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HITCH 'D' 1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: HITCH 'D' 1
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: SE SE T32S, R34W, Sec. 20
Cumulative Production: 2746436 mcf (from 1957 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 201822
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: HITCH 1-D
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Seward
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T32S R34W, Sec. 20, NE NE NE SW
Lease: Hitch 'D' 1
Operator: Cities Service Co.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-175-00305
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 642404

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 47,234 1
1959 55,484 1
1960 52,706 1
1961 51,561 1
1962 52,626 1
1963 59,122 1
1964 51,098 1
1965 29,702 1
1966 46,678 1
1967 46,710 1
1968 48,913 1
1969 33,340 1
1970 37,540 1
1971 20,297 1
1972 28,338 1
1973 46,423 1
1974 55,795 1
1975 80,774 1
1976 45,949 1
1977 58,767 1
1978 51,461 1
1979 76,896 1
1980 54,353 1
1981 73,904 1
1982 43,626 1
1983 27,929 1
1984 47,335 1
1985 23,227 1
1986 19,459 1
1987 22,643 1
1988 52,248 1
1989 42,302 1
1990 46,204 1
1991 33,311 1
1992 38,892 1
1993 33,860 1
1994 34,861 1
1995 33,176 1
1996 30,538 1
1997 30,455 1
1998 26,214 1
1999 25,131 1
2000 24,637 1
2001 21,583 1
2002 22,476 1
2003 30,462 1
2004 28,449 1
2005 24,995 1
2006 20,820 1
2007 18,508 1
2008 14,684 1
2009 9,502 1
2010 7,547 1
2011 6,823 1
2012 5,911 1
2013 4,996 1
2014 4,890 1
2015 4,855 1
2016 4,747 1
2017 4,338 1
2018 4,326 1
2019 4,202 1
2020 4,346 1
2021 4,026 1
2022 3,853 1
2023 3,805 1
2024 2,169 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 1 417 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 2 370 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 3 424 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 4 395 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 5 434 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 6 409 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 7 417 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 8 405 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 9 381 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 10 406 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 11 421 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 12 411 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 1 433 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 2 409 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 3 416 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 4 406 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 5 420 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 6 400 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 7 403 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 8 403 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 9 381 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 10 395 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 11 389 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 12 400 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 1 403 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 2 379 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 3 416 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 4 401 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 5 405 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 6 383 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 7 397 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 8 395 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 9 388 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 10 401 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 11 386 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 393 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 383 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 336 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 380 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 364 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 374 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 357 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 394 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 345 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 338 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 365 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 348 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 354 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 353 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 322 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 365 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 379 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 368 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 387 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 404 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 393 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 364 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 347 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 299 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 345 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 350 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 292 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 354 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 341 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 388 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 346 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 356 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 371 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 361 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 354 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 342 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 347 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 353 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 354 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 403 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 391 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 380 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 344 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 361 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 351 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 334 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 345 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 345 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 385 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 354 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 316 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 349 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 339 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 355 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 338 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 345 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 335 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 321 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 328 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 318 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 328 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 320 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 294 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 328 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 315 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 326 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 310 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 328 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 330 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 329 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 339 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 310 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 324 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 324 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 293 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 332 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 320 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 325 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 312 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 315 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 319 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 311 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 308 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 325 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 321 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 315 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 308 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 327 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 4 309 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 5 310 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 6 296 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 7 304 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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