I have a a few questions in regards to Case CD 2026-001470. Are they filing to combine Sections 28-33 into one unit, or are they filing to combine 27-28-33-34 into one unit?
“That Applicant requests that the Commission enter its order extending Order No.
754710 insofar as it established a 1,280-acre horizontal drilling and spacing unit for the Des
Moines common source of supply underlying Sections 27 and 34, Township 14 North, Range 17
West, Custer County, Oklahoma to include Sections 28 and 33, Township 14 North, Range 17
West, Custer County, Oklahoma. The Des Moines common source of supply is a conventional
reservoir and as such the completion interval for a horizontal well in a horizontal well unit shall
be located not less than 660 feet from any boundary of the 1,280-acre horizontal unit.”
The hearing was scheduled for May 4. I couldn’t figure out if the hearing actually was held, and if it was, what the result might be. Thank you.
Each section in Oklahoma is 640 acres plus or minus. The sections along the north (1-6) and the sections along the west (6,7,18,19,30,31) sides of the township may be slightly different due to the curvature of the earth and the adjustments that the surveyors make.
For spacing purposes, the OCC will often space each section at 640. For some drilling units, they will combine one or more sections. In this case, they are combining “LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTIONS 28 AND 33,
TOWNSHIP 14 NORTH, RANGE 17 WEST,
CUSTER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA”
Anthem is currently drilling 27&34. Permit shows its going just on the west side of the half mile line. Stays 330" from the north and south section lines. Was spudded on March 27. They have been doing the legal work on 28&33. Both are 1280 acre units. Anthem has applied to drill lots of wells. Time will tell
27 & 34 14N 17W is Macho Man3J. This well was spud in late march and should be nearing completion if not into production. It shares a pad with Randy Savage 3J that went North into 22 &15.
You can watch for completions on www.fracfocus.org. Use the Advanced search. I just checked and neither are finished yet. They may wait until both are drilled and then use the same crew to frac both. Saves money that way,
Martha, thank you for the correction. You’re absolutely right that, based on FracFocus, there is no indication that the Macho Man 3J or Randy Savage 3J wells have been hydraulically fractured, so my comment that they were close to completion was premature.
My interpretation was based on the typical drilling timeline and recent satellite imagery of the location, but I certainly agree that FracFocus is the better indicator of whether completion operations have actually begun.
The only reason I mentioned it is because I’ve noticed what appears to be an anomaly with some earlier Anthem wells. For example, the Gardner 1 and Gardner 2 wells in Section 26-14N-17W have been listed by the OCC PUN site as producing since November 2025, yet they still do not have 1002A forms on file and do not appear on FracFocus.
I don’t know the reason for that, but it makes me wonder whether some reports may be under a period of confidentiality or otherwise delayed in becoming publicly available. That’s just speculation on my part, not a statement of fact.
Thanks again for keeping everyone accurate. I always appreciate your knowledge and the time you take to help people on this forum.
