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HITCH 'L' 1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: HITCH 'L' 1
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: SE SE T32S, R34W, Sec. 34
Cumulative Production: 4275528 mcf (from 1957 to 2025)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 201828
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: HITCH 1-L
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Seward
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T32S R34W, Sec. 34, NE NE NE SW
Lease: Hitch 'L' 1
Operator: Cities Service Oil Co.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-175-00319
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 1016509

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 88,612 1
1959 88,119 1
1960 90,088 1
1961 88,186 1
1962 79,010 1
1963 102,498 1
1964 82,277 1
1965 55,735 1
1966 70,374 1
1967 84,318 1
1968 70,661 1
1969 69,336 1
1970 68,431 1
1971 81,552 1
1972 84,358 1
1973 107,854 1
1974 111,116 1
1975 111,531 1
1976 56,213 1
1977 95,270 1
1978 105,894 1
1979 91,663 1
1980 75,459 1
1981 70,205 1
1982 62,814 1
1983 41,572 1
1984 58,684 1
1985 39,699 1
1986 30,816 1
1987 31,720 1
1988 65,756 1
1989 53,042 1
1990 52,997 1
1991 40,483 1
1992 54,767 1
1993 51,817 1
1994 53,085 1
1995 45,343 1
1996 40,067 1
1997 42,437 1
1998 34,087 1
1999 34,825 1
2000 30,083 1
2001 25,365 1
2002 23,791 1
2003 35,622 1
2004 25,039 1
2005 17,180 1
2006 17,839 1
2007 14,713 1
2008 13,157 1
2009 12,042 1
2010 11,496 1
2011 21,581 1
2012 20,624 1
2013 19,979 1
2014 19,041 1
2015 18,276 1
2016 9,528 1
2017 7,845 1
2018 7,746 1
2019 7,238 1
2020 6,962 1
2021 6,778 1
2022 7,334 1
2023 6,297 1
2024 6,155 1
2025 4,537 1
Reported through 10-2025.
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 1801 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 2 1565 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 3 1637 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 4 1500 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 5 1613 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 6 1523 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 7 1602 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 8 1585 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 9 1556 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 10 1443 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 11 1608 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 12 1608 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 1 1640 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 2 1420 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 3 1502 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 4 1483 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 5 1580 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 6 1478 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 7 1557 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 8 1576 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 9 1447 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 10 1526 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 11 1553 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 12 1514 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 1 1546 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 2 1136 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 3 715 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 4 682 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 5 675 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 6 643 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 7 702 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 8 666 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 9 707 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 10 686 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 11 680 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 690 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 665 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 549 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 630 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 643 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 654 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 669 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 749 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 647 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 628 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 682 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 662 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 667 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 635 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 587 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 631 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 647 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 614 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 649 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 666 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 663 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 690 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 695 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 662 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 607 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 669 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 524 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 628 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 588 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 662 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 594 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 617 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 632 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 610 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 620 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 551 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 543 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 597 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 556 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 638 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 607 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 578 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 586 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 602 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 575 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 550 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 542 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 548 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 583 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 497 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 404 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 546 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 511 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 612 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 588 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 594 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 581 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 589 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 627 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 604 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 625 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 624 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 559 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 637 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 604 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 627 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 593 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 614 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 644 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 643 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 631 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 571 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 587 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 557 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 482 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 532 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 505 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 511 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 510 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 523 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 546 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 530 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 507 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 537 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 557 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 504 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 587 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 612 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 4 535 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 5 509 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 6 515 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 7 516 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 8 505 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 9 498 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 10 493 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 11 400 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 12 481 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 1 225 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 2 426 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 3 556 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 4 499 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 5 496 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 6 470 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 7 475 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 8 455 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 9 461 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 10 474 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.