10-Q

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2025


☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period ________ to ________

Commission File Number: 001-08032

SAN JUAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Texas	75-6279898
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Argent Trust Company, Trustee 3838 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 1720 Dallas, Texas 75219-4518
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 588-7839

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units	SJT	New York Stock Exchange

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 every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☐ No ☐

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


Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☒	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 Exchange Act). Yes☐ No ☒

Number of Units of beneficial interest outstanding at August 13, 2025: 46,608,796


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1	Financial Statements	1
Item 2	Trustee’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	9
Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	17
Item 4	Controls and Procedures	17
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1	Legal Proceedings	18
Item 1A	Risk Factors	18
Item 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	18
Item 3	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	18
Item 4	Mine Safety Disclosures	18
Item 5	Other Information	18
Item 6	Exhibits	19
SIGNATURE


	June 30,		December 31,
	2025		2024
	(Unaudited)		(Audited)
ASSETS
Cash and short-term investments	$	32,968	$	760,920
Net overriding royalty interest in producing oil and gas properties (net of accumulated amortization of $130,597,911 at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024)		2,677,617		2,677,617
	$	2,710,585	$	3,438,537
LIABILITIES AND TRUST CORPUS
Distribution payable to Unit Holders	$	—	$	—
Cash reserves(1)		32,968		760,920
Line of credit utilization		162,783		—
Trust corpus – 46,608,796 Units of beneficial interest authorized and outstanding		2,514,834		2,677,617
	$	2,710,585	$	3,438,537


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2025			2024			2025			2024
Royalty income	$	—		$	1,854,914		$	—		$	6,945,974
Interest income		2,985			37,213			11,223			54,868
Total income		2,985			1,892,127			11,223			7,000,842
General and administrative expenses		(391,330	)		(758,699	)		(901,966	)		(1,374,870	)
Cash reserves/line of credit (withheld) used for Trust expenses		225,562			(67,743	)		727,960			(467,743	)
Distributable income (Loss)	$	(162,783	)	$	1,065,685		$	(162,783	)	$	5,158,229
Distributable income (Loss) per Unit (46,608,796 Units)	$	(0.003493	)	$	0.022864		$	(0.003493	)	$	0.110671


	Underlying Properties			Net to the Trust
Cumulative Excess Production Costs remaining at 12/31/2024	$	21,248,008		$	15,936,006
Net Excess Production Costs (recovery) for the quarter ended 3/31/2025	$	491,938		$	368,954
Net Excess Production Costs (recovery) for the quarter ended 6/30/2025	$	(6,972,006	)	$	(5,229,005	)
Total remaining to be recovered at 6/30/2025	$	14,767,940		$	11,075,955


	For the Three Months Ended June 30,								For the Six Months Ended June 30,
.	2025				2024				2025				2024
Gross proceeds from the Subject Interests:
Natural gas	$	18,993,331			$	10,456,692			$	42,200,049			$	28,316,569
Oil		419,670				627,839				933,365				998,946
Other		—				182,978		(2)		—				182,978		(2)
Total		19,413,001				11,267,509				43,133,414				29,498,493
Production Costs:
Severance tax – gas		1,597,470				1,343,413				3,746,825				3,720,092
Severance tax – oil		35,831				63,290				93,049				108,889
Lease operating expense and property tax		8,333,314				7,780,462				16,291,732				15,810,295
Capital expenditures		2,509,627				829,872				16,556,987				1,820,666
Other		(35,247	)	(1)		—				(35,247	)	(1)		—

Total Production Costs		12,440,995				10,017,037				36,653,346				21,459,942
Royalty profits (losses)		6,972,006				1,250,472				6,480,068				8,038,551
Cumulative Excess Production Costs(3)		(6,972,006	)			1,222,748				(6,480,068	)			1,222,748
Net profits		—				2,473,220				—				9,261,299
Net overriding royalty interest		75	%			75	%			75	%			75	%
Royalty Income	$	—			$	1,854,915			$	—			$	6,945,974


	For the Three Months Ended June 30,
	2025				2024
	Natural Gas (Mcf)		Oil and Condensate (Bbls)		Natural Gas (Mcf)			Oil and Condensate (Bbls)
Production
Subject Interests		7,085,582		7,654		5,457,753			8,822
Royalty		1,731,676		4,637		(439,460	)		5,592
Average Price (per Mcf/Bbl)	$	2.68	$	54.83	$	1.92		$	71.17


	For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2025				2024
	Natural Gas (Mcf)		Oil and Condensate (Bbls)		Natural Gas (Mcf)		Oil and Condensate (Bbls)
Production
Subject Interests		14,706,475		16,003		11,052,769		5,821
Royalty		104,458		7,838		1,287,159		3,160
Average Price (per Mcf/Bbl)	$	2.87	$	58.33	$	2.56	$	68.22


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 December 14, 2007, 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 1, 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. *

(4)(f)		First Amendment to the San Juan Basin Amended and Restated Royalty Trust Indenture, dated February 15, 2024, filed as Exhibit 4(f) to the Trust's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 15, 2024, and incorporated herein by reference*
10.1		Promissory Note with Texas Bank dated May 21, 2025**
10.2		Collateral Real Estate Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Production, and Financing Statement with Texas Bank dated May 21, 2025**
31		Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a), dated August 13, 2025, by Nancy Willis, Director of Royalty Trust Services of the Trustee of the Trust**

32		Certification required by Rule 13a-14(b), dated August 13, 2025, by Nancy Willis, Director of Royalty Trust Services of the Trustee of the Trust***


ARGENT TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE SAN JUAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST

	/s/ Nancy Willis
By:	Nancy Willis
	Director of Royalty Trust Services