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Section 16, T15N R20W, Custer County, Oklahoma

Section 16, Township 15 North, Range 20 West, Indian Meridian

Quick answer — What has the OCC ordered for Section 16, T15N R20W?

From March 21, 2022 through November 2, 2026, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission signed 5 final orders that list Section 16, Township 15 North, Range 20 West, Indian Meridian in Custer County: 1 pooling, 2 increased density, 1 location exception and 1 multiunit horizontal well. The most recent, Order No. 755985 (location exception), was signed March 16, 2026. The orders name the Cherokee formation.

Section at a glance

5
OCC final orders since March 21, 2022
March 16, 2026
Latest order signed
4
Open wellbores (surface location)
~635
Acres in the section (BLM grid)

Orders by relief type: 1 pooling, 2 increased density, 1 location exception and 1 multiunit horizontal well.

Legal description

Section16
Township15 North (T15N)
Range20 West (R20W)
MeridianIndian Meridian
CountyCuster County, Oklahoma
Approximate center35.77624, -99.33204

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
2026-03-16 755985 CD2025-001843 Location exception (2 sections) Mewbourne Oil Company Cherokee
2026-03-16 755984 CD2025-001842 Multiunit horizontal well (2 sections) Mewbourne Oil Company Cherokee
2025-10-07 752568 CD2024-003027 Pooling Mewbourne Oil Company
2025-08-29 751706 CD2025-001300 Increased density Mewbourne Oil Company Cherokee
2025-02-12 747251 CD2024-003026 Increased density Mewbourne Oil Company Cherokee

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

Formations named in these orders

Cherokee — 4 orders

Companies named as applicant

Mewbourne Oil Company

Wellbores on record

OCC well records list 4 open wellbores (4 gas) with a surface location in this section, plus 1 plugged.

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
Diversified Production LLC2
Teocalli Exploration LLC1
Western Mountain Resources LLC1

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 9, T15N R20W — Custer County, 7 orders

Section 10, T15N R20W — Custer County, 3 orders

Section 21, T15N R20W — Custer County, 4 orders

Section 20, T15N R20W — Custer County, 5 orders

Section 17, T15N R20W — Custer County, 3 orders

Section 8, T15N R20W — Custer County, 3 orders

All Custer County sections with OCC orders · Custer 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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