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FL Stat § 377.10 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 377 - Energy Resources|Part I - Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources (Ss. 377.01-377.42)|377.10 - Certain persons not to be employed by division.

377.10 Certain persons not to be employed by division.—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 shall hold any position under, or be employed by, the Division of Resource Management in the prosecution of its duties under this law.History.—s. 5, ch. 22819, 1945; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 66, ch. 79-65.
FL Stat § 377.18 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 377 - Energy Resources|Part I - Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources (Ss. 377.01-377.42)|377.18 - Common sources of oil and gas.

377.18 Common sources of oil and gas.—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.History.—s. 13, ch. 22819, 1945; s. 6, ch. 2013-205.
FL Stat § 377.20 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 377 - Energy Resources|Part I - Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources (Ss. 377.01-377.42)|377.20 - Waste prohibited.

377.20 Waste prohibited.—Waste of oil or gas defined in this law is hereby prohibited.History.—s. 15, ch. 22819, 1945.
FL Stat § 377.21 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 377 - Energy Resources|Part I - Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources (Ss. 377.01-377.42)|377.21 - Jurisdiction of division.

377.21 Jurisdiction of division.—(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 division shall have authority, and it shall be its duty, to make such inquiries as it may deem proper to determine whether waste, over which it has jurisdiction, exists or is imminent. In the exercise of such power, the division shall have the authority to:(a) Collect data.(b) Make investigations and inspections.(c) Examine properties, leases, papers, books, and records and to examine, survey, check, test, and gauge oil and gas wells, tanks, storage tanks, treatment plants and facilities, and modes of transportation used to gather and process crude oil or gas and products derived from wells within the state, prior to delivery to a common carrier.(d) Hold hearings.(e) Provide for the keeping of records and the making of reports.(f) Take such action as may be reasonably necessary to enforce this law.(3) The jurisdiction of the division shall extend to the state boundaries as set forth in s. 1, Art. II of the State Constitution.History.—s. 16, ch. 22819, 1945; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 72-394; s. 1, ch. 76-188; s. 8, ch. 2013-205.
FL Stat § 377.23 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 377 - Energy Resources|Part I - Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources (Ss. 377.01-377.42)|377.23 - Monthly reports to division.

377.23 Monthly reports to division.—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 Services; and such reports shall be submitted through the medium of the United States mails, and it shall be unlawful for the same to be transmitted or received in any other way.History.—s. 17, ch. 22819, 1945; s. 1, ch. 69-266; ss. 12, 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 621, ch. 95-148; s. 398, ch. 2003-261.
FL Stat § 377.2407 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 377 - Energy Resources|Part I - Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources (Ss. 377.01-377.42)|377.2407 - Natural gas storage facility permit application to inject gas into and recover gas from a natural gas storage reservoir.

377.2407 Natural gas storage facility permit application to inject gas into and recover gas from a natural gas storage reservoir.—(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 department shall also require any applicant seeking to obtain such permit to pay a reasonable permit application fee. Such fee must be in an amount necessary to cover the costs associated with receiving, processing, issuing, and recertifying the permit application, and inspecting for compliance with the permit.(2) Each application must contain:(a) A detailed, three-dimensional description of the natural gas storage reservoir, including geologic-based descriptions of the reservoir boundaries, and the horizontal and vertical dimensions.(b) A geographic description of the lateral storage reservoir boundary.(c) A general description and location of all injection, recovery, withdrawal-only, and observation wells.(d) A description of the reservoir protective area.(e) Information demonstrating that the proposed natural gas storage reservoir is suitable for the storage and recovery of gas.(f) Information identifying all reasonably known abandoned or active wells within the natural gas storage facility.(g) A field-monitoring plan that requires, at a minimum, monthly field inspections of all wells that are part of the natural gas storage facility.(h) A monitoring and testing plan for the well integrity.(i) A well inspection plan that requires, at a minimum, the inspection of all wells that are part of the natural gas storage facility and plugged wells within the natural gas storage facility boundary.(j) A spill prevention and response plan.(k) A well spacing plan.(l) An operating plan for the natural gas storage reservoir, which must include gas capacities, anticipated operating conditions, and maximum storage pressure.(m) A gas migration response plan.(n) A location plat and general facility map surveyed and prepared by a registered land surveyor licensed under chapter 472.(3) The department may require the applicant to provide additional information that is deemed necessary to permit the development of the natural gas storage facility. Each well related to the natural gas storage facility shall be authorized and permitted individually upon the applicant’s satisfying applicable well construction and operation criteria under this part; however, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, well spacing requirements do not apply.History.—s. 11, ch. 2013-205.
FL Stat § 377.2408 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 377 - Energy Resources|Part I - Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources (Ss. 377.01-377.42)|377.2408 - Application to conduct geophysical operations.

377.2408 Application to conduct geophysical operations.—(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 terms, of the location in which such operation is intended to be conducted.(3) Any information relating to the location of the operation and other information relating to leasing plans, exploration budgets, and other proprietary information that could provide an economic advantage to competitors shall be kept confidential by the department for 10 years and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1), and shall not be released to the public without the consent of the person submitting the application.History.—s. 2, ch. 80-283; s. 6, ch. 89-117; s. 311, ch. 94-356; s. 175, ch. 96-406.
FL Stat § 377.2409 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 377 - Energy Resources|Part I - Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources (Ss. 377.01-377.42)|377.2409 - Geophysical activities; confidential information; penalties.

377.2409 Geophysical activities; confidential information; penalties.—(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 received hereunder by the division shall, upon request of the person conducting the geophysical activities, be held confidential for 10 years from the date of receipt by the division and shall be exempt from disclosure under any state statute, including, but not limited to, ss. 119.07(1) and 377.2424(3). For purposes of this section, state-owned mineral lands shall include mineral lands title to which is held by a water management district.(2) Any person who willfully discloses for personal benefit or private gain information received by the division under this section and made confidential by this section, without the consent of the person furnishing the information, is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.History.—s. 2, ch. 87-183; s. 7, ch. 89-117; s. 4, ch. 91-114; s. 176, ch. 96-406.
FL Stat § 377.241 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 377 - Energy Resources|Part I - Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources (Ss. 377.01-377.42)|377.241 - Criteria for issuance of permits.

377.241 Criteria for issuance of permits.—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 residential or business purposes or are in such a location or of such a nature as to make such improvements and developments a probability in the near future.(2) The nature, type and extent of ownership of the applicant, including such matters as the length of time the applicant has owned the rights claimed without having performed any of the exploratory operations so granted or authorized.(3) The proven or indicated likelihood of the presence of oil, gas or related minerals in such quantities as to warrant the exploration and extraction of such products on a commercially profitable basis.(4) For activities and operations concerning a natural gas storage facility, the nature, structure, and proposed use of the natural gas storage reservoir is suitable for the storage and recovery of gas without adverse effect to public health or safety or the environment.History.—s. 1, ch. 61-299; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 12, ch. 2013-205.
FL Stat § 377.2411 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 377 - Energy Resources|Part I - Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources (Ss. 377.01-377.42)|377.2411 - Lawful right to drill, develop, or explore.

377.2411 Lawful right to drill, develop, or explore.—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 mineral interest or the right to develop it to the applicant or operator.(1)(a) Any operator who has obtained a permit to drill shall give written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, of a proposal to drill a well to those mineral owners who would be deemed “notified owners” holding a minority interest within the drilling unit and who are:1. Unleased mineral owners; or2. Owners of mineral leases which have not entered into a farmout agreement or any other agreement to drill or produce a well with the operator.(b) The notice shall include an offer by the operator to allow the notified owner to participate for its pro rata share of the costs and expenses of drilling the well, or to lease or farm out all of its right, title, and interest in the drilling unit to the applicant. In no instance shall the bonus and royalty amounts in the offer to lease from the notified owner be less than provided in s. 377.247(2).(c) The notice must be given at least 60 days prior to the commencement of drilling of the well.(2)(a) The notified owner must respond in writing within 30 days after receipt of said notice if the notified owner elects to lease, farm out, or participate in the well. All notified owners who fail to respond in writing to the applicant’s notice within 30 days after receipt of said notice shall be deemed to be a carried leasehold working interest owner or “carried owner.”(b) A carried owner shall receive no revenue until the applicant and its joint working interest owners have been paid from the sale of production from the well an amount equal to 300 percent of the actual costs of drilling, developing, and producing the well.(c) The applicant will provide to each of the carried owners an annual accounting of the amounts left to recover before such owner begins to receive revenues.(d) This section shall not apply to state-owned minerals.History.—s. 4, ch. 88-278; s. 2, ch. 94-193.
FL Stat § 377.2421 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 377 - Energy Resources|Part I - Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources (Ss. 377.01-377.42)|377.2421 - Division to review federal applications.

377.2421 Division to review federal applications.—(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 other data from oil, gas, mineral, or other geologic exploration and production activity on federal lands, including offshore continental shelf submerged lands when available from the managing or permitting agency. These data shall be subject to the same confidentiality requirements as that required by the federal agency and are exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) to the extent necessary to meet the federal requirements.History.—s. 4, ch. 72-394; s. 8, ch. 89-117; s. 177, ch. 96-406.
FL Stat § 377.2424 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 377 - Energy Resources|Part I - Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources (Ss. 377.01-377.42)|377.2424 - Conditions for granting permits for geophysical operations.

377.2424 Conditions for granting permits for geophysical operations.—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 the minerals, or an affidavit of the applicant affirming that he or she will obtain permission to explore through geophysical operations for oil, gas, or minerals underlying the lands.(2) The applicant shall post a good and sufficient surety bond or other form of security with the department in such amount as the department may determine is adequate to protect areas upon which geophysical operations are conducted from failure by the applicant to restore the area to the general condition and the contour similar to that in existence prior to such operations. The bond shall contain reasonable standards and safeguards from which to determine whether any sum should be paid by the surety.(3) The applicant shall contract with a person or persons, acceptable to the department, who are not regular employees of the applicant, whose duties shall be to accompany each geophysical crew utilizing explosives and to witness the location and depth of each seismic hole and the loading and detonation of all explosive charges in each hole, and who shall report to the supervisor of oil and gas, Bureau of Geology, on these activities. The department shall share geophysical permit information with a county or municipality upon request and may, on its own initiative, share such information with a county or municipality. The county or municipality shall maintain the confidential status of such information, as required by s. 377.2408(3), and such information shall be exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). However, in order to avoid unnecessary duplication, no county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state may adopt or establish programs to accomplish the purposes of this section.History.—s. 4, ch. 80-283; s. 1, ch. 86-34; s. 4, ch. 87-183; s. 2, ch. 88-278; s. 9, ch. 89-117; s. 622, ch. 95-148; s. 178, ch. 96-406.
FL Stat § 377.2426 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 377 - Energy Resources|Part I - Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources (Ss. 377.01-377.42)|377.2426 - Abandonment of geophysical holes.

377.2426 Abandonment of geophysical holes.—Each hole drilled as part of permitted geophysical operations shall be plugged promptly in the manner prescribed by the department.History.—s. 4, ch. 80-283.
FL Stat § 377.243 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 377 - Energy Resources|Part I - Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources (Ss. 377.01-377.42)|377.243 - Conditions for granting permits for extraction through well holes.

377.243 Conditions for granting permits for extraction through well holes.—(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 products to be extracted only through the well hole on the land or lands included in the application. However, unallocated interests may be unitized according to s. 377.27.(2) As a condition precedent to the issuance or renewal of a permit, the division shall require satisfactory evidence that the applicant has implemented, or is in the process of implementing, programs for control of pollution related to oil, petroleum products or their byproducts, and other pollutants and the abatement thereof when a discharge occurs.History.—s. 1, ch. 61-299; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 5, ch. 72-394; s. 70, ch. 79-65.
FL Stat § 377.2433 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 377 - Energy Resources|Part I - Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources (Ss. 377.01-377.42)|377.2433 - Protection of natural gas storage facilities; remedies.

377.2433 Protection of natural gas storage facilities; remedies.—(1) The department may not authorize the drilling of any well into or through a permitted natural gas storage reservoir or reservoir protective area, except upon conditions deemed by the department to be sufficient to prevent the loss, migration, or escape of gas from the natural gas storage reservoir. The department shall provide written notice to the natural gas storage facility operator of any application filed with the department and any agency action taken related to drilling a well into or through a permitted natural gas storage facility boundary or reservoir protective area.(2) As a condition for the issuance of a permit by the department, an applicant seeking to drill a well into or through a permitted natural gas storage facility boundary or reservoir protective area must provide the affected natural gas storage facility operator a reasonable right of entry to observe and monitor all drilling activities.(3) The department shall require by permit condition that any well drilled into or through a permitted natural gas storage reservoir or reservoir protective area is cased and cemented in a manner sufficient to protect the integrity of the natural gas storage reservoir.History.—s. 16, ch. 2013-205.
FL Stat § 377.2434 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 377 - Energy Resources|Part I - Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources (Ss. 377.01-377.42)|377.2434 - Property rights to injected natural gas.

377.2434 Property rights to injected natural gas.—(1) All natural gas that has previously been reduced to possession and that is subsequently injected into a natural gas storage facility is at all times the property of the injector or the injector’s heirs, successors, or assigns, whether owned by the injector or stored under contract.(2) Such gas may not be subject to the right of the owner of the surface of the lands or of any mineral interest therein, under which the natural gas storage facilities lie, or to the right of any person, other than the injector or the injector’s heirs, successors, or assigns, to waste or otherwise interfere with or exercise control over such gas, to produce, to take, or to reduce to possession, by means of the law of capture or otherwise. This subsection does not affect the ownership of hydrocarbons occurring naturally within this state or the right of the owner of the surface of the lands or of any mineral interest therein to drill or bore through the natural gas storage facilities in a manner that will protect the facilities against pollution or the escape of stored natural gas.(3) With regard to natural gas that has migrated to adjoining property or to a stratum, or portion thereof, which has not been condemned or otherwise purchased:(a) The injector or the injector’s heirs, successors, or assigns:1. May not lose title to or possession of the gas if the injector or the injector’s heirs, successors, or assigns can prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the gas was originally injected into the underground storage; and2. Have the right to conduct tests on any existing wells on adjoining property as may be reasonable to determine ownership of the gas, but the tests are solely at the injector’s risk and expense.(b) The owner of the stratum and the owner of the surface are entitled to compensation, including compensation for use of or damage to the surface or substratum, as provided by law.History.—s. 17, ch. 2013-205.
FL Stat § 377.2435 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 377 - Energy Resources|Part I - Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources (Ss. 377.01-377.42)|377.2435 - Rule adoption relating to natural gas storage.

377.2435 Rule adoption relating to natural gas storage.—The Department of Environmental Protection shall adopt rules relating to natural gas storage before issuing a natural gas storage facility permit.History.—s. 25, ch. 2013-205.