Florida Statutes 713.805 – Property subject to lien
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 713.805
- Construction: means construction, maintenance, operation, or repair in connection with any oil or gas pipeline or in connection with, or necessary for, the production of oil or gas, either in the development thereof or in working thereon in the subtractive process. See Florida Statutes 713.801
- Drilling: means drilling, digging, torpedoing, acidizing, perforating, fracturing, testing, logging, cementing, completing, or repairing upon any land or leasehold for oil or gas purposes or for any oil or gas pipeline. See Florida Statutes 713.801
- Interest holder: means a person, or his or her agent, holding, for oil or gas purposes or for any oil or gas pipeline, any interest in the legal or equitable title to any land or any leasehold interest, and shall include purchasers under executory contract, receivers, and trustees. See Florida Statutes 713.801
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Material: means any machinery, equipment, appliances, buildings, structures, tools, bits, or supplies used in connection with any construction, drilling, or operating upon any land or leasehold for oil or gas purposes or for any oil or gas pipeline. See Florida Statutes 713.801
- Oil or gas pipeline: means any pipeline laid and designed as a means of transporting natural gas, oil, or gasoline, or their components or derivatives, and the right-of-way therefor. See Florida Statutes 713.801
- Operating: means conducting any operation in connection with, or necessary to, the production of oil or gas, either in the development thereof or in working thereon in the subtractive process. See Florida Statutes 713.801
- Operator: means the person in charge of operations on lands or leaseholds for oil or gas purposes or for any oil or gas pipeline. See Florida Statutes 713.801
Liens created under s. 713.803 shall extend to:
(1) The leasehold interest or that portion thereof covered by an assignment, farmout agreement, or operating agreement held by the operator, whichever shall be the lesser interest, held for oil or gas purposes or for any oil or gas pipeline for which the material or service was furnished or for which the labor was performed, and the appurtenances thereunto belonging as title thereto existed on the date such labor was first performed or such material or service was first furnished. However, neither the land itself, apart from the rights granted under an oil or gas lease, nor any mineral interest or royalty interest shall be subject to such lien.
(2) All materials and fixtures owned by the interest holder and used or furnished to be used in the drilling or operating of any oil or gas well, or in the construction of any oil or gas pipeline, located on the land or leasehold held by the interest holder.
(3) All oil or gas wells located on such land or leasehold, the oil or gas produced therefrom, and the proceeds from the sale thereof inuring to those interests subject to such lien.