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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1997.
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 1-8518
LL&E ROYALTY TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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TEXAS 76-6007940
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation Identification No.)
or organization)
TEXAS COMMERCE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 77002
CORPORATE TRUST DIVISION (Zip Code)
712 MAIN STREET
HOUSTON, TEXAS
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 216-6369
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ______
At May 12, 1997, 18,991,304 Units of Beneficial Interest in the registrant
were outstanding.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements:
Presentation of Financial Information.................. 2
Statements of Cash Earnings and Distributions.......... 3
Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Trust Corpus..... 3
Statements of Changes in Trust Corpus.................. 3
Notes to Financial Statements.......................... 4
Independent Auditors' Review Report.................... 8
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations.................... 9
Part II. Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.................. 12
Signature................................................... 13
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
LL&E ROYALTY TRUST
PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The accompanying unaudited financial statements of LL&E Royalty Trust
(Trust) have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q. The
financial statements were prepared on the basis of cash receipts and
disbursements and are not intended to be a presentation in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles. The information reflects all
adjustments which, in the opinion of the Trustee, are necessary for a fair
presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. The financial
information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and
notes thereto included in the Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1996. The cash earnings and distributions for the three
months ended March 31, 1997 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be
expected for the year 1997.
The March 31, 1997 and 1996 financial statements included in this filing on
Form 10-Q have been reviewed by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent auditors, in
accordance with established professional standards and procedures for such a
review. The report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP commenting upon their review is
included herein.
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LL&E ROYALTY TRUST
STATEMENTS OF CASH EARNINGS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(UNAUDITED)
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THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31,
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1997 1996
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Royalty revenues............................................ $3,726,636 $3,693,742
Trust administrative expenses............................... (181,448) (174,191)
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Cash earnings............................................... 3,545,188 3,519,551
Changes in undistributed cash............................... (3,302) (2,347)
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Cash distributions.......................................... $3,541,886 $3,517,204
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Cash distributions per Unit................................. $ .1865 $ .1852
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Units outstanding........................................... 18,991,304 18,991,304
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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND TRUST CORPUS
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MARCH 31, DECEMBER 31,
1997 1996
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ASSETS
Cash........................................................ $ 19,945 $ 16,543
Net overriding royalty interests in productive oil and gas
properties and 3% royalty interests in fee lands (notes 2,
3 and 5).................................................. 83,490,000 83,490,000
Less accumulated amortization (note 3)...................... (79,336,000) (79,074,000)
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Total assets...................................... $4,173,945 $4,432,543
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LIABILITIES AND TRUST CORPUS
Trust Corpus (18,991,304 Units of Beneficial Interest
authorized, issued and outstanding)....................... $4,173,945 $4,432,543
Contingencies (note 4)
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Total liabilities and Trust Corpus................ $4,173,945 $4,432,543
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TRUST CORPUS
(UNAUDITED)
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THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31,
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1997 1996
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Trust Corpus, beginning of period (note 3).................. $4,432,543 $5,851,902
Cash earnings............................................... 3,545,288 3,519,551
Cash distributions.......................................... (3,541,886) (3,517,204)
Amortization of royalty interest (note 3)................... (262,000) (523,000)
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Trust Corpus, end of period................................. $4,173,945 $5,331,249
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LL&E ROYALTY TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 1997
(1) FORMATION OF THE TRUST
On June 28, 1983, The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company (herein
Working Interest Owner or Company) created LL&E Royalty Trust (Trust) and
distributed Units of Beneficial Interest (Units) in the Trust to the holders of
record of capital stock of the Company on the basis of one Unit for each two
shares of capital stock held on June 22, 1983.
Upon creation of the Trust, the Company conveyed to the Trust (a) net
overriding royalty interests (Overriding Royalties), which are equivalent to net
profits interests, in certain productive oil and gas properties located in
Alabama, Florida, Texas and in federal waters offshore Louisiana (Productive
Properties) and (b) 3% royalty interests (Fee Lands Royalties) in certain of the
Company's then unleased, undeveloped south Louisiana fee lands (Fee Lands). The
Overriding Royalties and the Fee Lands Royalties are referred to collectively as
the "Royalties". Title to the Royalties is held by a partnership (Partnership)
of which the Trust and the Company are the only partners, holding 99% and 1%
interests, respectively.
The Trust is passive, with Texas Commerce Bank National Association, as
Trustee, having only such powers as are necessary for the collection and
distribution of revenues resulting from the Royalties, the payment of Trust
liabilities and the conservation and protection of the Trust estate. The Units
are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
(2) NET OVERRIDING ROYALTY INTERESTS AND FEE LANDS ROYALTIES
The instruments conveying the Overriding Royalties generally provide that
the Working Interest Owner or any successor working interest owner will
calculate and pay to the Trust each month an amount equal to various percentages
of the Net Proceeds (as defined) from the Productive Properties. For purposes of
computing Net Proceeds, the Productive Properties have been grouped
geographically into four groups of leases, each of which has been defined as a
separate "Property". Generally, Net Proceeds are computed on a
Property-by-Property basis and consist of the aggregate proceeds to the Working
Interest Owner or any successor working interest owner from the sale of oil, gas
and other hydrocarbons from each of the Productive Properties less: (a) all
direct costs, charges, and expenses incurred by the Working Interest Owner in
exploration, production, development and other operations on the Productive
Properties (including secondary and tertiary recovery operations), including
abandonment costs; (b) all applicable taxes, including severance, ad valorem and
windfall profits taxes, but excluding income taxes except as described in note 4
below; (c) all operating charges directly associated with the Productive
Properties; (d) an allowance for costs if costs and expenses for any Productive
Property have exceeded proceeds of production from such Productive Property in a
preceding month; and (e) charges for certain overhead expenses.
The Fee Lands Royalties consist of royalty interests equal to a 3% interest
in the future gross oil, gas, and other hydrocarbon production, if any, from
each of the Fee Lands, unburdened by the expense of drilling,
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LL&E ROYALTY TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
MARCH 31, 1997
completion, development, operating and other costs incident to production. In
June 1993, pursuant to applicable law, the Fee Lands Royalties terminated as to
all tracts not then held by production or maintained by production from other
tracts. Consequently, at March 31, 1997, the Fee Lands consisted of
approximately 35,000 gross acres.
(3) BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The financial statements of the Trust are prepared on the following basis:
(a) Royalties are recorded on a cash basis and are generally received
by the Trustee in the third month following the month of production of oil
and gas attributable to the Trust's interest.
(b) Trust expenses, which include accounting, engineering, legal and
other professional fees, Trustee's fees and out-of-pocket expenses, are
recorded on a cash basis.
(c) Amortization of the net overriding royalty interests in productive
oil and gas properties and the 3% royalty interest in Fee Lands, which is
calculated on a unit-of-production basis, is charged directly to the Trust
corpus since the amount does not affect cash earnings.
(d) The initial carrying value of the Trust's royalty interests in oil
and gas properties represents the Company's cost on a successful efforts
basis (net of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization) at June
28, 1983 applicable to the interest in the properties transferred to the
Trust. Information regarding the calculation of the amount of such cost was
supplied by the Company to the Trustee. The unamortized balance at March
31, 1997, is not necessarily indicative of the fair market value of the
interests held by the Trust.
The preparation of the financial statements requires estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
While these statements differ from financial statements prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the cash basis of
reporting revenues and expenses is considered to be the most meaningful because
monthly distributions to the Unit holders are based on net cash receipts. The
financial information furnished herein should be read in conjunction with the
financial statements and notes thereto included in the Trust's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.
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LL&E ROYALTY TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
MARCH 31, 1997
(4) FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS
In May and June 1983, the Company applied to the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) for certain rulings, including the following: (a) the Trust will be
classified for federal income tax purposes as a trust and not as an association
taxable as a corporation, (b) the Trust would be characterized as a "grantor"
trust as to the Unit holders and not as a "simple" or "complex" trust (a
"non-grantor" trust), (c) the Partnership will be classified as a partnership
and not as an association taxable as a corporation, (d) the Company will not
recognize gain or loss upon the transfer of the Royalties to the Trust or upon
the distribution of the Units to its stockholders, (e) each Royalty would be
considered an economic interest in oil and gas in place, and each Overriding
Royalty would constitute a single property within the meaning of Section 614(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code, (f) the steps taken to create the Trust and the
Partnership and to distribute the Units will be viewed for federal income tax
purposes as a distribution of the Royalties by the Company to its stockholders,
followed by the contribution of the Royalties by the stockholders to the
Partnership in exchange for interests therein, which in turn was followed by the
contribution by the stockholders of the interests in the Partnership to the
Trust in exchange for Units, and (g) the transfer of a Unit of the Trust will be
considered for federal income tax purposes to be the transfer of the
proportionate part of the Partnership interest attributable to such Unit.
Subsequent to the distribution of the Units, the IRS ruled favorably on all
requested rulings except (d). Because the rulings were issued after the
distribution of the Units, however, the rulings could be revoked by the IRS if
it changes its position on the matters they address. If the IRS changed its
position on these issues, challenged the Trust and the Unit holders and was
successful, the result could be adverse. The Company withdrew its request for
the ruling described in (d), and the Company and the IRS subsequently litigated
the issue. The Tax Court rendered an opinion favorable to the Company, which
became final in 1992.
These financial statements are prepared on the basis that the Trust will be
treated as a "grantor" trust and that the Partnership will be treated as a
partnership for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, no income taxes are
provided in the financial statements.
(5) DISMANTLEMENT OF PLATFORMS AT OFFSHORE LOUISIANA
The conveyances creating the Overriding Royalties permit the Company, under
certain circumstances, to establish an escrow for various matters. From the
August 1991 distribution through the August 1992 distribution the Company
escrowed funds from Offshore Louisiana in connection with anticipated platform
dismantlement costs at Offshore Louisiana. The Company ceased escrowing for
dismantlement costs at Offshore Louisiana beginning with the September 1992
distribution because it had fully escrowed the amount currently estimated to be
ultimately incurred for dismantlement of platforms located on this property. The
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LL&E ROYALTY TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
MARCH 31, 1997
total cumulative Offshore Louisiana escrow balance as of March 31, 1997 was
approximately $2,400,000, 90% of which was otherwise distributable to the Trust.
The Company has advised the Trustee that it intends to continue to monitor
its estimates of relevant factors in order to evaluate the necessity of
escrowing funds on an ongoing basis, whether in connection with dismantlement
costs or other matters. The Company is under no obligation to give any advance
notice to the Trustee or the Unit holders in the event it determines that
additional funds should be escrowed. If the Company decides to escrow additional
amounts, the Royalties paid to the Trust would be reduced, and the reductions
could be significant.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REVIEW REPORT
Texas Commerce Bank National Association, Trustee
and the Unit Holders of LL&E Royalty Trust:
We have reviewed the accompanying statement of assets, liabilities and
Trust corpus of LL&E Royalty Trust (Trust) as of March 31, 1997, and the related
statements of cash earnings and distributions and changes in Trust corpus for
the three-month periods ended March 31, 1997 and 1996. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Trustee.
We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A review of interim
financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures to
financial data and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and
accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, the objective of which is
the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a
whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
As described in Note 3, these financial statements were prepared on the
basis of cash receipts and disbursements and are not intended to be a
presentation in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that
should be made to the financial statements referred to above for them to be in
conformity with the basis of accounting as described in Note 3.
We have previously audited, in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards, the statement of assets, liabilities and Trust corpus as of December
31, 1996, and the related statements of cash earnings and distributions and
changes in Trust corpus for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in
our report dated March 7, 1997, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those
financial statements which were prepared on the basis of accounting described in
Note 3.
KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
New Orleans, Louisiana
April 25, 1997
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS.
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Form 10-Q includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than
statements of historical facts included in this Form 10-Q, including without
limitation the statements under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations", are forward-looking statements.
Although the Working Interest Owners have advised the Trust that they believe
that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained
herein are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will
prove to have been correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from expectations ("Cautionary Statements") are disclosed in
this Form 10-Q and in the Trust's Form 10-K, including without limitation in
conjunction with the forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-Q. All
subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Trust
or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the
Cautionary Statements.
The unaudited data included in the financial statements and notes thereto
in Item 1. are an integral part of this discussion and analysis and should be
read in conjunction herewith. The information contained herein regarding
operations and exploration and development activities on the properties burdened
by the Royalties, and certain other matters, has been furnished by the Working
Interest Owner.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As stipulated in the Trust Agreement, the Trust is intended to be passive,
and the Trustee's activities are limited to the receipt of revenues attributable
to the Royalties, which revenues are to be distributed currently (after payment
of or provision for Trust expenses and liabilities) to the owners of the Units.
The Trust has no source of liquidity or capital resources other than the
revenue, if any, attributable to the Royalties.
The conveyances creating the Overriding Royalties permit the Working
Interest Owner, under certain circumstances, to establish escrows for various
matters. The Working Interest Owner has escrowed approximately $2,400,000 from
the Offshore Louisiana Property, 90% of which would otherwise have been
distributable to the Trust, in preparation for anticipated platform
dismantlement costs. The Working Interest Owner has advised the Trustee that
under the terms of the conveyances it is permitted to escrow funds from the
Offshore Louisiana property at present and that it intends to continue
monitoring its estimates of relevant factors in order to continually evaluate
the necessity of escrowing funds on an ongoing basis. The Working Interest Owner
is under no obligation to give any advance notice to the Trustee or the Unit
holders in the event it determines that additional funds should be escrowed. If
the Working Interest Owner begins to escrow additional funds, the Royalties paid
to the Trust would be reduced, and the reductions could be significant.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Revenues are generally received in the third month following the month of
production of oil and gas attributable to the Trust's interest. Both revenues
and Trust expenses are recorded on a cash basis. Accordingly, distributions to
Unit holders for the three-month periods ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 (the
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1997 and 1996 "First Quarters", respectively) are attributable to the Working
Interest Owner's operations during the periods October through December of 1996
(the "Current Operating Period") and October through December of 1995 (the
"Prior Year's Operating Period"), respectively.
Distributions to Unit holders for the 1997 and 1996 First Quarters amounted
to $3,541,886 ($.1865 per Unit) and $3,517,204 ($.1852 per Unit), respectively.
During these periods, the Trust received cash of $3,726,636 and $3,693,742,
respectively, from the Working Interest Owner with respect to the Royalties from
the Properties.
The monthly per Unit distributions during the 1997 and 1996 First Quarters
were as follows:
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January............................................... $ .0537 $ .0427
February.............................................. .0582 .0633
March................................................. .0746 .0792
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The following unaudited schedules provide summaries of the Working Interest
Owner's calculation of the Net Proceeds from the Properties and the Royalties
paid to the Trust for the First Quarters of 1997 and 1996:
FIRST QUARTER 1997
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SOUTH OFFSHORE FORT WORTH
JAY FIELD PASS 89 LOUISIANA BASIN(2) TOTAL
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Revenues:
Liquids..................... $ 8,131,420 $ 1,765,843 $ 636,766 $ 0 $10,534,029
Natural gas................. 551,525 2,277,984 1,432,479 0 4,261,988
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8,682,945 4,043,827 2,069,245 0 14,796,017
Production costs and
expenses.................... (3,446,919) 56,432 (356,000) 0 (3,746,487)
Capital expenditures.......... (1,893,947) (504,403) (1,344,340) 0 (3,742,690)
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Net Proceeds.................. $ 3,342,079 $ 3,595,856 $ 368,905 $ 0 $ 7,306,840
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Overriding Royalties paid to
the Trust(1)................ $ 1,671,039 $ 1,797,928 $ 205,598 $ 0 $ 3,674,565
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Fee Lands Royalties................................................................. 52,071
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Royalties paid to the Trust......................................................... $ 3,726,636
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(1) As a result of excess production costs being incurred in one monthly
operating period and then being recovered in a subsequent monthly operating
period(s), the overriding royalties paid to the Trust may not agree to the
Trust's royalty interest in Net Proceeds.
(2) On January 31, 1997, the Working Interest Owner sold all of the Fort Worth
Basin Properties with an effective date of October 1, 1996 for $65,000, and
the Trust's interests in such properties terminated on that date. The
Trust's interests in the proceeds of the sale less excess production costs
recoverable as of September 30, 1996 were distributed to the Trust in April
1997.
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FIRST QUARTER 1996
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SOUTH OFFSHORE FORT WORTH
JAY FIELD PASS 89 LOUISIANA BASIN TOTAL
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Revenues:
Liquids........................ $ 5,326,717 $ 2,051,790 $ 497,474 $ 0 $ 7,875,981
Natural gas.................... 432,997 2,303,571 1,193,191 13,731 3,943,490
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5,759,714 4,355,361 1,690,665 13,731 11,819,471
Production costs and expenses.... (3,381,725) (315,079) (432,437) (21,021) (4,150,262)
Capital expenditures............. (1,282,184) (84,909) (16,664) 0 (1,383,757)
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Net Proceeds (Excess Production
Costs)......................... $ 1,095,805 $ 3,955,373 $ 1,241,564 $ (7,290) $ 6,285,452
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Overriding Royalties paid to the
Trust(1)....................... $ 547,903 $ 1,977,404 $ 1,117,408 $ 0 $ 3,642,715
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Fee Lands Royalties.................................................................... 51,027
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Royalties paid to the Trust............................................................ $ 3,693,742
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(1) As a result of excess production costs being incurred in one monthly
operating period and then being recovered in a subsequent monthly operating
period(s), the Overriding Royalties paid to the Trust may not agree to the
Trust's royalty interest in Net Proceeds. At Fort Worth Basin approximately
$20,000 of excess production costs were recoverable from future revenues as
of March 31, 1996.
The following unaudited schedule summarizes the Working Interest Owner's
calculation of the Net Proceeds from the Properties and the Royalties paid to
the Trust for the First Quarters of 1997 and 1996:
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Net Proceeds:
Revenues.................................................. $14,796,017 $11,819,471
Production costs and expenses............................. (3,746,487) (4,150,262)
Capital expenditures...................................... (3,742,690) (1,383,757)
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Net Proceeds.............................................. $ 7,306,840 $ 6,285,452
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Royalties paid to the Trust:
Overriding Royalties...................................... $ 3,674,565 $ 3,642,715
Fee Lands Royalties....................................... 52,071 51,027
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Royalties paid to the Trust............................... $ 3,726,636 $ 3,693,742
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Revenues of the Working Interest Owner with respect to the Productive
Properties in the Current Operating Period increased 25% from the Prior Year's
Operating Period primarily from higher crude oil, natural gas liquids and
natural gas prices as well as higher crude oil production at Jay Field. Average
crude
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oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas prices received by the Working Interest
Owner in the Current Operating Period attributable to the Productive Properties
were $23.27, $17.44 and $2.83, respectively. In the comparable 1996 period
average crude oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas prices were $17.13, $7.17
and $1.95, respectively.
Production costs and expenses incurred by the Working Interest Owner on the
Productive Properties in the Current Operating Period decreased 10% primarily
due to lower repair and maintenance expenses at Jay Field, South Pass 89 and
Offshore Louisiana. These reductions were partially offset by higher operating
expenses and production related taxes at Jay Field.
Capital expenditures increased by 170% in the Current Operating Period due
to higher drilling costs at Offshore Louisiana for the completion of two 1996
gas wells previously reported in the 1996 Form 10-K. Higher facilities
expenditures at Jay Field and South Pass 89 also contributed to the increase.
Imputed production attributable to the Trust is calculated by multiplying
the gross production volumes attributable to the Productive Properties by the
ratio of the net overriding royalties paid to the Trust to the gross revenues
attributable to the Productive Properties. Imputed liquids production was
108,232 barrels for the Current Operating Period and 112,660 barrels for the
Prior Year's Operating Period. Imputed natural gas production was 417,666
thousand cubic feet and 960,337 thousand cubic feet for the respective periods.
As described in more detail in the Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1996, under Louisiana law, mineral royalties
generally terminate, in the absence of production, after the lapse of ten
consecutive years from the date of conveyance. Consequently, substantially all
of the Trust's royalty interest in the original Fee Lands acreage terminated in
June 1993. The Trust never received any revenues from the tracts as to which the
Fee Lands Royalties terminated and such termination did not affect tracts from
which the Trust is receiving revenues. However, the Trust will not be entitled
to receive any revenues in the future from the tracts as to which the Fee Lands
Royalties terminated. At March 31, 1997, the Fee Lands consisted of
approximately 35,000 gross acres in South Louisiana, approximately 5,514 of
which were under lease.
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a) Exhibits -- None.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K -- None.
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SIGNATURE
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.
LL&E ROYALTY TRUST
(Registrant)
By: TEXAS COMMERCE BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
Trustee
By: /s/ PETE FOSTER
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Pete Foster
Senior Vice President and Trust
Officer
Date: May 12, 1997
NOTE: Because the registrant is a trust without officers or employees, only the
signature of an officer of the Trustee is available and has been provided.
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER
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27 Financial Data Schedule
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
27 -- Financial Data Schedule
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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM LL&E ROYALTY
TRUST 1997 FIRST QUARTER REPORT AND FORM 10-Q AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY
BY REFERENCE TO SUCH 1997 FIRST QUARTER REPORT AND FORM 10-Q.
</LEGEND>
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<PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1997
<CASH> 19,945
<SECURITIES> 0
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