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W. R. AMES Lease
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Lease: W. R. AMES
Operator: Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
Location: NW T18S, R10W, Sec. 6
Cumulative Production: 3067909.58 barrels (from 1938 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 103215
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: AMES 'P'
Field: Bloomer
County: Rice
Producing Zone:
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T18S R10W, Sec. 6, E2 NE NW
Lease: AMES 'P' was W. R. AMES 4
Operator: Gulf Oil Corp.
Current Operator: Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
API Number: 15-159-01671
T18S R10W, Sec. 6, N2 SE NW
Lease: AMES 'P' was W. R. AMES 5
Operator: Gulf Oil Corp.
Current Operator: Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
API Number: 15-159-01672
T18S R10W, Sec. 6, E2 SE NW NW
Lease: W. R. AMES 6
Operator: Gulf Oil Corp.
Current Operator: Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
API Number: 15-159-01673
T18S R10W, Sec. 6, SW NW NW NW
Lease: W. R. AMES 1
Operator: Gulf Oil Corp.
Current Operator: Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
API Number: 15-159-01668
T18S R10W, Sec. 6, N2 N2 N2 NW
Lease: AMES 'P' was W. R. AMES 3
Operator: Gulf Oil Corp.
Current Operator: Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
API Number: 15-159-01670
T18S R10W, Sec. 6, S2 SE NE NW
Lease: AMES 'P' was was W. R. AMES 7
Operator: CHEVRON USA INC.
Current Operator: Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
API Number: 15-159-02954-0001
T18S R10W, Sec. 6, S2 NE NW
Lease: Ames 'P' 8
Operator: Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
Current Operator: Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
API Number: 15-159-22731

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.



Annual Oil Production, (bbls)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1938 2,759 1
1939 19,316 3
1940 49,468 5
1941 85,999 6
1942 91,309 6
1943 93,590 6
1944 99,865 6
1945 107,696 6
1946 111,791 6
1947 142,249 6
1948 177,672 6
1949 134,331 6
1950 121,229 6
1951 125,748 6
1952 118,416 6
1953 105,458 6
1954 81,559 6
1955 86,560 6
1956 64,264 6
1957 64,297 6
1958 56,745 6
1959 53,089 6
1960 55,387 6
1961 54,992 6
1962 53,431 6
1963 52,969 6
1964 45,186 6
1965 38,869 6
1966 34,881 6
1967 32,168 6
1968 34,342 6
1969 30,846 6
1970 27,468 6
1971 26,914 6
1972 25,312 6
1973 21,958 6
1974 18,605 6
1975 17,538 6
1976 15,901 6
1977 23,315 6
1978 23,384 6
1979 17,377 6
1980 17,185 6
1981 17,370 6
1982 18,418 6
1983 16,148 6
1984 13,696 6
1985 14,474 6
1986 12,004 6
1987 15,640 6
1988 13,459 6
1989 20,951 6
1990 21,639 6
1991 17,304 6
1992 13,932 6
1993 10,938 6
1994 6,597 6
1995 8,758 6
1996 7,335 7
1997 9,594 7
1998 7,432 7
1999 7,452 7
2000 8,583 6
2001 8,906 6
2002 8,627 6
2003 6,818 6
2004 8,470 6
2005 8,630 6
2006 7,801 6
2007 5,900 6
2008 6,162 6
2009 3,762 6
2010 4,207 6
2011 5,978 6
2012 5,758 6
2013 5,957 6
2014 5,204 6
2015 6,445 6
2016 6,890 6
2017 5,454 6
2018 5,370 6
2019 5,435 6
2020 4,516 6
2021 4,657 6
2022 5,878 5
2023 5,119 5
2024 2,804 5
Reported through 7-2024.
Note: bbls is barrels; mcf is 1000 cubic feet.
  Recent Monthly Oil Production, (bbls)
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Year Month Production Wells Reporter or Purchaser/
Reporting Customer
2014 1 494.76 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 2 342 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 3 329.67 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 4 508.03 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 5 500.16 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 6 338.53 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 7 680.3 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 8 506.34 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 9 489.31 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 10 336.38 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 11 339.68 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 12 339.17 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 1 530.73 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 2 351.88 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 3 524.44 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 4 505.18 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 5 486.96 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 6 657.78 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 7 502.67 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 8 508.1 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 9 509.53 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 10 518.67 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 11 842.07 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 12 507.2 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 1 533.91 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 2 541.27 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 3 533.51 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 4 687.94 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 5 856.11 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 6 678.97 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 7 646.25 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 8 517.02 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 9 500.87 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 10 334.97 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 11 521.83 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 12 537.8 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 1 347.27 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 2 513.57 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 3 522.12 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 4 511.79 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 5 496.41 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 6 497.83 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 7 485.29 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 8 348.15 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 9 520.3 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 10 506.59 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 11 346.24 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 12 358.09 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 1 515.56 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 2 354.66 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 3 345.83 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 4 359.15 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 5 518.14 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 6 515.09 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 7 519.19 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 8 350.89 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 9 522.14 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 10 516.76 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 11 507.91 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 12 345.08 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 1 525.77 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 2 519.37 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 3 339.6 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 4 508.93 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 5 512.5 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 6 516.91 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 7 333.96 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 8 502.33 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 9 331.46 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 10 495.38 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 11 338.42 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 12 510.8 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2020 1 511.69 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2020 2 345.35 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2020 3 506.86 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2020 5 178.82 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2020 6 169.86 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2020 7 353.41 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2020 8 339.91 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2020 9 358.95 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2020 10 529.14 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2020 11 694.97 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2020 12 526.55 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 1 345.92 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 2 351.17 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 3 521.05 6 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 4 350.99 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 5 354.77 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 6 494.7 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 7 174.97 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 8 520.19 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 9 332.13 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 10 517.8 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 11 340.77 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 12 352.8 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 1 523.88 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 2 342.61 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 3 497.01 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 4 345.3 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 5 345.93 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 6 506.9 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 7 508.35 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 8 706.08 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 9 522.7 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 10 710.35 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 11 522.98 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 12 345.52 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 1 531.23 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 2 523.09 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 3 353.29 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 4 535.28 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 5 361.37 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 6 352.51 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 7 351.88 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 8 333.28 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 9 505.42 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 10 537.16 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 11 375.47 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 12 358.93 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 1 199.19 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 2 166.31 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 3 539.82 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 4 510.9 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 5 511.48 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 6 354.86 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 7 521.64 5 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)



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