 1
2010 11,850 1
2011 5,813 1
2012 5,369 1
2013 12,361 1
2014 10,090 1
2015 12,328 1
2016 14,209 1
2017 10,549 1
2018 10,832 1
2019 12,248 1
2020 6,054 1
2021 4,509 1
2022 4,827 1
2023 1,683 1
2024 799 1
2025 4,631 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 1 741 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 2 746 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 3 957 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 4 810 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 5 850 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 6 781 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 7 846 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 8 885 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 9 866 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 10 850 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 11 858 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 12 900 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 1 889 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 2 472 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 3 1049 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 4 1232 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 5 1160 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 6 1056 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 7 1091 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 8 1090 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 9 1063 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 10 1068 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 11 1036 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 12 1122 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 1 1019 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 2 1109 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 3 1365 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 4 1265 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 5 1263 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 6 1207 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 7 1120 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 8 1239 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 9 1196 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 10 1188 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 11 1157 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 1081 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 1017 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 927 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 1030 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 966 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 919 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 996 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 810 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 790 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 722 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 726 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 820 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 826 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 1048 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 914 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 1157 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 1087 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 1123 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 901 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 832 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 639 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 796 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 566 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 521 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 1248 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 1126 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 1149 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 1189 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 1097 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 939 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 1012 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 1001 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 942 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 873 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 892 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 1012 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 1016 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 1010 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 399 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 740 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 214 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 113 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 760 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 678 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 493 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 488 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 477 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 357 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 325 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 234 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 255 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 257 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 350 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 373 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 334 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 343 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 468 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 489 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 471 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 484 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 451 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 396 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 404 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 441 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 474 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 466 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 424 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 421 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 386 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 323 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 355 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 381 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 356 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 302 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 298 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 362 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 411 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 265 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 35 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 1 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 9 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 10 1 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 12 798 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 1 775 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 3 543 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 4 470 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 5 465 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 6 721 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 7 850 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 8 807 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


Pre-1987 cumulative data and monthly volume data is provided under license agreement to the KGS by IHS Energy. As such, it may be reviewed and used for public service and research purposes. It may not be downloaded or used for purposes of re-packaging, reselling or dissemination to third parties.

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