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KESTER 18-1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: KESTER 18-1
Operator: Western Plains Resources LLC
Location: NW NW SW T21S, R34W, Sec. 18
Cumulative Production: 191462 barrels (from 1993 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 132075
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: KESTER #1-18
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Field: Christabelle
County: Finney
Producing Zone: Upper Kearny Member
Comments: Production from the L.R. KESTER 1-18 well was incorrectly put on this lease. KGS was notified in September 2002. A separate lease was issued for that well, 135837. KGS was told that the operator might fix the error and the changes would then flow though into our database without further notice. MCM 2-8-05
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T21S R34W, Sec. 18, NW NW SW
Lease: KESTER 1-18
Operator: NORTH AMERICAN RESOURCES CO.
Current Operator: Western Plains Resources LLC
API Number: 15-055-21183

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Oil Production, (bbls)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1993 19,894 1
1994 19,485 1
1995 9,558 1
1996 7,909 1
1997 9,229 1
1998 8,137 1
1999 7,420 1
2000 3,775 1
2001 3,309 1
2002 3,533 1
2003 3,080 1
2004 2,765 1
2005 2,531 1
2006 2,683 1
2007 1,805 1
2008 4,373 1
2009 18,145 1
2010 11,855 1
2011 8,962 1
2012 9,546 1
2013 9,053 1
2014 7,436 1
2015 5,732 1
2016 3,090 1
2017 1,919 1
2018 1,123 1
2019 1,345 1
2020 173 1
2021 309 1
2022 742 1
2023 2,071 1
2024 474 1
Reported through 3-2024.
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 1 507.23 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 2 383.86 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 3 479.02 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 4 621.21 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 5 610.44 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 6 544.88 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 7 563.97 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 8 479.98 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 9 726.54 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 10 877.16 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 11 855.18 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 12 786.22 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 1 741.18 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 2 574.81 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 3 538.95 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 4 507.79 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 5 481.65 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 6 470.14 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 7 449.6 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 8 431.55 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 9 398.57 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 10 386.82 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 11 385.41 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2015 12 365.31 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 1 362.48 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 2 299.27 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 3 300.07 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 4 290.8 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 5 284.41 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 6 244.89 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 7 273.47 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 8 215.52 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 9 213.33 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 10 216.59 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 11 190.53 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2016 12 198.71 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 1 185.64 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 2 121.43 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 3 196.8 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 4 163.3 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 5 196.24 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 6 183.31 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 7 145.65 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 8 209.9 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 9 145.18 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 10 146.22 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 11 113.08 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2017 12 111.83 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 1 97.79 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 2 99.79 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 3 82.21 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 4 81.77 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 5 65.36 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 6 65.11 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 7 94.11 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 8 95.66 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 9 114.24 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 10 129.7 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 11 99.43 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2018 12 98.22 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 1 115.87 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 2 83.76 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 3 105.25 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 4 80.43 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 5 82.8 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 6 131.42 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 7 141.78 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 8 98.59 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 9 127.06 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 10 180.31 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 11 98.56 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2019 12 99.11 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2020 1 83.44 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2020 2 66.03 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2020 3 23.87 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 7 49.09 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 8 48.25 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 9 49.39 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 10 48.44 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 11 64.56 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2021 12 48.91 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 1 65.79 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 2 49.26 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 3 32.74 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 4 49.09 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 5 49.8 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 7 47.28 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 8 48.67 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 9 47.77 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 10 77.75 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 11 123.36 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2022 12 150.05 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 1 143.66 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 2 93.67 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 3 144.84 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 4 176.29 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 5 177.56 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 6 161.26 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 7 192.77 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 8 192.49 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 9 178.73 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 10 207.03 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 11 210.99 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2023 12 192.1 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 1 164.5 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 2 144.56 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2024 3 165.05 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)


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