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McCANDLESS 'A' 3 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: McCANDLESS 'A' 3
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: SW NE NE T28S, R35W, Sec. 23
Cumulative Production: 730742 mcf (from 1996 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 221290
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: MCCANDLESS A-3
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Grant
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T28S R35W, Sec. 23, SW NE NE
Lease: McCandless 'A' 3
Operator: Oxy USA, Inc.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-067-21371

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1996 57,977 1
1997 95,961 -
1998 51,313 -
1999 56,862 -
2000 50,445 -
2001 44,610 -
2002 38,872 0
2003 35,029 0
2004 30,908 0
2005 27,667 0
2006 25,714 0
2007 21,953 0
2008 20,038 0
2009 18,126 0
2010 16,524 0
2011 15,233 0
2012 13,759 0
2013 12,599 0
2014 11,559 0
2015 10,273 0
2016 9,644 0
2017 9,913 0
2018 9,646 1
2019 8,874 1
2020 9,431 1
2021 8,875 1
2022 8,899 1
2023 8,140 1
2024 1,898 1
Reported through 3-2024.
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 1 942 0 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 2 880 0 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 3 949 0 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 4 928 0 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 5 1004 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 6 1037 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 7 893 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 8 993 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 9 1002 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 10 1020 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 11 983 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 12 928 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 1 942 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 2 838 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 3 835 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 4 872 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 5 846 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 6 888 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 7 863 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 8 816 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 9 760 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 10 803 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 11 891 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 12 919 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 1 920 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 2 812 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 3 848 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 4 781 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 5 768 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 6 718 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 7 832 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 8 797 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 9 735 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 10 799 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 11 809 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 825 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 872 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 880 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 860 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 788 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 884 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 836 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 852 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 789 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 806 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 790 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 755 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 801 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 879 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 806 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 800 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 806 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 871 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 730 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 762 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 907 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 741 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 812 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 740 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 792 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 863 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 719 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 666 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 791 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 726 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 729 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 761 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 722 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 755 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 755 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 671 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 716 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 728 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 646 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 627 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 720 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 864 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 923 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 878 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 858 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 781 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 811 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 825 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 770 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 812 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 707 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 833 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 754 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 804 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 758 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 759 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 652 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 692 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 603 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 737 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 764 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 761 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 660 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 763 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 752 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 782 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 739 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 756 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 819 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 756 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 773 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 638 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 700 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 554 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 717 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 638 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 694 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 718 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 668 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 735 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 699 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 710 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 686 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 672 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 649 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 551 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 660 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 687 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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