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HITCH 'C' 1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: HITCH 'C' 1
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: NE NE NE SW T32S, R34W, Sec. 22
Cumulative Production: 4011277 mcf (from 1957 to 2025)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 201821
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: HITCH 1-C
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Seward
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T32S R34W, Sec. 22, NE NE NE SW
Lease: Hitch 'C' 1
Operator: Cities Service Oil Co.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-175-00307
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 962106

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 75,207 1
1959 84,560 1
1960 79,459 1
1961 70,109 1
1962 74,393 1
1963 79,675 1
1964 79,350 1
1965 52,923 1
1966 60,720 1
1967 71,780 1
1968 69,459 1
1969 56,029 1
1970 59,908 1
1971 60,376 1
1972 64,309 1
1973 80,579 1
1974 98,778 1
1975 118,245 1
1976 66,546 1
1977 79,177 1
1978 101,963 1
1979 78,965 1
1980 58,316 1
1981 67,057 1
1982 93,583 1
1983 63,566 1
1984 77,036 1
1985 44,558 1
1986 44,171 1
1987 41,165 1
1988 63,459 1
1989 54,744 1
1990 56,847 1
1991 42,151 1
1992 46,820 1
1993 45,848 1
1994 49,128 1
1995 45,330 1
1996 44,390 1
1997 38,090 1
1998 19,145 1
1999 4,527 1
2000 5,126 1
2001 5,285 1
2002 6,195 1
2003 1,797 1
2004 42,763 1
2005 32,466 1
2006 27,725 1
2007 26,042 1
2008 25,621 1
2009 24,010 1
2010 20,267 1
2011 16,203 1
2012 15,806 1
2013 14,470 1
2014 13,427 1
2015 12,880 1
2016 13,180 1
2017 11,409 1
2018 11,307 1
2019 10,320 1
2020 10,397 1
2021 10,216 1
2022 9,443 1
2023 7,526 1
2024 7,812 1
2025 5,037 1
Reported through 8-2025.
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 1287 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 2 1002 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 3 1159 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 4 1077 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 5 1171 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 6 1107 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 7 1143 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 8 1107 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 9 1057 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 10 1153 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 11 1053 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 12 1111 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 1 1054 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 2 971 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 3 1146 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 4 1098 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 5 1145 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 6 1077 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 7 1109 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 8 1099 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 9 1025 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 10 1071 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 11 1084 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 12 1001 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 1 1056 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 2 1050 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 3 1157 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 4 1106 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 5 1121 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 6 1074 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 7 1118 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 8 1139 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 9 1153 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 10 1114 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 11 1062 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 1030 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 941 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 835 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 971 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 951 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 991 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 979 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 1071 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 918 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 908 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 990 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 929 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 925 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 865 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 831 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 930 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 963 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 934 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 994 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 1068 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 1047 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 999 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 965 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 892 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 819 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 920 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 756 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 895 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 849 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 951 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 846 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 875 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 906 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 879 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 886 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 807 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 750 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 887 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 837 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 967 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 936 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 903 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 875 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 898 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 863 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 819 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 763 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 791 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 858 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 774 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 675 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 806 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 763 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 851 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 829 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 846 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 858 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 875 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 965 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 969 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 1005 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 1007 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 816 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 867 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 799 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 811 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 756 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 778 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 813 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 802 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 746 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 639 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 609 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 672 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 595 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 606 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 589 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 660 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 650 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 653 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 661 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 624 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 597 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 602 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 617 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 569 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 721 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 731 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 4 685 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 5 669 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 6 663 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 7 676 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 8 677 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 9 661 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 10 632 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 11 514 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 12 614 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 1 346 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 2 650 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 3 756 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 4 688 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 5 678 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 6 642 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 7 651 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 8 626 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (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.