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LOETHER 'A' 1 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: LOETHER 'A' 1
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: NW NW SE T35S, R40W, Sec. 5
Cumulative Production: 5533749 mcf (from 1957 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 202436
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: LOETHER 1-A
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Morton
Producing Zone: Chase Group
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T35S R40W, Sec. 5, NW NW NW SE
Lease: Loether 'A' 1
Operator: Cities Service Oil Co.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-129-00453
Cumulative production pre-1958 is 1097668

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1958 49,788 1
1959 82,129 1
1960 172,433 1
1961 130,654 1
1962 214,065 1
1963 153,404 1
1964 143,255 1
1965 117,699 1
1966 115,876 1
1967 127,306 1
1968 86,573 1
1969 99,415 1
1970 118,456 1
1971 95,194 1
1972 76,167 1
1973 125,078 1
1974 96,624 1
1975 125,850 1
1976 124,891 1
1977 129,351 1
1978 122,903 1
1979 121,970 1
1980 99,188 1
1981 106,726 1
1982 44,114 1
1983 64,256 1
1984 84,795 1
1985 48,263 1
1986 11,772 1
1987 63,609 1
1988 56,689 1
1989 58,692 1
1990 47,556 1
1991 78,547 1
1992 35,974 1
1993 62,125 1
1994 55,820 1
1995 62,771 1
1996 80,730 1
1997 102,008 1
1998 81,257 1
1999 60,716 1
2000 56,795 1
2001 44,864 1
2002 52,249 1
2003 45,478 1
2004 36,849 1
2005 33,614 1
2006 29,799 1
2007 27,533 1
2008 24,682 1
2009 18,970 1
2010 16,820 1
2011 14,330 1
2012 12,747 1
2013 11,414 1
2014 10,139 1
2015 13,053 1
2016 9,156 1
2017 8,274 1
2018 6,988 1
2019 6,336 1
2020 5,658 1
2021 5,188 1
2022 4,804 1
2023 4,522 1
2024 1,130 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 1 931 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (25%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (75%)
2014 2 854 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (25%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (75%)
2014 3 930 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (25%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (75%)
2014 4 855 1 Oneok Field Services LLC (25%) ,
OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (75%)
2014 5 859 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (74%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (26%)
2014 6 776 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (75%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (25%)
2014 7 829 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (73%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (27%)
2014 8 822 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (73%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (27%)
2014 9 832 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (75%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (25%)
2014 10 873 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (76%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (24%)
2014 11 800 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (75%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (25%)
2014 12 778 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (75%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (25%)
2015 1 538 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%) ,
Oneok Field Services LLC (0%)
2015 2 1141 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (47%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (53%)
2015 3 1271 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (48%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (52%)
2015 4 1186 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (48%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (52%)
2015 5 1188 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (48%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (52%)
2015 6 1188 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (48%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (52%)
2015 7 1242 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (52%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (48%)
2015 8 1298 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (46%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (54%)
2015 9 1156 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (46%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (54%)
2015 10 1176 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (46%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (54%)
2015 11 1134 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (45%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (55%)
2015 12 535 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (0%)
2016 1 522 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (0%)
2016 2 491 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (0%)
2016 3 531 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 4 1103 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (47%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (53%)
2016 5 1146 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (47%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (53%)
2016 6 1051 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (48%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (52%)
2016 7 1112 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (48%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (52%)
2016 8 661 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (81%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (19%)
2016 9 634 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (80%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (20%)
2016 10 627 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (81%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (19%)
2016 11 612 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (81%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (19%)
2016 12 666 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (79%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (21%)
2017 1 634 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (79%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (21%)
2017 2 1127 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (41%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (59%)
2017 3 685 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (73%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (27%)
2017 4 638 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (74%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (26%)
2017 5 686 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (74%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (26%)
2017 6 655 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (74%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (26%)
2017 7 618 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (73%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (27%)
2017 8 640 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (74%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (26%)
2017 9 619 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (74%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (26%)
2017 10 640 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (74%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (26%)
2017 11 615 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (74%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (26%)
2017 12 717 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (74%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (26%)
2018 1 662 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (55%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (45%)
2018 2 601 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (73%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (27%)
2018 3 639 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (73%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (27%)
2018 4 640 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (74%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (26%)
2018 5 646 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (73%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (27%)
2018 6 510 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (29%)
2018 7 536 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (29%)
2018 8 524 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (73%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (27%)
2018 9 571 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (73%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (27%)
2018 10 586 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (73%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (27%)
2018 11 569 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (73%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (27%)
2018 12 504 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (73%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (27%)
2019 1 579 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (73%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (27%)
2019 2 520 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (74%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (26%)
2019 3 579 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (74%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (26%)
2019 4 565 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (74%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (26%)
2019 5 508 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (73%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (27%)
2019 6 553 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (74%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (26%)
2019 7 552 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (74%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (26%)
2019 8 503 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (72%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (28%)
2019 9 474 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (29%)
2019 10 516 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (29%)
2019 11 478 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2019 12 509 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2020 1 536 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2020 2 492 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2020 3 496 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2020 4 481 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2020 5 482 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2020 6 432 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2020 7 472 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2020 8 458 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2020 9 447 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2020 10 460 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2020 11 450 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2020 12 452 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2021 1 437 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (30%)
2021 2 351 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2021 3 476 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2021 4 442 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (68%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (32%)
2021 5 441 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (30%)
2021 6 424 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (30%)
2021 7 442 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (30%)
2021 8 445 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2021 9 432 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2021 10 438 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2021 11 416 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2021 12 444 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2022 1 424 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2022 2 373 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2022 3 424 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2022 4 414 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2022 5 424 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2022 6 398 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2022 7 404 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2022 8 408 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (30%)
2022 9 353 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2022 10 409 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (30%)
2022 11 392 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (30%)
2022 12 381 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (69%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (31%)
2023 1 399 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (30%)
2023 2 361 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (30%)
2023 3 396 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (69%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (31%)
2023 4 394 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (30%)
2023 5 369 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (30%)
2023 6 337 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (30%)
2023 7 367 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (30%)
2023 8 383 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (30%)
2023 9 362 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (69%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (31%)
2023 10 308 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (69%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (31%)
2023 11 428 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2023 12 418 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2024 1 431 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2024 2 324 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)
2024 3 375 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (71%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (29%)


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