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HITCH 1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: HITCH 1
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: NE NE SW SW T33S, R34W, Sec. 5
Cumulative Production: 2965070 mcf (from 1957 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 201864
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: HITCH 1-5
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Seward
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T33S R34W, Sec. 5, SW NW NW SE
Lease: HITCH 1
Operator: PANHANDLE EAST PIPELINE CO.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-175-00169
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 717821

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 61,316 1
1959 64,510 1
1960 60,852 1
1961 67,455 1
1962 62,575 1
1963 65,241 1
1964 66,956 1
1965 43,688 1
1966 43,209 1
1967 60,674 1
1968 49,349 1
1969 52,016 1
1970 68,091 1
1971 60,246 1
1972 52,600 1
1973 70,036 1
1974 77,878 1
1975 80,449 1
1976 64,428 1
1977 71,663 1
1978 61,686 1
1979 58,473 1
1980 45,691 1
1981 47,542 1
1982 51,271 1
1983 35,428 1
1984 43,086 1
1985 29,542 1
1986 24,409 1
1987 32,472 1
1988 34,195 1
1989 40,310 1
1990 31,590 1
1991 30,374 1
1992 30,431 1
1993 22,716 1
1994 26,050 1
1995 25,492 1
1996 23,599 1
1997 22,071 1
1998 20,383 1
1999 18,833 1
2000 17,853 1
2001 17,242 1
2002 16,514 1
2003 16,062 1
2004 14,502 1
2005 12,558 1
2006 12,415 1
2007 11,274 1
2008 9,074 1
2009 10,278 1
2010 8,930 1
2011 9,827 1
2012 9,518 1
2013 8,679 1
2014 8,427 1
2015 7,646 1
2016 8,032 1
2017 7,753 1
2018 7,537 1
2019 6,896 1
2020 6,808 1
2021 6,668 1
2022 6,258 1
2023 5,676 1
2024 1,946 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 1 586 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 2 535 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 3 846 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 4 904 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 5 755 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 6 715 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 7 741 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 8 720 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 9 680 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 10 739 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 11 625 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 12 581 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 1 347 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 2 475 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 3 491 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 4 745 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 5 741 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 6 697 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 7 715 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 8 704 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 9 655 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 10 690 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 11 668 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 12 718 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 1 711 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 2 627 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 3 718 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 4 684 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 5 687 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 6 673 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 7 685 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 8 672 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 9 606 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 10 654 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 11 653 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 662 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 690 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 600 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 656 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 636 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 673 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 641 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 659 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 644 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 599 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 642 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 634 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 679 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 680 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 584 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 585 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 635 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 660 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 620 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 633 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 655 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 625 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 637 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 597 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 626 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 665 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 502 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 687 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 620 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 609 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 734 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 490 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 488 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 447 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 549 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 578 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 527 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 523 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 555 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 604 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 588 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 588 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 576 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 597 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 470 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 603 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 577 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 560 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 567 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 560 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 559 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 585 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 561 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 568 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 550 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 564 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 565 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 513 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 564 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 550 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 529 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 540 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 510 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 570 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 550 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 564 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 518 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 547 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 543 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 511 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 486 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 455 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 464 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 486 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 455 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 501 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 477 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 483 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 463 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 476 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 474 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 466 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 459 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 424 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 512 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 478 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 524 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 498 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 4 446 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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