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As Skip has said, the answer depends on the lease language. The Baron suggested you ask the operator for a copy. Presumably you know who you leased to. Most likely it was a broker, but since the well produced and you were paid for a time, the party who sent you a check is who you need to request a copy of the lease from. There will be a shut-in clause. If you are lucky there may also be language that the lessee cannot maintain a lease by paying shut-in royalties for more than maybe two years. That is in some lease forms but a majority of the forms do not include that limitation. Don't do anything until you have a copy of your lease.
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