8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 20, 2004

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in the

Amended and Restated San Juan Basin Royalty Trust Indenture)

Texas	1-8032	75-6279898
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification Number)
TexasBank, Trust Department
2525 Ridgmar Boulevard, Suite 100
Fort Worth, Texas		76116
(Address of principal		(Zip code)
executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (866) 809-4553

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
	Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Press Release

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On December 20, 2004, the San Juan Basin Royalty Trust issued a press release announcing a monthly cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $10,025,186.28, or $0.215092 per unit, based principally upon production during the month of October 2004. Included in the distribution is $307,641 that was allocated to the Trust as part of the Trust’s ongoing negotiations with Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP regarding joint interest audit exceptions. The last sentence of the press release incorrectly referred to this amount as $307,461. This error has been corrected in the press attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits.

            99.1 Press release, dated December 20, 2004.

     In accordance with general instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information in this Form 8-K shall be deemed “furnished” and not “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	TEXASBANK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE SAN JUAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST (Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Lee Ann Anderson
		Lee Ann Anderson
		Vice President and Trust Officer
Date: December 22, 2004

(The Trust has no directors or executive officers.)

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust

TexasBank, Trustee
2525 Ridgmar Boulevard Suite 100
Fort Worth, Texas 76116

NEWS RELEASE

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
Declares Monthly Cash Distribution

FORT WORTH, Texas, December 20, 2004 — TexasBank, as Trustee of the San Juan Basin Royalty Trust, today declared a monthly cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $10,025,186.28 or $0.215092 per unit, based principally upon production during the month of October 2004. The distribution is payable January 14, 2005, to unit holders of record as of December 31, 2004. Gas production for the properties from which the royalty was carved (the “Underlying Properties”) totaled approximately 3,689,203 Mcf (3,976,902 MMBtu). Dividing revenues by production volume yielded an average gas price for October 2004 of $4.67 per Mcf ($4.33 per MMBtu) as compared to $4.49 per Mcf ($4.31 per MMBtu) for September 2004. The average gas price may vary significantly 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 $1,253,523.36. Lease operating expense was $1,492,583.12 and taxes were $1,562,291.07.

     The Trustee has been in ongoing negotiations with Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP, the owner of the Underlying Properties, concerning a number of revenue and expense audit issues. This month’s distribution includes $307,641 allocated to the Trust as part of the ongoing negotiation of joint interest audit exceptions.

Contact:            Lee Ann Anderson, Vice President and Trust Officer
Kaye Wilke, Investor Relations, toll-free: (866) 809-4553
Fax: (817) 735-0936

Website: www.sjbrt.com
e-mail: sjt@texasbank.com
NYSE Symbol: SJT