FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY


that nine companies in 1961 held oil and gas leases on undeveloped
mainland acreage in 54 of Florida's 67 counties, as. follows:


 Florida mainland acreage
 under lease in 1961
 643,809
 76,830 (estimated)
 152,051
 58,922
 91,695
 92,857
 171,024
 194,723
 14,316
 1,496,227


FLORIDA OFFSHORE


 At the end of 1962, Florida acreage offshore from the west coast
of Florida, according to information from the State Land Office, was held
by three companies as tabulated below:


Company
California
Coastal
Gulf


Florida offshore acreage
 under lease at the
 end of 1962
 734,760
 3,910,460
 979,160
 5,624,380


 An additional area of approximately 2,500,000 acres offshore from
the west coast of Florida a distance of 3 leagues (10.36 miles) were
available for lease at the end of 1962. These consist of water bottoms
leased under the provisions of State Leases 833 and 826 (Blocks A-J
and O-U). Furthermore, offshore from the Atlantic coastline of Florida,
out to a distance of 3 miles, water bottoms are available for oil and gas
leasing. However, leasing of any of Florida's offshore acreage which
lies within 3 miles of municipalities or bathing beaches is subject to
advice of public hearings (Florida Statutes Chapter 253.52). In addition,
manmade beaches owned by private parties are not available for oil and
gas leasing by the State.


Company
Coastal
Gulf
Humble
Mobile
Shell
Sinclair
Sun
Texaco
Union