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RICHARDS Lease 		Save To File
Lease: RICHARDS
Operator: Vess Oil Corporation
Location: NW NW SE T16S, R29W, Sec. 20
Cumulative Production: 269979.34 barrels (from 1982 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 116546
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: RICHARDS
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Field: Jennison
County: Lane
Producing Zone:
Comments: This lease, over time, has alternately reported on DOR #127533 and this lease number. I combined them today since the 2001 production is coming in on this lease. 09/27/01-KKL.
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T16S R29W, Sec. 17, NW NW SE
Lease: RICHARDS 3
Operator: THUNDERBIRD DRLG
Current Operator: Vess Oil Corporation
API Number: 15-101-20884 		T16S R29W, Sec. 17, SE NW SE
Lease: RICHARDS 4
Operator: THUNDERBIRD DRLG
Current Operator: Vess Oil Corporation
API Number: 15-101-20923

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Oil Production, (bbls)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1982 9,534 1
1983 5,674 1
1984 46,819 1
1985 16,208 1
1986 19,486 1
1987 14,740 1
1988 12,972 1
1989 12,118 1
1990 11,638 2
1991 10,645 2
1992 8,325 2
1993 6,228 2
1994 7,728 2
1995 8,823 2
1996 7,188 -
1997 6,476 -
1998 5,268 -
1999 4,846 2
2000 4,509 2
2001 4,451 2
2002 3,639 2
2003 3,642 2
2004 3,674 2
2005 3,999 2
2006 3,766 2
2007 2,957 2
2008 2,653 2
2009 2,630 2
2010 2,093 2
2011 2,097 2
2012 1,924 2
2013 1,791 2
2014 1,776 2
2015 1,766 2
2016 1,738 2
2017 1,745 2
2018 1,418 2
2019 643 2
2020 465 2
2021 790 2
2022 311 2
2023 479 1
2024 309 1
Reported through 2-2024.
Note: bbls is barrels; mcf is 1000 cubic feet. 		  Recent Monthly Oil Production, (bbls)
(Complete production available in file saved
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Year Month Production Wells Reporter or Purchaser/
Reporting Customer
2014 1 164.63 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2014 2 162.74 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2014 3 160.72 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2014 4 160.46 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2014 5 162.45 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2014 6 160.82 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2014 8 159.81 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2014 9 158.31 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2014 10 161.52 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2014 11 160.39 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2014 12 164.09 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2015 1 162.78 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2015 2 161.9 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2015 3 162.19 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2015 4 155.67 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2015 5 160.21 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2015 6 160.5 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2015 7 166.02 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2015 8 158.58 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2015 10 162.35 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2015 11 154.88 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2015 12 160.81 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2016 1 155.76 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2016 2 161.24 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2016 3 159.26 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2016 4 160.98 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2016 5 158.46 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2016 6 163.35 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2016 7 155.17 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2016 8 151.29 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2016 9 155.85 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2016 11 159.25 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2016 12 157.24 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2017 1 155.54 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2017 2 158.29 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2017 3 161.34 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2017 4 159.13 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2017 6 165.42 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2017 7 155.85 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2017 8 159.28 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2017 9 157.61 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2017 10 157.61 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2017 11 156.06 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2017 12 158.73 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2018 2 158.49 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2018 3 158.58 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2018 4 156.94 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2018 5 155.57 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2018 6 154.16 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2018 8 155.57 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2018 9 158.56 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2018 11 159.71 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2018 12 160.14 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2019 2 158.05 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2019 4 158.01 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2019 6 13.92 2 CFMI LLC (100%)
2019 7 156.82 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2019 12 155.92 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2020 2 157.81 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2020 6 155.37 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2020 9 151.66 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2021 1 153.2 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2021 4 161.2 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2021 5 160.65 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2021 8 156.18 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2021 10 159.22 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2022 4 160.96 2 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2022 7 150.09 1 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2023 1 161.54 1 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2023 4 156.49 1 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2023 7 160.58 1 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2024 1 151.6 1 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)
2024 2 157.21 1 M V Purchasing LLC (100%)


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