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B. FINCHAM 1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: B. FINCHAM 1
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: C NE NE SW T28S, R35W, Sec. 19
Cumulative Production: 8683417 mcf (from 1957 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 201279
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: FINCHAM C #1
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Grant
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T28S R35W, Sec. 19, NE NE NE SW
Lease: B. Fincham 1
Operator: Columbian Fuel Corp.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-067-00402
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 1242048

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 59,122 1
1959 106,741 1
1960 106,411 1
1961 95,654 1
1962 87,147 1
1963 480,942 1
1964 506,510 1
1965 223,174 1
1966 239,653 1
1967 342,307 1
1968 319,905 1
1969 302,015 1
1970 274,703 1
1971 231,729 1
1972 226,400 1
1973 285,197 1
1974 265,991 1
1975 254,750 1
1976 171,673 1
1977 223,711 1
1978 212,678 1
1979 206,166 1
1980 160,832 1
1981 230,203 1
1982 136,496 1
1983 84,196 1
1984 58,585 1
1985 68,433 1
1986 57,322 1
1987 85,976 1
1988 138,280 1
1989 106,891 1
1990 18,899 1
1991 42,124 1
1992 44,088 1
1993 87,217 1
1994 79,326 1
1995 77,291 1
1996 61,867 1
1997 62,816 1
1998 52,415 1
1999 58,432 1
2000 45,730 1
2001 40,111 1
2002 33,460 1
2003 30,621 1
2004 30,953 1
2005 27,484 1
2006 24,626 1
2007 23,230 1
2008 18,779 1
2009 18,583 1
2010 20,228 1
2011 18,606 1
2012 18,416 1
2013 17,453 1
2014 16,605 1
2015 15,608 1
2016 14,629 1
2017 13,549 1
2018 13,000 1
2019 13,164 1
2020 12,366 1
2021 11,432 1
2022 11,461 1
2023 10,975 1
2024 6,032 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 1370 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 2 1425 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 3 1431 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 4 971 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 5 1079 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 6 1509 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 7 1671 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 8 1566 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 9 1344 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 10 1519 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 11 1323 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 12 1397 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 1 1526 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 2 1308 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 3 1421 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 4 1258 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 5 1354 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 6 1302 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 7 1342 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 8 1221 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 9 1176 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 10 1171 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 11 1176 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 12 1353 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 1 1283 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 2 1205 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 3 1281 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 4 1184 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 5 1171 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 6 1242 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 7 1254 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 8 1253 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 9 1222 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 10 1119 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 11 1103 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 1312 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 1128 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 1029 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 1118 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 1047 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 434 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 1367 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 1418 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 1242 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 1168 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 1188 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 1194 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 1216 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 1228 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 1038 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 1170 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 1153 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 1114 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 901 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 981 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 976 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 1174 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 1168 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 1082 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 1015 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 1040 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 786 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 1122 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 1154 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 1230 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 1130 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 1166 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 1131 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 1137 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 1088 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 1079 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 1101 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 1149 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 1057 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 1022 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 1046 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 1068 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 916 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 980 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 1044 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 1060 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 989 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 999 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 1036 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 1005 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 685 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 959 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 976 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 1016 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 932 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 1016 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 1024 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 933 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 911 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 959 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 1016 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 1022 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 865 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 1001 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 975 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 956 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 1008 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 922 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 948 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 922 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 992 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 907 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 943 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 970 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 882 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 988 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 914 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 913 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 865 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 925 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 919 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 855 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 917 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 878 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 949 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 849 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 872 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 955 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 4 840 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 5 861 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 6 802 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 7 853 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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