Opinion ID: 2512015
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Heading: James L. Bell and Sheila R. Bell

Text: On December 6, 2005, the Bells leased 80 acres in Miami County to Maw. The habendum and shut-in royalty clauses in their lease were identical to those in the Levin lease. Maw assigned the Bells' lease to Clary on March 26, 2006. Although the parties do not agree on specific dates, four natural gas wells were drilled sometime between March 29, 2006, and May 22, 2006, on the subject acreage. Clary issued the following five checks to the Bells: (1) May 2006, $80 for shut-in royalty; (2) March 14, 2007, $2,000 for advance royalty; (3) April 2007, $80 for shut-in royalty; (4) April 19, 2007, $2,000 for advance royalty; and (5) May 25, 2007, $2,000 for advance royalty. The Bells negotiated the first check. On March 9, 2007, the Bells leased their land to KGE and filed an affidavit of nonproduction.