Florida · statute · Fla. Stat. ch. 377 · 76 active provisions
The Governor of the state is hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name of the state, to join with other states in the interstate compact to conserve oil and gas, which was heretofore executed in the City of Dallas, Texas, on February 16, 1935, and is now deposited with the Department of State of the United St…
The Governor of Florida is further authorized and empowered, for and in the name of the state, to execute agreements for the further extension of the expiration date of the said “The Interstate Oil Compact” to conserve oil and gas, and to determine if and when it shall be for the best interest of the state to withdraw…
The Governor shall be the official representative of the state on the Interstate Oil Compact Commission, provided for in the compact to conserve oil and gas, and shall exercise and perform for the state all the powers and duties as a member of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission; provided, that the Governor shall hav…
It is hereby declared the public policy of this state to conserve and control the natural resources of oil and gas in this state, and the products made from oil and gas in this state; to prevent waste of natural resources; to provide for the protection and adjustment of the correlative rights of the owners of the land…
The Division of Resource Management of the Department of Environmental Protection is hereby vested with power, authority, and duty to administer, carry out, and enforce the provisions of this law as directed in 1s. 370.02(3).
(1) PERSONNEL.—The Department of Environmental Protection shall, through the Division of Technical Services, establish the Florida Geological Survey and employ such suitable persons as in the judgment of the department may be necessary to conduct the geological survey of the state.(2) DISBURSEMENTS; SURVEY EXPENSES.—Fo…
No person in the employ of, or holding any official connection or position with any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association of any kind, engaged in the business of buying or selling mineral leases, drilling wells in the search of oil or gas, producing, transporting, refining, or distributing oil or gas s…
All common sources of supply of oil or native gas shall have the production controlled or regulated in accordance with the provisions of this law.
As used in ss. 377.06, 377.07, and 377.10-377.40, the term:(1) “Completion date” means the day, month, and year that a new productive well, a previously shut-in well, or a temporarily abandoned well is completed, repaired, or recompleted and the operator begins producing oil or gas in commercial quantities.(2) “Departm…
Waste of oil or gas defined in this law is hereby prohibited.
(1) The division shall have jurisdiction and authority over all persons and property necessary to administer and enforce effectively the provisions of this law and all other laws relating to the conservation of oil and gas or to the storage of gas in and recovery of gas from natural gas storage reservoirs.(2) The divis…
(1) The department shall provide, by rule, for ratable takings in all pools on a reasonable and equitable basis.(2) The department shall issue orders and adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536 and 120.54 to implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter. Such rules and orders shall ensure that all precautions are ta…
Every producer of oil or gas in the state shall submit to the division, on forms prescribed by the division, a monthly report of the actual production from each and every oil and gas well operated by him or her. Such producer shall submit a duplicate copy of such report at the same time to the Department of Financial S…
(1) Before drilling a well in search of oil or gas, or before storing gas in or recovering gas from a natural gas storage reservoir, the person who desires to drill for, store, or recover gas, or drill for oil or gas, shall notify the division upon such form as it may prescribe and shall pay a reasonable fee set by rul…
(1) Before drilling a well to inject gas into and recover gas from a natural gas storage reservoir, the person who desires to conduct such operation shall apply to the department in the manner described in this section using such form as the department may prescribe to obtain a natural gas storage facility permit. The…
(1) Before any geophysical operation in search of oil, gas, or minerals shall be conducted, the person desiring to conduct such operation shall make application to the department upon such forms as it may prescribe and shall pay a reasonable fee for processing.(2) Each application shall contain a statement, in general…
(1) Whenever geophysical activities are conducted on state-owned mineral lands, the person conducting such activities shall furnish to the division, acting as agent of the owner of the minerals, upon written request, a copy of the noninterpreted information derived from the geophysical activities. Any information recei…
The division, in the exercise of its authority to issue permits as hereinafter provided, shall give consideration to and be guided by the following criteria:(1) The nature, character and location of the lands involved; whether rural, such as farms, groves, or ranches, or urban property vacant or presently developed for…
Before applying for a drilling permit, the applicant or operator must acquire a lawful right to drill, explore, or develop from a majority of the mineral interests within a drilling unit. This acquired right may be in the form of mineral ownership, a lease, farmout, or any other legal instrument which conveys said mine…
(1) The department is vested with the power and authority:(a) To issue permits for the drilling for, exploring for, or production of oil, gas, or other petroleum products which are to be extracted from below the surface of the land, including submerged land, only through the well hole drilled for oil, gas, and other pe…
(1) The division shall review all applications for federal oil leases in the territorial waters of the United States adjacent to Florida waters and shall signify its approval or objection to each application.(2) The division shall maintain geologic data in the form of well records, logs, seismic records, reports, and o…
Exploration for oil, gas, or minerals by means of geophysical activities shall be exercised only pursuant to permit issued by the department, upon the applicant’s complying with the following conditions:(1) The applicant must have legal permission, which can be in the form of a lease, written permission of an owner of…
(1) Prior to granting a permit to conduct geophysical operations; drilling of exploratory, injection, or production wells; producing oil and gas from a wellhead; or transporting oil and gas through a field-gathering system, the department shall require the applicant or operator to provide surety that these operations w…
Each hole drilled as part of permitted geophysical operations shall be plugged promptly in the manner prescribed by the department.
(1) Prior to the application to the Division of Resource Management for the permit to drill for oil, gas, and related products referred to in s. 377.242(1), the applicant must own a valid deed, or other muniment of title, or lease granting said applicant the privilege to explore for oil, gas, or related mineral product…