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Application of Peppers Refining Co.

272 P.2d 416
CourtSupreme Court of Oklahoma
DecidedJuly 1, 1954
Docket36054
StatusPublished
Cited by14 cases

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Application of Peppers Refining Co., 272 P.2d 416 (Okla. 1954).

Opinion

-"BLACKBIRD, Justice.

This appeal involves well-spacing in an area underlying an oil pool or common *417 source of oil supply comprised of large portions of four adjoining sections of -land,known as the “Peavine Field” of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. The sections involved are 2, 3, 10 and 11 of Township 14 North, Range 2 West.

On October 9, 1951, the Corporation Commission, by Order No. 25155, issued in its Cause CD No. 3372, prescribed 20-acre well-spacing units for the only portions of those sections then apparently indicated as overlying said pool. The well-spacing plan thereby prescribed authorized the drilling of only one well on each twenty acres, to be located in the center of one of the two 10-acre tracts comprising the unit. According to the drilling pattern thereby established, the well locations were to vary from northwest to southeast in each alternate unit, beginning at the northwest corner of the area and running from north to- south down each tier of units, so that the- most northwesterly unit in the area was to have its well located in the center of its W/2, while the one directly adjoining it on the south would have its well in its E/2, etc., with there being a well in the Northwest 10-acres and another well in the Southeast 10-acres of each 40-acre square area in the field. Exceptions were made to this drilling pattern, however, in the instance of eight wells already drilling or completed that had not been located in conformity with this pattern. These wells were indicated by black dots with the abbreviation “Ex” and a small arrow pointing to them on a plat of the area marked,“Exhibit ‘A’ ”, attached to the Order and depicted below on what we shall hereinafter refer to as: “Map 1”. It will be noted from this map that most of *418 the 40-acre areas shown thereon are divided into two 20-acre spacing units by a line running horizontally- across them, but that two of those depicted with “Exception” locations thereon, are shown to be divided into such units by vertical lines. In other words, most of such tracts are split in half, leaving a North unit and a South unit, but those two 40-acre tracts are divided into an East 20-acres or unit and a West 20, or unit.

*417 EXHIBIT "A"
Corp Com Order No. 25155 CD 3372 9 Oct 51 20 acre Spacing (NW & SE) Wilcox Sd, Pea Vine Pool, Okla. Co.
H 2 W

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