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FRETZ 'A' 1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: FRETZ 'A' 1
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: NE NE NE SW T27S, R35W, Sec. 31
Cumulative Production: 5457406 mcf (from 1957 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 201281
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: FRETZ 1-A
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Grant
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T27S R35W, Sec. 31, NE NE NE SW
Lease: Fretz 'A' 1
Operator: Columbian Fuel Corp.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-067-00302
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 695061

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 45,750 1
1959 77,593 1
1960 69,374 1
1961 56,816 1
1962 63,895 1
1963 286,091 1
1964 261,933 1
1965 143,538 1
1966 212,996 1
1967 190,106 1
1968 165,922 1
1969 147,332 1
1970 144,116 1
1971 111,210 1
1972 151,304 1
1973 165,025 1
1974 197,775 1
1975 179,773 1
1976 71,193 1
1977 116,232 1
1978 125,372 1
1979 129,514 1
1980 92,716 1
1981 138,166 1
1982 35,158 1
1983 67,885 1
1984 59,825 1
1985 47,073 1
1986 33,296 1
1987 61,740 1
1988 79,355 1
1989 56,984 1
1990 9,783 1
1991 36,733 1
1992 72,066 1
1993 80,961 1
1994 62,329 1
1995 60,377 1
1996 47,659 1
1997 47,134 1
1998 38,647 1
1999 47,302 1
2000 36,844 1
2001 33,653 1
2002 30,733 1
2003 30,007 1
2004 27,882 1
2005 24,797 1
2006 22,726 1
2007 22,028 1
2008 20,606 1
2009 19,434 1
2010 16,363 1
2011 15,420 1
2012 15,261 1
2013 13,138 1
2014 14,889 1
2015 16,845 1
2016 15,709 1
2017 14,179 1
2018 14,815 1
2019 14,227 1
2020 13,352 1
2021 11,683 1
2022 15,219 1
2023 11,485 1
2024 3,001 1
Reported through 3-2024.
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 1176 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 2 1132 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 3 1177 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 4 1175 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 5 1325 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 6 1213 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 7 1268 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 8 1274 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 9 1346 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 10 1472 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 11 1300 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 12 1031 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 1 1468 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 2 1259 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 3 1603 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 4 1392 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 5 1484 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 6 1402 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 7 1446 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 8 1455 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 9 1390 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 10 1372 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 11 1302 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 12 1272 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 1 1362 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 2 1275 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 3 1363 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 4 1293 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 5 1358 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 6 1321 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 7 1370 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 8 1373 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 9 1345 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 10 1374 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 11 1311 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 964 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 560 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 641 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 824 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 928 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 1392 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 1687 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 1444 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 1487 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 1380 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 1391 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 1245 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 1200 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 1224 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 1131 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 1330 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 1292 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 1294 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 1044 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 1227 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 1221 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 1286 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 1320 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 1235 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 1211 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 1248 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 1113 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 1280 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 1154 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 1254 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 1157 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 1180 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 1192 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 1148 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 1177 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 1163 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 1161 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 1129 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 1079 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 1098 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 1143 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 1184 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 1120 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 1163 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 1151 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 1126 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 886 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 1193 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 1080 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 1130 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 606 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 533 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 576 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 599 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 627 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 568 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 1754 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 1418 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 1305 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 1262 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 1305 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 1259 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 1229 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 1472 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 1446 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 1437 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 1457 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 1402 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 1311 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 1165 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 1194 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 867 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 980 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 969 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 944 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 1084 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 1065 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 1094 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 986 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 1010 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 927 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 842 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 876 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 820 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 868 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 892 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 1025 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 1084 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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