<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND TRUST CORPUS OF SAN JUAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1995, AND THE RELATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF DISTRIBUTABLE INCOME AND CHANGES IN TRUST CORPUS FOR THE TWELVE MONTH PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1995 <CASH> 421,446 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 0 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 421,446 <PP&E> 133,275,528 <DEPRECIATION> 63,141,992 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 70,554,982 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 421,446 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 70,133,536 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 70,554,982 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 15,188,270 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,398,169 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 13,790,101 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 13,790,101 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 13,790,101 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0