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HITCH C-5 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: HITCH C-5
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: T32S, R34W, Sec. 22
Cumulative Production: 453896 mcf (from 2005 to 2024)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 226246
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: HITCH C-5
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Field: Panoma Gas Area
County: Seward
Producing Zone:
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T32S R34W, Sec. 22, SW SW
Lease: Hitch 'C' 5
Operator: Oxy USA, Inc.
Current Operator: OXY USA Inc.
API Number: 15-175-21970 		T32S R34W, Sec. 22, SW SW
Lease: Hitch 'C' 5
Operator: Oxy USA, Inc.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-175-21970-0001

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

2005 29,127 1
2006 41,850 1
2007 45,860 1
2008 51,116 1
2009 44,508 1
2010 38,226 1
2011 31,908 1
2012 24,099 1
2013 18,035 1
2014 16,987 1
2015 15,490 1
2016 14,727 1
2017 13,353 1
2018 13,010 1
2019 11,060 1
2020 11,185 1
2021 10,152 1
2022 9,559 1
2023 8,629 1
2024 5,015 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
using blue button at top of page.)
Year Month Production Wells Reporter or Purchaser/
Reporting Customer
2014 1 1533 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 2 1349 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 3 1469 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 4 1422 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 5 1477 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 6 1432 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 7 1477 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 8 1425 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 9 1341 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 10 1397 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 11 1350 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 12 1315 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 1 1356 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 2 1259 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 3 1328 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 4 1280 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 5 1365 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 6 1318 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 7 1338 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 8 1317 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 9 1222 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 10 1255 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 11 1238 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 12 1214 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 1 1235 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 2 1226 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 3 1334 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 4 1280 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 5 1285 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 6 1193 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 7 1248 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 8 1165 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 9 1199 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 10 1193 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 11 1177 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 1192 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 1162 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 1029 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 1170 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 1138 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 1167 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 1140 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 1223 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 1056 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 1055 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 1111 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 1037 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 1065 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 1031 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 979 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 1106 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 1138 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 1103 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 1167 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 1204 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 1180 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 1122 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 1081 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 1026 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 873 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 942 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 794 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 913 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 901 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 1037 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 886 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 920 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 957 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 916 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 985 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 925 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 884 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 918 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 905 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 1037 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 1003 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 960 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 904 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 954 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 925 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 875 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 878 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 872 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 954 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 816 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 719 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 873 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 841 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 927 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 893 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 892 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 856 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 842 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 865 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 803 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 825 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 803 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 708 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 824 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 782 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 812 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 780 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 870 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 885 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 862 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 834 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 706 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 693 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 710 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 625 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 727 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 690 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 710 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 682 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 769 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 780 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 742 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 713 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 732 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 749 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 1 663 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 2 714 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 3 781 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 4 740 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 5 715 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 6 697 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2024 7 705 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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