Opinion ID: 2512015
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Silver Star Ranch, LLC

Text: On January 26, 2006, Silver Star leased 42 acres in Miami County to Maw. The Silver Star lease's habendum clause varies slightly from the habendum clauses in other parties' leases, but the difference is not relevant in this case. Silver Star's shut-in royalty clause was identical to those in the other leases at issue. A natural gas well was drilled between February 28, 2006, and March 3, 2006, on the subject acreage. Drilling for a second gas well began March 16, 2006. This drilling was never completed. Maw assigned Silver Star's lease to Clary on March 26, 2006. Clary issued the following four checks to Silver Star: (1) March 2006, $42; (2) March 2007, $820; (3) April 2007, $42; and (4) April 19, 2007, $820. Silver Star negotiated the first check but returned the three other checks. On May 2, 2007, Silver Star leased its land to KGE and filed an affidavit of nonproduction.