MESSENGER 'D'
Lease 1001162562 · Kingman County, Kansas · NWNWNE Sec 18 T30S R8W
Gas1968–1981
Operator
OXY USA Inc.
Cumulative (state figure)
1,279,856 MCF
First production
1968
Last production
1981
Location (PLSS)
NWNWNE Sec 18 T30S R8W
Monthly gas production
17 months filed with the Kansas Geological Survey, Jan 1980 to Jul 1981. Volumes are MCF at lease level — a lease can cover many wells, so this is not a well's output.
Total over the months shown
17,709 MCF
Months filed
17
Most wells in a month
1
This lease was producing before 1980, and the series begins in January 1980. The total above covers the months shown, not the life of the lease; the state's own cumulative is 1,279,856 MCF.
| Month | Gas (MCF) | Wells |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1981 | 201 | 1 |
| Jun 1981 | 17 | 1 |
| May 1981 | 685 | 1 |
| Apr 1981 | 44 | 1 |
| Jan 1981 | 23 | 1 |
| Dec 1980 | 250 | 1 |
| Nov 1980 | 97 | 1 |
| Oct 1980 | 612 | 1 |
| Sep 1980 | 1,476 | 1 |
| Aug 1980 | 899 | 1 |
| Jul 1980 | 1,153 | 1 |
| Jun 1980 | 2,675 | 1 |
| May 1980 | 2,525 | 1 |
| Apr 1980 | 2,373 | 1 |
| Mar 1980 | 1,605 | 1 |
| Feb 1980 | 1,654 | 1 |
| Jan 1980 | 1,420 | 1 |
Lease-level volumes as filed with the Kansas Geological Survey. A blank well count is a month the state filed no count for, not a month with no wells.
Wells on this lease
The state’s well register assigns no well to this lease. 23,174 of 98,639 Kansas leases are in that position — a lease is a production unit, and the register does not always name the holes under it.
Location
37.441194, -98.235004 · NWNWNE Sec 18 T30S R8W
Kansas Geological Survey data, corpus built 2026-09-07. Lease 1001162562. The state’s own record.