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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.12

                                     CONSENT



         I anticipate becoming a director of Lomak Petroleum, Inc. ("Lomak")
upon consummation of the proposed merger of Domain Energy Corporation with a
subsidiary of Lomak and hereby consent to the reference to me and my becoming a
director of Lomak which is included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4
relating to such merger and in the related Proxy Statement/Prospectus included
therein, and further consent to the filing of this consent as an exhibit to such
Registration Statement.

                                       /s/ Michael V. Ronca
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                                           Michael V. Ronca


   

June 24, 1998