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PICKENS 'A' 3 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: PICKENS 'A' 3
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: SW NE NE T28S, R34W, Sec. 31
Cumulative Production: 1242219 mcf (from 1993 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 218868
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: PICKENS A-3
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Haskell
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T28S R34W, Sec. 31, SE NW NW
Lease: PICKENS 'A' 3
Operator: Oxy USA, Inc.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-081-20774

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1993 29,308 1
1994 139,646 1
1995 108,378 1
1996 86,309 -
1997 82,567 -
1998 69,496 -
1999 64,982 -
2000 67,925 -
2001 59,492 -
2002 52,552 1
2003 47,820 1
2004 43,432 1
2005 40,354 1
2006 34,203 1
2007 33,198 1
2008 30,870 1
2009 28,721 1
2010 25,226 1
2011 23,525 1
2012 21,208 1
2013 20,932 1
2014 20,489 1
2015 18,517 1
2016 11,298 1
2017 11,673 1
2018 11,415 1
2019 13,778 1
2020 10,318 1
2021 9,780 1
2022 9,565 1
2023 9,097 1
2024 6,145 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 1763 1 Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. (46%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (54%)
2014 2 1442 1 Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. (50%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (50%)
2014 3 1639 1 Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. (50%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (50%)
2014 4 1531 1 Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. (50%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (50%)
2014 5 1621 1 Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. (50%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%)
2014 6 1589 1 Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. (50%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%)
2014 7 1640 1 Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. (50%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%)
2014 8 1885 1 Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. (50%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%)
2014 9 1793 1 Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. (50%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%)
2014 10 1974 1 Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. (50%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%)
2014 11 1799 1 Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. (50%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%)
2014 12 1813 1 Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. (50%) ,
Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%)
2015 1 3563 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (23%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (77%)
2015 2 3975 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (23%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (77%)
2015 3 1116 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (72%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (28%)
2015 4 1038 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (33%)
2015 5 1191 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (33%)
2015 6 1121 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (33%)
2015 7 1185 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (33%)
2015 8 1163 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (66%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (34%)
2015 9 1099 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (33%)
2015 10 1179 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (33%)
2015 11 1105 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (33%)
2015 12 782 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (0%)
2016 1 764 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (0%)
2016 2 718 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (0%)
2016 3 718 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 4 1007 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (30%)
2016 5 1084 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (30%)
2016 6 703 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 7 1089 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (33%)
2016 8 1110 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (33%)
2016 9 1008 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (30%)
2016 10 1035 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (30%)
2016 11 1053 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (33%)
2016 12 1009 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (30%)
2017 1 969 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (33%)
2017 2 918 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (33%)
2017 3 989 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (30%)
2017 4 905 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (30%)
2017 5 978 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (30%)
2017 6 1008 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (64%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (36%)
2017 7 1077 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (64%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (36%)
2017 8 1026 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (64%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (36%)
2017 9 983 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (64%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (36%)
2017 10 1009 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (64%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (36%)
2017 11 967 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (64%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (36%)
2017 12 844 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (64%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (36%)
2018 1 850 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (64%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (36%)
2018 2 883 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (64%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (36%)
2018 3 919 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (30%)
2018 4 978 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (64%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (36%)
2018 5 1003 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (64%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (36%)
2018 6 953 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (64%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (36%)
2018 7 1012 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (64%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (36%)
2018 8 965 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (64%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (36%)
2018 9 933 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (64%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (36%)
2018 10 991 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (64%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (36%)
2018 11 916 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (64%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (36%)
2018 12 1012 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (50%)
2019 1 1320 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (50%)
2019 2 928 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (50%)
2019 3 1284 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (50%)
2019 4 1239 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (48%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (52%)
2019 5 1280 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (50%)
2019 6 1208 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (50%)
2019 7 1228 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (50%)
2019 8 1210 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (50%)
2019 9 1166 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (50%)
2019 10 1178 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (50%)
2019 11 857 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2019 12 880 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2020 1 971 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2020 2 823 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2020 3 873 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2020 4 776 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2020 5 905 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2020 6 864 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2020 7 888 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2020 8 881 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2020 9 829 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2020 10 846 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2020 11 818 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2020 12 844 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2021 1 831 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2021 2 606 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2021 3 855 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2021 4 810 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (65%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (35%)
2021 5 853 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2021 6 807 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2021 7 858 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2021 8 848 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2021 9 822 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2021 10 845 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2021 11 814 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2021 12 831 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2022 1 846 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2022 2 707 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2022 3 821 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2022 4 795 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2022 5 822 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2022 6 795 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2022 7 817 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2022 8 832 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2022 9 801 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2022 10 813 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2022 11 774 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2022 12 742 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2023 1 761 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2023 2 741 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2023 3 803 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2023 4 777 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2023 5 799 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2023 6 720 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2023 7 768 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2023 8 770 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2023 9 726 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2023 10 776 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2023 11 722 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2023 12 734 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2024 1 676 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2024 2 689 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (67%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (33%)
2024 3 968 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2024 4 924 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2024 5 994 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2024 6 934 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)
2024 7 960 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (50%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (50%)


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