Exhibit 99.1

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust

News Release

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust

Declares May Cash Distribution

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 19, 2017 – 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 $1,763,524.28 or $0.037837 per unit, based principally upon production during the month of March 2017. The distribution is payable June 14, 2017, to unit holders of record as of May 31, 2017.

Gas production for the properties from which the royalty was carved (the “Subject Interests”) totaled approximately 2,253,385 Mcf (2,523,971 MMBtu) for March 2017. Dividing revenues by production volume yielded an average gas price for March 2017 of $2.21 per Mcf ($1.98 per MMBtu) as compared to $3.24 per Mcf ($2.87 per MMBtu) for February 2017.

The average monthly gas price Burlington reports to the Trust is a calculated price. It is determined by dividing gross monthly revenue by production volume, and therefore, it does not represent an average of actual sales prices. The average gas price may vary 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.

For the month ended April 2017, capital costs were $22,153, lease operating expenses were $2,131,492, and property taxes were $34,451. Severance taxes for the March production month were $544,205.

Contact:	San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
	Compass Bank, Trustee
	300 West Seventh St., Suite B, Fort Worth, Texas 76102
	website: www.sjbrt.com	e-mail: sjt.us@bbva.com
	Joshua R. Peterson, Vice President & Senior Trust Officer
	Kaye Wilke, Investor Relations, toll-free: (866) 809-4553