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ORTH 1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: ORTH 1
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: NE NE SW T30S, R32W, Sec. 6
Cumulative Production: 3003404 mcf (from 1957 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 203041
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: ORTH 1
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Haskell
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T30S R32W, Sec. 6, NE NE SW
Lease: ORTH 1
Operator: CHAMPLIN REFINING COMPANY
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-081-00460
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 374740

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 14,047 1
1959 35,250 1
1960 52,306 1
1961 51,999 1
1962 70,706 1
1963 57,738 1
1964 57,466 1
1965 26,717 1
1966 49,354 1
1967 56,170 1
1968 40,702 1
1969 31,973 1
1970 59,111 1
1971 38,152 1
1972 21,208 1
1973 73,492 1
1974 57,586 1
1975 53,241 1
1976 33,265 1
1977 60,922 1
1978 44,059 1
1979 46,888 1
1980 88,690 1
1981 95,890 1
1982 76,533 1
1983 59,246 1
1984 39,544 1
1985 44,496 1
1986 187,396 1
1987 8,037 1
1988 22,338 1
1989 35,387 1
1990 84,571 1
1991 70,874 1
1992 70,819 1
1993 43,501 1
1994 58,258 1
1995 33,160 1
1996 49,278 1
1997 42,509 1
1998 37,228 1
1999 30,208 1
2000 25,048 1
2001 21,198 1
2002 26,515 1
2003 31,968 1
2004 29,128 1
2005 22,846 1
2006 21,883 1
2007 24,112 1
2008 20,840 1
2009 19,282 1
2010 21,924 1
2011 11,613 1
2012 13,092 1
2013 19,506 1
2014 16,052 1
2015 14,642 1
2016 16,065 1
2017 12,863 1
2018 13,014 1
2019 12,433 1
2020 9,503 1
2021 2,950 1
2022 3,128 1
2023 7,021 1
2024 1,723 1
Reported through 7-2024.
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 1534 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2014 2 1498 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2014 3 1584 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2014 4 1467 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2014 5 1253 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2014 6 1299 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2014 7 1587 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2014 8 1535 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2014 9 1404 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2014 10 1165 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2014 11 1155 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2014 12 571 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2015 1 1221 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2015 2 1100 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2015 3 1434 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2015 4 1286 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2015 5 1353 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2015 6 1298 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2015 7 1384 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2015 8 1277 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2015 9 989 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2015 10 760 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2015 11 1027 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2015 12 1513 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2016 1 1805 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2016 2 1517 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2016 3 1724 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2016 4 1424 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2016 5 1657 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2016 6 1529 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2016 7 1555 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2016 8 1602 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2016 9 1124 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2016 10 833 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2016 11 686 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (100%)
2016 12 609 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 526 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 422 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 499 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 1013 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 1703 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 1604 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 1193 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 1209 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 1153 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 1170 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 1201 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 1170 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 1052 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 616 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 1321 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 1161 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 1186 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 1101 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 1258 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 1181 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 1010 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 1137 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 988 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 1003 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 1097 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 920 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 1217 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 1051 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 810 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 989 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 1106 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 1055 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 1014 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 1051 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 1045 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 1078 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 1071 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 1029 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 1046 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 965 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 962 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 927 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 825 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 728 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 550 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 501 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 439 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 460 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 387 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 330 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 351 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 302 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 290 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 248 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 222 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 188 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 164 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 156 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 151 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 161 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 166 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 112 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 113 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 76 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 67 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 107 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 234 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 509 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 549 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 570 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 228 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 397 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 464 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 525 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 646 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 658 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 666 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 498 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 622 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 829 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 517 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 536 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 519 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 541 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 619 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 380 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 216 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 4 134 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 5 93 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 6 196 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 7 85 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


Pre-1987 cumulative data and monthly volume data is provided under license agreement to the KGS by IHS Energy. As such, it may be reviewed and used for public service and research purposes. It may not be downloaded or used for purposes of re-packaging, reselling or dissemination to third parties.

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