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BENJAMIN LEE 1-25 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: BENJAMIN LEE 1-25
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: E2 W2 SW T29S, R40W, Sec. 25
Cumulative Production: 90797.51 barrels (from 1996 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 134297
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: BENJAMIN LE1-25
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Field: Sand Arroyo Creek
County: Stanton
Producing Zone:
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T29S R40W, Sec. 25, E2 W2 SW
Lease: Benjamin Lee 1-25
Operator: Amoco Production Co.
Current Operator: Presco Western LLC
API Number: 15-187-20800 		T29S R40W, Sec. 25, E2 W2 SW
Lease: Benjamin Lee 1-25
Operator: Presco Western, LLC
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-187-20800-0001

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Oil Production, (bbls)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1996 44,223 1
1997 11,046 1
1998 3,307 1
1999 749 1
2000 - -
2001 - -
2002 - -
2003 - -
2004 - -
2005 - -
2006 - -
2007 - -
2008 1,653 1
2009 1,919 1
2010 671 1
2011 523 1
2012 665 1
2013 850 1
2014 1,391 1
2015 1,728 1
2016 1,699 1
2017 2,394 1
2018 2,559 1
2019 2,900 1
2020 2,715 1
2021 3,066 1
2022 3,315 1
2023 1,690 1
2024 1,737 1
Reported through 7-2024.
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 1 173.55 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 3 179.22 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 5 173.64 1 CHS McPherson Refinery Inc (100%)
2014 7 344 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 8 179 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 10 169.47 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 12 171.97 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 4 330.82 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 5 174.18 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 6 172.46 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 7 329.51 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 8 182 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 9 182 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 10 171 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 12 186 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 1 169.32 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 3 171.56 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 4 174.82 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 5 167.77 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 6 162.82 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 7 170.42 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 8 166.56 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 9 172.11 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 10 172.73 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 11 171.09 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 184.76 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 340.07 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 189.41 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 340.27 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 162.91 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 170.46 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 174 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 309.27 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 177.72 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 171.09 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 174.21 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 172.27 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 341.83 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 170.08 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 177.05 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 169.31 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 168.84 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 339.43 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 167.47 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 174.03 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 169.01 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 347.44 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 162.44 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 160.71 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 173.96 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 205.57 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 340.57 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 163.52 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 335.32 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 169.08 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 332.9 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 167.15 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 340.15 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 174.41 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 336.42 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 340.78 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 328.99 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 156.95 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 345.67 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 166.97 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 343.59 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 169.14 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 342.34 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 175.95 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 344.24 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 338.83 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 168.49 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 341.98 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 340.07 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 170.51 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 339 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 171.15 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 338.61 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 341.36 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 173.24 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 170.26 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 172.04 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 173.72 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 296.88 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 319.07 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 343.56 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 339.75 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 164.67 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 331.9 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 338.06 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 338.69 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 327.81 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 340.86 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 163.03 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 338.73 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 165.97 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 169.06 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 347.17 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 341.5 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 164.73 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 5 707.83 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 6 510.42 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 7 518.61 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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