Opinion ID: 2512015
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Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Donald R. Eidemiller and Sandra K. Eidemiller

Text: On November 11, 2005, Donald and Sandra Eidemiller leased 58 acres in Miami County to Maw. Their lease's habendum and shut-in royalty clauses were identical to those in the lease between Jeffrey and Diane Eidemiller and Maw. An addendum to the lease between Donald and Sandra Eidemiller and Maw, dated November 8, 2005, stated: If Lessee does not commence drilling of its first test well for gas purposes somewhere on the South 15.11 acres within 90 days from the date of this lease ... this lease shall become null and void. If Lessee elects to drill a second gas well, said well will be on the 20 acres directly to the North of the 15.11 acres referred to above. Said second well must be commenced within 6 months of completion [of] the first well drilled on this lease. The parties signed another amendment on February 10, 2006, which provided for drilling of a third well. Although the parties do not agree on specific dates, three natural gas wells were drilled sometime between January 25, 2006, and March 7, 2006, on the subject acreage. Maw assigned the lease to Clary on March 26, 2006. Clary issued the following checks to Donald and Sandra: (1) May 5, 2006, $58 for advance shut-in royalty; (2) February 8, 2007, $58 for advance shut-in royalty; (3) March 14, 2007, $1,500 for advance royalty; and (4) April 19, 2007, $1,500.00 for advance royalty. The first check was negotiated. On March 16, 2007, Donald and Sandra leased their land to KGE and filed an affidavit of nonproduction.