Florida Statutes Title XXVIII. Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use § 377.245. Provision for distribution of earnings to lessees or owners of the fractional undivided mineral rights not owned by applicant for permit under ss. 377.243 and 377.244

Lessees or owners of the fractional undivided oil, gas or other mineral rights in lands described in permits issued under the provisions of ss. 377.243 and 377.244, not owned by the applicant named in said permits, shall, as to all productive wells or surface mineral operations on said lands, be entitled to and be paid their pro rata part of the earnings after costs of exploration and operation have been allocated. The division shall prescribe such reasonable and appropriate rules and regulations as shall be deemed necessary and proper to implement the provisions of this section and all other sections of this act.