Section 7, Township 17 North, Range 16 West, Indian Meridian
Quick answer — What has the OCC ordered for Section 7, T17N R16W?
Orders by relief type: 1 spacing, 2 pooling, 2 increased density, 3 location exception and 3 multiunit horizontal well.
| Section | 7 |
|---|---|
| Township | 17 North (T17N) |
| Range | 16 West (R16W) |
| Meridian | Indian Meridian |
| County | Dewey County, Oklahoma |
| Approximate center | 35.96408, -98.94677 |
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.
| Signed | Order | Case | Relief | Applicant | Formations | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-04 | 753769 | CD2024-002776 | Location exception (2 sections) | Mewbourne Oil Company | Cherokee | |
| 2025-11-14 | 753446 | CD2024-002774 | Multiunit horizontal well (2 sections) | Mewbourne Oil Company | Cherokee | |
| 2025-11-12 | 753376 | CD2024-002424 | Location exception (2 sections) | Mewbourne Oil Company | Cherokee | |
| 2025-11-12 | 753375 | CD2024-002368 | Multiunit horizontal well (2 sections) | Mewbourne Oil Company | Cherokee | |
| 2025-09-10 | 751919 | CD2024-002778 | Increased density | Mewbourne Oil Company | Cherokee | |
| 2025-09-10 | 751917 | CD2024-002425 | Increased density | Mewbourne Oil Company | Cherokee | |
| 2024-03-06 | 740711 | CD2022-004796 | Pooling | Mewbourne Oil Company | ||
| 2023-05-11 | 734265 | CD2022-001863 | Location exception | Mewbourne Oil Company | Cherokee | |
| 2023-05-11 | 734264 | CD2022-001862 | Multiunit horizontal well | Mewbourne Oil Company | Cherokee | |
| 2022-11-17 | 729957 | CD2022-003712 | Pooling | Mewbourne Oil Company | ||
| 2022-07-11 | 726754 | CD2022-001860 | Spacing | Mewbourne Oil Company |
Applicant names are shown only for businesses; an order filed by a private person shows "Not shown".
Cherokee — 8 orders
Mewbourne Oil Company
OCC well records list 0 open wellbores with a surface location in this section, plus 9 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.
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.
Section 6, T17N R16W — Dewey County, 7 orders
Section 1, T17N R17W — Dewey County, 3 orders
All Dewey County sections with OCC orders · Dewey County, Oklahoma mineral rights · Oklahoma section index
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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