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Risk Factors
HUGOTON ROYALTY TRUST Item 1A Risk Factors The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements made in this report and presented elsewhere by the trustee from time to time
Such factors, among others, may have a material adverse effect upon the trust’s financial condition, distributable income and changes in trust corpus
The following discussion of risk factors should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes included in the trust’s annual report to unitholders for the year ended December 31, 2005
Because of these and other factors, past financial performance should not be considered an indication of future performance
The market price for the trust units may not reflect the value of the net profits interests held by the trust
The public trading price for the trust units tends to be tied to the recent and expected levels of cash distributions on the trust units
The amounts available for distribution by the trust vary in response to numerous factors outside the control of the trust or XTO Energy, including prevailing prices for oil and natural gas produced from the underlying properties
The market price of the trust units is not necessarily indicative of the value that the trust would realize if the net profits interests were sold to a third party buyer
In addition, such market price is not necessarily reflective of the fact that, since the assets of the trust are depleting assets, a portion of each cash distribution paid on the trust units should be considered by investors as a return of capital, with the remainder being considered as a return on investment
There is 2 ______________________________________________________________________ no guarantee that distributions made to a unitholder over the life of these depleting assets will equal or exceed the purchase price paid by the unitholder
Oil and natural gas prices fluctuate due to a number of uncontrollable factors, and any decline will adversely affect the net proceeds payable to the trust and trust distributions
The trust’s monthly cash distributions are highly dependent upon the prices realized from the sale of natural gas and, to a lesser extent, oil
Oil and natural gas prices can fluctuate widely on a month-to-month basis in response to a variety of factors that are beyond the control of the trust and XTO Energy
Factors that contribute to price fluctuations include instability in oil-producing regions, worldwide economic conditions, weather conditions, the supply and price of domestic and foreign oil and natural gas, consumer demand, the price and availability of alternative fuels, the proximity to, and capacity of, transportation facilities and the effect of worldwide energy conservation measures
Moreover, government regulations, such as regulation of natural gas transportation and price controls, can affect product prices in the long term
Lower oil and natural gas prices may reduce the amount of oil and natural gas that is economic to produce and will reduce net profits available to the trust
The volatility of energy prices reduces the predictability of future cash distributions to trust unitholders
Higher production expense and/or development costs, without concurrent increases in revenue, will directly decrease the net proceeds payable to the trust
Production expense and development costs are deducted in the calculation of the trust’s share of net proceeds
Accordingly, higher or lower production expense and development costs, without concurrent increases in revenue, will directly decrease or increase the amount received by the trust
If development costs and production expense for underlying properties in a particular state exceed the production proceeds from the properties, the trust will not receive net proceeds for those properties until future proceeds from production in that state exceed the total of the excess costs plus accrued interest during the deficit period
Development activities may not generate sufficient additional revenue to repay the costs
Proved reserve estimates depend on many assumptions that may turn out to be inaccurate
Any material inaccuracies in reserve estimates or underlying assumptions could cause the quantities and net present value of the reserves to be overstated
Estimating proved oil and gas reserves is inherently uncertain
Petroleum engineers consider many factors and make assumptions in estimating reserves and future net cash flows
Those factors and assumptions include historical production from the area compared with production rates from similar producing areas, the effects of governmental regulation, assumptions about future commodity prices, production expense and development costs, taxes and capital expenditures, the availability of enhanced recovery techniques and relationships with landowners, working interest partners, pipeline companies and others
Lower oil and gas prices generally cause lower estimates of proved reserves
Ultimately, actual production, revenues and expenditures for the underlying properties will vary from estimates and those variances could be material
Because the trust owns net profits interests, it does not own a specific percentage of the oil and gas reserves
Estimated proved reserves for the net profits interests are based on estimates of reserves for the underlying properties and an allocation method that considers estimated future net proceeds and oil and gas prices
Increases or decreases in oil and gas prices directly increase or decrease estimated reserves of the net profits interests
3 ______________________________________________________________________ Operational risks and hazards associated with the development of the underlying properties may decrease trust distributions
There are operational risks and hazards associated with the production and transportation of oil and natural gas, including without limitation natural disasters, blowouts, explosions, fires, leakage of oil or natural gas, releases of other hazardous materials, mechanical failures, cratering, and pollution
Any of these or similar occurrences could result in the interruption or cessation of operations, personal injury or loss of life, property damage, damage to productive formations or equipment, damage to the environment or natural resources, or cleanup obligations
The operation of oil and gas properties is also subject to various laws and regulations
Non-compliance with such laws and regulations could subject the operator to additional costs, sanctions or liabilities
The uninsured costs resulting from any of the above or similar occurrences could be deducted as a production expense or development cost in calculating the net proceeds payable to the trust and would therefore reduce trust distributions by the amount of such uninsured costs
Trust unitholders and the trustee have no influence over the operations on, or future development of, the underlying properties
Neither the trustee nor the trust unitholders can influence or control the operation or future development of the underlying properties
The failure of an operator to conduct its operations or discharge its obligations in a proper manner could have an adverse effect on the net proceeds payable to the trust
Although XTO Energy and other operators of the underlying properties must adhere to the standard of a prudent operator, they are under no obligation to continue operating the properties
Neither the trustee nor trust unitholders have the right to replace an operator
The assets of the trust represent interests in depleting assets and, if XTO Energy and any other operators developing the underlying properties do not perform additional development projects, the assets may deplete faster than expected
Eventually, the assets of the trust will cease to produce in commercial quantities and the trust will cease to receive proceeds from such assets
The net proceeds payable to the trust are derived from the sale of depleting assets
Eventually, the properties underlying the trust’s net profits interests will cease to produce in commercial quantities and the trust will, therefore, cease to receive any net proceeds therefrom
The reduction in proved reserve quantities is a common measure of the depletion
Future maintenance and development projects on the underlying properties will affect the quantity of proved reserves
The timing and size of these projects will depend on the market prices of oil and natural gas
If XTO Energy or other operators of the properties do not implement additional maintenance and development projects, the future rate of production decline of proved reserves may be higher than the rate currently estimated
Terrorism and continued geopolitical hostilities could adversely affect trust distributions or the market price of the trust units
Terrorist attacks and the threat of terrorist attacks, whether domestic or foreign, as well as the military or other actions taken in response, cause instability in the global financial and energy markets
Terrorism and other geopolitical hostilities could adversely affect trust distributions or the market price of the trust units in unpredictable ways, including through the disruption of fuel supplies and markets, increased volatility in oil and natural gas prices, or the possibility that the infrastructure on which the operators of the underlying properties rely could be a direct target or an indirect casualty of an act of terror
XTO Energy may transfer its interest in the underlying properties without the consent of the trust or the trust unitholders
XTO Energy may at any time transfer all or part of its interest in the underlying properties to another party
Neither the trust nor the trust unitholders are entitled to vote on any transfer of the properties 4 ______________________________________________________________________ underlying the trust’s net profits interests, and the trust will not receive any proceeds of any such transfer
Following any transfer, the transferred property will continue to be subject to the net profits interests of the trust, but the calculation, reporting and remitting of net proceeds to the trust will be the responsibility of the transferee
In January 2006, XTO Energy announced that it will consider selling the underlying properties
Any sale is dependent upon XTO Energy’s ability to structure a tax-efficient transaction and receive sufficient consideration from a buyer it deems to be qualified
If XTO Energy sells the underlying