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NORTON 1-7 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: NORTON 1-7
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: C SE T35S, R39W, Sec. 7
Cumulative Production: 11701852 mcf (from 1957 to 2025)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 203009
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: NORTON 1-7
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Morton
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T35S R39W, Sec. 7, SE
Lease: Norton 1
Operator: Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-129-00444
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 3504079

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 171,878 1
1959 232,516 1
1960 265,074 1
1961 247,257 1
1962 197,243 1
1963 250,169 1
1964 159,551 1
1965 171,983 1
1966 227,156 1
1967 231,685 1
1968 206,448 1
1969 225,082 1
1970 230,869 1
1971 200,908 1
1972 213,007 1
1973 322,885 1
1974 295,761 1
1975 231,837 1
1976 190,588 1
1977 302,520 1
1978 234,882 1
1979 247,814 1
1980 221,719 1
1981 195,663 1
1982 82,748 1
1983 54,472 1
1984 72,297 1
1985 99,761 1
1986 86,908 1
1987 80,524 1
1988 112,090 1
1989 128,847 1
1990 99,094 1
1991 204,403 1
1992 200,433 1
1993 164,807 1
1994 137,001 1
1995 136,836 1
1996 150,976 1
1997 126,205 1
1998 85,785 1
1999 74,387 1
2000 62,326 1
2001 55,517 1
2002 45,993 1
2003 43,113 1
2004 39,766 1
2005 36,362 1
2006 32,835 1
2007 30,367 1
2008 27,315 1
2009 24,796 1
2010 22,253 1
2011 19,702 1
2012 17,847 1
2013 16,043 1
2014 15,089 1
2015 14,525 1
2016 13,770 1
2017 14,160 1
2018 13,727 1
2019 12,931 1
2020 12,929 1
2021 12,302 1
2022 11,742 1
2023 11,395 1
2024 11,464 1
2025 7,435 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 1389 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 2 1269 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 3 1317 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 4 1298 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 5 1253 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 6 1164 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 7 1225 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 8 1270 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 9 1213 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 10 1235 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 11 1210 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2014 12 1246 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 1 1233 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 2 1125 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 3 1304 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 4 1242 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 5 1260 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 6 1155 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 7 1162 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 8 1217 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 9 1159 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 10 1193 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 11 1204 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2015 12 1271 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 1 1294 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 2 1136 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 3 1183 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 4 1164 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 5 1201 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 6 1084 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 7 1096 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 8 1121 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 9 1093 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 10 1081 1 Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC (100%)
2016 11 1101 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 1216 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 1306 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 1178 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 1274 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 1177 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 1192 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 1124 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 1145 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 1143 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 1096 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 1134 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 1134 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 1257 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 1273 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 1061 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 1182 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 1235 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 1227 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 1096 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 1145 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 1124 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 1093 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 1125 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 1090 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 1076 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 1177 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 1010 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 1138 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 1105 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 1053 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 1073 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 1104 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 1039 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 1069 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 1096 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 946 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 1121 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 1121 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 981 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 1066 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 1023 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 1147 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 1056 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 1092 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 1032 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 1096 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 1126 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 1082 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 1107 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 1062 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 779 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 1151 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 1057 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 1049 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 1003 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 1045 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 1055 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 1013 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 1052 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 1000 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 1036 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 959 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 840 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 1030 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 1015 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 1034 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 976 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 1003 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 994 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 981 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 1005 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 958 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 947 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 940 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 848 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 960 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 953 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 955 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 1030 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 881 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 914 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 958 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 1002 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 954 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 1000 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 898 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 952 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 1020 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 4 911 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 5 944 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 6 947 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 7 968 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 8 962 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 9 954 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 10 973 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 11 948 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 12 987 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 1 796 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 2 769 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 3 1021 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 4 977 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 5 995 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 6 927 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 7 980 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2025 8 970 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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