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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549





FORM 10-Q







|☒ | Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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for the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2017

or



|☐ | Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
|- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

for the transition period from
 to

Commission File No. 1-8032





SAN JUAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in the Amended and Restated San Juan Basin Royalty Trust Indenture)







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|Texas                                                          |  | 75-6279898                          
|(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

Compass Bank

300 W. 7th Street, Suite B

Fort Worth, Texas 76102

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(866) 809-4553

(Registrants telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former
address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)





Indicate by
check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to
file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive
Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such
files).    Yes  ☐    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of large accelerated
filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company or emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):



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|Large accelerated filer |  | ☐                                                |  | Accelerated filer         |  | ☒
|                        |  |                                                  | 
|Non-accelerated filer   |  | ☐  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |  | Smaller reporting company |  | ☐
|                        |  |                                                  | 
|                        |  |                                                  |  | Emerging growth company   |  | ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended
transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

Number of Units of beneficial interest
outstanding at November 9, 2017: 46,608,796









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|PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 
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|Item 1                        |  | Financial Statements                                                               |  |  | 1  | 
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|Item 2                        |  | Trustees Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |  |  | 5  | 
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|Item 3                        |  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk                         |  |  | 11 | 
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|Item 4                        |  | Controls and Procedures                                                            |  |  | 11 | 
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|PART II. OTHER INFORMATION    | 
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|Item 1                        |  | Legal Proceedings                                                                  |  |  | 12 | 
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|Item 1A                       |  | Risk Factors                                                                       |  |  | 12 | 
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|Item 2                        |  | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds                        |  |  | 13 | 
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|Item 3                        |  | Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                                    |  |  | 13 | 
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|Item 4                        |  | Mine Safety Disclosures                                                            |  |  | 13 | 
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|Item 5                        |  | Other Information                                                                  |  |  | 13 | 
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|Item 6                        |  | Exhibits                                                                           |  |  | 13 | 
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SAN JUAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST

PART I

FINANCIAL
INFORMATION



|Item 1. | Financial Statements.
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND TRUST CORPUS



|                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  |                              |            |  |                  |   |            | 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ---------------------------- | ---------- |  | ---------------- | - | ---------- | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  | September 30,2017(Unaudited) |            |  | December 31,2016 |  
|ASSETS                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |                              |            |  |                  |   |            | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  |                             
|Cash and short-term investments                                                                                                                                                                  |  | $                            | 11,099,163 |  |                  | $ | 3,932,658  | 
|Net overriding royalty interest in producing oil and gas properties (net of accumulated
amortization of $126,356,917 and $125,491,149 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively) |  |                              | 6,918,611  |  |                  |   | 7,784,379  | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  |                              |            |  |                  |   |            | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  | $                            | 18,017,774 |  |                  | $ | 11,717,037 | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  |                              |            |  |                  |   |            | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  |                             
|LIABILITIES AND TRUST CORPUS                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                              |            |  |                  |   |            | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  |                             
|Distribution payable to Unit Holders                                                                                                                                                             |  | $                            | 10,099,163 |  |                  | $ | 2,932,658  | 
|Cash reserves                                                                                                                                                                                    |  |                              | 1,000,000  |  |                  |   | 1,000,000  | 
|Trust corpus  46,608,796 Units of beneficial interest authorized and outstanding                                                                                                                |  |                              | 6,918,611  |  |                  |   | 7,784,379  | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  |                              |            |  |                  |   |            | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  | $                            | 18,017,774 |  |                  | $ | 11,717,037 | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  |                              |            |  |                  |   |            | 

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF DISTRIBUTABLE INCOME (UNAUDITED)



|                                                 |  |                                 |            |     |                                |   |           |      |  |   |            |     |  |   |            |    
|------------------------------------------------ |  | ------------------------------- | ---------- | --- | ------------------------------ | - | --------- | ---- |  | - | ---------- | --- |  | - | ---------- | ---
|                                                 |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |            |     | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |  
|                                                 |  | 2017                            |            |     | 2016                           |   |           | 2017 |  |   | 2016       |    
|Royalty Income                                   |  | $                               | 15,120,298 | (1) |                                | $ | 4,380,871 |      |  | $ | 30,179,499 | (1) |  | $ | 8,956,081  |    
|Interest income                                  |  |                                 | 2,446      |     |                                |   | 162,569   | (2)  |  |   | 5,305      |     |  |   | 163,823    | (2)
|                                                 |  |                                 |            |     |                                |   |           |      |  |   |            |     |  |   |            |    
|Total income                                     |  |                                 | 15,122,744 |     |                                |   | 4,543,440 |      |  |   | 30,184,804 |     |  |   | 9,119,904  |    
|General and administrative expenses              |  |                                 | (286,756   | )   |                                |   | (499,461  | )    |  |   | (1,220,375 | )   |  |   | (2,408,031 | )  
|Increase in cash reserves                        |  |                                 |           |     |                                |   | (13,687   | )    |  |   |           |     |  |   | (463,687   | )  
|                                                 |  |                                 |            |     |                                |   |           |      |  |   |            |     |  |   |            |    
|Distributable Income                             |  | $                               | 14,835,988 |     |                                | $ | 4,030,292 |      |  | $ | 28,964,429 |     |  | $ | 6,248,186  |    
|                                                 |  |                                 |            |     |                                |   |           |      |  |   |            |     |  |   |            |    
|Distributable Income per Unit (46,608,796 Units) |  | $                               | 0.318308   |     |                                | $ | 0.086471  |      |  | $ | 0.621437   |     |  | $ | 0.134057   |    
|                                                 |  |                                 |            |     |                                |   |           |      |  |   |            |     |  |   |            |    



|(1) | Includes $7.5 million received for settlement of the 2014 Litigation and a $1.0 million gross credit for the reversal of accrued capital expenses.
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|(2) | Includes $161,794 in interest on the late payment of gross proceeds as a result of the negotiation of compliance audit issues with Burlington.
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These Condensed Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements included herein.



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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TRUST CORPUS (UNAUDITED)



|                                                |  |                                 |             |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  
|----------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ----------- | - | ------------------------------ | - | ---------- | ---- |  | - | ----------- | - |  | - | ---------- | -
|                                                |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |             |   | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |  
|                                                |  | 2017                            |             |   | 2016                           |   |            | 2017 |  |   | 2016        |  
|Trust corpus, beginning of period               |  | $                               | 7,206,408   |   |                                | $ | 8,420,606  |      |  | $ | 7,784,379   |   |  | $ | 8,724,387  |  
|Amortization of net overriding royalty interest |  |                                 | (287,797    | ) |                                |   | (276,816   | )    |  |   | (865,768    | ) |  |   | (580,597   | )
|Distributable Income                            |  |                                 | 14,835,988  |   |                                |   | 4,030,292  |      |  |   | 28,964,429  |   |  |   | 6,248,186  |  
|Distributions declared                          |  |                                 | (14,835,988 | ) |                                |   | (4,030,292 | )    |  |   | (28,964,429 | ) |  |   | (6,248,186 | )
|                                                |  |                                 |             |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  
|Trust corpus, end of period                     |  | $                               | 6,918,611   |   |                                | $ | 8,143,790  |      |  | $ | 6,918,611   |   |  | $ | 8,143,790  |  
|                                                |  |                                 |             |   |                                |   |            |      |  |   |             |   |  |   |            |  

These Condensed Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements included herein.



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| | 1. | Basis of Presentation
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The condensed financial statements included herein have been
prepared without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto
included in San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (the Trust) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. In the opinion of Compass Bank, the trustee of the Trust (the
Trustee), all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, have been included that are necessary to fairly present the assets, liabilities and trust corpus of the Trust at September 30, 2017 and December 31,
2016 and the distributable income and changes in trust corpus for the three-month periods and the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. The distributable income for such interim periods is not necessarily indicative of the
distributable income for the full year.

The financial statements of the Trust are prepared on the following basis and are not intended to
present the financial position and results of operations of the Trust in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP):



| |  |  | The net proceeds attributable to the 75% net overriding royalty interest (the Royalty) that burdens certain oil and natural gas interests originally owned by Southland Royalty Company (the Subject
Interests) in properties located in the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico (the Royalty Income) recorded for a month is the amount computed and paid by Southlands successor, Hilcorp San Juan L.P. (Hilcorp),
which acquired the Subject Interests from Burlington Resources Oil and Gas Company LP (Burlington) on July 31, 2017. Royalty Income consists of the proceeds received from Burlington and its successor in interest from the sale of
production less accrued production costs, development and drilling costs, applicable taxes, operating charges, and other costs and deductions, multiplied by 75%. The calculation of net proceeds by Hilcorp for any month includes adjustments to
proceeds and costs for prior months and impacts the Royalty Income paid to the Trust and the distribution to the holders of units of the Trust (Unit Holders) for that month.
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| |  |  | Trust expenses recorded are based on liabilities paid and cash reserves established from Royalty Income for liabilities and contingencies.
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| |  |  | Distributions to Unit Holders are recorded when declared by the Trustee.
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| |  |  | The conveyance which transferred the Royalty to the Trust provides that any excess of production costs applicable to the Subject Interests over gross proceeds from such properties must be recovered from future net
proceeds before Royalty Income is again paid to the Trust. The Trust is not obligated to reimburse Hilcorp for any excess production costs if future gross proceeds from the Subject Interests is insufficient to cover such costs.
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The financial statements of the Trust differ from financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP because revenues are not accrued in
the month of production; certain cash reserves may be established for liabilities and contingencies which would not be accrued in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP; expenses are recorded when paid instead of when incurred; and
amortization of the Royalty calculated on a unit-of-production basis is charged directly to trust corpus instead of as an expense. Most accounting pronouncements apply
to entities whose financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, directing such entities to accrue or defer revenues and expenses in a period other than when such revenues were received or expenses were paid. Because the Trusts
financial statements are prepared on the modified cash basis, as described above, most accounting pronouncements are not applicable to the Trusts financial statements. This comprehensive basis of accounting corresponds to the accounting
permitted for royalty trusts by the SEC, as specified by Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 12:E, Financial Statements of Royalty Trusts.

The Trustee routinely reviews its royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If an impairment event occurs and it is determined that the carrying value of the Trusts royalty interests may not be recoverable, an impairment will be recognized as measured by the
amount by which the carrying amount of the royalty interests exceeds the fair value of these assets, which would likely be measured by discounting projected cash flows and is charged directly to trust corpus instead of as an expense. There was no
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| | 2. | Federal Income Taxes
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For federal income tax purposes, the Trust constitutes a fixed
investment trust which is taxed as a grantor trust. A grantor trust is not subject to tax at the trust level. The Unit Holders are considered to own the Trusts income and principal as though no trust were in existence. The income of the Trust
is deemed to have been received or accrued by each Unit Holder at the time such income is received or accrued by the Trust rather than when distributed by the Trust.

The Trust is a widely held fixed investment trust (WHFIT) classified as a non-mortgage
widely held fixed investment trust (NMWHFIT) for federal income tax purposes. The Trustee is the representative of the Trust that will provide tax information in accordance with the applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations governing the
information reporting requirements of the Trust as a WHFIT and a NMWHFIT.

The Royalty constitutes an economic interest in oil
and natural gas properties for federal income tax purposes. Unit Holders must report their share of the production revenues of the Trust as ordinary income from oil and natural gas royalties and are entitled to claim depletion with respect to such
income. The Royalty is treated as a single property for depletion purposes. The Trust has on file technical advice memoranda confirming such tax treatment.

Sales of natural gas production from certain coal seam wells drilled prior to January 1, 1993, qualified for federal income tax credits
under Section 29 (now Section 45K) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), through 2002 but not thereafter. Accordingly, under present law, the Trusts production and sale of natural gas from coal seam
wells does not qualify for tax credit under Section 45K of the Code (the Section 45 Tax Credit). Congress has at various times since 2002 considered energy legislation, including provisions to reinstate the Section 45 Tax
Credit in various ways and to various extents, but no legislation that would qualify the Trusts current production for such credit has been enacted. No prediction can be made as to what future tax legislation affecting Section 45K of the
Code may be proposed or enacted or, if enacted, its impact, if any, on the Trust and the Unit Holders.

The classification of the
Trusts income for purposes of the passive loss rules may be important to a Unit Holder. Royalty income such as that derived through the Trust will generally be treated as portfolio income that may not be offset or reduced by passive losses.

Tax positions taken by the Trust related to the Trusts pass-through status and state tax positions have been reviewed, and the
Trustee is of the opinion that material positions taken would more likely than not be sustained by examination. As of September 30, 2017, the Trusts tax years 2013 and thereafter remain subject to examination.

Each Unit Holder should consult his or her own tax advisor regarding tax compliance matters related to such Unit Holders interest in
the Trust.



| | 3. | Commitments and Contingencies
| | -- | -----------------------------

Contingencies related to the Subject Interests that are
unfavorably resolved would generally be reflected by the Trust as reductions to future Royalty Income payments to the Trust with corresponding reductions to cash distributions to Unit Holders. See Note 1 Basis of Presentation, for a summary of the
terms of the conveyance with respect to recovery of costs, and Note 4 Settlements and Litigation, for a discussion of the status of litigation matters.



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| | 4. | Settlements and Litigation
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On September 13, 2017, the Trust and Burlington entered
into a settlement (Settlement Agreement) of previously reported litigation styled Compass Bank, in its Capacity as Trustee of the San Juan Basin Royalty Trust v. Burlington Resources Oil& Gas Company LP and
BROG GP LLC, No. D-101-CV-2014-01765 (the 2014 Litigation). The lawsuit was filed in the 1st Judicial District Court, Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The Settlement Agreement provides that Burlington pay the Trust $7.5 million to resolve the 2014 Litigation and all disputed and/or
unresolved audit exceptions asserted by the Trust for the audit years January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2016. The Trust received the $7.5 million in September 2017 and the proceeds were paid to unit holders on October 16,
2017. The 2014 Litigation was dismissed with prejudice on September 14, 2017.

The Settlement Agreement also includes a mutual
release of each party and its affiliates for any claims or damages arising out of or related to any acts, events or omissions occurring prior to January 1, 2017, including with respect to any claims asserted by the Office of Natural Resource
Revenue (the ONRR) against Burlington and/or ConocoPhillips to pay additional royalties for production for periods prior to January 1, 2017. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Trust will be indemnified for any liability
relating to the ONRR claims for periods prior to January 1, 2017 and Burlington has fully released the Trust from any such claims.

For more information about the 2014 Litigation, see Part I, Item 3. Legal Proceedings of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.



| | 5. | Subsequent Events
| | -- | -----------------

The sale of San Juan Assets, including the Subject Interests, from
Burlington to Hilcorp closed on July 31, 2017. Hilcorp is responsible for monthly production beginning August 1, 2017. Hilcorp informed the Trust that Hilcorp does not have all of the revenue and expense decks for August 2017 installed and
therefore does not have the appropriate detail to provide actual revenue and expense numbers for the October 2017 distribution. Therefore, Hilcorp estimated the October 2017 distribution based on the prior months distribution detail provided
by Burlington and rounded to the nearest thousand. The October 2017 declaration of cash distribution also included an additional $1.0 million in estimated gross revenue based on Hilcorps knowledge that production volumes increased during
the month of August 2017. Hilcorp has informed the Trust that Hilcorp may also need to use estimated revenue and expense numbers for subsequent months. Hilcorp will reconcile estimated and actual revenue and expense numbers once Hilcorp installs its
revenue and expense decks, although Hilcorp has not indicated when such reconciliation may occur. Any such reconciliations will be credited or debited from future distributions to Unit Holders.



|Item 2. | Trustees Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Overview

The Trust is an express trust created under the laws of the state of Texas by the San Juan Basin Royalty Trust Indenture entered into
on November 1, 1980 between Southland Royalty Company (Southland) and The Fort Worth National Bank. Effective as of September 30, 2002, the original indenture was amended and restated and, effective as of December 12,
2007, the restated indenture was amended and restated, which we refer to as the Indenture. As a result of a series of mergers and other transactions, the current Trustee of the Trust is Compass Bank, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaira, S.A.

The Conveyance and the Royalty

Pursuant to the Net Overriding Royalty Conveyance (the Conveyance) effective November 1, 1980, Southland conveyed to the Trust
a 75% net overriding royalty interest (the Royalty) that burdens certain of Southlands oil and natural gas interests (the Subject Interests) in properties located in the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico.
Subsequent to the Conveyance of the Royalty, and following several ownership changes through a series of assignments and mergers, Hilcorp purchased the Subject Interests from Burlington, and is now Southlands successor in interest.



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The Royalty constitutes the principal asset of the Trust. The beneficial interest in the Royalty
is divided into 46,608,796 units (the Units) representing undivided fractional interests in the beneficial interest of the Trust equal to the number of shares of the common stock of Southland outstanding as of the close of business on
November 3, 1980. Each stockholder of Southland of record at the close of business on November 3, 1980 received one freely tradable Unit for each share of the common stock of Southland then held. Holders of Units are referred to herein as
Unit Holders.

The Trustee

The primary function of the Trustee is to collect Royalty Income, to pay all expenses and charges of the Trust and distribute the remaining
available income to the Unit Holders. The amount of income distributable to Unit Holders, which we refer to as Distributable Income, depends on the amount of Royalty Income and interest received by the Trust, as well as the amount of
expenses paid by the Trust and any change in cash reserves. The Trust has no employees, officers or directors. All administrative functions of the Trust are performed by the Trustee.

Sale of Burlingtons Interest in the San Juan Basin

On July 31, 2017, Hilcorp acquired ConocoPhillips assets in the San Juan Basin, including the Subject Interests previously owned by
Burlington, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips. The Hilcorp purchase is effective as of January 1, 2017. July 2017 was the last production month for which Burlington was responsible and formed the basis of the September 2017
declaration of cash distribution. The accounting reports used to prepare the financial information for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 were provided by Burlington.

Hilcorp

Hilcorp is the principal
operator of the majority of the Subject Interests. Hilcorp is also responsible, subject to the terms of a prior agreement with the Trust, for marketing the production from such properties, either under existing sales contracts or under future
arrangements, at the best prices and on the best terms it shall deem reasonably obtainable in the circumstances. A very high percentage of the Royalty Income is attributable to the production and sale by Hilcorp of natural gas from the Subject
Interests. Accordingly, the market price for natural gas produced and sold from the San Juan Basin heavily influences the amount of Royalty Income distributed by the Trust and, by extension, the price of the Units.



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Results of Operations  Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016

Royalty Income

Royalty Income
consists of monthly net proceeds attributable to the Royalty. Royalty Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was determined as shown in the following table:



|                                           |  |                                 |            |      |                                |   |            |      |  |   |            |      |  |   |            |     
|------------------------------------------ |  | ------------------------------- | ---------- | ---- | ------------------------------ | - | ---------- | ---- |  | - | ---------- | ---- |  | - | ---------- | ----
|                                           |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |            |      | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |  
|                                           |  | 2017                            |            |      | 2016                           |   |            | 2017 |  |   | 2016       |     
|Gross proceeds from the Subject Interests: |  |                                 |            |      |                                |   |            |      |  |   |            |      |  |   |            |     
|Natural Gas                                |  | $                               | 16,466,051 |      |                                | $ | 12,864,569 |      |  | $ | 52,206,242 |      |  | $ | 35,473,374 |     
|Oil                                        |  |                                 | 586,312    |      |                                |   | 731,851    |      |  |   | 1,692,296  |      |  |   | 1,623,450  |     
|Other                                      |  |                                 | 9,998,201  | (1)  |                                |   | 0          |      |  |   | 9,998,201  | (1)  |  |   | (310,241   | )(2)
|                                           |  |                                 |            |      |                                |   |            |      |  |   |            |      |  |   |            |     
|Total                                      |  |                                 | 27,050,564 |      |                                |   | 13,596,420 |      |  |   | 63,896,739 |      |  |   | 36,786,583 |     
|Production Costs:                          |  |                                 |            |      |                                |   |            |      |  |   |            |      |  |   |            |     
|Severance tax  gas                        |  |                                 | 1,727,011  |      |                                |   | 1,326,726  |      |  |   | 5,420,515  |      |  |   | 3,704,847  |     
|Severance tax  oil                        |  |                                 | 55,076     |      |                                |   | 76,635     |      |  |   | 162,641    |      |  |   | 165,312    |     
|Lease operating expense and property tax   |  |                                 | 5,985,383  |      |                                |   | 6,235,693  |      |  |   | 18,676,317 |      |  |   | 20,006,039 |     
|Capital expenditures                       |  |                                 | 122,697    |      |                                |   | 116,205    |      |  |   | 397,934    |      |  |   | 968,944    |     
|Other                                      |  |                                 | (1,000,000 | )(3) |                                |   |           |      |  |   | (1,000,000 | )(3) |  |   |           |     
|                                           |  |                                 |            |      |                                |   |            |      |  |   |            |      |  |   |            |     
|Total                                      |  |                                 | 6,890,167  |      |                                |   | 7,755,259  |      |  |   | 23,657,407 |      |  |   | 24,845,142 |     
|                                           |  |                                 |            |      |                                |   |            |      |  |   |            |      |  |   |            |     
|Net profits                                |  |                                 | 20,160,397 |      |                                |   | 5,841,161  |      |  |   | 40,239,332 |      |  |   | 11,941,441 |     
|Net overriding royalty interest            |  |                                 | 75         | %    |                                |   | 75         | %    |  |   | 75         | %    |  |   | 75         | %   
|                                           |  |                                 |            |      |                                |   |            |      |  |   |            |      |  |   |            |     
|Royalty Income                             |  | $                               | 15,120,298 |      |                                | $ | 4,380,871  |      |  | $ | 30,179,499 |      |  | $ | 8,956,081  |     
|                                           |  |                                 |            |      |                                |   |            |      |  |   |            |      |  |   |            |     



|(1) | Includes $7.5 million ($10.0 million gross up) received for settlement of the 2014 Litigation offset by $1,799 for Burlingtons revenue adjustment for gas imbalance settlements.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(2) | Includes Burlingtons revenue adjustment in May 2016 for gas revenue reporting for production periods December 2014  January 2016 and $810 additional revenue received in January 2016 from the August 2015
settlement of a gas imbalance.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(3) | Credit for reversal of accrued capital expenses.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------

The Royalty Income distributed to the
Trust for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was higher than that distributed during the same periods of 2016 due to higher natural gas prices and the $7.5 million settlement amount received from Burlington with respect to
the 2014 Litigation.

The average natural gas price increased from $1.89 per Mcf and $1.70 per Mcf for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2016, respectively, to $2.54 per Mcf and $2.70 per Mcf for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.

Gross Proceeds from Subject Interests.Gross proceeds increased $13.5 million or 99% for the three months ended September 30,
2017 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016 and increased $27.1 million or 74% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Such increases for these periods
were primarily attributable to higher natural gas and oil prices and the $7.5 million ($10.0 million gross up) received from Burlington for settlement of the 2014 Litigation offset by lower production volumes.

Capital Expenditures. Excluding a $1.0 million credit for reversal of accrued capital expenses, actual capital
expenditures increased slightly or by 5.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016. Capital expenditures decreased $0.57 million or 59% for the nine months ended
September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Such decrease was primarily attributable to the challenging price environment for natural gas and natural gas liquids along with fewer maintenance and facility
projects. Burlington issued the $1.0 million credit for the reversal of accrued capital expenses to zero out the accrued capital expense account prior to the sale to Hilcorp.

Severance Taxes.Aggregate severance taxes increased $0.38 million or 27% for the three months ended September 30, 2017
compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016 and increased $1.7 million or 44% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Such increases were primarily attributable
to higher gross proceeds during these periods. Severance taxes represented approximately 10.5% of gross proceeds, excluding the $7.5 million settlement amount, for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to 10.3% for the same
period of 2016. Severance taxes represented 10.4% of gross proceeds, excluding the $7.5 million settlement amount, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to 10.5% for the same period of 2016.



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Lease Operating Expenses and Property Taxes. Lease operating expenses and property taxes
decreased $0.25 million or 4.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016 and decreased $1.3 million or 6.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to
the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Lease operating expenses decreased slightly during the third quarter of 2017 compared to third quarter of 2016. The decrease in lease operating expenses over the nine month period of 2017 compared to
the same period in 2016 was primarily attributable to the operators efforts to reduce contracted maintenance and repair costs, and their efforts to reduce costs on compression equipment. Property taxes decreased $0.04 million in the third
quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016 and decreased $0.28 million in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the first nine months of 2016 because actual taxes for 2016 were less than accrued, which resulted in a decrease in
the current accruals based on a new estimate of ad valorem taxes for 2017.

Monthly leaseoperating expenses of the
Subject Interests, including property taxes, in third quarter 2017 averaged approximately $2.0 million, as compared to $2.0 million in the third quarter of 2016. Monthly leaseoperating expenses of the Subject Interests,
including property taxes, in the first nine months of 2017 averaged approximately $2.1 million, as compared to $2.2 million in the first nine months of 2016.

Distributable Income



|                                                 |  |                                 |            |     |                                |   |           |      |  |   |            |     |  |   |            |    
|------------------------------------------------ |  | ------------------------------- | ---------- | --- | ------------------------------ | - | --------- | ---- |  | - | ---------- | --- |  | - | ---------- | ---
|                                                 |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |            |     | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |  
|                                                 |  | 2017                            |            |     | 2016                           |   |           | 2017 |  |   | 2016       |    
|Royalty Income                                   |  | $                               | 15,120,298 | (1) |                                | $ | 4,380,871 |      |  | $ | 30,179,499 | (1) |  | $ | 8,956,081  |    
|Interest income                                  |  |                                 | 2,446      |     |                                |   | 162,569   | (2)  |  |   | 5,305      |     |  |   | 163,823    | (2)
|                                                 |  |                                 |            |     |                                |   |           |      |  |   |            |     |  |   |            |    
|Total income                                     |  |                                 | 15,122,744 |     |                                |   | 4,543,440 |      |  |   | 30,184,804 |     |  |   | 9,119,904  |    
|General and administrative expenses              |  |                                 | (286,756   | )   |                                |   | (499,461  | )    |  |   | (1,220,375 | )   |  |   | (2,408,031 | )  
|Increase in cash reserves                        |  |                                 |           |     |                                |   | (13,687   | )    |  |   |           |     |  |   | (463,687   | )  
|                                                 |  |                                 |            |     |                                |   |           |      |  |   |            |     |  |   |            |    
|Distributable Income                             |  | $                               | 14,835,988 |     |                                | $ | 4,030,292 |      |  | $ | 28,964,429 |     |  | $ | 6,248,186  |    
|                                                 |  |                                 |            |     |                                |   |           |      |  |   |            |     |  |   |            |    
|Distributable Income per Unit (46,608,796 Units) |  | $                               | 0.318308   |     |                                | $ | 0.086471  |      |  | $ | 0.621437   |     |  | $ | 0.134057   |    
|                                                 |  |                                 |            |     |                                |   |           |      |  |   |            |     |  |   |            |    



|(1) | Includes $7.5 million received for settlement of the 2014 Litigation and a $1.0 million gross credit for the reversal of accrued capital expenses.
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(2) | Includes $161,794 in interest on the late payment of gross proceeds as a result of the negotiation of compliance audit issues with Burlington.
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Distributable Income. Distributable Income increased by approximately $10.8 million or 268% to $14.8 million ($0.318308 per
Unit) for the three months ended September 30, 2017 from $4.0 million ($0.086471 per Unit) for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Distributable income increased $22.7 million or 364% to $29 million ($0.621437
per Unit) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 from $6.2 million ($0.134057 per Unit) for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Such increases in Distributable Income were primarily attributable to higher natural gas
prices, decreased general and administrative expenses related to audit and legal costs incurred in the 2014 Litigation, the $7.5 million received for settlement of the 2014 Litigation, and the receipt of a $1.0 million gross credit for the
reversal of accrued capital expenses.

Based on 46,608,796 Units outstanding, the per-Unit
distributions during the third quarter of 2017 were as follows:



|              |  |   |          | 
|------------- |  | - | -------- | 
|July          |  | $ | 0.060797 | 
|August        |  |   | 0.040832 | 
|September     |  |   | 0.216679 | 
|              |  |   |          | 
|Quarter Total |  | $ | 0.318308 | 
|              |  |   |          | 

Interest Income.Interest income was lower for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2017 as compared to the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2016 primarily due to the additional $161,794 in interest received from Burlington in 2016 for the late payment of gross proceeds as a result of the
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General& Administrative Expenses. General and
administrative expenses decreased $0.2 million or 43% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016 and decreased $1.2 million or 49% for the nine months ended
September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Such decreases were primarily due to decreased audit costs and legal costs incurred related to the 2014 Litigation.

Cash Reserves. Total cash reserves were $1.0 million as of September 30, 2017. The primary purpose of the cash
reserves is to have sufficient funds to cover monthly general and administrative expenses in the event that there is insufficient Royalty Income to cover such expenses. The Trustee did not increase the cash reserves during the first nine months of
2017 and does not anticipate any increases in 2017.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Trusts principal source of liquidity and capital is Royalty Income. The Trusts distribution of income to Unit Holders is funded
by Royalty Income after payment of Trust expenses. The Trust is not liable for any production costs or liabilities attributable to the Royalty. If at any time the Trust receives more than the amount due under the Royalty, it is not obligated to
return such overpayment, but the amounts payable to it for any subsequent period are reduced by such amount, plus interest, at a rate specified in the Conveyance. If the Trustee determines that the Trust does not have sufficient funds to pay its
liabilities, the Trustee may borrow funds on behalf of the Trust, in which case no distributions will be made to Unit Holders until such borrowings are repaid in full. The Trustee may not sell or dispose of any part of the assets of the Trust
without the affirmative vote of 75% of all of the Units outstanding; however, the Trustee may sell up to 1% of the value of the Royalty (as determined pursuant to the Indenture) during any 12-month period
without the consent of the Unit Holders.

2017 Capital Expenditure Budget

Burlingtons announced 2017 capital plan for the Subject Interests anticipated capital expenditures of $1.7 million, of which
$0.64 million was to be allocated to 10 maintenance and facilities projects, $0.42 million allocated to three well recompletions, and $0.64 million allocated to 10 facilities projects attributable to the budgets for prior years.
Primarily due to depressed pricing for natural gas, Burlington did not allocate any capital expenditures for 2017 to its drilling program in the San Juan Basin. Existing wells will continue to be operated.

Actual capital expenditures by Burlington for the first nine months of 2017 totaled $397,934. Burlington also credited the Trust with
$1.0 million for a reversal of accrued capital expenses.

Following the sale to Hilcorp, the budget for capital expenditures for the
Subject Interests for the remainder of 2017 is subject to change, which could include increases to capital expenditures that may adversely affect Distributable Income.

Oil and Natural Gas Production

Royalty
Income for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 is associated with actual oil and natural gas production during May 2017 through July 2017 from the Subject Interests. Royalty Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 is
associated with actual gas and oil production during November 2016 through July 2017 from the Subject Interests.

Production of oil and
natural gas and related average sales prices attributable to each of the Subject Interests and the Royalty for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:



|                            |  |                                          |           |  |                         |   |        |                  |  |   |                         |  |  |   |        | 
|--------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------------- | --------- |  | ----------------------- | - | ------ | ---------------- |  | - | ----------------------- |  |  | - | ------ | 
|                            |  | For the Three Months Ended September 30, |          
|                            |  | 2017                                     |           |  | 2016                    |  
|                            |  | Natural Gas(Mcf)                         |           |  | Oil andCondensate(Bbls) |   |        | Natural Gas(Mcf) |  |   | Oil andCondensate(Bbls) | 
|Production                  |  |                                          |           |  |                         |   |        |                  |  |   |                         |  |  |   |        | 
|Subject Interests           |  |                                          | 6,470,208 |  |                         |   | 16,894 |                  |  |   | 6,815,105               |  |  |   | 21,563 | 
|Royalty                     |  |                                          | 2,911,089 |  |                         |   | 7,374  |                  |  |   | 2,397,847               |  |  |   | 7,422  | 
|Average Price (per Mcf/Bbl) |  | $                                        | 2.54      |  |                         | $ | 34.71  |                  |  | $ | 1.89                    |  |  | $ | 33.94  | 



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Production of oil and natural gas and related average sales prices attributable to each of the
Subject Interests and the Royalty for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:



|                            |  |                                         |            |  |                         |   |        |                  |  |   |                         |  |  |   |        | 
|--------------------------- |  | --------------------------------------- | ---------- |  | ----------------------- | - | ------ | ---------------- |  | - | ----------------------- |  |  | - | ------ | 
|                            |  | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |           
|                            |  | 2017                                    |            |  | 2016                    |  
|                            |  | Natural Gas(Mcf)                        |            |  | Oil andCondensate(Bbls) |   |        | Natural Gas(Mcf) |  |   | Oil andCondensate(Bbls) | 
|Production                  |  |                                         |            |  |                         |   |        |                  |  |   |                         |  |  |   |        | 
|Subject Interests           |  |                                         | 19,314,802 |  |                         |   | 46,525 |                  |  |   | 20,817,077              |  |  |   | 56,788 | 
|Royalty                     |  |                                         | 8,671,241  |  |                         |   | 20,453 |                  |  |   | 5,529,372               |  |  |   | 15,453 | 
|Average Price (per Mcf/Bbl) |  | $                                       | 2.70       |  |                         | $ | 36.37  |                  |  | $ | 1.70                    |  |  | $ | 28.59  | 

The Trust recognizes production during the month in which the related net proceeds attributable to the Royalty
are paid to the Trust. Royalty Income for a calendar year is based on the actual natural gas and oil production during the period beginning with November of the preceding calendar year through October of the current calendar year. Sales
volumes attributable to the Royalty are determined by dividing the net profits by the Trust from the sale of oil and natural gas, respectively, by the prices received for sales of such volumes from the Subject Interests, taking into consideration
production taxes attributable to the Subject Interests. Because the oil and natural gas sales attributable to the Royalty are based upon an allocation formula dependent on such factors as price and cost, including capital expenditures, the
aggregate sales amounts from the Subject Interests may not provide a meaningful comparison to sales attributable to the Royalty.

The
fluctuations in natural gas production that have occurred during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, generally resulted from changes in the demand for natural gas during that time, market
conditions, and variances in capital spending to generate production from new and existing wells, as offset by the natural production decline curve. Also, production from the Subject Interests is influenced by the line pressure of the natural
gas gathering systems in the San Juan Basin. As noted above, oil and natural gas sales attributable to the Royalty are based on an allocation formula dependent on many factors, including oil and natural gas prices and capital expenditures.

Marketing

There were no changes to the
contracts pursuant to which Burlington or Hilcorp sells production from the Subject Interests and for the gathering and processing of production during the first nine months of 2017.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

None.

Critical Accounting Policies and
Estimates

For a discussion of significant accounting policies and estimates that impact the Trusts financial statements, see
Part I, Item 1. Unaudited Financial Statements, Note 1 Basis of Presentation and Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplemental Data contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016.

Information Regarding Forward-Looking Information

Certain information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains, and other materials filed
or to be filed by the Trust with the SEC (as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by the Trust) may contain or include, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Such forward-looking statements may be or may concern, among other things, capital expenditures, drilling



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activity, development activities, production efforts and volumes, hydrocarbon prices, estimated future net revenues, estimates of reserves, the results of the Trusts activities, and
regulatory matters. Such forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as may, will, estimate, expect, predict, project, anticipate,
goal, should, assume, believe, plan, intend, or other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. Such statements are based on certain assumptions of Compass
Bank, the Trustee and by Hilcorp, the owner of the working interest through the reporting period, with respect to future events; are based on an assessment of, and are subject to, a variety of factors deemed relevant by the Trustee and Hilcorp; and
involve risks and uncertainties. However, whether actual results and developments will conform with such expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties which could affect the future results of the energy industry in
general, and the Trust and Hilcorp in particular, and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. The actual results or developments anticipated may not be realized or, even if
substantially realized, they may not have the expected consequences to or effects on Hilcorps business and the Trust. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those
projected in such forward-looking statements. The Trust undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, expect as required by applicable law.

Hilcorp Information

As a
holder of a net overriding royalty interest, the Trust relies on Hilcorp for information regarding Hilcorp and its affiliates; the Subject Interests, including the operations, acreage, well and completion count, working interests, production
volumes, sales revenues, capital expenditures, operating expenses, reserves, drilling plans, drilling results and leasehold terms related to the Subject Interests, and factors and circumstances that have or may affect the foregoing. See Part I, Item
4. Controls and Procedures.

In a July 31, 2017 news release, ConocoPhillips announced that the sale of its San Juan Basin assets to
Hilcorp, which includes the Subject Interests, closed on July 31, 2017. ConocoPhillips informed the Trust that the last production month for which ConocoPhillips was responsible was July 2017 and therefore the last monthly distribution report
that the Trust received from ConocoPhillips was for September 2017. In October 2017, the Trust received the distribution report from Hilcorp. Hilcorps reporting of revenue and expenses may differ from ConocoPhillips reporting. Hilcorp
does not have all of the revenue and expense decks for August 2017 installed and therefore does not have the appropriate detail to provide actual revenue and expense numbers for the October 2017 distribution. Therefore, Hilcorp estimated the October
2017 distribution based on the prior months distribution detail provided by Burlington and rounded to the nearest thousand. Hilcorp has informed the Trust that Hilcorp may also need to use estimated revenue and expense numbers in order to
calculate distributions for subsequent months. Once Hilcorp has all of the revenue and expense decks installed, Hilcorp will reconcile the actual revenue and expense numbers versus the estimated numbers and
true-up any distributions, as needed. Such estimations and reconciliations by Hilcorp may result in adjustments to future distributions to Unit Holders.



|Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
|------- | -----------------------------------------------------------

There have been no material
changes to our market risk during 2017. For information on our exposure to market risk, please see Part II, Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.



|Item 4. | Controls and Procedures.
|------- | ------------------------

The Trust maintains a system of disclosure controls and
procedures that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Trusts filings under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms.
Due to the pass-through nature of the Trust, Burlington, as operator of the Subject Interests through July 31, 2017 (and consequently through the September 2017 reporting period), provided much of the information disclosed in this Form 10-Q and the other periodic reports filed by the Trust with the SEC. Consequently, the Trusts ability to timely disclose relevant information in its periodic reports will be dependent upon Burlingtons
delivery of such information. Accordingly, the Trust maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that Burlington and Hilcorp accurately and timely accumulate and deliver such relevant information to the Trustee and those who
participate in the preparation of the Trusts periodic reports to allow for the preparation of such periodic reports and any decisions regarding disclosure.



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The Indenture does not require Hilcorp to update or provide information to the Trust. However,
the Conveyance transferring the Royalty to the Trust obligates Hilcorp to provide the Trust with certain information, including information concerning calculations of net proceeds owed to the Trust. Pursuant to the settlement of litigation in 1996
between the Trust and Burlington, Burlington agreed to newer, more formal financial reporting and audit procedures as compared to those provided in the Conveyance. In connection with the Hilcorp transaction, the Trust and its third party compliance
auditors have been coordinating with Hilcorp to transition these controls and procedures.

In order to help ensure the accuracy and
completeness of the information required to be disclosed in the Trusts periodic reports, the Trust engages independent public accountants, compliance auditors, marketing consultants, attorneys and petroleum engineers. These outside
professionals advise the Trustee in its review and compilation of this information for inclusion in this Form 10-Q and the other periodic reports provided by the Trust to the SEC.

The Trustee has evaluated the Trusts disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2017 and has concluded that such
disclosure controls and procedures are effective, at the reasonable assurance level (as such term is used in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act), to ensure that material information related to the
Trust is gathered on a timely basis to be included in the Trusts periodic reports and recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms. In reaching its conclusion, the Trustee has
considered the Trusts dependence on Burlington and Hilcorp to deliver timely and accurate information to the Trust.

Additionally,
during the quarter ended September 30, 2017 there were no changes in the Trusts internal control over financial reporting (as such term is used in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trusts internal control over financial reporting. Because the Trust does not have, nor does the Indenture provide for, officers, a board of directors or an independent audit
committee, the Trustee has reviewed neither the Trusts disclosure controls and procedures nor the Trusts internal control over financial reporting in concert with management, a board of directors or an independent audit committee.

PART II

OTHER
INFORMATION



|Item 1. | Legal Proceedings.
|------- | ------------------

For a discussion of legal proceedings, see Part I, Item 1. Unaudited
Financial Statements, Note 4 Settlements and Litigation, which is incorporated by reference into this Part II. Item 1, as well as the discussion in Part I, Item 3. Legal Proceedings, of our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.



|Item 1A. | Risk Factors.
|-------- | -------------

Reference is made to Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, in our
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for a discussion of additional risk factors which could materially affect the Trusts business, financial condition or future results.

Hilcorp completed its acquisition of the Subject Interests from ConocoPhillips,
which may result in certain administrative disruptions for the Trust, may increase costs and expenses or may adversely affect Distributable Income.

Burlington, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips, was the principal operator of the Subject Interests until July 31, 2017, when
Hilcorp announced that it completed its acquisition of the Subject Interests from ConocoPhillips, and as a result, Hilcorp or its affiliate(s) replaced Burlington as the principal operator of the Subject Interests. Although ConocoPhillips, on behalf
of Burlington, must require Hilcorp to assume Burlingtons obligations with respect to the Subject Interests, the Hilcorp acquisition may not necessarily be in the best interests of the Trust and the Unit Holders. The Subject Interests will
continue to be subject to the Royalty following the Hilcorp transaction, but the Distributable Income will now be calculated and paid by Hilcorp. The Trust is in the process of transitioning certain reporting processes and procedures to Hilcorp,
which transition could result in administrative disruptions for the Trust. Hilcorp may lack Burlingtons experience in the Subject Interests or its creditworthiness. Furthermore, the Hilcorp acquisition may increase the Trusts general and
administrative expenses in the form of increased accounting, audit, legal, and administrative costs. Hilcorp may also increase the budget for capital expenditures for the Subject Interests,



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which may adversely affect Distributable Income. Hilcorps reporting of revenue and expenses may differ from ConocoPhillips reporting. Finally, Hilcorp informed the Trust that, due to
the transition from Burlington, Hilcorp will estimate revenue and expenses for purposes of the October 2017 distribution of Distributable Income to the Unit Holders and also potentially for subsequent distributions. Hilcorp will reconcile estimated
and actual revenue and expense numbers once Hilcorp installs its revenue and expense decks, although Hilcorp has not indicated when such reconciliation may occur. Such estimations and reconciliations by Hilcorp may result in adjustments to future
distributions to Unit Holders.



|Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
|------- | ------------------------------------------------------------

None.



|Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
|------- | --------------------------------

None.



|Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures.
|------- | ------------------------

Not applicable.



|Item 5. | Other Information.
|------- | ------------------

None.



|Item 6. | Exhibits.
|------- | ---------

The information required by this Part II, Item 6 is set forth in the Index to
the Exhibits accompanying this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and is incorporated by reference into this Part II, Item 6.



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EXHIBIT INDEX



|               |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|-------------- |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Exhibit
Number |  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|               | 
|(4)(a)         |  | San Juan Basin Amended and Restated Royalty Trust Indenture, dated December 
12, 2007, filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the Trusts Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 1, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference.*                                                                                                        
|               | 
|(4)(b)         |  | Net Overriding Royalty Conveyance from Southland Royalty Company to The Fort Worth National Bank, as Trustee, dated November 
3, 1980 (without Schedules), filed as Exhibit 4(b) to the Trusts Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2006 on March 
1, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference.*
|               | 
|(4)(c)         |  | Assignment of Net Overriding Interest (San Juan Basin Royalty Trust), dated September 
30, 2002, between Bank One, N.A. and Texas Bank, filed as Exhibit 4(c) to the Trusts Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC for the quarter ended September 
30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference.*                             
|               | 
|31             |  | Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a), dated November 
9, 2017, by Joshua R. Peterson, Vice President and Senior Trust Officer of Compass Bank, the Trustee of the Trust.**                                                                                                                                                              
|               | 
|32             |  | Certification required by Rule 13a-14(b), dated November 
9, 2017, by Joshua R. Peterson, Vice President and Senior Trust Officer of Compass Bank, on behalf of Compass Bank, the Trustee of the Trust.***                                                                                                                                  



|* | A copy of this exhibit is available to any Unit Holder (free of charge) upon written request to the Trustee, Compass Bank, 300 W. 7th Street, Suite B, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
|- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|** | Filed herewith.
|-- | ---------------

|*** | Furnished herewith.
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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



COMPASS BANK, AS TRUSTEE OF THE SAN JUAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUSTBy:

/s/ Joshua R. PetersonJoshua R. PetersonVice President and Senior Trust Officer


Date: November 9, 2017

(The Trust has no directors or executive officers.)