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Section 23, T1N R5W, Stephens County, Oklahoma

Section 23, Township 1 North, Range 5 West, Indian Meridian

Quick answer — What has the OCC ordered for Section 23, T1N R5W?

From March 21, 2022 through November 2, 2026, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission signed 7 final orders that list Section 23, Township 1 North, Range 5 West, Indian Meridian in Stephens County: 1 increased density, 3 location exception and 3 multiunit horizontal well. The most recent, Order No. 754545 (location exception), was signed January 12, 2026. The orders name the Sycamore, Mississippian and Woodford formations.

Section at a glance

7
OCC final orders since March 21, 2022
January 12, 2026
Latest order signed
0
Open wellbores (surface location)
~643
Acres in the section (BLM grid)

Orders by relief type: 1 increased density, 3 location exception and 3 multiunit horizontal well.

Legal description

Section23
Township1 North (T1N)
Range5 West (R5W)
MeridianIndian Meridian
CountyStephens County, Oklahoma
Approximate center34.54339, -97.69486

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
2026-01-12 754545 CD2025-000009 Location exception (3 sections) Continental Resources, Inc. Sycamore, Mississippian
2026-01-12 754544 CD2025-000008 Multiunit horizontal well (3 sections) Continental Resources, Inc. Mississippian, Sycamore
2026-01-12 754543 CD2025-000007 Location exception (3 sections) Continental Resources, Inc. Sycamore, Mississippian
2026-01-12 754542 CD2025-000006 Multiunit horizontal well (3 sections) Continental Resources, Inc. Sycamore, Mississippian
2026-01-08 754485 CD2025-000005 Location exception (3 sections) Continental Resources, Inc. Woodford
2026-01-08 754484 CD2025-000004 Multiunit horizontal well (3 sections) Continental Resources, Inc. Woodford
2025-12-04 753771 CD2025-000002 Increased density Continental Resources, Inc. Sycamore, Woodford

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

Formations named in these orders

Sycamore — 5 orders

Mississippian — 4 orders

Woodford — 3 orders

Companies named as applicant

Continental Resources, Inc.

Wellbores on record

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.

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 14, T1N R5W — Stephens County, 7 orders

Section 25, T1N R5W — Stephens County, 7 orders

Section 26, T1N R5W — Stephens County, 7 orders

Section 27, T1N R5W — Stephens County, 13 orders

All Stephens County sections with OCC orders · Stephens 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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