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HOWARD 'D' 1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: HOWARD 'D' 1
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: NE NE NE SW T27S, R35W, Sec. 16
Cumulative Production: 8444653 mcf (from 1957 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 201843
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: HOWARD D #1
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Grant
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T27S R35W, Sec. 16, NE NE NE SW
Lease: Howard 'D' 1
Operator: Columbian Fuel Corp.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-067-00288
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 864333

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 99,325 1
1959 133,167 1
1960 125,276 1
1961 108,415 1
1962 109,735 1
1963 492,558 1
1964 311,556 1
1965 253,786 1
1966 249,331 1
1967 239,603 1
1968 285,511 1
1969 217,580 1
1970 220,781 1
1971 168,647 1
1972 207,539 1
1973 253,345 1
1974 345,989 1
1975 370,322 1
1976 293,169 1
1977 132,921 1
1978 197,038 1
1979 183,137 1
1980 113,202 1
1981 244,932 1
1982 144,703 1
1983 69,144 1
1984 112,555 1
1985 116,994 1
1986 87,435 1
1987 91,612 1
1988 154,525 1
1989 71,291 1
1990 124,291 1
1991 100,118 1
1992 131,709 1
1993 72,487 1
1994 104,737 1
1995 77,567 1
1996 71,325 1
1997 58,182 1
1998 60,665 1
1999 52,279 1
2000 44,513 1
2001 38,987 1
2002 35,726 1
2003 30,447 1
2004 32,988 1
2005 27,195 1
2006 27,218 1
2007 24,216 1
2008 21,114 1
2009 20,885 1
2010 22,130 1
2011 21,666 1
2012 21,843 1
2013 19,498 1
2014 16,188 1
2015 14,153 1
2016 12,969 1
2017 13,202 1
2018 12,532 1
2019 13,185 1
2020 11,674 1
2021 10,687 1
2022 12,021 1
2023 12,656 1
2024 4,143 1
Reported through 4-2024.
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 1526 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 2 1309 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 3 1473 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 4 1363 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 5 1438 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 6 1379 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 7 1374 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 8 1365 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 9 1204 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 10 1244 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 11 1312 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 12 1201 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 1 1187 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 2 1069 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 3 1375 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 4 1190 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 5 1266 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 6 1183 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 7 1224 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 8 1218 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 9 1154 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 10 1122 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 11 1084 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 12 1081 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 1 1103 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 2 1049 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 3 1108 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 4 1050 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 5 1119 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 6 1028 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 7 1046 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 8 1054 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 9 1043 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 10 1117 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 11 1089 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 1163 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 1202 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 1072 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 1142 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 1045 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 1184 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 1104 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 1123 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 1102 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 1036 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 1082 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 1062 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 1048 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 1170 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 986 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 1109 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 1068 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 1091 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 923 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 985 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 1013 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 1102 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 1113 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 1036 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 936 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 1119 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 1001 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 1172 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 1152 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 1234 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 1128 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 1144 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 1117 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 1046 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 1064 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 1012 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 996 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 1045 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 925 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 943 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 1007 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 1017 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 954 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 938 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 976 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 972 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 984 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 954 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 959 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 947 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 728 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 974 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 908 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 864 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 822 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 897 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 862 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 841 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 929 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 928 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 987 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 952 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 796 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 996 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 1001 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 1057 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 1030 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 1060 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 1050 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 975 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 1094 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 1007 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 1003 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 1054 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 970 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 1092 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 1047 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 1072 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 1005 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 1083 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 1057 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 1009 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 1097 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 1064 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 1106 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 961 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 1044 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 1099 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 4 1039 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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