Exhibit 99.1
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
News Release
Compass Bank, Trustee
2525 Ridgmar Boulevard, Suite 100
Fort Worth, Texas 76116
2525 Ridgmar Boulevard, Suite 100
Fort Worth, Texas 76116
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
Declares Monthly Cash Distribution
Declares Monthly Cash Distribution
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 20, 2011 — Compass Bank, as Trustee of the San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:SJT), today declared a monthly cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $6,113,738.37 or $0.131171 per unit, based principally upon production during the month of March 2011. The distribution for May also includes $681,547.50 in granted audit exceptions and interest on late payment of net proceeds. The distribution is payable June 14, 2011, to unit holders of record as of May 31, 2011.
Gas production for the properties from which the royalty was carved (the “Underlying Properties”) totaled approximately 2,709,888 Mcf (2,986,024 MMBtu). Dividing revenues by production volume yielded an average gas price for March 2011 of $4.66 per Mcf ($4.23 per MMBtu) as compared to $4.79 per Mcf ($4.45 per MMBtu) for February 2011. The average gas price may vary from the posted index price for the San Juan Basin. The index price is a gross sales price, and the revenues used in the calculation of average gas prices are net of transportation, processing and gathering costs. Furthermore, the distribution to the Trust in any given month may include significant volume adjustments for sales in prior months that reflect pricing for those prior months. Capital costs for the month were $1,781,347. Lease operating expenses were $2,689,654 and taxes were $1,272,360.
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