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JAMES 1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: JAMES 1
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: T23S, R35W, Sec. 14
Cumulative Production: 2442108 mcf (from 1957 to 2025)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 202040
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: JAMES 1
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Kearny
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T23S R35W, Sec. 14, NE NE NE SW
Lease: JAMES 1
Operator: CITIES SERVICE CO
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-093-00086
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 703256

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 41,561 1
1959 66,380 1
1960 54,968 1
1961 53,039 1
1962 54,958 1
1963 50,690 1
1964 59,912 1
1965 34,592 1
1966 36,324 1
1967 43,684 1
1968 49,140 1
1969 39,013 1
1970 52,290 1
1971 50,012 1
1972 38,166 1
1973 38,061 1
1974 50,743 1
1975 46,494 1
1976 54,570 1
1977 51,155 1
1978 37,843 1
1979 38,614 1
1980 31,127 1
1981 27,599 1
1982 11,023 1
1983 17,546 1
1984 18,083 1
1985 21,527 1
1986 11,138 1
1987 17,823 1
1988 16,515 1
1989 21,308 1
1990 31,926 1
1991 48,328 1
1992 42,635 1
1993 22,684 1
1994 41,092 1
1995 32,299 1
1996 30,618 1
1997 32,293 1
1998 26,493 1
1999 21,047 1
2000 20,056 1
2001 16,385 1
2002 18,763 1
2003 15,543 1
2004 14,564 1
2005 13,599 1
2006 13,235 1
2007 12,155 1
2008 10,748 1
2009 9,543 1
2010 8,555 1
2011 7,316 1
2012 4,889 1
2013 2,847 1
2014 536 1
2015 - -
2016 - -
2017 - -
2018 - -
2019 - -
2020 - -
2021 950 1
2022 1,088 1
2023 975 1
2024 1,030 1
2025 762 1
Reported through 8-2025.
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 1 226 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 2 122 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 3 69 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 4 49 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 5 8 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 6 21 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 7 11 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 8 14 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 9 14 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 11 2 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 78 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 98 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 104 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 102 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 104 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 103 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 98 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 75 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 94 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 94 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 68 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 80 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 90 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 91 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 95 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 71 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 107 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 110 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 100 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 102 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 95 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 79 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 96 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 88 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 103 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 100 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 48 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 2 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 51 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 108 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 84 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 103 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 95 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 97 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 65 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 90 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 98 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 4 92 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 5 99 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 6 98 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 7 87 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 8 52 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 9 74 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 10 82 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 11 94 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 12 99 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 1 78 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 2 85 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 3 101 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 4 95 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 5 104 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 6 92 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 7 108 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 8 99 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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