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KAUFMAN 'B' 1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: KAUFMAN 'B' 1
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: T28S, R36W, Sec. 18
Cumulative Production: 9036683 mcf (from 1957 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 202255
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: KAUFMAN B #1
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Grant
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Comments: This production was originally reported on DOR lease code #214667. 02/03/09-KKL.
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T28S R36W, Sec. 18, SW
Lease: Kaufman 'B' 1
Operator: Columbian Fuel Corp.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-067-00161
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 931270

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 82,554 1
1959 137,283 1
1960 109,559 1
1961 90,047 1
1962 96,686 1
1963 489,130 1
1964 436,565 1
1965 240,377 1
1966 278,553 1
1967 215,169 1
1968 275,247 1
1969 243,404 1
1970 255,609 1
1971 145,602 1
1972 233,994 1
1973 309,894 1
1974 336,522 1
1975 341,971 1
1976 264,038 1
1977 55,537 1
1978 87,166 1
1979 184,110 1
1980 194,782 1
1981 266,952 1
1982 142,240 1
1983 102,425 1
1984 107,544 1
1985 110,820 1
1986 72,303 1
1987 60,505 1
1988 181,165 1
1989 172,988 1
1990 241,071 1
1991 88,270 1
1992 109,235 1
1993 83,184 1
1994 121,622 1
1995 99,830 1
1996 91,133 1
1997 78,071 1
1998 72,712 1
1999 73,195 1
2000 64,019 1
2001 43,212 1
2002 51,874 1
2003 47,634 1
2004 44,687 1
2005 40,339 1
2006 37,842 1
2007 35,777 1
2008 32,639 1
2009 31,312 1
2010 28,546 1
2011 26,423 1
2012 26,597 1
2013 24,981 1
2014 23,328 1
2015 21,973 1
2016 19,793 1
2017 19,103 1
2018 18,014 1
2019 17,801 1
2020 16,625 1
2021 15,656 1
2022 15,359 1
2023 14,661 1
2024 8,154 1
Reported through 7-2024.
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 2149 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 2 1913 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 3 2000 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 4 1907 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 5 1973 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 6 1928 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 7 1981 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 8 2009 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 9 1830 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 10 1969 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 11 1753 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 12 1916 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 1 1961 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 2 1697 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 3 2001 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 4 1786 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 5 1943 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 6 1850 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 7 1896 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 8 1886 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 9 1793 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 10 1757 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 11 1737 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 12 1666 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 1 1660 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 2 1592 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 3 1708 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 4 1607 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 5 1629 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 6 1647 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 7 1698 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 8 1695 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 9 1656 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 10 1672 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 11 1605 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 1624 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 1693 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 1474 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 1604 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 1473 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 1554 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 1652 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 1706 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 1635 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 1573 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 1618 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 1569 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 1552 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 1568 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 1448 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 1531 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 1509 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 1545 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 1316 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 1511 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 1446 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 1578 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 1608 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 1511 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 1443 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 1542 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 1303 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 1455 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 1429 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 1567 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 1491 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 1557 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 1550 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 1497 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 1494 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 1436 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 1480 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 1439 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 1310 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 1279 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 1389 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 1466 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 1360 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 1398 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 1408 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 1405 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 1412 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 1358 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 1401 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 1363 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 1075 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 1278 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 1299 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 1347 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 1332 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 1395 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 1386 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 1189 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 1321 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 1313 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 1358 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 1358 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 1195 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 1324 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 1263 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 1310 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 1287 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 1311 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 1308 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 1210 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 1339 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 1243 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 1211 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 1258 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 1148 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 1252 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 1188 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 1249 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 1171 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 1262 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 1229 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 1183 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 1253 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 1217 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 1251 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 1173 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 1092 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 1222 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 4 1137 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 5 1189 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 6 1147 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 7 1194 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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