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                                    FORM 8-A

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                   PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12 (g) OF THE
                             SECURITIES ACT OF 1934

                              LOMAK PETROLEUM, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                                     34-131257    
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of         (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     Incorporation or Organization)

 500 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas               76102
  (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)

If this Form relates to the registration     If this Form relates to the 
of debt securities and is to effective       registration of a class 
upon filing  pursuant to general             of debt securities and is to
Instruction A(c)(1) please                   become effective simultaneously 
check the following box.[]                   with the effectiveness of a
                                             concurrent registration statement 
                                             under the Securities Act of 1933
                                             pursuant to General Instruction 
                                             A(c)(2) please check the following
                                             box. []

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                               
                                               Name of each exchange on which 
  Title of Each Class to be Registered         each class is to be registered
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   Common Stock, $.01 par value                   New York Stock Exchange, Inc.


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                      None
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                                (Title of Class)

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

   Item 1 of this report incorporates by reference the Registrant's Prospectus
      dated July 16, 1996, included in the Form S-1 Registration Statement
         (File No. 333-8211) filed with the Commission on July 16, 1996.


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Item 1.           Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
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                  Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
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                  Information with respect to a description of the Common Stock,
     $.01 par value of Lomak Petroleum, Inc. (the "Company" or "Registrant") to
     be registered on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "Exchange"), is
     incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Prospectus dated July 16,
     1996, included in the Form S-1 Registration Statement (File No. 333-8211)
     filed with the Commission on July 16, 1996 (the "S-1 Prospectus") under the
     heading "Description of Capital Stock" contained on page 46.

Item 2.           Exhibits
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                  1.     All exhibits required by Instruction II on Item 2 will 
                         be supplied to the New York Exchange.



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                                   SIGNATURES

                  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration
     statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
     authorized.

                                                  LOMAK PETROLEUM, INC.


                                                  By:      /s/ Thomas W. Stoelk
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                                                         Thomas W. Stoelk
                                                    Vice President-Finance and
                                                      Chief Financial Officer

Dated: September 20, 1996