Opinion ID: 2512015
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Jeffrey Eidemiller and Diane Eidemiller

Text: On February 8, 2006, Jeffrey and Diane Eidemiller leased 29.59 acres in Miami County to Maw. While the habendum clause in this lease varied slightly from those in the Levin and Bell leases, the difference is not relevant to the issues before us. The shut-in royalty clause in this lease was identical to those in the Levin and Bell leases. A natural gas well was drilled between February 20, 2006, and March 28, 2006, on the subject acreage. Maw assigned the lease to Clary on March 26, 2006. Clary issued the following four checks to Jeffrey and Diane: (1) May 1, 2006, $30 for shut-in royalty; (2) March 14, 2007, $500 for advance royalty; (3) April 19, 2007, $30 for shut-in royalty; (4) April 19, 2007, $500 for advance royalty. Jeffrey and Diane negotiated the first check. On April 12, 2007, Jeffrey and Diane leased their land to KGE and filed an affidavit of nonproduction.