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O. T. BENTSON Lease 		Save To File
Lease: O. T. BENTSON
Operator: K-Bar Oil LLC
Location: NW T18S, R2W, Sec. 32
Cumulative Production: 281741.71 barrels (from 1939 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 104051
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: BENTSON
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Field: Mcpherson
County: McPherson
Producing Zone:
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T18S R2W, Sec. 32, W2 NW SW SW
Lease: BENTSON 4
Operator: MEADE PRODUCTION COMPANY
Current Operator: K-Bar Oil LLC
API Number: 15-113-01073 		T18S R2W, Sec. 32, SE NW SW
Lease: Bentson 5
Operator: MEADE PRODUCTION CO.
Current Operator: K-Bar Oil LLC
API Number: 15-113-01074
Cumulative production pre-1940 is 63137

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Oil Production, (bbls)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1940 6,974 3
1941 6,247 3
1942 5,747 3
1943 5,490 2
1944 4,131 2
1945 5,659 2
1946 4,929 2
1947 4,681 2
1948 4,481 2
1949 6,301 3
1950 5,467 3
1951 6,127 3
1952 5,417 3
1953 4,584 3
1954 4,462 3
1955 4,266 3
1956 4,344 3
1957 4,287 3
1958 3,798 3
1959 4,358 3
1960 10,687 3
1961 11,958 4
1962 9,153 4
1963 6,223 4
1964 5,436 4
1965 4,171 4
1966 4,524 4
1967 3,843 4
1968 3,183 4
1969 3,359 4
1970 2,754 4
1971 2,535 4
1972 2,316 4
1973 2,090 4
1974 1,880 4
1975 1,431 4
1976 2,189 4
1977 2,611 4
1978 2,722 4
1979 2,475 4
1980 3,357 4
1981 2,701 5
1982 1,688 5
1983 1,225 5
1984 1,238 5
1985 1,244 5
1986 984 5
1987 1,199 5
1988 2,021 5
1989 2,119 6
1990 1,252 6
1991 925 6
1992 838 6
1993 703 6
1994 522 6
1995 682 6
1996 766 3
1997 626 2
1998 705 2
1999 568 2
2000 465 2
2001 550 2
2002 463 2
2003 457 2
2004 387 2
2005 421 2
2006 427 2
2007 268 2
2008 444 2
2009 352 2
2010 225 2
2011 - -
2012 - -
2013 - -
2014 - -
2015 - -
2016 - -
2017 - -
2018 - -
2019 - -
2020 - -
2021 340 2
2022 423 2
2023 453 2
2024 277 2
Reported through 7-2024.
Note: bbls is barrels; mcf is 1000 cubic feet. 		  Recent Monthly Oil Production, (bbls)
(Complete production available in file saved
using blue button at top of page.)
Year Month Production Wells Reporter or Purchaser/
Reporting Customer
2021 3 82.49 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 5 87.29 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 7 81.01 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 10 88.78 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 1 68.59 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 3 89.22 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 5 88.68 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 7 85.53 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 10 91.41 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 1 90.96 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 3 90.13 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 6 89.31 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 9 90.84 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 12 91.4 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 2 94.09 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 5 91.73 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 7 91.48 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)


Pre-1987 cumulative data and monthly volume data is provided under license agreement to the KGS by IHS Energy. As such, it may be reviewed and used for public service and research purposes. It may not be downloaded or used for purposes of re-packaging, reselling or dissemination to third parties.

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