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HITCH 1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: HITCH 1
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: NW NW SE SE T33S, R34W, Sec. 7
Cumulative Production: 3338170 mcf (from 1957 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 201866
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: HITCH 1-7
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Seward
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T33S R34W, Sec. 7, SE SE SE NW
Lease: HITCH 1
Operator: PANHANDLE EAST PIPELINE CO.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-175-00171
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 851496

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 73,980 1
1959 82,490 1
1960 77,068 1
1961 80,942 1
1962 67,367 1
1963 73,912 1
1964 69,085 1
1965 45,958 1
1966 47,939 1
1967 61,232 1
1968 53,055 1
1969 53,215 1
1970 55,975 1
1971 58,113 1
1972 58,853 1
1973 69,832 1
1974 93,839 1
1975 82,188 1
1976 54,476 1
1977 74,988 1
1978 63,191 1
1979 67,785 1
1980 51,168 1
1981 64,960 1
1982 47,693 1
1983 30,428 1
1984 35,791 1
1985 24,405 1
1986 19,278 1
1987 43,610 1
1988 43,793 1
1989 48,837 1
1990 35,057 1
1991 26,270 1
1992 26,878 1
1993 37,566 1
1994 31,470 1
1995 27,130 1
1996 27,203 1
1997 26,882 1
1998 25,085 1
1999 24,407 1
2000 23,444 1
2001 23,070 1
2002 21,393 1
2003 20,389 1
2004 19,208 1
2005 18,349 1
2006 17,129 1
2007 16,168 1
2008 14,740 1
2009 13,652 1
2010 12,987 1
2011 11,953 1
2012 11,103 1
2013 10,509 1
2014 9,914 1
2015 9,513 1
2016 8,943 1
2017 9,108 1
2018 8,909 1
2019 8,496 1
2020 8,328 1
2021 8,089 1
2022 7,830 1
2023 7,592 1
2024 2,464 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 1 899 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 2 809 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 3 865 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 4 834 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 5 851 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 6 791 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 7 801 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 8 797 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 9 786 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 10 849 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 11 816 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 12 816 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 1 824 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 2 750 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 3 811 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 4 792 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 5 824 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 6 768 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 7 799 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 8 809 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 9 751 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 10 798 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 11 773 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 12 814 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 1 822 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 2 712 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 3 803 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 4 771 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 5 781 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 6 735 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 7 751 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 8 733 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 9 664 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 10 737 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 11 749 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 685 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 784 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 719 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 787 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 768 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 796 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 759 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 784 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 731 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 721 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 773 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 753 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 733 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 742 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 661 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 723 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 765 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 796 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 739 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 753 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 746 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 711 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 760 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 735 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 778 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 780 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 466 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 759 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 753 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 743 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 717 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 715 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 720 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 658 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 745 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 707 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 733 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 737 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 678 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 725 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 692 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 705 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 675 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 699 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 565 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 709 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 732 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 690 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 721 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 673 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 696 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 715 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 687 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 687 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 655 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 665 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 659 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 606 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 682 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 668 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 696 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 695 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 620 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 676 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 663 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 676 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 629 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 659 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 640 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 617 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 642 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 637 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 676 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 664 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 599 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 665 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 638 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 659 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 626 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 651 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 634 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 598 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 611 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 569 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 678 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 614 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 612 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 637 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 4 601 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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