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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 Schedule 13D**

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 17)*

                          San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
                                 (Name of Issuer)

                          Units of Beneficial Interest
                          (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    798241105
                                  (Cusip Number)

                               J. Taylor Crandall
                           201 Main Street, Suite 3100
                             Fort Worth, Texas 76102
                                  (817) 390-8500
                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                February 16, 2000
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

     If  the  filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G  to
report  the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this  schedule  because  of  Rule  13d-1(e), 13d-1(f)  or  13d-1(g),  check  the
following box [ ].

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for   any   subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would   alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to  be  "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act  of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the  Act
but  shall  be  subject  to all other provisions of the Act  (however,  see  the
Notes).

**The  total  number  of Depositary Units reported herein is  15,299,700,  which
constitutes  approximately  32.8% of the total number  of  Units  of  Beneficial
Interest  outstanding.  All ownership percentages set forth herein  assume  that
there are 46,608,796 Units of Beneficial Interest outstanding.
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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Alpine Capital, L.P.

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

                                                  (a) /   /

                                                  (b) / X /
3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Source of Funds: WC

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):
                                                  /   /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: Texas

               7.   Sole Voting Power: 14,934,400 (1)
Number of
Units
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: 14,934,400 (1)
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: -0-

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     14,934,400

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Units:

                                                  /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):  32.0%


14.  Type of Reporting Person: PN

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(1)  Power  is  exercised through its two general partners, Robert W. Bruce  III
     and Algenpar, Inc.
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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Robert W. Bruce III

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

                                                  (a) /   /

                                                  (b) / X /
3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Source of Funds: PF

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):
                                                  /   /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: USA

               7.   Sole Voting Power:  -0-
Number of
Units
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: 14,934,400 (1)
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power:  -0-
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: 14,934,400 (1)

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     14,934,400 (1)

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Units:

                                                  /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):  32.0%

14.  Type of Reporting Person: IN
- -------------
(1)   Solely  in his capacity as one of two general partners of Alpine  Capital,
L.P.



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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Algenpar, Inc.

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

                                                  (a) /   /

                                                  (b) / X /
3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Source of Funds: Not Applicable

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):
                                                  /   /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: Texas

               7.   Sole Voting Power: -0-
Number of
Units
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: 14,934,400 (1)(2)
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: -0-
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: 14,934,400 (1)(2)

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     14,934,400 (2)

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Units:

                                                  /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):  32.0%

14.  Type of Reporting Person: CO

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(1)  Power is exercised through its President, J. Taylor Crandall.
(2)  Solely  in  its capacity as one of two general partners of Alpine  Capital,
     L.P.

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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     J. Taylor Crandall

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

                                                  (a) /   /

                                                  (b) / X /
3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Source of Funds: Not Applicable

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):

                                                  /   /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: USA

               7.   Sole Voting Power: -0-
Number of
Units
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: 14,934,400 (1)
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: -0-
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: 14,934,400 (1)

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     14,934,400 (1)

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Units:

                                                  /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 32.0%


14.  Type of Reporting Person: IN

- ------------
(1)  Solely in his capacity as President and sole stockholder of Algenpar, Inc.,
     which is one of two general partners of Alpine Capital, L.P.
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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Keystone, Inc.

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

                                                  (a) /   /

                                                  (b) / X /
3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Source of Funds: WC

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):
                                                  /   /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: Texas

               7.   Sole Voting Power: 365,300 (1)
Number of
Units
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: 365,300 (1)
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: -0-

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     365,300

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Units:

                                                  /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):  0.8%


14.  Type of Reporting Person: CO
- ------------
(1)  Power is exercised through its President, Robert M. Bass.
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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Robert M. Bass

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

                                                  (a) /   /

                                                  (b) / X /
3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Source of Funds: Not Applicable

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):

                                                  /   /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: USA

               7.   Sole Voting Power: 365,300 (1)
Number of
Units
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: 365,300 (1)
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: -0-

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     365,300 (1)

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Units:

                                                  /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 0.8%


14.  Type of Reporting Person: IN

- ------------
(1)  Solely in his capacity as President of Keystone, Inc.
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     Pursuant to Regulation 13D-G of the General Rules and Regulations under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), the undersigned  hereby
amend their Schedule 13D Statement dated April 1, 1999,  as amended by Amendment
No. 1 dated April 13, 1999, as amended by Amendment No. 2 dated May 18, 1999, as
amended  by  Amendment No. 3 dated May 25, 1999, as amended by Amendment  No.  4
dated  June  29, 1999, as amended by Amendment No. 5 dated August  4,  1999,  as
amended by Amendment No. 6 dated August 20, 1999, as amended by Amendment No.  7
dated September 8, 1999, as amended by Amendment No. 8 dated September 27, 1999,
as  amended  by Amendment No. 9 dated October 13, 1999, as amended by  Amendment
No. 10 dated October 25, 1999, as amended by Amendment No. 11 dated November  5,
1999,  as  amended by Amendment No. 12 dated November 29, 1999,  as  amended  by
Amendment  No. 13 dated December 9, 1999, as amended by Amendment No.  14  dated
December  20,  1999, as amended by Amendment No. 15 dated January 13,  2000,  as
amended  by  Amendment  No.  16 dated January 26,  2000  (the  "Schedule  13D"),
relating  to the Units of Beneficial Interest (the "Units"), of San  Juan  Basin
Royalty Trust (the "Issuer"). Unless otherwise indicated, all defined terms used
herein  shall  have  the  same meanings respectively ascribed  to  them  in  the
Schedule 13D.

Item 1.   SECURITY AND ISSUER.

     No material change.

Item 2.   IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.

     Paragraph  (a) of Item 2 hereby is partially amended by adding at  the  end
thereof the following:

     Keystone,  Inc., a Texas corporation ("Keystone") and Robert M.  Bass  ("R.
Bass")  hereby  join  this filing because they may be  deemed  to  constitute  a
"group" with the Reporting Persons within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the
Act,  although  neither  the fact of this filing nor anything  contained  herein
shall be deemed to be an admission by Keystone or R. Bass or the other Reporting
Persons that a group exists.

     As  used  hereinafter,  the  term "Reporting Persons"  shall  also  include
reference to Keystone and R. Bass.

     Paragraphs  (b) - (c) of Item 2 hereby are partially amended by  adding  at
the end thereof the following:

     KEYSTONE

     Keystone  is  a Texas corporation, the principal businesses  of  which  are
investment  in  marketable securities, real estate investment  and  development,
ownership  and  operation  of oil and gas properties (through  Bass  Enterprises
Production Co. ["BEPCO"]), the ownership and operation of gas processing  plants
and  carbon  black  plants (through various partnerships) and the  ownership  of
interests  in  entities engaged in a wide variety of businesses.  The  principal
business address of Keystone, which also serves as its principal office, is  201
Main Street, Suite 3100, Fort Worth, Texas  76102.  Pursuant to Instruction C to
Schedule  13D of the Act, the name, residence or business address,  and  present
principal  occupation  or  employment of each director,  executive  officer  and
controlling person of Keystone are as follows:

                        RESIDENCE OR                 PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
NAME                   BUSINESS ADDRESS              OR EMPLOYMENT

R.  Bass               201 Main St., Ste. 3100       President of Keystone
                       Fort Worth, Texas  76102

Crandall               2775 Sand Hill Road           Vice President and
                       Suite 220                     Chief Operating Officer
                       Menlo Park, California        of Keystone and
                        94025                        Managing Director of
                                                     Oak Hill Capital
                                                     Management, Inc.

David G. Brown         2460 Sand Hill Road           Vice President-Finance
                       Suite 300                     of Keystone
                       Menlo Park, California
                        94025

Daniel L. Doctoroff    65 E. 55th Street             Managing Director of
                       New York, NY  10022           Oak Hill Capital
                                                     Management, Inc.

Steven Gruber          65 E. 55th Street             Managing Director of
                       New York, NY  10022           Oak Hill Capital
                                                     Management, Inc.

Mark A. Wolfson        2775 Sand Hill Road           Managing Director of
                       Suite 220                     Oak Hill Capital
                       Menlo Park, California        Management, Inc.
                        94025

W. Robert Cotham       201 Main St., Ste. 2600       Vice President/
                       Fort Worth, Texas 76102       Controller of BEPCO

Gary W. Reese          201 Main St., Suite 2600      Treasurer of BEPCO
                       Fort Worth, Texas 76102

James N. Alexander     2460 Sand Hill Road           Managing Director of
                       Suite 300                     Oak Hill Capital
                       Menlo Park, California        Management, Inc.
                        94025

John R. Monsky         65 E. 55th Street             Managing Director of
                       New York, NY 10022            Oak Hill Capital
                                                     Management, Inc.

     Oak  Hill Capital Management, Inc. is a Delaware corporation, the principal
business  of  which is serving as an investment consultant to Oak  Hill  Capital
Partners, L.P. ("Oak Hill").  Oak Hill is a Delaware limited partnership, formed
to  make control investments in operating companies through acquisitions, build-
ups,  recapitalizations,  restructurings or  significant  minority  stakes.  The
principal  business address of Oak Hill Capital Management, Inc. is 65  E.  55th
Street, New York, NY 10022.

     BEPCO  is  a  Texas corporation, the principal business  of  which  is  oil
exploration  and  drilling and producing hydrocarbons.  The  principal  business
address of BEPCO, which also serves as its principal office, is 201 Main Street,
Suite 3100, Fort Worth, Texas  76102.

     R. BASS

     See above.

     (d) - (f)

     No material change.

Item 3.   SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

     Item 3 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

     The  source  and  amount  of  the funds used by the  Reporting  Persons  to
purchase Units are as follows:

REPORTING PERSON     SOURCE OF FUNDS        AMOUNT OF FUNDS

     Alpine          Working Capital(1)     $118,302,364.47

     R. Bruce        Not Applicable         Not Applicable

     Algenpar        Not Applicable         Not Applicable

     Crandall        Not Applicable         Not Applicable

     Keystone        Working Capital(1)     $  3,657,095.80

     R. Bass         Not Applicable         Not Applicable

     (1)   As  used herein, the term "Working Capital" includes income from  the
business  operations of the entity plus sums borrowed from banks  and  brokerage
firm  margin  accounts to operate such business in general.  None of  the  funds
reported herein as "Working Capital" were borrowed or otherwise obtained for the
specific purpose of acquiring, handling, trading or voting the Units.

Item 4.   PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.

     No material change.

Item 5.   INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

     Item 5 has been amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

     (a)

     ALPINE

     The  aggregate number of Units that Alpine owns beneficially,  pursuant  to
Rule  13d-3(d)(1)(i) of the Act, is 14,934,400, which constitutes  approximately
32.0% of the outstanding Units.

     R. BRUCE

     Because of his position as one of two general partners of Alpine, R.  Bruce
may, pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Act, be deemed to be the beneficial owner  of
14,934,400  Units,  which  constitutes approximately 32.0%  of  the  outstanding
Units.

     ALGENPAR

     Because  of its position as one of two general partners of Alpine, Algenpar
may, pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Act, be deemed to be the beneficial owner  of
14,934,400  Units,  which  constitutes approximately 32.0%  of  the  outstanding
Units.

     CRANDALL

     Because of his position as President and sole stockholder of Algenpar,  one
of  two general partners of Alpine, Crandall may, pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of  the
Act, be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 14,934,400 Units, which constitutes
approximately 32.0% of the outstanding Units.

     KEYSTONE

     The aggregate number of Units that Keystone owns beneficially, pursuant  to
Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) of the Act, is 365,300, which constitutes approximately 0.8%
of the outstanding Units.

     R. BASS

     Because of his position as President of Keystone, R. Bass may, pursuant  to
Rule  13d-3  of the Act, be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 365,300  Units,
which constitutes approximately 0.8% of the outstanding Units.

     To  the best of the knowledge of each of the Reporting Persons, other  than
as set forth above, none of the persons named in Item 2 herein is the beneficial
owner of any Units.

     (b)

     ALPINE

     Acting through its two general partners, Alpine has the sole power to  vote
or  to direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 14,934,400
Units.

     R. BRUCE

     As one of two general partners of Alpine, R. Bruce has shared power to vote
or  to direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 14,934,400
Units.

     ALGENPAR

     As one of two general partners of Alpine, Algenpar has shared power to vote
or  to direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 14,934,400
Units.

     CRANDALL

     As  the  President and sole stockholder of Algenpar, which is  one  of  two
general  partners of Alpine, Crandall has shared power to vote or to direct  the
vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 14,934,400 Units.

     KEYSTONE

     Acting  through its President, Keystone has the sole power to  vote  or  to
direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 365,300 Units.

     R. BASS

     As  President of Keystone, R. Bass has sole power to vote or to direct  the
vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 365,300 Units.

     (c)   Since the last 13D filing, the Reporting Persons have purchased Units
in open market transactions on the New York Stock Exchange as follows:

REPORTING                     NO. OF UNITS   PRICE PER
 PERSON          DATE         PURCHASED        UNIT

Alpine         01/27/00         7,000          $9.95
Alpine         01/28/00         2,500           9.97
Alpine         01/31/00        15,000           9.90
Alpine         02/01/00         5,000           9.98
Alpine         02/02/00         7,500          10.00
Alpine         02/03/00         8,000           9.99
Alpine         02/04/00        12,500          10.05
Keystone       02/08/00       320,000          10.02
Keystone       02/09/00        20,100           9.97
Alpine         02/11/00         5,000           9.93
Alpine         02/14/00        22,300           9.90
Keystone       02/15/00        25,200           9.91
Alpine         02/16/00        20,000           9.87
Alpine         02/17/00        21,100           9.90

     Except as set forth in this paragraph (c), to the best of the knowledge  of
each  of  the  Reporting  Persons, none of the  persons  named  in  response  to
paragraph (a) has effected any transactions in the Units since the last filing.

     (d)   Each of the Reporting Persons affirms that no person other than  such
Reporting Person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt  of
dividends  from,  or  the proceeds from the sale of, the  Units  owned  by  such
Reporting Person.

     (e) Not applicable.

Item 6.   CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH  RESPECT
          TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

     No material change.

Item 7.   MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

     Exhibit  99.1  --  Agreement  pursuant  to  Rule  13d-1(k)(1)(iii),   filed
herewith.
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     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge  and  belief,  I
certify  that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete  and
correct.

     DATED: February 17, 2000


                                  ALPINE CAPITAL, L.P.

                                  By: /s/ Robert W. Bruce III
                                      Robert W. Bruce III,
                                      Manager


                                  /s/ Robert W. Bruce III
                                  ROBERT W. BRUCE III


                                  ALGENPAR, INC.

                                  By: /s/ J. Taylor Crandall
                                      J. Taylor Crandall,
                                      President


                                  /s/ J. Taylor Crandall
                                  J. TAYLOR CRANDALL


                                  KEYSTONE, INC.


                                  By: /s/ W.R. Cotham
                                      W.R. Cotham,
                                      Vice President


                                 /s/ W.R. Cotham
                                 W.R. Cotham,

                                 Attorney-in-Fact for:

                                 ROBERT M. BASS (1)


(1)   A  Power of Attorney authorizing W.R. Cotham, et al., to act on behalf  of
Robert  M.  Bass  previously  has been filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission.

<PAGE>                      EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT                 DESCRIPTION

  99.1    Agreement pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii), filed herewith



                                  Exhibit 99.1

     Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) of Regulation 13D-G of the General  Rules
and  Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the  Securities
Exchange  Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agrees that the statement  to
which  this  Exhibit  is attached is filed on behalf of  each  of  them  in  the
capacities set forth below.


                                  ALPINE CAPITAL, L.P.


                                  By: /s/ Robert W. Bruce III
                                      Robert W. Bruce III,
                                      Manager



                                  /s/ Robert W. Bruce III
                                  ROBERT W. BRUCE III


                                  ALGENPAR, INC.


                                  By: /s/ J. Taylor Crandall
                                      J. Taylor Crandall,
                                      President



                                  /s/ J. Taylor Crandall
                                  J. TAYLOR CRANDALL




                                  KEYSTONE, INC.


                                  By: /s/ W.R. Cotham
                                      W.R. Cotham,
                                      Vice President



                                 /s/ W.R. Cotham
                                 W.R. Cotham,

                                 Attorney-in-Fact for:

                                 ROBERT M. BASS (1)

(1)   A  Power of Attorney authorizing W.R. Cotham, et al., to act on behalf  of
Robert  M.  Bass  previously  has been filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission.




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