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
- -------------------------------------------    ---------------------------------

   Common Stock, $.01 par value                   New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

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

None
(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.

Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered

Common Stock, $.01 Par Value

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

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

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
                                                     --------------------------

                                                         Thomas W. Stoelk
                                                    Vice President-Finance and
                                                      Chief Financial Officer

Dated: September 20, 1996