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Section 18, T12N R8W, Canadian County, Oklahoma

Section 18, Township 12 North, Range 8 West, Indian Meridian

Quick answer — What has the OCC ordered for Section 18, T12N R8W?

From March 21, 2022 through November 2, 2026, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission signed 10 final orders that list Section 18, Township 12 North, Range 8 West, Indian Meridian in Canadian County: 1 increased density, 3 location exception, 3 multiunit horizontal well and 3 other. The most recent, Order No. 745414 (location exception), was signed November 19, 2024. The orders name the Mississippi and Woodford formations.

Section at a glance

10
OCC final orders since March 21, 2022
November 19, 2024
Latest order signed
9
Open wellbores (surface location)
~638
Acres in the section (BLM grid)

Orders by relief type: 1 increased density, 3 location exception, 3 multiunit horizontal well and 3 other.

Legal description

Section18
Township12 North (T12N)
Range8 West (R8W)
MeridianIndian Meridian
CountyCanadian County, Oklahoma
Approximate center35.51512, -98.08761

OCC final orders that list this section

Each order number opens the Commission's imaged copy of the signed order. An order can cover several sections; the relief column says when it does.

Final orders signed March 21, 2022 – November 2, 2026, newest first
SignedOrderCaseReliefApplicantFormationsUnit
2024-11-19 745414 CD2024-000441 Location exception (2 sections) Bce-Mach LLC Woodford, Mississippi
2024-11-19 745413 CD2024-000440 Multiunit horizontal well (2 sections) Bce-Mach LLC Woodford, Mississippi
2024-06-18 742240 CD2024-000446 Change of Operator- Judicial Bce-Mach LLC
2024-05-22 741846 CD2024-000442 Increased density Bce-Mach LLC Mississippi, Woodford
2024-05-20 741812 CD2024-000444 Separate Allowable Bce-Mach LLC Mississippi, Woodford
2023-06-07 734867 CD2022-000363 Location exception (2 sections) Paloma Operating Co. Inc. Woodford
2023-06-07 734866 CD2022-000362 Location exception (2 sections) Paloma Operating Co. Inc. Mississippi
2023-06-07 734864 CD2022-000360 Multiunit horizontal well (2 sections) Paloma Operating Co. Inc. Woodford
2023-06-02 734807 CD2022-002138 Exception to 600' Rule Paloma Operating Co. Inc. Mississippi
2023-06-02 734805 CD2022-000359 Multiunit horizontal well (2 sections) Paloma Operating Co. Inc. Mississippi

Applicant names are shown only for businesses; an order filed by a private person shows "Not shown".

Formations named in these orders

Mississippi — 7 orders

Woodford — 6 orders

Companies named as applicant

Bce-Mach LLC

Paloma Operating Co. Inc.

Wellbores on record

OCC well records list 9 open wellbores (3 oil and 6 gas) with a surface location in this section.

Wellbores are counted by surface location. A horizontal well drilled from a neighboring section can produce from this one without being counted here; the orders above are the better guide to that.

Operators of open wellbores in this section (OCC well records)
OperatorOpen wellbores
Bce-Mach LLC5
Teocalli Exploration LLC3
Devon Energy Production Company LP1

What these orders mean for a mineral owner

Drilling and spacing units

What is pooling?

Forced pooling

Spacing and location exceptions

Oklahoma forced pooling explained

For how spacing units turn into royalty decimals, see how drilling units and spacing affect your royalties.

This is general information about Oklahoma law, not legal advice. Read the order itself, and talk to an Oklahoma oil and gas attorney about your own interest.

Neighboring sections with OCC orders

Section 7, T12N R8W — Canadian County, 7 orders

Section 19, T12N R8W — Canadian County, 12 orders

Section 12, T12N R9W — Canadian County, 8 orders

All Canadian County sections with OCC orders · Canadian County, Oklahoma mineral rights · Oklahoma section index

Sources

Oklahoma Corporation Commission — imaged case documents filed after 3/21/2022 (final orders)

Oklahoma Corporation Commission — oil and gas data files (RBDMS well data)

Bureau of Land Management — National PLSS (CadNSDI) section grid

Orders signed March 21, 2022 through November 2, 2026; OCC well data file as of November 2, 2026. Counts are Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. They are reference data, not a valuation, appraisal or legal advice.

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