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2,897 oil and gas leases on record in Seward County, Kansas · page 9 of 15
Leases in the county
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Leases
| Lease | Operator | Product | Years | Cumulative | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEEFER TRUST 1-2 | Gamma Resources, Inc. | Oil | 1987–2004 | 935.93 bbl | 2 |
| KEEFER TRUST 1-2 | Gamma Resources Inc. | Gas | 1987–2004 | 554,573 MCF | 2 |
| KELLER 'A' 1 | ANADARKO PRODUCT | Oil | 1962–1963 | 910 bbl | 1 |
| KELLER 'B' 1 | ANADARKO PROD | Gas | 1968–1970 | 78,365 MCF | 1 |
| KELLER 'D' 1 | BCE-Mach LLC | Gas | 1997–2026 | 1,081,501 MCF | 1 |
| KELLER 'E' 1 | Pantera Energy Company | Oil | 1964–2001 | 1,846.88 bbl | 1 |
| KELLER 'E' 1 | BCE-Mach LLC | Gas | 1968–2026 | 2,140,978 MCF | 1 |
| KELLY 1 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Gas | 1957–2026 | 1,774,281 MCF | 1 |
| KILLION 1-7 | Midwestern Exploration Co. | Oil | 1988–1995 | 520 bbl | 1 |
| KILLION 1-7 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Gas | 1987–2025 | 982,142 MCF | 1 |
| KING 'D' 1 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 1957–2026 | 1,511,875 MCF | 1 |
| KIRK 'A' 1 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 1957–2026 | 4,443,011 MCF | 1 |
| KIRK 'A' 2 | OXY USA Inc. | Oil | 1996–2012 | 2,850.46 bbl | 1 |
| KIRK 'A' 2 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 1996–2026 | 2,319,564 MCF | 2 |
| KIRK 'A' 3 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 2004–2026 | 332,305 MCF | 2 |
| KIRK 'A' 4 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 2005–2026 | 430,926 MCF | 1 |
| KIRK 'A' 4 | OXY USA Inc. | Oil | 2006–2007 | 549.08 bbl | 1 |
| KIRK 'A' 5 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 2005–2026 | 796,063 MCF | 1 |
| KIRK 'A' 5 | OXY USA Inc. | Oil | 2007–2013 | 1,029.20 bbl | 1 |
| KIRK 'A' 6 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 2006–2026 | 403,327 MCF | 1 |
| KIRK A6 | OXY USA Inc. | Oil | 2017–2022 | 66.67 bbl | — |
| KNEELAND SYSTEM | Quinque Operating Company | Gas | 1997–2006 | 325,117 MCF | — |
| KNEELAND WHEATL | Quinque Operating Company | — | — | — | — |
| KOCH | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | Oil | 1982–1990 | 347,066 bbl | 1 |
| KOCH | ANADARKO PETROLE | Gas | 1977–1994 | 458,922 MCF | 1 |
| KOCH | ANADARKO PETROLE | Gas | 1982–1990 | 1,481,726 MCF | 1 |
| KOCH 'A' | ANADARKO PETROLE | Oil | 1983–1992 | 221 bbl | 1 |
| KOCH 'A' 1 | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | Oil | 1976–1994 | 39,304 bbl | 1 |
| KOCH 'A' 1 | Cisco Operating LLC | Gas | 1995–1997 | 32,999 MCF | 1 |
| KOCH 'A' 2H | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 1992–2026 | — | 2 |
| KOCH 'A' 3 | Wynn-Crosby Operating, Ltd. | Gas | 1982–2026 | 339,819 MCF | 1 |
| KOCH 'A' 6 | ELM III Operating Company LLC | Gas | 1997–2026 | 121,406 MCF | 1 |
| KOCH 'A' 6 | ELM III Operating Company LLC | Oil | 1999 | 42.40 bbl | 1 |
| KOCH A/5 | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | — | — | — | — |
| KRAUSE 1 | YUCCA PETROLEUM | Oil | 1970–1973 | 245 bbl | 1 |
| KRAUSE 1 | YUCCA PETROLEUM | Gas | 1970–1973 | 234,334 MCF | 1 |
| KU D5 HI | BP America Production Company | — | — | — | — |
| KULP 1-33 | Sunfire Energy | Oil | 1983–2006 | 57,858.83 bbl | 1 |
| KULP 2-33 | Fritzler Resources, Inc. | Oil | 1995–2025 | 19,631.82 bbl | 1 |
| KURTH 'A' 1 | ANADARKO PROD | Oil | 1962–1973 | 125,791 bbl | 1 |
| KURTH 'A' 1 | ANADARKO PROD | Gas | 1968–1974 | 1,856,018 MCF | 1 |
| Kanco 1-16 | Raydon Exploration, Inc. | Gas | 2005–2025 | 592,171 MCF | 1 |
| Kanco 1-16 | Raydon Exploration, Inc. | Oil | 2013 | 142.46 bbl | 1 |
| Kasel Gas Unit 1 & 2 | XTO Energy Inc. | Gas | 1957–2026 | 1,742,113 MCF | 2 |
| Keating-Stephens 'A' 5 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Oil | 2011 | 152.22 bbl | — |
| L. C. Day 1 | Four Star Oil & Gas Company | Oil | 1997–2001 | 3,314.11 bbl | 1 |
| L. C. SCHMITT 1 | CABOT CORP | Gas | 1958–1960 | 29,479 MCF | 1 |
| L. G. BLACKMER 1 | BCE-Mach LLC | Gas | 1968–2026 | 1,002,292 MCF | 1 |
| L. H. FINCHER 'A' 1 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Gas | 1968–2026 | 3,142,041 MCF | 1 |
| L. H. FINCHER 'A' 1 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Oil | 1956–2012 | 38,208.80 bbl | 1 |
| L. L. Burr 2 | Lang, Herman - Marital Trust | Gas | 1992–2025 | 175,132 MCF | 2 |
| L.H. BROWN 1-3 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Oil | 2025–2026 | 1,725.19 bbl | 1 |
| LAHEY 'B' 1 | Scout Energy Management LLC | Gas | 1957–2026 | 6,864,420 MCF | 3 |
| LAHEY 'G' 1-20 | BEREXCO LLC | Gas | 1996–2017 | — | 1 |
| LAHEY 'G' 1-20 | BEREXCO LLC | Oil | 1997 | 331.81 bbl | 1 |
| LAHEY 'G' 2-20 | BEREXCO LLC | Oil | 1997–2000 | 2,826.98 bbl | 1 |
| LAHEY 'G' 2-20 | BEREXCO LLC | Gas | 1999 | 148 MCF | 1 |
| LAHEY 1 | Scout Energy Management LLC | Gas | 1957–2026 | 3,391,608 MCF | 1 |
| LAHEY 1-B UNIT | MOBIL OIL CORPOR | Oil | 1952–1970 | 389,584 bbl | 2 |
| LAHEY 1-B UNIT 2 | Scout Energy Management LLC | Gas | 1995–2026 | 335,094 MCF | 3 |
| LAHEY TRUST 'C' 1-29 | BEREXCO LLC | Gas | 1996–2009 | 3,475,196 MCF | 1 |
| LAHEY UNIT 1-2 | Scout Energy Management LLC | Gas | 1997–2026 | 744,794 MCF | 1 |
| LAMBERT 1 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Gas | 1957–2026 | 1,258,102 MCF | 1 |
| LAMBERT 1 | HUGOTON ENERGY C | Oil | 1963–1970 | 39,821 bbl | 1 |
| LAMBERT 1-31 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Gas | 1997–2001 | 14,741 MCF | 1 |
| LAMBERT 1-31 | Harris Oil & Gas Company | — | — | — | — |
| LAMBERT 1-32 | H & L Operating Co. | Gas | 1984–2016 | 187,502 MCF | 2 |
| LAMBERTSON 1 | LIBERAL GAS CO | Gas | 1958–1960 | 44,253 MCF | 1 |
| LANGACHER 1-12 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 1994–2023 | 700,341 MCF | 1 |
| LANGACHER 2-12 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 1997–2026 | 384,049 MCF | 1 |
| LANGHOFER | LOWRY EXPLORATIO | Oil | 1980–1994 | 6,709 bbl | 1 |
| LANGHOFER 01-27 | Agricultural Energy Services | Gas | 1979–2015 | 756,062 MCF | 1 |
| LANORA 1-1H | EOG Resources, Inc. | Gas | 2007 | 1,589 MCF | 1 |
| LARRY | B & B FARM INDUS | Oil | 1982 | 137 bbl | — |
| LARRY 1 | Higginbottom Engineering, Inc. | Gas | 1979–2026 | 656,495 MCF | 1 |
| LARRY 2 | Higginbottom Engineering, Inc. | Gas | 1979–2016 | 238,052 MCF | 1 |
| LARRY Gas Unit | Higginbottom Engineering, Inc. | Oil | 1991–2003 | 292.23 bbl | — |
| LATIMER #1 | Agricultural Energy Services | Gas | 2007–2022 | 85,824 MCF | 1 |
| LATIMER 1 | First National Oil, Inc. | Oil | 1962–2005 | 280,223.76 bbl | 1 |
| LEBAN MCVEY | Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas | Gas | 1997–2009 | 155,696 MCF | 1 |
| LEE #3 | Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation | — | — | — | — |
| LEE 1 | American Warrior, Inc. | Oil | 1970–2026 | 112,531.69 bbl | 1 |
| LEE 1 | American Warrior, Inc. | Gas | 1970–2026 | 1,412,922 MCF | 1 |
| LEE 2 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Gas | 1991–2026 | 3,429,809 MCF | 1 |
| LEE 2 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Oil | 1991–1999 | 3,148.92 bbl | 1 |
| LEE 3-1 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Oil | 1992–2012 | 35,922.49 bbl | 1 |
| LEE 3-1 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Gas | 1992–2026 | 1,002,221 MCF | 1 |
| LEE ROBERT E | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | Oil | 1983–1990 | 182,858 bbl | — |
| LEE ROBERT E | CHEVRON U S A IN | Gas | 1988–1989 | 6,794 MCF | 1 |
| LEE ROBERTS E A | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | Oil | 1990 | 525 bbl | — |
| LEIGHNOR 'A' 1H | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 1995–2026 | — | 1 |
| LELIA MAY G1-15 | Agricultural Energy Services | Oil | 2025–2026 | 899.22 bbl | 1 |
| LELIA MAY G1-15 | Agricultural Energy Services | Gas | 2025–2026 | 201,232 MCF | 1 |
| LEMERT | GRUENERWALD WM & | Oil | 1969–1987 | 162,759 bbl | 1 |
| LEMERT | YUCCA PETROLEUM | Gas | 1970–1994 | 1,792,113 MCF | 1 |
| LEMERT | ANADARKO PROD | Oil | 1964–1969 | 102,592 bbl | — |
| LEMERT #1-34 | RFORTUNA LLC | Gas | 2005–2020 | 162,430 MCF | 1 |
| LEMERT 'A' 1 | BCE-Mach LLC | Gas | 1968–2026 | 2,906,999 MCF | 1 |
| LEMERT 'A' 1 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 1957–2026 | 2,734,593 MCF | 1 |
| LEMERT 'A' 1-27 | HARRIS OIL & GAS | Oil | 1986–1988 | 12,942 bbl | 1 |
| LEMERT 'B' 1 | Scout Energy Management LLC | Gas | 1957–2022 | 2,123,879 MCF | 2 |
| LEMERT 'B' 1 | AMOCO PRODUCTION | Oil | 1968–1969 | 3,383 bbl | 1 |
| LEMERT 'C' 1 | BCE-Mach LLC | Oil | 1998–2026 | 207,170.79 bbl | 1 |
| LEMERT 'C' 1 | BCE-Mach LLC | Gas | 1998–2026 | 850,918 MCF | 1 |
| LEMERT 1 | YUCCA PETROLEUM | Oil | 1970–1975 | 3,103 bbl | 1 |
| LEMERT 1 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Gas | 1957–2026 | 5,459,861 MCF | 1 |
| LEMERT 1-2 | Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas | Gas | 2004–2023 | 177,725 MCF | 2 |
| LEMERT 2-2 | Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas | Gas | 2007–2022 | 112,698 MCF | 1 |
| LEMERT 2-22 & 3-22 | Questa Energy Corporation | Oil | 1974–1993 | 29,962 bbl | 3 |
| LEMERT 3-22 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Gas | 1993–2026 | 419,713 MCF | 1 |
| LEMERT 3-22 | Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation | — | — | — | — |
| LEMERT 3-27 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Gas | 2004–2026 | 399,821 MCF | 1 |
| LEMERT A-1 | Pantera Energy Company | — | — | — | 1 |
| LEMERT A-2 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 2005–2021 | 138,608 MCF | 1 |
| LEMERT BETTIE | CHEVRON U S A IN | Gas | 1973–1991 | 67,057 MCF | 1 |
| LEMERT BETTIE | OAKWOOD RESOURCE | Gas | 1985–1986 | 11,721 MCF | 1 |
| LEMERT BETTY | BP America Production Company | Oil | 1977–2000 | 22,292.25 bbl | — |
| LEMERT BETTY | AMOCO PRODUCTION | Gas | 1979–1989 | 119,503 MCF | — |
| LEMERT BETTY GAS U | AMOCO PRODUCTION | Oil | 1979–1986 | 20,754 bbl | 1 |
| LEMERT Gas Unit 'A' | AMOCO PRODUCTION | Oil | 1972–1986 | 9,260 bbl | 2 |
| LEMERT Gas Unit 'A' 2 | BP America Production Company | Gas | 1957–2001 | 1,112,760 MCF | 1 |
| LEMERT Gas Unit 'A' 3 | Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas | Gas | 1972–2024 | 5,057,536 MCF | 2 |
| LEMERT Gas Unit 'B' 2 HI | BP America Production Company | Gas | 1996–2026 | 652,484 MCF | 2 |
| LEMERT&SONS1-34 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Gas | 2025–2026 | 51,852 MCF | 1 |
| LEMERT-PRINTZ UNIT 1-14 | Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas | Oil | 1970–2026 | 235,355.13 bbl | 3 |
| LEMERT-PRNT | YUCCA PETROLEUM | Gas | 1980–1989 | 34,367 MCF | — |
| LEMERT-PRNT | YUCCA PETROLEUM | Gas | 1976–1978 | 85,836 MCF | — |
| LEMERT-PRNT | YUCCA PETROLEUM | Gas | 1980–1982 | 34,200 MCF | — |
| LEMON TR B 1-32 | Jason Oil Company | — | — | — | — |
| LEMON TRUST 'B' 1 | BCE-Mach LLC | Gas | 1997–2026 | 398,171 MCF | 2 |
| LEMON TRUST 'B' 1 | Pantera Energy Company | Oil | 1997–2002 | 220.42 bbl | 2 |
| LEMON TRUST 'B' 2 | BCE-Mach LLC | Gas | 1998–2026 | 162,814 MCF | 1 |
| LENEHAN 'A' 1 | Bear Petroleum, LLC | Oil | 2013 | 149.08 bbl | 1 |
| LENEHAN 'A' 2 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 1986 | 1,266 MCF | 1 |
| LENEHAN 'A' 3 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Oil | 1988–1998 | 11,892.61 bbl | 2 |
| LENEHAN 'A' 3 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 1988–1998 | 145,205 MCF | 2 |
| LENEHAN 'A' 4H | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 1994–2026 | — | 1 |
| LEPPER | American Warrior, Inc. | Oil | 1984–1994 | 7,524 bbl | 1 |
| LEPPER 1-11 | Quinque Operating Company | Oil | 1983–2005 | 62,525.72 bbl | 1 |
| LEPPER 2-11 | American Warrior, Inc. | Gas | 1988–2022 | 158,382 MCF | 1 |
| LEROY LAMBERT 1 | AMOCO PRODUCTION | Oil | 1962–1970 | 13,739 bbl | 1 |
| LESHINSKY 1-26 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 1991–2026 | 455,794 MCF | 1 |
| LESHINSKY 1-26 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Oil | 2004–2009 | 83 bbl | 1 |
| LEVEQUE 1-2 | Chaco Energy Company | Oil | 1982–2026 | 247,121.42 bbl | 2 |
| LEVEQUE 1-2 | Wynn-Crosby Operating, Ltd. | Gas | 1983–2007 | 1,142,545 MCF | 2 |
| LEVEQUE 11 | UNION PACIFIC RE | Oil | 1986 | 4,472 bbl | — |
| LIBERAL 'B' 1 | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | Gas | 1961–2008 | 1,190,163 MCF | 1 |
| LIBERAL 'B' 1 | ANADARKO PETROLE | Oil | 1967–1970 | 6,180 bbl | 1 |
| LIBERAL 1 | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | Gas | 1959–2008 | 1,140,033 MCF | 1 |
| LIBERAL 1-31 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Oil | 1990–2003 | 3,789.35 bbl | 1 |
| LIBERAL 1-31 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 1990–2021 | 2,991,235 MCF | 1 |
| LIBERAL 1-36 | OXY USA Inc. | Gas | 1986–2012 | 948,917 MCF | 1 |
| LIBERAL 1-5 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Oil | 1994–2004 | 1,291.41 bbl | 2 |
| LIBERAL 1-5 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 1993–2026 | 1,532,725 MCF | 2 |
| LIBERAL 2-25 | OXY USA Inc. | Oil | 1997–2005 | 1,975.68 bbl | 1 |
| LIBERAL 2-25 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 1997–2019 | 1,335,701 MCF | 1 |
| LIBERAL 2-25 | Medicine Bow Operating Company | — | — | — | — |
| LIBERAL 2-6 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Oil | 1992–2022 | 19,664.24 bbl | 1 |
| LIBERAL 2-6 | OXY USA Inc. | Gas | 1992–2013 | 2,062,242 MCF | 1 |
| LIBERAL 29-189 | Chautauqua Oil and Gas LLC | Gas | 1981–2026 | 716,525 MCF | 1 |
| LIBERAL 29-189 | Chautauqua Oil and Gas LLC | Oil | 1997–2000 | 332.79 bbl | 1 |
| LIBERAL AIRPORT 1 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 1957–2026 | 4,453,455 MCF | 1 |
| LIBERAL AIRPORT 4 | ENSIGN OPERATING | Gas | 1957–1992 | 1,407,550 MCF | 1 |
| LIBERAL AIRPORT 6 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Oil | 1981–2016 | 17,100.17 bbl | 1 |
| LIBERAL AIRPORT 6 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 1981–2019 | 3,134,929 MCF | 1 |
| LIBERAL AIRPORT 7 | NORTHERN PUMP CO | Oil | 1984–1987 | 7,334 bbl | 1 |
| LIBERAL STATION | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | Oil | 1997–2001 | 2,752.63 bbl | 1 |
| LIGHT | COX EDWIN L & BE | Oil | 1962–1982 | 3,405 bbl | — |
| LIGHT | COX EDWIN L & BE | Gas | 1968–1982 | 1,208,331 MCF | — |
| LIGHT | PETROLEUM INCORP | Gas | 1968–1976 | 1,255,861 MCF | — |
| LIGHT | KAISER-FRANCIS O | Gas | 1968–1983 | 2,377,857 MCF | — |
| LIGHT | KAISER-FRANCIS O | Gas | 1968–1972 | 398,629 MCF | — |
| LIGHT 'A' 1 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 1968–2026 | 1,333,245 MCF | 1 |
| LIGHT 'B' 1 | ANADARKO PETROLE | Oil | 1964–1994 | 15,235 bbl | 1 |
| LIGHT 'B' 1 | ANADARKO PETROLE | Gas | 1968–1987 | 1,936,882 MCF | 1 |
| LIGHT 'C' 1 | HIGH POINT PRODU | Gas | 1980–1996 | 118,543 MCF | — |
| LIGHT 1 | Chesapeake Operating, LLC | Oil | 1964–2014 | 24,545.45 bbl | 1 |
| LIGHT 1 | Chesapeake Operating, LLC | Gas | 1968–2014 | 9,217,384 MCF | 1 |
| LIGHT 1 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Gas | 1977–2026 | 567,438 MCF | 1 |
| LIGHT 1 | Great Plains Petroleum, Inc. | Gas | 1968–2024 | 779,299 MCF | 2 |
| LIGHT 1 | KAISER-FRANCIS O | Gas | 1968–1984 | 930,385 MCF | 2 |
| LIGHT 1 | TekEnergy, Inc. | Gas | 1979–2002 | 763,950 MCF | — |
| LIGHT 1 | KAISER-FRANCIS O | Oil | 1959–1979 | 12,689 bbl | 2 |
| LIGHT 1 | unknown | Oil | 1975–1978 | 280 bbl | 1 |
| LIGHT 1-11 | Three-D Resources, Inc. | Oil | 1961–2004 | 13,669.86 bbl | 1 |
| LIGHT 1-11 | Three-D Resources, Inc. | Gas | 1968–2026 | 4,827,822 MCF | 1 |
| LIGHT 1-5 | Chesapeake Operating, LLC | Oil | 2014 | 32.44 bbl | — |
| LIGHT 1-9 | Marexco, Inc. | Oil | 1987–1989 | 9,114 bbl | 1 |
| LIGHT 1-9 | Chautauqua Oil and Gas LLC | Gas | 1994–2026 | 119,299 MCF | 1 |
| LIGHT 2 | POST PETROLEUM C | Gas | 1978–1991 | 1,409,407 MCF | 1 |
| LIGHT 2-17 | Extreme Energy Co | Gas | 1984–2026 | 550,989 MCF | 1 |
| LIGHT 2-8 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Gas | 2000–2002 | 21,023 MCF | — |
| LIGHT C-1 | Powerline Energy Corp. | — | — | — | — |
| LIGHT DLM 1-17 | StrataKan Exploration, LLC | Oil | 1983–2026 | 99,792.49 bbl | 1 |
| LIGHT ESTATE 'B' 1 | Three-D Resources, Inc. | Oil | 1951–2026 | 163,365.94 bbl | 1 |
| LIGHT ESTATE 'B' 1 | Three-D Resources, Inc. | Gas | 1968–2026 | 4,769,135 MCF | 1 |
| LIGHT ESTATE 'C' 1 | HUBER J M CORPOR | Gas | 1968–1983 | 2,819,680 MCF | 1 |
| LIGHT ESTATE 'C' 1 | HUBER J M CORPOR | Oil | 1953–1959 | 11,394 bbl | 1 |
| LIGHT UNIT | Great Plains Petroleum, Inc. | Oil | 1994–2023 | 42,308.30 bbl | 1 |
| LIGHT UNIT | Sundown Energy Inc. | — | — | — | — |
Cumulative production as the Kansas Geological Survey files it, over the whole life of the lease. The monthly series on each lease page begins in 1980, so for a lease that started earlier the two are not the same figure.