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HITCH 'J' 3 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: HITCH 'J' 3
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: SE NW NW T32S, R34W, Sec. 31
Cumulative Production: 769232 mcf (from 1996 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 221071
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: HITCH J-3
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Seward
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T32S R34W, Sec. 31, SE NW NW
Lease: Hitch 'J' 3
Operator: Oxy USA, Inc.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-175-21533

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1996 20,661 1
1997 65,129 -
1998 69,418 -
1999 69,452 -
2000 74,082 -
2001 64,347 -
2002 52,828 0
2003 52,383 0
2004 36,443 0
2005 40,266 0
2006 23,770 0
2007 22,854 0
2008 20,354 0
2009 19,244 0
2010 14,623 0
2011 16,087 0
2012 14,162 0
2013 12,277 0
2014 5,759 1
2015 4,151 1
2016 3,663 1
2017 5,410 1
2018 10,105 1
2019 9,518 1
2020 9,988 1
2021 9,998 1
2022 9,912 1
2023 9,276 1
2024 3,072 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
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Year Month Production Wells Reporter or Purchaser/
Reporting Customer
2014 1 633 0 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 2 543 0 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 3 608 0 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 4 510 0 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 5 532 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 6 474 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 7 462 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 8 420 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 9 383 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 10 402 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 11 400 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 12 392 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 1 402 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 2 383 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 3 381 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 4 311 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 5 365 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 6 344 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 7 342 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 8 338 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 9 317 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 10 324 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 11 320 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 12 324 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 1 316 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 2 297 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 3 330 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 4 317 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 5 319 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 6 296 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 7 303 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 8 301 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 9 293 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 10 302 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 11 290 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 299 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 283 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 256 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 294 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 282 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 284 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 268 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 434 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 578 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 567 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 711 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 719 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 734 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 820 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 759 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 846 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 862 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 846 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 884 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 925 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 909 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 857 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 837 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 813 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 747 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 835 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 669 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 786 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 747 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 841 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 770 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 806 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 838 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 819 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 834 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 788 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 785 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 804 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 787 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 900 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 878 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 851 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 805 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 853 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 831 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 787 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 799 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 805 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 888 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 794 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 752 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 830 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 797 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 854 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 849 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 871 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 853 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 819 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 861 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 848 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 870 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 842 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 722 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 824 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 807 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 835 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 799 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 832 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 874 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 863 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 866 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 807 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 841 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 820 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 732 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 812 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 774 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 791 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 764 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 771 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 785 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 752 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 731 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 762 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 782 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 732 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 752 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 819 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 4 769 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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