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J. J. FRENCH 1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: J. J. FRENCH 1
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: C SW SW NE T35S, R35W, Sec. 17
Cumulative Production: 4832276 mcf (from 1957 to 2025)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 201275
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: FRENCH 1
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Stevens
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T35S R35W, Sec. 17, SW SW NE
Lease: J. J. French 1
Operator: Texas Co.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-189-00702
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 1922776

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 10,745 1
1959 56,765 1
1960 89,645 1
1961 94,014 1
1962 134,079 1
1963 95,303 1
1964 95,942 1
1965 30,704 1
1966 66,466 1
1967 59,437 1
1968 41,427 1
1969 50,832 1
1970 59,746 1
1971 53,059 1
1972 68,572 1
1973 75,006 1
1974 57,928 1
1975 85,349 1
1976 68,300 1
1977 79,637 1
1978 75,698 1
1979 51,893 1
1980 69,789 1
1981 58,087 1
1982 21,446 1
1983 50,681 1
1984 47,873 1
1985 31,535 1
1986 26,573 1
1987 31,811 1
1988 42,858 1
1989 37,452 1
1990 44,197 1
1991 46,592 1
1992 27,929 1
1993 58,498 1
1994 50,963 1
1995 54,601 1
1996 52,200 1
1997 47,799 1
1998 42,953 1
1999 47,712 1
2000 48,125 1
2001 71,879 1
2002 49,588 1
2003 34,556 1
2004 32,268 1
2005 28,776 1
2006 26,601 1
2007 22,643 1
2008 19,922 1
2009 18,064 1
2010 15,697 1
2011 13,918 1
2012 14,448 1
2013 12,485 1
2014 11,212 1
2015 12,237 1
2016 12,303 1
2017 10,711 1
2018 9,415 1
2019 9,146 1
2020 8,600 1
2021 8,112 1
2022 7,705 1
2023 7,237 1
2024 7,248 1
2025 4,508 1
Reported through 8-2025.
Note: bbls is barrels; mcf is 1000 cubic feet. 		  Recent Monthly Gas Production, (mcf)
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Year Month Production Wells Reporter or Purchaser/
Reporting Customer
2014 1 1223 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2014 2 1084 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2014 3 1068 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2014 4 980 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2014 5 1198 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2014 6 1112 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2014 7 1114 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2014 8 1193 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2014 11 1121 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2014 12 1119 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 1 1106 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 2 1005 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 3 1085 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 4 999 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 5 1052 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 6 903 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 7 1042 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 8 1029 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 9 954 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 10 1022 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 11 993 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 12 1047 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2016 1 1096 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2016 2 1023 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2016 3 1066 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2016 4 1050 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 5 1043 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 6 941 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 7 1039 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 8 1040 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 9 949 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 10 1017 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 11 1020 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 1019 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 1030 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 953 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 1034 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 976 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 870 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 807 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 827 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 806 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 816 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 827 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 867 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 898 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 841 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 759 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 850 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 828 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 827 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 696 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 856 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 762 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 763 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 818 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 791 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 624 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 866 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 743 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 811 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 781 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 640 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 792 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 799 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 756 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 722 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 759 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 743 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 734 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 753 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 698 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 733 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 721 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 715 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 697 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 731 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 719 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 696 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 723 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 699 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 715 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 612 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 660 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 690 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 645 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 661 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 644 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 685 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 704 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 690 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 701 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 696 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 724 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 607 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 640 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 680 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 669 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 697 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 642 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 668 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 654 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 599 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 652 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 629 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 568 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 661 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 573 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 611 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 616 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 621 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 571 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 619 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 608 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 562 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 615 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 608 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 572 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 656 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 609 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 636 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 4 574 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 5 640 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 6 606 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 7 624 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 8 609 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 9 529 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 10 554 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 11 562 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 12 649 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 1 647 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 2 364 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 3 639 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 4 626 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 5 486 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 6 542 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 7 586 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 8 618 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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