# Section 8, T5N R3E, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

> Section 8, Township 5 North, Range 3 East, Indian Meridian, Pottawatomie County: 5 OCC final orders since March 21, 2022 (1 spacing, 1 pooling, 1 increased density and 2 location exception), latest March 24, 2025.

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Section 8, Township 5 North, Range 3 East, Indian Meridian

Quick answer — What has the OCC ordered for Section 8, T5N R3E?

From March 21, 2022 through November 2, 2026, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission signed 5 final orders that list Section 8, Township 5 North, Range 3 East, Indian Meridian in Pottawatomie County: 1 spacing, 1 pooling, 1 increased density and 2 location exception. The most recent, Order No. 748126 (location exception), was signed March 24, 2025. The orders name the Viola, Basal Pennsylvanian Unconformity and Belle City formations.

## Section at a glance

5

OCC final orders since March 21, 2022

March 24, 2025

Latest order signed

3

Open wellbores (surface location)

~645

Acres in the section (BLM grid)

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

## Legal description

| Section | 8 |
| --- | --- |
| Township | 5 North (T5N) |
| Range | 3 East (R3E) |
| Meridian | Indian Meridian |
| County | [Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma](https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/oklahoma/pottawatomie) |
| Approximate center | 34.92056, -97.0101 |

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-24 | [748126](https://public.occ.ok.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=17583907&dbid=0&repo=OCC&cr=1) | CD2025-000182 | Location exception | Ogp Operating, Inc. | Hoover, Belle City, Hogshooter, Layton, Cleveland, Calvin, Basal Pennsylvanian Unconformity, Hunton, Viola, Simpson |  |
| 2024-11-05 | [745160](https://public.occ.ok.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=17107234&dbid=0&repo=OCC&cr=1) | CD2024-002370 | Location exception | Ogp Operating, Inc. | Hoover, Belle City, Hogshooter, Layton, Cleveland, Calvin, Basal Pennsylvanian Unconformity, Hunton, Viola, Simpson |  |
| 2024-10-15 | [744742](https://public.occ.ok.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=17107149&dbid=0&repo=OCC&cr=1) | CD2024-002369 | Increased density | Ogp Operating, Inc. | Viola |  |
| 2023-04-19 | [733732](https://public.occ.ok.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=13540226&dbid=0&repo=OCC&cr=1) | CD2023-001026 | Pooling | Ogp Operating, Inc. |  |  |
| 2023-03-23 | [733093](https://public.occ.ok.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=13498506&dbid=0&repo=OCC&cr=1) | CD2022-005122 | Spacing | Ogp Operating, Inc. | Hoover, Belle City, Hogshooter, Layton, Cleveland, Calvin, Basal Pennsylvanian Unconformity, Hunton, Viola, Simpson |  |

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

## Formations named in these orders

Viola — 4 orders

Basal Pennsylvanian Unconformity — 3 orders

Belle City — 3 orders

Calvin — 3 orders

Cleveland — 3 orders

Hogshooter — 3 orders

Hoover — 3 orders

Hunton — 3 orders

Layton — 3 orders

Simpson — 3 orders

## Companies named as applicant

Ogp Operating, Inc.

## Wellbores on record

OCC well records list 3 open wellbores (2 oil and 1 injection or disposal) with a surface location in this section, plus 3 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)**

| Operator | Open wellbores |
| --- | --- |
| O G P Operating Inc. | 3 |

## 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.

[All Pottawatomie County sections with OCC orders](https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/oklahoma/pottawatomie/sections) · [Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma mineral rights](https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/oklahoma/pottawatomie) · [Oklahoma section index](https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/oklahoma/sections)

## 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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