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NORTON B Lease 		Save To File
Lease: NORTON B
Operator: Pickrell Drilling Company Inc
Location: C NW NW T18S, R26W, Sec. 12
Cumulative Production: 301546.44 barrels (from 1972 to 2025)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 110453
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: NORTON B
Field: T & L
County: Ness
Producing Zone: Mississippian
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T18S R26W, Sec. 12, SE NW SE NW
Lease: Norton 'B' 2
Operator: Pickrell Drilling Co.
Current Operator: Unknown
API Number: 15-135-20604 		T18S R26W, Sec. 12, NW NW
Lease: Norton 'B' 1
Operator: Pickrell Drilling Co.
Current Operator: Pickrell Drilling Company Inc
API Number: 15-135-20558
T18S R26W, Sec. 12, NE NW
Lease: Norton 'B' 3
Operator: Pickrell Drilling Co.
Current Operator: Pickrell Drilling Company Inc
API Number: 15-135-20640 		T18S R26W, Sec. 12, N2 SW NW
Lease: Norton 'B' 4
Operator: Pickrell Drilling Co.
Current Operator: Pickrell Drilling Company Inc
API Number: 15-135-20668
T18S R26W, Sec. 12, NW SE SE NW
Lease: Norton 'B' 5
Operator: Pickrell Drilling Co., Inc.
Current Operator: Pickrell Drilling Company Inc
API Number: 15-135-25523

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Oil Production, (bbls)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1972 36,901 3
1973 39,135 4
1974 25,502 4
1975 20,354 4
1976 16,974 4
1977 14,172 4
1978 12,873 4
1979 11,270 4
1980 9,833 4
1981 8,693 4
1982 6,784 4
1983 6,325 4
1984 5,781 4
1985 5,374 4
1986 4,643 4
1987 4,565 4
1988 4,482 4
1989 4,475 4
1990 4,294 4
1991 3,820 4
1992 3,357 4
1993 3,264 4
1994 3,177 4
1995 2,884 4
1996 2,301 4
1997 2,311 2
1998 1,900 1
1999 2,590 2
2000 1,964 2
2001 1,936 2
2002 1,205 2
2003 1,499 1
2004 1,242 1
2005 1,421 1
2006 1,051 1
2007 1,175 1
2008 877 1
2009 1,028 1
2010 829 1
2011 841 1
2012 846 1
2013 1,437 1
2014 1,143 2
2015 1,000 2
2016 163 2
2017 - -
2018 722 2
2019 1,515 2
2020 843 2
2021 404 2
2022 3,131 2
2023 3,704 2
2024 3,050 2
2025 485 2
Reported through 2-2025.
Note: bbls is barrels; mcf is 1000 cubic feet. 		  Recent Monthly Oil Production, (bbls)
(Complete production available in file saved
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Year Month Production Wells Reporter or Purchaser/
Reporting Customer
2014 2 163.91 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 3 49.47 2 CFMI LLC (100%)
2014 4 161.28 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 6 177.69 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 8 184.29 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 10 164.03 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 12 242.49 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (71%) ,
CFMI LLC (29%)
2015 1 171.54 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 4 163.41 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 6 162.72 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 7 175.1 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 9 162.04 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 12 165.58 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 6 162.84 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 5 158.77 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 8 164.69 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 9 56.78 2 HIGH PLAINS OIL RECLAIMING INC (100%)
2018 10 180.74 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 12 160.89 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 1 178.65 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 2 167.73 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 3 161.81 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 5 331.08 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 7 161.95 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 8 176.02 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 9 171.22 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 12 166.6 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2020 1 178.55 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2020 2 180.9 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2020 3 153.22 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2020 7 161.81 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2020 11 168.53 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 3 215.47 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (84%) ,
CFMI LLC (16%)
2021 8 188.35 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (94%) ,
HIGH PLAINS OIL RECLAIMING INC (6%)
2022 5 188.93 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 7 162.77 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 8 709.59 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 9 605.87 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 10 634.35 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 11 343.08 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 12 486.45 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 1 330.9 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 2 326.79 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 3 323.85 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 4 324.57 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 5 322.1 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 6 158.71 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 7 482.44 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 8 319.75 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 9 160.16 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 10 317.53 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 11 320.31 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 12 316.52 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 2 324.34 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 3 323.11 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 4 327.36 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 5 321.69 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 6 155.97 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 7 313.01 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 8 161.29 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 9 315.62 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 10 321.1 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 11 159.5 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 12 327.15 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2025 1 325.86 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2025 2 159.25 2 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)


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