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KELLS Gas Unit 1-32 HI Lease 		Save To File
Lease: KELLS Gas Unit 1-32 HI
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: SE NW NW T27S, R33W, Sec. 32
Cumulative Production: 399710 mcf (from 2000 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 222908
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: KELLS 32-1
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Field: Hugoton Gas Area
County: Haskell
Producing Zone:
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T27S R33W, Sec. 32, SE NW NW
Lease: Kells 1
Operator: Belco Energy Corp.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-081-21240

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

2000 29,948 1
2001 30,102 1
2002 24,201 1
2003 21,962 1
2004 23,071 1
2005 19,325 1
2006 5,517 1
2007 20,745 1
2008 19,846 1
2009 17,604 1
2010 11,893 1
2011 15,016 1
2012 14,601 1
2013 14,515 1
2014 13,642 1
2015 15,054 1
2016 13,223 1
2017 7,371 1
2018 23,108 1
2019 22,816 1
2020 13,133 1
2021 11,919 1
2022 6,107 1
2023 4,324 1
2024 667 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 1227 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2014 2 1091 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2014 3 1213 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2014 4 1197 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2014 5 1254 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2014 6 1226 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2014 7 1260 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2014 8 1140 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (100%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (0%)
2014 9 1187 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2014 10 1090 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2014 11 879 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (100%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (0%)
2014 12 878 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (9%)
2015 1 1080 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (92%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (8%)
2015 2 1268 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (9%)
2015 3 1358 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (9%)
2015 4 1287 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (9%)
2015 5 1308 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (9%)
2015 6 1283 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (9%)
2015 7 1317 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (9%)
2015 8 1311 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (9%)
2015 9 1254 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (9%)
2015 10 1267 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (9%)
2015 11 1203 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (9%)
2015 12 1118 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (100%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (0%)
2016 1 1096 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (100%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (0%)
2016 2 1043 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (100%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (0%)
2016 3 1233 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (9%)
2016 4 1193 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (9%)
2016 5 1227 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (9%)
2016 6 1193 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (9%)
2016 7 1286 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (9%)
2016 8 1175 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2016 9 968 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2016 10 911 1 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP (91%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (9%)
2016 11 756 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
LINN OPERATING INC (9%)
2016 12 1142 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (42%)
2017 1 687 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2017 2 597 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2017 3 591 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2017 4 497 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2017 5 412 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (0%)
2017 6 405 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2017 7 358 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2017 8 302 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2017 9 250 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2017 10 432 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2017 11 1286 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2017 12 1554 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2018 1 1566 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (9%)
2018 2 1646 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (42%)
2018 3 2476 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (42%)
2018 4 2213 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (42%)
2018 5 2194 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (42%)
2018 6 1937 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (58%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (42%)
2018 7 2112 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (59%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (41%)
2018 8 1953 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (59%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (41%)
2018 9 1934 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (59%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (41%)
2018 10 1760 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (59%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (41%)
2018 11 1524 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (59%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (41%)
2018 12 1793 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (48%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (52%)
2019 1 1892 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (48%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (52%)
2019 2 1007 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (48%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (52%)
2019 3 2236 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (48%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (52%)
2019 4 2167 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (48%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (52%)
2019 5 2011 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (48%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (52%)
2019 6 2225 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (48%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (52%)
2019 7 2268 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (48%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (52%)
2019 8 2322 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (48%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (52%)
2019 9 2235 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (48%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (52%)
2019 10 2184 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (48%) ,
Riviera Operating, LLC (52%)
2019 11 1129 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2019 12 1140 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2020 1 1128 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2020 2 1053 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2020 3 1130 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2020 4 1097 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2020 5 1054 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (90%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (10%)
2020 6 1088 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2020 7 1144 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2020 8 1149 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2020 9 1103 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2020 10 1118 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2020 11 1040 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2020 12 1029 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2021 1 1064 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2021 2 884 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2021 3 1057 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2021 4 1048 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2021 5 1009 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2021 6 1073 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2021 7 1119 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2021 8 1119 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2021 9 1028 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2021 10 926 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2021 11 814 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2021 12 778 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2022 1 714 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2022 2 608 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2022 3 634 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2022 4 587 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2022 5 576 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2022 6 530 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2022 7 519 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2022 8 478 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2022 9 408 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2022 10 389 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2022 11 334 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2022 12 330 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2023 1 284 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2023 2 241 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2023 3 243 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2023 4 203 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2023 5 176 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (91%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (9%)
2023 6 349 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (95%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (5%)
2023 7 321 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (92%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (8%)
2023 8 87 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (70%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (30%)
2023 9 504 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (95%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (5%)
2023 10 674 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (96%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (4%)
2023 11 713 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (97%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (3%)
2023 12 529 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (96%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (4%)
2024 1 641 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (98%) ,
Scout Energy Management LLC (2%)
2024 2 13 1 Scout Energy Management LLC (100%)
2024 3 13 1 Scout Energy Management LLC (100%)


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