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WARD 'B' 2 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: WARD 'B' 2
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: NW NE SE T31S, R33W, Sec. 5
Cumulative Production: 409600 mcf (from 1995 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 220376
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: WARD B 2
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Seward
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T31S R33W, Sec. 5, NW NE SE
Lease: Ward 'B' 2
Operator: Oxy USA, Inc.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-175-21448

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1995 31,595 1
1996 45,283 -
1997 42,924 -
1998 32,275 -
1999 28,594 -
2000 22,558 -
2001 19,929 -
2002 17,124 0
2003 15,536 0
2004 14,737 0
2005 12,499 0
2006 11,738 0
2007 10,109 0
2008 9,114 0
2009 9,016 0
2010 9,667 0
2011 9,727 0
2012 8,880 0
2013 8,252 0
2014 7,407 0
2015 6,463 0
2016 5,693 0
2017 5,350 0
2018 4,994 1
2019 4,365 1
2020 4,501 1
2021 3,626 1
2022 3,362 1
2023 3,396 1
2024 886 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
using blue button at top of page.)
Year Month Production Wells Reporter or Purchaser/
Reporting Customer
2014 1 686 0 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 2 620 0 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 3 727 0 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 4 652 0 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 5 618 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 6 559 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 7 596 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 8 609 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 9 588 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 10 579 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 11 578 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 12 595 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 1 638 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 2 401 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 3 592 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 4 580 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 5 569 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 6 524 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 7 559 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 8 535 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 9 514 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 10 536 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 11 501 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 12 514 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 1 466 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 2 425 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 3 481 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 4 473 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 5 486 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 6 488 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 7 492 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 8 485 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 9 467 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 10 471 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 11 461 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 498 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 457 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 433 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 454 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 419 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 467 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 438 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 445 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 449 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 436 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 450 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 430 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 472 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 448 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 391 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 430 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 417 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 419 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 383 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 456 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 425 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 408 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 421 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 401 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 395 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 413 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 369 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 412 0 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 385 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 370 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 410 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 407 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 397 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 126 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 101 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 534 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 441 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 421 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 381 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 399 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 383 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 389 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 365 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 372 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 370 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 347 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 362 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 350 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 362 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 355 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 307 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 345 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 323 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 284 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 274 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 293 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 293 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 291 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 296 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 277 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 288 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 292 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 270 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 295 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 291 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 303 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 286 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 293 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 289 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 244 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 295 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 255 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 249 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 279 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 253 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 246 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 232 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 238 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 213 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 233 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 427 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 333 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 319 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 312 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 311 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 297 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 292 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 297 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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