LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL


 Florida Geological Survey
 Tallahassee
 June 1991




Governor Lawton Chiles, Chairman
Florida Department of Natural Resources
Tallahassee, Florida 32301


Dear Governor Chiles:


 The Florida Geological Survey, Division of Resource Management, Department of Natural Resources,
is publishing three petroleum-related reports as its Information Circular 107. Part I is "1988 and 1989
Florida Petroleum Production and Exploration;" Part II, "Petroleum Exploration and Development Policies
in Florida: Response to Public Concern for Sensitive Environments;" and Part III: "Petrology and
Provenance of the Norphlet Formation, Panhandle, Florida." These reports discuss 1988 and 1989 oil
and gas production and exploration, the history of Florida's petroleum policy and legislation, and the
geology of the gas-producing Norphlet Formation, respectively. This information is useful to the oil and
gas industry and to the state in planning wise development of Florida's oil and gas resources.




 Respectfully yours,


 Walter Schmidt, Ph.D., P.G.
 State Geologist and Chief
 Florida Geological Survey