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KNIFFEN 'A' 1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: KNIFFEN 'A' 1
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: T35S, R41W, Sec. 13
Cumulative Production: 3442514 mcf (from 1957 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 202227
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: KNIFFEN 1-A
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Morton
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T35S R41W, Sec. 13, NW NW NW SE
Lease: Kniffen 'A' 1
Operator: Cities Service Oil Co.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-129-00478
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 678232

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 52,765 1
1959 115,823 1
1960 87,448 1
1961 96,339 1
1962 140,423 1
1963 84,226 1
1964 79,844 1
1965 37,109 1
1966 79,326 1
1967 82,587 1
1968 46,684 1
1969 59,761 1
1970 67,843 1
1971 60,845 1
1972 51,194 1
1973 71,753 1
1974 47,741 1
1975 78,182 1
1976 73,189 1
1977 70,675 1
1978 66,300 1
1979 76,932 1
1980 56,056 1
1981 71,480 1
1982 38,378 1
1983 38,723 1
1984 54,887 1
1985 37,948 1
1986 16,827 1
1987 40,582 1
1988 43,127 1
1989 31,227 1
1990 41,889 1
1991 41,943 1
1992 35,594 1
1993 39,178 1
1994 35,760 1
1995 37,634 1
1996 46,596 1
1997 55,031 1
1998 41,518 1
1999 35,565 1
2000 29,854 1
2001 24,488 1
2002 25,145 1
2003 18,500 1
2004 19,624 1
2005 17,869 1
2006 18,155 1
2007 16,152 1
2008 14,983 1
2009 12,912 1
2010 12,624 1
2011 11,858 1
2012 6,649 1
2013 4,277 1
2014 5,633 1
2015 7,953 1
2016 8,016 1
2017 7,439 1
2018 7,272 1
2019 6,644 1
2020 5,904 1
2021 5,313 1
2022 5,231 1
2023 3,379 1
2024 1,476 1
Reported through 6-2024.
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 1 317 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (11%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (89%)
2014 2 293 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (11%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (89%)
2014 3 307 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (11%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (89%)
2014 4 296 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (11%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (89%)
2014 5 275 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (12%)
2014 6 253 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (11%)
2014 7 541 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (12%)
2014 8 634 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (12%)
2014 9 641 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (11%)
2014 10 718 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (11%)
2014 11 680 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (11%)
2014 12 678 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (11%)
2015 1 634 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (12%)
2015 2 616 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (11%)
2015 3 692 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (11%)
2015 4 636 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (11%)
2015 5 669 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (11%)
2015 6 701 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (90%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (10%)
2015 7 748 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (9%)
2015 8 685 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (12%)
2015 9 638 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (12%)
2015 10 651 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (12%)
2015 11 640 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (12%)
2015 12 643 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (12%)
2016 1 640 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (87%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (13%)
2016 2 614 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (12%)
2016 3 705 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (11%)
2016 4 696 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (11%)
2016 5 675 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (94%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (6%)
2016 6 642 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (94%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (6%)
2016 7 708 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (89%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (11%)
2016 8 679 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (12%)
2016 9 654 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (12%)
2016 10 668 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (12%)
2016 11 654 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (88%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (12%)
2016 12 681 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 656 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 592 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 627 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 548 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 594 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 558 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 605 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 642 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 619 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 642 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 624 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 732 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 672 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 627 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 687 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 685 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 665 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 503 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 527 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 561 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 596 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 565 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 626 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 558 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 591 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 564 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 615 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 596 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 490 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 601 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 568 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 537 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 502 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 545 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 510 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 525 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 559 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 511 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 503 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 483 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 505 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 471 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 491 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 481 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 476 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 483 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 468 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 473 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 464 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 379 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 485 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 441 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 448 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 439 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 449 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 462 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 450 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 439 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 412 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 445 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 461 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 411 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 456 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 436 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 470 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 428 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 440 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 437 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 393 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 462 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 434 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 403 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 362 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 309 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 318 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 286 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 260 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 249 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 288 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 270 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 261 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 217 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 289 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 270 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 279 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 219 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 241 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 4 259 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 5 252 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 6 226 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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