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 18, 2006

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in the
Amended and Restated San Juan Basin Royalty Trust Indenture)

Texas		75-6279898
(State or other jurisdiction of	1-8032	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	Identification Number)
Compass Bank, Trust Department
2525 Ridgmar Boulevard, Suite 100		76116
Fort Worth, Texas		(Zip Code)
(Address of principal
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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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On December 18, 2006, the San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (the “Trust”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing, among other things, a monthly cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $4,543,027.31, or $0.097471 per unit, based principally upon production during the month of October 2006.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits.

          99.1      Press release, dated December 18, 2006.

     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 hereunto duly authorized.

COMPASS BANK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE SAN JUAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST (Registrant)
By:	/s/ Lee Ann Anderson
	Lee Ann Anderson
	Vice President and Senior Trust Officer

Date: December 19, 2006

(The Trust has no directors or executive officers.)

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust

Compass Bank, 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 18, 2006 — 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 $4,543,027.31 or $0.097471 per unit, based principally upon production during the month of October 2006. The distribution is payable January 16, 2007, to unit holders of record as of December 29, 2006.

     Gas production for the properties from which the royalty was carved (the “Underlying Properties”) totaled approximately 2,990,492 Mcf (3,296,815 MMBtu). Dividing revenues by production volume yielded an average gas price for October 2006 of $3.68 per Mcf ($3.34 per MMBtu) as compared to $5.95 per Mcf ($5.54 per MMBtu) for September 2006. 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 $2,647,616. Lease operating expense was $1,399,639 and taxes were $1,171,827.

     As part of ongoing negotiations between the Trust and Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP concerning revenue and expense audit issues, this month’s distribution calculation includes $59,021 in interest, a deduction from lease operating expense of $583,725, and a $185,210 credit to capital costs as a result of the granting of certain audit exceptions for the period 2003-2005.

Contact:	San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
	Lee Ann Anderson, Vice President and Senior Trust Officer
	Kaye Wilke, Investor Relations, toll-free: (866) 809-4553
	Fax: (817) 735-0936
	Website: www.sjbrt.com