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HITCH 1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: HITCH 1
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: T32S, R34W, Sec. 30
Cumulative Production: 7849589 mcf (from 1957 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 201819
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: HITCH 1-A
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Seward
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T32S R34W, Sec. 30, NE NE NE SW
Lease: Hitch 'A' 1
Operator: Cities Service Oil Co.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-175-00315
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 1579996

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 132,183 1
1959 154,603 1
1960 132,406 1
1961 131,457 1
1962 144,218 1
1963 174,221 1
1964 175,403 1
1965 103,562 1
1966 120,447 1
1967 162,046 1
1968 141,832 1
1969 130,161 1
1970 135,053 1
1971 158,872 1
1972 158,405 1
1973 168,836 1
1974 221,131 1
1975 196,454 1
1976 179,627 1
1977 178,124 1
1978 193,869 1
1979 133,855 1
1980 153,409 1
1981 135,682 1
1982 213,379 1
1983 122,388 1
1984 148,070 1
1985 103,123 1
1986 109,689 1
1987 97,863 1
1988 127,847 1
1989 102,320 1
1990 128,230 1
1991 111,954 1
1992 117,315 1
1993 100,728 1
1994 91,334 1
1995 81,906 1
1996 86,831 1
1997 74,549 1
1998 70,598 1
1999 93,900 1
2000 80,456 1
2001 55,046 1
2002 45,628 1
2003 44,443 1
2004 44,415 1
2005 33,472 1
2006 36,461 1
2007 34,968 1
2008 30,219 1
2009 26,732 1
2010 23,688 1
2011 19,638 1
2012 10,519 1
2013 9,457 1
2014 9,119 1
2015 8,220 1
2016 8,200 1
2017 7,681 1
2018 7,694 1
2019 7,303 1
2020 7,000 1
2021 6,439 1
2022 6,148 1
2023 5,547 1
2024 3,220 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 1 808 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 2 753 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 3 820 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 4 697 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 5 792 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 6 764 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 7 789 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 8 754 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 9 706 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 10 741 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 11 724 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 12 771 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 1 740 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 2 678 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 3 695 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 4 670 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 5 701 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 6 680 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 7 698 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 8 699 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 9 659 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 10 677 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 11 660 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 12 663 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 1 650 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 2 632 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 3 703 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 4 682 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 5 681 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 6 668 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 7 705 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 8 728 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 9 712 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 10 693 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 11 668 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 678 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 651 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 554 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 648 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 639 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 668 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 658 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 725 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 619 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 604 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 667 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 624 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 624 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 610 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 549 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 617 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 650 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 631 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 681 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 711 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 685 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 671 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 649 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 626 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 614 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 654 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 513 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 607 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 574 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 674 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 584 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 605 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 609 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 593 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 614 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 624 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 652 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 643 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 585 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 649 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 630 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 608 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 598 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 598 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 546 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 510 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 510 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 543 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 580 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 524 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 454 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 518 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 501 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 602 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 560 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 564 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 542 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 552 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 542 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 536 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 544 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 534 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 459 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 534 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 503 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 516 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 489 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 530 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 554 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 521 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 513 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 487 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 508 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 499 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 443 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 492 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 468 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 472 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 460 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 459 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 458 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 444 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 426 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 456 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 470 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 426 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 465 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 486 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 4 468 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 5 468 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 6 454 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 7 453 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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