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RITTENOUR 1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: RITTENOUR 1
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: C SE SE NW T34S, R35W, Sec. 11
Cumulative Production: 5291862 mcf (from 1957 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 203265
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: RITTENOUR 1
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Stevens
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T34S R35W, Sec. 11, SE SE NW
Lease: M.A. RITTENOUR 1
Operator: TEXAS CO. AND COLUMBIAN FUEL
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-189-00512
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 1245385

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 103,992 1
1959 75,281 1
1960 171,434 1
1961 73,143 1
1962 162,244 1
1963 41,121 1
1964 18,321 1
1965 54,519 1
1966 42,319 1
1967 96,619 1
1968 72,590 1
1969 80,179 1
1970 142,191 1
1971 121,141 1
1972 156,992 1
1973 133,258 1
1974 101,253 1
1975 100,182 1
1976 100,663 1
1977 109,003 1
1978 93,744 1
1979 129,669 1
1980 60,197 1
1981 33,538 1
1982 25,745 1
1983 46,262 1
1984 70,907 1
1985 43,574 1
1986 34,753 1
1987 70,746 1
1988 90,161 1
1989 46,313 1
1990 70,953 1
1991 30,941 1
1992 71,164 1
1993 82,708 1
1994 75,177 1
1995 66,588 1
1996 88,254 1
1997 39,633 1
1998 29,112 1
1999 74,231 1
2000 23,392 1
2001 51,459 1
2002 85,080 1
2003 57,075 1
2004 48,165 1
2005 43,379 1
2006 39,909 1
2007 35,464 1
2008 31,490 1
2009 29,467 1
2010 30,676 1
2011 27,563 1
2012 25,141 1
2013 23,955 1
2014 18,872 1
2015 20,524 1
2016 19,224 1
2017 18,245 1
2018 17,401 1
2019 15,542 1
2020 14,055 1
2021 12,520 1
2022 11,629 1
2023 11,108 1
2024 4,327 1
Reported through 5-2024.
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 1979 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2014 2 1796 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2014 3 1894 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2014 4 1835 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2014 5 1841 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2014 6 1724 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2014 7 1806 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2014 8 2362 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2014 11 1849 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2014 12 1786 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 1 1750 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 2 1586 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 3 1772 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 4 1660 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 5 1754 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 6 1681 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 7 1650 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 8 1817 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 9 1734 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 10 1808 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 11 1700 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2015 12 1612 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2016 1 1698 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2016 2 1572 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2016 3 1670 1 Four Star Oil & Gas Company (100%)
2016 4 1586 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 5 1655 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 6 1522 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 7 1645 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 8 1557 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 9 1595 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 10 1636 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 11 1558 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 1530 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 1528 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 1460 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 1588 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 1513 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 1441 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 1505 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 1545 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 1586 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 1504 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 1549 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 1490 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 1536 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 1592 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 1414 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 1437 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 1489 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 1497 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 1400 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 1449 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 1415 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 1424 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 1426 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 1356 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 1502 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 1272 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 1001 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 1332 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 1402 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 1353 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 1256 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 1190 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 1197 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 1275 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 1450 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 1387 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 1427 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 1217 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 1100 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 1339 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 1236 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 1318 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 1003 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 1428 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 1105 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 682 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 1278 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 1194 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 1155 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 1091 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 1069 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 1201 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 1073 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 1105 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 1046 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 1066 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 998 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 949 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 1055 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 927 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 940 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 832 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 932 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 1116 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 1008 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 1015 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 946 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 1010 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 999 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 955 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 1002 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 943 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 871 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 1052 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 936 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 997 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 878 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 942 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 909 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 867 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 932 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 896 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 922 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 813 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 964 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 846 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 891 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 903 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 4 841 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 5 846 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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