# Section 23, T16N R8E, Creek County, Oklahoma

> Section 23, Township 16 North, Range 8 East, Indian Meridian, Creek County: 10 OCC final orders since March 21, 2022 (1 spacing, 1 pooling, 5 increased density and 3 location exception), latest August 6, 2026.

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Section 23, Township 16 North, Range 8 East, Indian Meridian

Quick answer — What has the OCC ordered for Section 23, T16N R8E?

From March 21, 2022 through November 2, 2026, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission signed 10 final orders that list Section 23, Township 16 North, Range 8 East, Indian Meridian in Creek County: 1 spacing, 1 pooling, 5 increased density and 3 location exception. The most recent, Order No. 759529 (location exception), was signed August 6, 2026. The orders name the Dutcher, Bartlesville and Jones formations.

## Section at a glance

10

OCC final orders since March 21, 2022

August 6, 2026

Latest order signed

10

Open wellbores (surface location)

~643

Acres in the section (BLM grid)

**Orders by relief type:** 1 spacing, 1 pooling, 5 increased density and 3 location exception.

## Legal description

| Section | 23 |
| --- | --- |
| Township | 16 North (T16N) |
| Range | 8 East (R8E) |
| Meridian | Indian Meridian |
| County | [Creek County, Oklahoma](https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/oklahoma/creek) |
| Approximate center | 35.84998, -96.43185 |

## 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**

| Signed | Order | Case | Relief | Applicant | Formations | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-06 | [759529](https://public.occ.ok.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=21059277&dbid=0&repo=OCC&cr=1) | CD2026-002169 | Location exception | Luke Oil Company | Dutcher |  |
| 2026-07-14 | [759053](https://public.occ.ok.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=21146766&dbid=0&repo=OCC&cr=1) | CD2026-002170 | Increased density | Luke Oil Company | Dutcher |  |
| 2024-10-17 | [744802](https://public.occ.ok.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=17119363&dbid=0&repo=OCC&cr=1) | CD2024-001045 | Increased density | Luke Oil Company | Dutcher |  |
| 2024-06-26 | [742448](https://public.occ.ok.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=16752246&dbid=0&repo=OCC&cr=1) | CD2024-001264 | Location exception | Luke Oil Company | Dutcher |  |
| 2024-06-26 | [742447](https://public.occ.ok.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=16752260&dbid=0&repo=OCC&cr=1) | CD2024-001263 | Location exception | Luke Oil Company | Dutcher |  |
| 2024-05-21 | [741838](https://public.occ.ok.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=16672262&dbid=0&repo=OCC&cr=1) | CD2024-001047 | Increased density | Luke Oil Company | Dutcher |  |
| 2024-05-21 | [741837](https://public.occ.ok.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=16672265&dbid=0&repo=OCC&cr=1) | CD2024-001046 | Increased density | Luke Oil Company | Dutcher |  |
| 2024-05-21 | [741835](https://public.occ.ok.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=16672263&dbid=0&repo=OCC&cr=1) | CD2024-001044 | Increased density | Luke Oil Company | Dutcher |  |
| 2023-04-20 | [733756](https://public.occ.ok.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=13519058&dbid=0&repo=OCC&cr=1) | CD2022-005154 | Pooling | Luke Oil Company |  |  |
| 2023-03-16 | [732907](https://public.occ.ok.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=13407790&dbid=0&repo=OCC&cr=1) | CD2022-005153 | Spacing | Luke Oil Company | Layton- True, Jones, Oswego, Prue, Skinner, Red Fork, Bartlesville, Mississippian, Wilcox |  |

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

## Formations named in these orders

Dutcher — 8 orders

Bartlesville — 1 order

Jones — 1 order

Layton- True — 1 order

Mississippian — 1 order

Oswego — 1 order

Prue — 1 order

Red Fork — 1 order

Skinner — 1 order

Wilcox — 1 order

## Companies named as applicant

Luke Oil Company

## Wellbores on record

OCC well records list 10 open wellbores (4 oil, 1 gas, 1 oil and gas, 3 injection or disposal and 1 other or unclassified) with a surface location in this section, plus 29 plugged and 1 temporarily abandoned, orphaned or on the state-funds plugging list.

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)**

| Operator | Open wellbores |
| --- | --- |
| Luke Oil Company | 10 |

## What these orders mean for a mineral owner

[Drilling and spacing units](https://www.buckheadenergy.com/drilling-and-spacing-unit)

[What is pooling?](https://www.buckheadenergy.com/what-is-pooling)

[Forced pooling](https://www.buckheadenergy.com/forced-pooling)

[Spacing and location exceptions](https://www.buckheadenergy.com/spacing-exception)

[Oklahoma forced pooling explained](https://www.buckheadenergy.com/resources/oklahoma-forced-pooling-explained)

For how spacing units turn into royalty decimals, see [how drilling units and spacing affect your royalties](https://www.buckheadenergy.com/resources/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.

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## Sources

[Oklahoma Corporation Commission — imaged case documents filed after 3/21/2022 (final orders)](https://public.occ.ok.gov/WebLink/CustomSearch.aspx?SearchName=ImagedCaseDocumentsfiledafter3212022&dbid=0&repo=OCC&cr=1)

[Oklahoma Corporation Commission — oil and gas data files (RBDMS well data)](https://oklahoma.gov/occ/divisions/oil-gas/oil-gas-data.html)

[Bureau of Land Management — National PLSS (CadNSDI) section grid](https://gis.blm.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Cadastral/BLM_Natl_PLSS_CadNSDI/MapServer)

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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