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MELCHERT Lease
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Lease: MELCHERT
Operator: HERBEL H L
Location: T17S, R9W, Sec. 23
Cumulative Production: 780552 barrels (from 1936 to 1945)
Field: Lorraine
County: Ellsworth
Producing Zone:
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T17S R9W, Sec. 23, NW NE NE
Lease: Melchert 1
Operator: Courtney B. Davis
Current Operator: Unknown
API Number: 15-053-01590
T17S R9W, Sec. 23, SE NW NE
Lease: Melchert 3
Operator: Courtney B. Davis (Winkler-Koch Eng Co.)
Current Operator: Unknown
API Number: 15-053-01592
T17S R9W, Sec. 23, NW NW NE
Lease: Melchert 4
Operator: Courtney B. Davis
Current Operator: Unknown
API Number: 15-053-01593
T17S R9W, Sec. 23, SW NW NE
Lease: Melchert 5
Operator: Courtney B. Davis (Winkler-Koch Eng Co.)
Current Operator: Unknown
API Number: 15-053-01594
T17S R9W, Sec. 23, SW NE NE
Lease: Melchert 6
Operator: Courtney B. Davis (Winkler-Koch Eng Co.)
Current Operator: Unknown
API Number: 15-053-01595
T17S R9W, Sec. 23, C NE NE NE
Lease: Melchert 7
Operator: Courtney B. Davis (Winkler-Koch Eng Co.)
Current Operator: Unknown
API Number: 15-053-01596
T17S R9W, Sec. 23, NE NW NE
Lease: Melchert 2
Operator: Courtney B. Davis
Current Operator: Unknown
API Number: 15-053-01591
Cumulative production pre-1937 is 391545

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.



Annual Oil Production, (bbls)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

1937 132,204 7
1938 62,701 7
1939 51,136 7
1940 48,112 7
1941 34,130 7
1942 30,733 7
1943 17,820 7
1944 9,085 7
1945 3,086 7
Reported through 0-1945.
Note: bbls is barrels; mcf is 1000 cubic feet.


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