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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 713.809

  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • 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
If a lien, as provided for in this part, is imposed on an assignment, farmout agreement, operating agreement, or other equitable interest or legal interest in land or in a leasehold estate, which interest is contingent upon the happening of a condition subsequent, such lien may be perfected and entered against such land or against the leasehold estate, notwithstanding the failure of such interest to ripen into legal title or the failure of such conditions subsequent to be fulfilled.