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 * 1) M.—Where an oil and gas lease is executed in consideration of a nominal sum and the royalties to be received from developing the land, in the absence of an express agreement to the contrary, there is an implied covenant that the lessee will use reasonable diligence to the end that oil and gas may be produced in paying quantities throughout the whole of the leased premiums.