§ 377.26, Fla. Stat. · Part I. REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS RESOURCES
Location of wells.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
Whenever the division fixes the location of any well or wells on the surface, the point at which the maximum penetration of such well into the producing formation is reached shall not unreasonably vary from the vertical drawn from the center of the hole at the surface; provided, that the division shall prescribe rules, regulations and orders governing the reasonableness of such variation, and shall take into account technological advances in drilling and production technology, including, but not limited to, horizontal well completions in the producing formation using directional drilling methods.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 20, ch. 22819, 1945; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 77, ch. 96-323.
Source of truth
- Edition
- 2026 Florida Statutes
- Official file
- https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0377/0377.html
- Text hash
- sha256 2ab539b4ee9cebc5b4e414a8ac1b1a2e29b9365743980b1868b39c608b35a031
- Composed by
- compose_v2.py 2026-10-04: the Legislature's structured HTML read in document order; verify_v2.py's independent reading agrees character for character
- composed from the Legislature's structured HTML (one source of text; no PDF extraction); a second, independent reading of the same bytes agrees character for character
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.