Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Royalty Interests

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Royalty Interests
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Royalty Interests
5.
Royalty Interests

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Trust owned the following oil and gas royalty interests (in thousands, except number of interests):
 
 
Net Book Value
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
1/16th nonparticipating perpetual royalty interests (1)
 
$

 
$

1/128th nonparticipating perpetual royalty interests (2)
 

 

Royalty interests acquired
 
24,303

 

Total royalty interests
 
$
24,303

 
$

 
 
 
 
 

(1)
Nonparticipating perpetual royalty interests in 370,737 and 373,777 gross royalty acres as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(2)
Nonparticipating perpetual royalty interests in 84,934 and 85,414 gross royalty acres as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

No valuation allowance was necessary at December 31, 2018 and 2017.

Real Estate and Royalty Interests Assigned Through the 1888 Declaration of Trust
 
The fair market value of the Trust’s Assigned royalty interests was not determined in 1888 when the Trust was formed, and accordingly, these Assigned royalty interests were recorded with no value. See Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for further information regarding the Assigned royalty interests. The Assigned royalty interests include 1/16th and 1/128th royalty interests.

Royalty Interests Transactions

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Trust sold nonparticipating perpetual oil and gas royalty interests in approximately 812 net royalty acres (1/8th interest) for approximately $18.9 million, an average price of approximately $23,234 per net royalty acre. In conjunction with this sale, the Trust acquired oil and gas royalty interests in approximately 1,480 net royalty acres for an aggregate purchase price of $20.6 million, an average of approximately $13,949 per net royalty acre.

Additionally, for the year ended December 31, 2018, the Trust acquired oil and gas royalty interests in approximately 346 net royalty acres for an aggregate purchase price of $3.7 million, an average price of approximately $10,555 per net royalty acre.

There were no oil and gas royalty interest transactions for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.