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DENNIS 'B' 1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: DENNIS 'B' 1
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: C SE SE NW T29S, R34W, Sec. 1
Cumulative Production: 9537550 mcf (from 1957 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 200930
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: DENNIS 1-B
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Haskell
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T29S R34W, Sec. 1, SE SE NW
Lease: DENNIS 'B' 1
Operator: CITIES SERVICE OIL CO
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-081-00130
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 1167323

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 74,170 1
1959 95,598 1
1960 90,540 1
1961 107,798 1
1962 104,905 1
1963 92,061 1
1964 364,223 1
1965 296,165 1
1966 262,386 1
1967 296,398 1
1968 231,878 1
1969 284,906 1
1970 270,658 1
1971 258,918 1
1972 214,516 1
1973 219,532 1
1974 281,774 1
1975 243,582 1
1976 305,887 1
1977 283,950 1
1978 258,108 1
1979 266,043 1
1980 190,748 1
1981 57,918 1
1982 64,231 1
1983 187,219 1
1984 179,624 1
1985 209,372 1
1986 52,261 1
1987 148,823 1
1988 217,345 1
1989 191,445 1
1990 159,482 1
1991 168,341 1
1992 147,828 1
1993 151,359 1
1994 121,574 1
1995 114,016 1
1996 98,411 1
1997 96,318 1
1998 80,723 1
1999 78,001 1
2000 89,433 1
2001 72,262 1
2002 63,395 1
2003 57,275 1
2004 51,099 1
2005 44,896 1
2006 36,209 1
2007 35,816 1
2008 38,692 1
2009 34,110 1
2010 31,579 1
2011 26,990 1
2012 23,914 1
2013 247 1
2014 - -
2015 20,764 1
2016 16,804 1
2017 16,107 1
2018 15,300 1
2019 18,577 1
2020 13,443 1
2021 12,643 1
2022 12,500 1
2023 10,968 1
2024 8,169 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
2015 1 1507 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 2 1235 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 3 1770 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (74%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (26%)
2015 4 1907 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (42%)
2015 5 2090 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (42%)
2015 6 1961 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (42%)
2015 7 2022 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (42%)
2015 8 1957 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (57%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (43%)
2015 9 1799 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (42%)
2015 10 1825 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (42%)
2015 11 1699 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (42%)
2015 12 992 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (0%)
2016 1 985 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (0%)
2016 2 926 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (0%)
2016 3 965 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (0%)
2016 4 1615 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (42%)
2016 5 1639 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (42%)
2016 6 1604 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (42%)
2016 7 1667 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (42%)
2016 8 1613 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (42%)
2016 9 1435 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (61%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (39%)
2016 10 1463 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (61%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (39%)
2016 11 1528 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (42%)
2016 12 1364 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (61%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (39%)
2017 1 1420 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (42%)
2017 2 1258 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (42%)
2017 3 1150 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (61%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (39%)
2017 4 1104 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (61%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (39%)
2017 5 1380 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (61%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (39%)
2017 6 1460 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (56%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (44%)
2017 7 1444 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (56%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (44%)
2017 8 1476 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (56%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (44%)
2017 9 1370 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (56%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (44%)
2017 10 1411 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (56%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (44%)
2017 11 1332 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (56%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (44%)
2017 12 1302 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (56%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (44%)
2018 1 1351 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (56%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (44%)
2018 2 1207 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (56%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (44%)
2018 3 1193 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (61%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (39%)
2018 4 1275 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (56%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (44%)
2018 5 1324 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (56%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (44%)
2018 6 1261 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (56%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (44%)
2018 7 1325 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (56%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (44%)
2018 8 1367 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (56%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (44%)
2018 9 1278 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (56%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (44%)
2018 10 1199 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (56%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (44%)
2018 11 1121 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (56%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (44%)
2018 12 1399 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (44%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (56%)
2019 1 1549 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (44%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (56%)
2019 2 1397 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (44%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (56%)
2019 3 1614 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (44%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (56%)
2019 4 1599 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (43%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (57%)
2019 5 1747 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (44%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (56%)
2019 6 1671 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (44%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (56%)
2019 7 1714 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (44%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (56%)
2019 8 1691 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (44%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (56%)
2019 9 1629 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (44%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (56%)
2019 10 1641 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (44%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (56%)
2019 11 1155 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2019 12 1170 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2020 1 1082 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2020 2 987 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2020 3 1191 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2020 4 1143 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2020 5 1160 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2020 6 1120 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2020 7 1181 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2020 8 1234 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2020 9 1156 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2020 10 1117 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2020 11 1055 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2020 12 1017 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2021 1 987 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2021 2 924 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2021 3 1046 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2021 4 1051 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2021 5 1087 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2021 6 1068 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2021 7 1086 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2021 8 1106 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2021 9 1054 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2021 10 1106 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2021 11 1063 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2021 12 1065 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2022 1 984 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2022 2 986 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2022 3 1060 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2022 4 1046 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2022 5 1008 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2022 6 998 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2022 7 1044 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2022 8 1017 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2022 9 1004 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2022 10 1280 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2022 11 1086 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2022 12 987 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2023 1 1039 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2023 2 776 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2023 3 824 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2023 4 855 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2023 5 892 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2023 6 720 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2023 7 741 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2023 8 752 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2023 9 1001 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2023 10 1223 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2023 11 1068 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2023 12 1077 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2024 1 913 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2024 2 893 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (42%)
2024 3 1269 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (44%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (56%)
2024 4 1220 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (44%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (56%)
2024 5 1298 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (44%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (56%)
2024 6 1262 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (44%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (56%)
2024 7 1314 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (44%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (56%)


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