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Section 17, T18N R22W, Ellis County, Oklahoma

Section 17, Township 18 North, Range 22 West, Indian Meridian

Quick answer — What has the OCC ordered for Section 17, T18N R22W?

From March 21, 2022 through November 2, 2026, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission signed 5 final orders that list Section 17, Township 18 North, Range 22 West, Indian Meridian in Ellis County: 2 spacing, 2 pooling and 1 location exception. The most recent, Order No. 749681 (pooling), was signed May 29, 2025. The orders name the Oswego and Cherokee formations.

Section at a glance

5
OCC final orders since March 21, 2022
May 29, 2025
Latest order signed
0
Open wellbores (surface location)
~645
Acres in the section (BLM grid)

Orders by relief type: 2 spacing, 2 pooling and 1 location exception.

Legal description

Section17
Township18 North (T18N)
Range22 West (R22W)
MeridianIndian Meridian
CountyEllis County, Oklahoma
Approximate center36.03559, -99.56907

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
2025-05-29 749681 CD2025-000685 Pooling (2 sections) Hog Operating LLC
2024-12-31 746309 CD2023-003005 Location exception (2 sections) Not shown Oswego
2024-07-05 742603 CD2024-001321 Spacing (4 sections) Hog Operating LLC Oswego, Cherokee
2024-02-12 740274 CD2023-003022 Pooling (2 sections) Not shown
2024-01-26 739920 CD2023-003143 Spacing (4 sections) Not shown Oswego, Cherokee

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

Formations named in these orders

Oswego — 3 orders

Cherokee — 2 orders

Companies named as applicant

Hog Operating LLC

Wellbores on record

OCC well records list 0 open wellbores 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.

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 20, T18N R22W — Ellis County, 5 orders

All Ellis County sections with OCC orders · Ellis 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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