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KNELLER 1-4 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: KNELLER 1-4
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: C SE T34S, R41W, Sec. 4
Cumulative Production: 1547304 mcf (from 1957 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 202262
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: KNELLER 1-4
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Morton
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T34S R41W, Sec. 4, SE
Lease: KNELLER 1-4
Operator: PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LI
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-129-00403
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 34264

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 58,860 1
1959 31,022 1
1960 51,205 1
1961 46,715 1
1962 19,886 1
1963 42,323 1
1964 29,543 1
1965 30,733 1
1966 30,497 1
1967 32,157 1
1968 35,408 1
1969 24,292 1
1970 32,359 1
1971 26,756 1
1972 35,680 1
1973 38,090 1
1974 54,262 1
1975 56,106 1
1976 50,311 1
1977 41,723 1
1978 50,817 1
1979 29,614 1
1980 24,332 1
1981 37,319 1
1982 21,341 1
1983 11,942 1
1984 22,519 1
1985 26,266 1
1986 26,342 1
1987 26,476 1
1988 24,518 1
1989 33,020 1
1990 36,319 1
1991 40,047 1
1992 34,429 1
1993 30,558 1
1994 32,608 1
1995 26,926 1
1996 29,884 1
1997 28,910 1
1998 25,909 1
1999 22,166 1
2000 18,102 1
2001 12,134 1
2002 6,700 1
2003 6,529 1
2004 4,573 1
2005 4,336 1
2006 3,505 1
2007 4,655 1
2008 3,755 1
2009 3,759 1
2010 3,223 1
2011 5,923 1
2012 2,962 1
2013 5,159 1
2014 2,923 1
2015 2,705 1
2016 2,373 1
2017 2,393 1
2018 2,791 1
2019 1,876 1
2020 772 1
2021 533 1
2022 470 1
2023 430 1
2024 269 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
using blue button at top of page.)
Year Month Production Wells Reporter or Purchaser/
Reporting Customer
2014 1 270 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (75%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (25%)
2014 2 232 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (75%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (25%)
2014 3 265 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (75%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (25%)
2014 4 229 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (75%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (25%)
2014 5 235 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (24%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (76%)
2014 6 263 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (37%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (63%)
2014 7 277 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (38%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (62%)
2014 8 257 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (37%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (63%)
2014 9 221 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (24%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (76%)
2014 10 226 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (24%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (76%)
2014 11 225 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (24%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (76%)
2014 12 223 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (25%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (75%)
2015 1 243 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (25%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (75%)
2015 2 221 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (25%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (75%)
2015 3 253 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (25%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (75%)
2015 4 226 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (25%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (75%)
2015 5 227 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (25%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (75%)
2015 6 210 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (25%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (75%)
2015 7 226 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (25%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (75%)
2015 8 222 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (22%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (78%)
2015 9 211 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (22%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (78%)
2015 10 213 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (22%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (78%)
2015 11 213 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (23%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (77%)
2015 12 240 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (23%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (77%)
2016 1 235 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (23%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (77%)
2016 2 213 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (25%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (75%)
2016 3 202 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (17%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (83%)
2016 4 191 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (18%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (82%)
2016 5 194 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (18%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (82%)
2016 6 183 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (18%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (82%)
2016 7 176 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (18%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (82%)
2016 8 184 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (18%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (82%)
2016 9 177 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (19%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (81%)
2016 10 182 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (19%) ,
Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (81%)
2016 11 203 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 233 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 242 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 199 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 228 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 212 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 209 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 165 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 189 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 172 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 155 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 233 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 153 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 236 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 179 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 152 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 150 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 137 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 211 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 260 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 327 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 296 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 268 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 275 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 267 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 269 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 265 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 244 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 256 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 224 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 173 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 134 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 118 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 98 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 87 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 92 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 87 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 98 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 89 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 88 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 83 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 66 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 51 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 50 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 51 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 37 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 44 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 59 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 74 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 80 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 73 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 76 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 74 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 62 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 42 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 18 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 9 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 3 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 14 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 36 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 59 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 67 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 76 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 65 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 68 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 44 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 13 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 3 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 56 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 68 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 77 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 80 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 71 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 78 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 42 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 10 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 2 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 2 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 10 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 28 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 49 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 58 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 72 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 62 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 60 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 4 42 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 5 22 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 6 11 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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