Exhibit 99.1
Permian Basin Royalty Trust
PERMIAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST
ANNOUNCES APRIL CASH DISTRIBUTION
DALLAS, Texas, April 18, 2023 – Argent Trust Company, as Trustee of the Permian Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE: PBT) (“Permian”) today declared a cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.026846 per unit, payable on May 12, 2023, to unit holders of record on April 28, 2023.
This month’s distribution increased slightly from the previous month as the result of primarily an increase in the production of both oil and gas on the Texas Royalty Properties during the month of February.
WADDELL RANCH
In reporting February production of the Underlying Properties for this month’s press release, production for oil volumes was 206,970 (gross) and was priced at about $73.13 per bbl. Production for gas volumes (including gas liquids) was 685,484 Mcf (gross) and was priced at about $1.81 per Mcf, which now includes the value received from plant products and natural gas liquids. Net revenue for the underlying properties of the Waddell ranch was $15,574,745 (gross) for February. Lease Operating Expenses were $4,387,298 (gross) and Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) were $13,347,152 (gross) for February, netting to a negative Net Profit Interest (NPI) of $(2,159,705). This would put the trust’s proceeds of 75% as a negative $(1,619,779) (net) for the month of February, to contribute to this month’s distribution leaving an excess cost deficit cumulative of $2.0 million (net). For the month of February, there was an increase of CAPEX relating specifically to the startup of the 2023 budgeted projects. Given that if current oil and gas pricing continues, Waddell Ranch may or may not be able to continue to contribute to the distribution in the foreseeable future, to cover the ongoing CAPEX budget.
First sales received for the month of February 2023 wells were as follows: (all net to the Trust), 3.8 new drill wells, including 1.5 horizontal wells, 4.1 recompleted wells. Waiting on completion, as of 2/28/2023, were 2.3 drill wells, including 0.0 horizontal wells and 1.5 recompletion wells. Also, 2.3 wells, plugged and abandoned, were completed.
Blackbeard has again revised the projected 2023 capital expenditure budget for the Waddell Ranch Properties to be an estimated $96.8 million (net to the Trust) with a projection of about 30.75 new drill wells and 45 recompletions along with about 37.5 plug and abandoned wells. This revision of the previously announced budget is the result reviewing the current and future activity of the industrial environment of the Waddell Ranch.
TEXAS ROYALTY PROPERTIES
Production for the underlying properties at the Texas Royalties was 20,191 barrels of oil and 24,473 Mcf of gas. The production for the Trust’s allocated portion of the Texas Royalties was 18,167 barrels of oil and 22,009 Mcf of gas. The average price for oil was $72.00 per bbl and for gas was $5.03 which includes significant NGL pricing per Mcf. This would primarily reflect production and pricing for the month of February for oil and the month of January for gas. These allocated volumes were impacted by the pricing of both oil and gas. This production and pricing for the underlying properties resulted in revenues for the Texas Royalties of $1,576,820. Deducted from these were taxes of $162,125 resulting in a Net Profit of $1,414,695 for the month of February. With the Trust’s Net Profit Interest (NPI) of 95% of the Underlying Properties, this would result in net contribution by the Texas Royalties of $1,343,960 to this month’s distribution.
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| | | Underlying Properties | | | Net to Trust Sales | | | | | | | |
| | | Volumes | | | Volumes | | | Average | | | Price | |
| | | Oil
(bbls) | | | Gas
(Mcf) | | | Oil
(bbls) | | | Gas
(Mcf) | | | Oil
(per bbl) | | | Gas
(per Mcf) | |
Current Month | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Waddell Ranch | | | 206,970 | | | | 685,484 | | | | 155,228 | | | | 514,113 | * | | $ | 73.13 | | | | 1.81 | ** |
Texas Royalties | | | 20,191 | | | | 24,473 | | | | 18,167 | | | | 22,009 | * | | $ | 72.00 | | | $ | 5.03 | ** |
Prior Month | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Waddell Ranch | | | 219,010 | | | | 792,625 | | | | 164,258 | | | | 594,469 | * | | $ | 74.94 | | | $ | 2.12 | ** |
Texas Royalties | | | 19,062 | | | | 20,617 | | | | 17,134 | | | | 18,518 | * | | $ | 75.67 | | | $ | 5.13 | ** |
| * | These volumes are the net to the trust, after allocation of expenses to Trust’s net profit interest, including any prior period adjustments. |
| ** | This pricing includes sales of gas liquid products. |
General and Administrative Expenses deducted for the month were $126,333 resulting in a distribution of $1,251,291 to 46,608,796 units outstanding, or $0.026846 per unit.
The worldwide market conditions continue to affect the pricing for domestic production. It is difficult to predict what effect these conditions will have on future distributions.
