Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes     No  X   

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes     No  X   

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 ___

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for s such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes   X    No ___

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act     

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes ___   No   X  

On April 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold was $64,871,522.

As of December 31, 2019, there were 9,190,590 units of beneficial interest ("units") of the registrant outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Items 10, 11 12, 13 and 14 of Part III have been partially or wholly omitted from this report and the information required to be contained therein is incorporated by reference from the registrant's definitive proxy statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting to be held on February 19, 2020.

Fiscal 2018 by Quarter and Year

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

• The Exhibit Index following the signature page lists all exhibits filed with this Report or incorporated by reference.

 

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary.

None.

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Trust has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

NORTH EUROPEAN OIL ROYALTY TRUST

Dated: December 30, 2019	/s/John R. Van Kirk
	John R. Van Kirk, Managing Director
	and Principal Accounting Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Dated: December 30, 2019	/s/Robert P. Adelman
	Robert P. Adelman, Managing Trustee
Dated: December 30, 2019	/s/Ahron H.Haspel
	Ahron H. Haspel, Trustee
Dated: December 30, 2019	/s/Lawrence A. Kobrin
	Lawrence A. Kobrin, Trustee
Dated: December 30, 2019	/s/Nancy J. Prue
	Nancy J. Prue, Trustee
Dated: December 30, 2019	/s/Willard B. Taylor
	Willard B. Taylor, Trustee
Dated: December 30, 2019	/s/John R. Van Kirk
	John R. Van Kirk, Managing Director
	and Principal Accounting Officer




Exhibit Index

Exhibit	Page
(3.1)	North European Oil Royalty Trust Agreement, dated September 10, 1975, as amended through February 13, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 15, 2008 (File No. 0-8378)).
(3.2)	Amended and Restated Trustees' Regulations, amended and restated as of October 31, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 2, 2007 (File No. 0-8378)).
(4.1)	Description of Securities	34
(10.1)	Agreement with OEG, dated April 2, 1979, exhibit to Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 11, 1979 (incorporated by reference as Exhibit 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 11, 1979 (File No. 0-8378)).
(10.2)	Agreement with Mobil Oil, A.G. concerning sulfur royalty payment, dated March 30, 1979 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 11, 1979 (File No. 0-8378)).
(10.3)	English language translation of Amendment Agreement dated August 26, 2016 between Oldenburgische Erdolgesellschaft mbH and North European Oil Royalty Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2016 (File No. 1-8245)).
(10.4)	English language translation of Amendment Agreement dated August 26, 2016 between Mobil Erdgas-Erdol GmbH and North European Oil Royalty Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2016 (File No. 1-8245)).
(21)	There are no subsidiaries of the Trust.
(31)	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002		35
(32)	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002		37
(99.1)	Calculation of Cost Depletion Percentage for the 2019 Calendar Year Based on the Estimate of Remaining Proved Producing Reserves in the Northwest Basin of the Federal Republic of Germany as of October 1, 2019 prepared by Graves & Co. Consulting, LLC		38
(99.2)	Order Approving Settlement signed by Vice Chancellor Jack Jacobs of the Delaware Court of Chancery (incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 26, 1996).

Exhibit 4.1

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

The following is a summary of information concerning units of beneficial interest of North European Oil Royalty Trust (the "Trust"). The summaries and descriptions below do not purport to be complete statements of the relevant provisions of the Trust Agreement ("Trust Agreement") dated as of September 10, 1975 (as last amended on February 13, 2008) or the Amended and Restated Trustees' Regulations, dated as of October 31, 2007 (the "Regulations "), and are entirely qualified by these documents.

Units. The Trust's units of beneficial interest (the "Units") are registered under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "NRT." The issued and outstanding Units are fully paid and non-assessable. This means the full purchase price for the outstanding Units have been paid and the owners of such Units will not be assessed any additional amounts for such Units.

Distributions and Reserves . The Trustees will, not less than quarterly, distribute and pay to the unit owners, in proportion to their respective beneficial interest of the Units, all rents, royalties, income, proceeds and other receipt of or from the properties held by the Trustees ("Trust Estate "), after payment of, or provision for, the expenses, liabilities and obligations of the Trust Estate and any withholding of the taxes or charges. The Trustees have the right to determine from time to time the amounts to be retained as reserves in connection with anticipated charges or expenses of the Trust, for contingent or unascertained liabilities or obligations of the Trust, or for such other purpose as the Trustees may determine.

Voting Rights. Each Unit is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of unit owners. Neither the Trust Agreement nor the Regulations provide for cumulative voting in the election of the Trustees.

Other Rights. The Units are not subject to redemption by operation of a sinking fund or otherwise. Unit owners are not currently entitled to pre-emptive rights.








North European Oil Royalty Trust

Calculation of Cost Depletion Percentage For 2019 Calendar Year Based on the Estimate of Remaining Proved Producing Reserves in the Northwest Basin of the Federal Republic of Germany As of October 1, 2019
























GRAVES & CO. CONSULTING LLC HOUSTON, TEXAS




Table of Contents

Discussion	2
Description of Holdings	2
Oldenburg Area - Sales and Reserves	4
Total Sales	4
Gross Reserves	4
Net Reserves	5
Limitations of Available Data	5
Calculation of Cost Depletion Percentage	8
Attachments
Attachment A:  Reserve Summary and Five Year Net Sales History
Attachment B:  Calculation of Total Cost Depletion Percentage
Definitions of Reserves
Certificate of Qualifications

 

 

Graves & Co. Consulting Oil and Gas Reserves and Valuations

     November 23, 2019





The Trustees of
North European Oil Royalty Trust
P. O. Box 187
Keene, New Hampshire 03431

Ref: North European Oil Royalty Trust
Calculation of the Cost Depletion Percentage
For the Calendar Year 2019

Trustees:

In accordance with the request of the Trustees of North European Oil Royalty Trust (the "Trust"), Graves & Co. Consulting LLC of Houston, Texas has performed the calculations necessary to derive the cost depletion percentage for the 2019 calendar year. The cost depletion percentage was prepared for use by unit owners of the Trust in filing federal income tax returns. In order to calculate the cost depletion percentage, we prepared a report of the estimated remaining proved producing reserves attributable to the overriding royalty interests of the Trust in the Northwest German Basin of the Federal Republic of Germany with an effective date of October 1, 2019.

We have reviewed all available information with respect to 100% of the Trust's proved developed properties used in the calculation of the cost depletion percentage as discussed later in this report. It is our opinion that these properties represent all of the Trust's assets that may be classified as proved for this purpose as per the Securities and Exchange Commission directives detailed later in this report.

The reserves associated with this review have been classified in accordance with the definitions of the Securities and Exchange Commission as found in Part 210-Form and Content of and Requirements for Financial Statements, Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, Investment Company Act of 1940, Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, under Rules of General Application Section 210.4-10 financial accounting and reporting for oil and gas producing activities pursuant to the Federal securities laws and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975.

The proved producing reserves are as of October 1, 2019 and the reported sales are for the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2019. The use of the period ending September 30, 2019 is consistent with prior years and allows the timely calculation of the royalty reserves and the cost depletion percentage for the calendar year. Throughout this report the unit price used for crude oil, condensate, natural gas and sulfur is based upon the prices in effect at the time of the royalty calculations. The price for each of the products is then averaged for the twelve-month period to arrive at the unit price.

Based on the results of our calculation of estimated remaining proved producing reserves contained in the first part of this report, we have performed the calculations necessary to derive the cost depletion percentage for the 2019 calendar year. As detailed in Attachment B, the cost depletion percentage for the 2019 calendar year for Trust unit owners is equal to 15.4516% of the unit owner's cost basis as of January 1, 2019.

Discussion

The scope of this study was to review limited information we were able to compile and to prepare an estimate of the proved producing reserves subject to the Trust's royalty interests from which the cost depletion percentage could be calculated. We prepared reserve estimates using acceptable evaluation principals for each source. These estimates were based in large part on the limited information supplied by the operator of the relevant properties.

The quantities presented herein are estimated reserves of oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids and sulfur that geologic and engineering data demonstrate can be recovered from known reservoirs under current economic conditions with reasonable certainty.

Description of Holdings

The Trust holds various overriding royalty rights on sales of gas, sulfur and oil from certain concessions and leases in the Federal Republic of Germany. The Oldenburg concession (1,386,000 acres), covering virtually the entire former Grand Duchy of Oldenburg and located in the federal state of Lower Saxony, is held by Oldenburgische Erdolgesellschaft ("OEG"). OEG in turn is owned by Mobil Erdgas-Erdol GmbH ("Mobil Erdgas"), the German subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corp. and by BEB Erdgas und Erdol GmbH ("BEB"), a joint venture of ExxonMobil Corp. and the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies. As a result by direct and indirect ownership, ExxonMobil Corp. owns two-thirds of OEG and the Royal Dutch/Shell Group owns one-third of OEG.

In 2002 Mobil Erdgas and BEB formed a new company ExxonMobil Production Deutschland GmbH to carry out all exploration, drilling and production within the Oldenburg concession. All sales activities are still handled by either Mobil Erdgas or BEB.

The Oldenburg concession is currently the sole source of royalty income for the Trust. All proved producing reserves within the Oldenburg concession are covered by this report. Although the Trust has royalty interests in other areas, these areas are no longer used in the calculation of the annual cost depletion percentage because there is no current production from these areas.

The Trust's rights in the Oldenburg concession are described as follows:

1. Under one set of rights covering the western part of the Oldenburg concession (approximately 662,000 acres); the Trust receives a royalty payment of 4% on gross receipts from sales by Mobil Erdgas of gas well gas, oil well gas, crude oil and condensate ("Mobil Agreement"). Under the Mobil Agreement there is no deduction of costs prior to the calculation of royalties from gas well gas or oil well gas, which together account for approximately 98% of all the royalties under said agreement.


2. Under another series of rights covering the entire Oldenburg concession and pursuant to an agreement with OEG, the Trust receives royalties at the rate of 0.6667% on gross receipts from sales of gas well gas, oil well gas, crude oil, condensate and sulfur (removed during the processing of sour gas) less a certain allowed deduction of costs ("OEG Agreement").
   
   Under the OEG Agreement, 50% of the field handling and treatment costs as reported for state royalty purposes are deducted from gross sales receipts prior to the calculation of the royalty to be paid to the Trust. Sulfur is a by-product of gas production and is not considered in the computation of total cost depletion.


3. The Trust is also entitled to receive from Mobil Erdgas, a 2% royalty payment on gross receipts from sales of sulfur obtained as a by product of sour gas produced from the western part of Oldenburg. However, the payment of the sulfur royalty is provisional on whether Mobil Erdgas' selling price meets or exceeds the indexed base price. The average selling price for sulfur exceeded the indexed base price since the start of fiscal 2013 except for the first quarter of fiscal 2014, all of fiscal 2017 and the first quarter of fiscal 2018. Sulfur is a by-product of gas production and is not considered in the computation of total cost depletion.

Oldenburg Area - Sales and Reserves

The Trust's royalty income currently comes exclusively from the Oldenburg area. Gas production accounts for the majority of the income; however, the hydrogen sulfide in much of the gas produced necessitates its removal before the gas can be sold. At the Grossenkneten desulfurization plant, the hydrogen sulfide in sour gas is removed. The plant's present input capacity stands at approximately 400 million cubic feet ("MMcf") per day following EMPG's retirement of Unit 3 in April, 2017. The elimination of Unit 3 effectively reduced the input capacity by one third.

Total Sales

During the twelve months ending September 30, 2019, total sales for the Oldenburg area were as follows:

   

Total Sales	West	East	Total
Gas Well Gas - MMCF	20,455.0	46,380.6	66,835.6
Oil Well Gas - MMCF	63.7	30.6	94.3
Oil & Condensate - Barrels	82,968.1	35,372.5	118,340.6
Sulfur - Short Tons	83,374.3	296,610.9	379,985.2




Gross Reserves

Estimated gross remaining proved producing reserves attributable to the total Oldenburg area as of October 1, 2019 are as follows:

   

Gross Reserves	West	East	Total
Gas Well Gas - MMCF	114,491.1	227,143.4	341,634.5
Oil Well Gas - MMCF	387.7	75.9	463.6
Oil & Condensate - Barrels	1,057,427.5	477,404.7	1,534,832.2
Sulfur - Short Tons	729,374.8	2,507,155.2	3,236,530.0

 

Net Reserves

To present an accurate picture of estimated proved producing reserves net to the Trust, the gross reserve figures outlined above must be modified by the impact of the different royalty rates in effect in the Oldenburg concession. A comparison of the Trust's overriding royalty rates in both the western and eastern areas of Oldenburg is as follows:

Royalty Source	West	East
Mobil Erdgas Gas & Oil	4%	0%
Mobil Erdgas Sulfur	2%	0%
BEB Gas & Oil	0.6667%(1)	0.6667%(1)
BEB Sulfur	0.6667%(1)	0.6667%(1)
(1)Prior to the calculation of royalties, 50% of costs as reported for    state royalty purposes are deducted.

The application of these royalty rates to the estimated gross remaining proved producing reserves attributable to the western and eastern Oldenburg areas yields the combined estimated proved producing reserves net to the Trust. The Trust's estimated remaining net proved producing reserves as of October 1, 2019 and net sales for the twelve month period ending September 30, 2019 are as follows:

Net Reserves & Sales	Reserves	Sales
Gas Well Gas - MMCF	6,429.7	1,215.1
Oil Well Gas - MMCF	17.6	2.8
Oil & Condensate - Barrels	50,074.5	3,946.9
Sulfur - Short Tons	33,222.5	3,930.6

A summary of net proved producing reserves by product and a five year history of net sales attributable to the royalty interests of the Trust are presented in Attachment A.

Limitations of Available Data

The reserves considered in this report are defined as proved producing reserves. Proved producing reserves are limited to those quantities which can be expected to be recoverable commercially from known reservoirs at current prices and costs, under existing regulatory practices and with existing conventional equipment and operating methods. Proved producing reserves do not include either proved developed non producing reserves or any class of probable reserves.

The estimate of reserves included in this report is based primarily upon production history or analogy with wells in the area producing from the same or similar formations. In addition to individual well production history, geological and well test information, when available, were utilized in the evaluation.

The reserves included in this report are estimates only and should not be construed as being exact quantities. The accuracy of the estimates is dependent upon the quality of available data and upon the independent geological and engineering interpretation of that data. The quantities presented herein are estimated reserves of hydrocarbons and produced products that geologic and engineering data demonstrate can be recovered from known reservoirs under current economic conditions with reasonable certainty. Reserve estimates presented in this report are calculated using acceptable methods and procedures and are believed to be appropriate and reasonable; however, future reservoir performance may justify revision of these estimates.

For the purpose of this report, estimated reserves are scheduled for recovery primarily on the basis of actual producing rates or appropriate well test information. They were prepared giving consideration to engineering and geological data, anticipated producing mechanisms, the number and types of completions, as well as past performance of analogous reservoirs. Individual well production histories, when available, were analyzed and an appropriate daily producing rate was utilized for each individual well in the preparation of a forecast of future producing rates until an anticipated economic limit.

A limited amount of information was forthcoming concerning activity in the field during the Trust's Fiscal 2019 from the operator. One well was re-entered and sidetracked; however, the target reservoir was found to have been watered out, so the effort was unsuccessful in establishing new production. A second well was sidetracked but no gas was found. An additional well that suffered mechanical problems in 2013 was re-entered in late 2018, sidetracked and placed on production in early 2019. However, the well's production was marginal and is considered unsuccessful

A sour gas exploration well had been reportedly postponed until the third quarter of 2020. This well will attempt to reactivate the Ahlhorn Field (Zechstein Carbonate Field) which had been abandoned in 1997. An exploration well tentatively located in the western portion of the area designated as Oldenburg-Land, the southernmost area of the three areas within the concession subject to a Vermilion's Farm-In Agreement, was originally intended to develop the Rotliegend (Permian Red Sandstone) formation, a previously undeveloped productive zone within the concession. However, difficulties with the required fracking led Vermilion to possibly consider the deeper Carboniferous formation as an alternative. This well is now postponed and has no start date.

Since no definitive dates have been set for any additional well activities discussed with representatives of the Trust, no estimates of reserves have been included for such activities at this time.

The estimates of reserves and the forecasted rates of production may be subject to regulation by various agencies, changes in market demand or other factors. Consequently, the volumes of reserves recovered, and the actual rates of recovery, may vary from the estimates included herein.

The Trust, as an overriding royalty interest owner, does not receive proprietary data from the various operators on producing wells. Data, such as logs, core analysis, reservoir tests, pressure tests, gas analyses, geologic maps, and individual well production histories on all of the wells which are used in volumetric and material balance type reserve estimates, are not available to the Trust. The lack of such data increases the inherent uncertainties of our reserve estimate.

The Trust receives quarterly statements from the operators that report production, sales and revenue data. Utilizing the same procedures as in prior years, this information plus published information received from W.E.G. (a German organization comparable to the American Petroleum Institute or the American Gas Association) has been used to prepare this annual report. In addition, the Trust retains a part-time consultant in Germany who is familiar with the German petroleum industry in general and the operating companies in particular. His periodic reports and communications were considered in the preparation of this report.

We believe that reserve estimates prepared using all the available data are appropriate and sufficient for the calculation of the cost depletion percentage. However, due to the limitations of available data, this estimate of reserves cannot have the same degree of accuracy that an estimate of reserves prepared using all pertinent data would have. Our experience in the evaluation of reserves using such limited data compensates somewhat for the limitations of available data.

The data in the reports received by the Trust is in metric tons and cubic meters. The following Metric to English Unit conversion factors were used:

Gas:	37.25 cubic feet per cubic meter at 14.7 psia and 60 degrees Fahrenheit
Oil:	7.23 barrels per metric ton
Sulfur:	1.1 short tons per metric ton

Calculation of Cost Depletion Percentage

The categories of proved producing reserves considered in the calculation of the cost depletion percentage are oil, oil well gas, and gas well gas. Sulfur is a by-product of gas production and is not considered in the computation of total cost depletion percentage.

For each category of reserves, a product base was established for the Trust as of January 1, 1976. Through the use of these product bases, we can account for the relative size of each of these categories of reserves and the corresponding impact on the calculation of the cost depletion percentage. The product base for each category of proved producing reserves is reduced annually by an adjustment that is calculated by multiplying the product base at the beginning of the current year by the depletion factor for that category of reserves.

The depletion factor for each category of reserves is the ratio of the relevant net sales during the current year to the corresponding adjusted net proved producing reserves at the beginning of the current year.

Significant items in the cost depletion percentage calculation that appear on Attachment B as specific item numbers, shown in parentheses and their sources are as follows:

The adjusted estimated net proved producing reserves as of 10/1/2018 Line (3) is obtained by adding the estimated remaining net proved producing reserves as of 10/1/2018 Line (1) and the adjustments to reserves during the period Line (2). Therefore Line (3) = Line (1) + Line (2).

The depletion factor Line (6) for each category of proved producing reserves is obtained by dividing the relevant net sales Line (4) by the corresponding adjusted estimated net proved producing reserves as of 10/1/2018 Line (3). Therefore Line (6) = Line (4) / Line (3).

The product base for each category of proved producing reserves as of 1/1/2018 Line (7) and the adjustment taken during 2018 Line (8) were obtained from the previous year's report. The product base as of 1/1/2019 Line (9) forms the initial starting point for the calculation of the cost depletion percentage for the 2019 tax year. The product base for 1/1/2019 Line (9) then is Line (7) - Line (8).

The adjustment to the product base for each category of proved producing reserves Line (10) is used to reduce the product base as of the beginning of each year. This adjustment is the product of the depletion factor for each category of proved producing reserves Line (6) multiplied by the corresponding product base as of 1/1/2019 Line (9). Therefore Line (10) = Line (6) x Line (9).

The cost depletion percentage Line (11) then is the sum of the adjustment to the product base of each category of proved producing reserves [Sum Line (10)] divided by the sum of the product base for each category as of 1/1/2019 [Sum Line (9)]. Therefore Line (11) = [Sum Line (10)] / [Sum Line (9)].

The cost depletion percentage represents the total allowable cost depletion for the 2019 calendar year for the Trust's unit owners, expressed as a percentage of their cost base as of January 1, 2019.

Neither Graves & Co. Consulting, LLC nor any of its directors, officers, employees or contractors have any interest in the subject properties and neither the employment to make this study and calculation nor our compensation is contingent on our estimate of reserves or the results of our calculation.

We appreciate the opportunity to be of service to you in this matter and will be glad to address any questions or inquiries you may have.

Sincerely yours,

GRAVES & CO. CONSULTING LLC




/s/ John L. Graves
              John L. Graves.
              President




/s/ Allen C. Barron, P.E.
              Allen C. Barron, P.E.
              Executive Vice President




Attachment A

North European Oil Royalty Trust
Reserve Summary and Five Year Net Sales History

(All values expressed in whole numbers.)

Estimated Net Proved Producing Reserves
as of October 1, 2019

Oldenburg

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Gas Well	Oil Well
Gas	Gas	Oil/Cond.	Sulfur
MMcf	MMcf	Barrels	Short Tons
6,430	18	50,075	33,223





Five Year Net Sales Summary
12 Months Ending September 30, 2019

Oldenburg

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	Gas Well	Oil Well	Oil/Cond.	Sulfur
	Gas	Gas
	MMcf	MMcf	Barrels	Short Tons
2019	1,215	3	3,947	3,931	(1)
2018	1,066	2	3,664	3,085	(2)
2017	1,330	2	4,210	4,665	(3)
2016	1,392	1	4,225	4,761	(4)
2015	1,642	2	4,667	6,090	(5)




1. Royalty payments under the Mobil Erdgas sulfur royalty represeting all four quarters of fiscal 2019 were received in fiscal 2019 or early fiscal 2020.
2. Royalty payments under the Mobil Erdgas sulfur royalty representing the second through fourth quarters of fiscal 2018 were received.
3. No royalty payments under the Mobil Erdgas sulfur royalty representing any of the four quarter of fiscal 2017 were received.
4. Royalty payments under the Mobil Erdgas sulfur royalty representing all four quarters of fiscal 2016 were received.
5. Royalty payments under the Mobil Erdgas sulfur royalty representing all four quarters of fiscal 2015 were received.




Attachment B

North European Oil Royalty Trust
Calculation Of Total Cost Depletion Percentage
For the Year Ending December 31, 2019




	OLDENBURG
	Gas Well	Oil Well
	Gas	Gas	Oil
	MMCF	MMCF	Barrels
NEORT NET RESERVES (Million Cubic Feet of Gas and Barrels of Oil)
1. Estimated net proved   producing reserves as of 10-1-2018	8,069.0	8.0	53,277.0
2. Adjustment to reserves during period	(424.2)	12.4	744.4
3. Adjusted est. net proved producing   reserves as of 10-1-2018	7,644.8	20.4	54.021.4
4. Net sales from 10-1-2018 to 9-30-2019	1,215.1	2.8	3,946.9
5.  Estimated remaining net proved   producing reserves as of 10-1-2019	6,429.7	17.6	50,074.5
RESERVE DEPLETION FACTOR
6. Depletion factor	0.15894	0.13725	0.07306
NEORT WEIGHTED PRODUCT BASE ALLOCATION
7. Product base as of 1-1-2018	1.92742	0.00116	0.09871
8. Less adjustments taken during 2018	0.22492	0.00023	0.00635
9. Product base as of 1-1-2019	1.70250	0.00093	0.09236
10. 2019 Adjustment to product base	0.27060	0.00013	0.00675

11. Cost depletion percentage for 2019 calendar year for Trust unit     owners is equal to 15.4516 percent of their 1-1-2019 cost base.

Footnotes:

Line (1) from reserves review as of 10-1-2018
Line (2) from reserves review as of 10-1-2019
Line (3) = Line (1) + Line (2)
Line (4) from BEB and Mobil Erdgas statements
Line (5) from reserves review as of 10-1-2019
Line (6) = Line (4) / Line (3)
Line (7) from 2018 depletion calculations
Line (8) from 2018 depletion calculations
Line (9) = Line (7) - Line (8)
Line (10) = Line (9) x Line (6)
Line (11) = Sum Line (10) / Sum Line (9)




Securities and Exchange Commission
Definitions of Reserves

The following information is taken from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission:

PART 210--FORM AND CONTENT OF AND REQUIREMENTS FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935, INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940, AND ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT OF 1975

Rules of General Application

Section 210.4-10 Financial accounting and reporting for oil and gas producing activities pursuant to the Federal securities laws and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975.

Reserves

Reserves are estimated remaining quantities of oil and gas and related substances anticipated to be economically producible, as of a given date, by application of development projects to known accumulations. In addition, there must exist, or there must be a reasonable expectation that there will exist, the legal right to produce or a revenue interest in the production, installed means of delivering oil and gas or related substances to market, and all permits and financing required to implement the project.

Reserves should not be assigned to adjacent reservoirs isolated by major, potentially sealing, faults until those reservoirs are penetrated and evaluated as economically producible. Reserves should not be assigned to areas that are clearly separated from a known accumulation by a non-productive reservoir (i.e., absence of reservoir, structurally low reservoir, or negative test results). Such areas may contain prospective resources (i.e., potentially recoverable resources from undiscovered accumulations).

Proved Oil and Gas Reserves

Proved oil and gas reserves are those quantities of oil and gas, which, by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible--from a given date forward, from known reservoirs, and under existing economic conditions, operating methods, and government regulations--prior to the time at which contracts providing the right to operate expire, unless evidence indicates that renewal is reasonably certain, regardless of whether deterministic or probabilistic methods are used for the estimation. The project to extract the hydrocarbons must have commenced or the operator must be reasonably certain that it will commence the project within a reasonable time.

1. The area of the reservoir considered as proved includes:
1. The area identified by drilling and limited by fluid contacts, if any, and
2. Adjacent undrilled portions of the reservoir that can, with reasonable certainty, be judged to be continuous with it and to contain economically producible oil or gas on the basis of available geoscience and engineering data.


2. In the absence of data on fluid contacts, proved quantities in a reservoir are limited by the lowest known hydrocarbons (LKH) as seen in a well penetration unless geoscience, engineering, or performance data and reliable technology establishes a lower contact with reasonable certainty.


3. Where direct observation from well penetrations has defined a highest known oil (HKO) elevation and the potential exists for an associated gas cap, proved oil reserves may be assigned in the structurally higher portions of the reservoir only if geoscience, engineering, or performance data and reliable technology establish the higher contact with reasonable certainty.


4. Reserves which can be produced economically through application of improved recovery techniques (including, but not limited to, fluid injection) are included in the proved classification when:
1. Successful testing by a pilot project in an area of the reservoir with properties no more favorable than in the reservoir as a whole, the operation of an installed program in the reservoir or an analogous reservoir, or other evidence using reliable technology establishes the reasonable certainty of the engineering analysis on which the project or program was based; and
2. The project has been approved for development by all necessary parties and entities, including governmental entities.


5. Existing economic conditions include prices and costs at which economic producibility from a reservoir is to be determined. The price shall be the average price during the 12-month period prior to the ending date of the period covered by the report, determined as an unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month within such period, unless prices are defined by contractual arrangements, excluding escalations based upon future conditions.

Reasonable certainty. If deterministic methods are used, reasonable certainty means a high degree of confidence that the quantities will be recovered. If probabilistic methods are used, there should be at least a 90% probability that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the estimate. A high degree of confidence exists if the quantity is much more likely to be achieved than not, and, as changes due to increased availability of geoscience (geological, geophysical, and geochemical), engineering, and economic data are made to estimated ultimate recovery (EUR) with time, reasonably certain EUR is much more likely to increase or remain constant than to decrease.

Reliable technology. Reliable technology is a grouping of one or more technologies (including computational methods) that has been field tested and has been demonstrated to provide reasonably certain results with consistency and repeatability in the formation being evaluated or in an analogous formation.

Probable Reserves

Probable reserves are those additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than proved reserves but which, together with proved reserves, are as likely as not to be recovered.

1. When deterministic methods are used, it is as likely as not that actual remaining quantities recovered will exceed the sum of estimated proved plus probable reserves. When probabilistic methods are used, there should be at least a 50% probability that the actual quantities recovered will equal or exceed the proved plus probable reserves estimates.


2. Probable reserves may be assigned to areas of a reservoir adjacent to proved reserves where data control or interpretations of available data are less certain, even if the interpreted reservoir continuity of structure or productivity does not meet the reasonable certainty criterion. Probable reserves may be assigned to areas that are structurally higher than the proved area if these areas are in communication with the proved reservoir.


3. Probable reserves estimates also include potential incremental quantities associated with a greater percentage recovery of the hydrocarbons in place than assumed for proved reserves.

Possible Reserves

Possible reserves are those additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than probable reserves.

1. When deterministic methods are used, the total quantities ultimately recovered from a project have a low probability of exceeding proved plus probable plus possible reserves. When probabilistic methods are used, there should be at least a 10% probability that the total quantities ultimately recovered will equal or exceed the proved plus probable plus possible reserves estimates.


2. Possible reserves may be assigned to areas of a reservoir adjacent to probable reserves where data control and interpretations of available data are progressively less certain. Frequently, this will be in areas where geoscience and engineering data are unable to define clearly the area and vertical limits of commercial production from the reservoir by a defined project.


3. Possible reserves also include incremental quantities associated with a greater percentage recovery of the hydrocarbons in place than the recovery quantities assumed for probable reserves.


4. The proved plus probable and proved plus probable plus possible reserves estimates must be based on reasonable alternative technical and commercial interpretations within the reservoir or subject project that are clearly documented, including comparisons to results in successful similar projects.


5. Possible reserves may be assigned where geoscience and engineering data identify directly adjacent portions of a reservoir within the same accumulation that may be separated from proved areas by faults with displacement less than formation thickness or other geological discontinuities and that have not been penetrated by a wellbore, and the registrant believes that such adjacent portions are in communication with the known (proved) reservoir. Possible reserves may be assigned to areas that are structurally higher or lower than the proved area if these areas are in communication with the proved reservoir.


6. Pursuant to paragraph (a)(22)(iii) of this section, where direct observation has defined a highest known oil (HKO) elevation and the potential exists for an associated gas cap, proved oil reserves should be assigned in the structurally higher portions of the reservoir above the HKO only if the higher contact can be established with reasonable certainty through reliable technology. Portions of the reservoir that do not meet this reasonable certainty criterion may be assigned as probable and possible oil or gas based on reservoir fluid properties and pressure gradient interpretations.

Developed Oil and Gas Reserves

Developed oil and gas reserves are reserves of any category that can be expected to be recovered:

1. Through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods or in which the cost of the required equipment is relatively minor compared to the cost of a new well; and


2. Through installed extraction equipment and infrastructure operational at the time of the reserves estimate if the extraction is by means not involving a well.

Undeveloped Oil and Gas Reserves

Undeveloped oil and gas reserves are reserves of any category that are expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage, or from existing wells where a relatively major expenditure is required for recompletion.

1. Reserves on undrilled acreage shall be limited to those directly offsetting development spacing areas that are reasonably certain of production when drilled, unless evidence using reliable technology exists that establishes reasonable certainty of economic producibility at greater distances.


2. Undrilled locations can be classified as having undeveloped reserves only if a development plan has been adopted indicating that they are scheduled to be drilled within five years, unless the specific circumstances, justify a longer time.


3. Under no circumstances shall estimates for undeveloped reserves be attributable to any acreage for which an application of fluid injection or other improved recovery technique is contemplated, unless such techniques have been proved effective by actual projects in the same reservoir or an analogous reservoir, as defined in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, or by other evidence using reliable technology establishing reasonable certainty.

Additional Definitions:

Deterministic Estimate

The method of estimating reserves or resources is called deterministic when a single value for each parameter (from the geoscience, engineering, or economic data) in the reserves calculation is used in the reserves estimation procedure.

Probabilistic Estimate

The method of estimation of reserves or resources is called probabilistic when the full range of values that could reasonably occur for each unknown parameter (from the geoscience and engineering data) is used to generate a full range of possible outcomes and their associated probabilities of occurrence.

Reasonable Certainty

If deterministic methods are used, reasonable certainty means a high degree of confidence that the quantities will be recovered. If probabilistic methods are used, there should be at least a 90% probability that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the estimate. A high degree of confidence exists if the quantity is much more likely to be achieved than not, and, as changes due to increased availability of geoscience (geological, geophysical, and geochemical), engineering, and economic data are made to estimated ultimate recovery (EUR) with time, reasonably certain EUR is much more likely to increase or remain constant than to decrease.




Graves & Co. Consulting Oil and Gas Reserves and Valuations

Certificate of Qualification

I, Allen C. Barron, Registered Professional Engineer, do hereby certify:

1. That I am Executive Vice President of the consulting firm of Graves & Co. Consulting   LLC with offices at 2777 Allen Parkway, Suite 1200, Houston, Texas 77019.

2. That I have prepared a reserve report on the interests of the North European Oil Royalty
  Trust in the Northwest Basin of the Federal Republic of Germany as of October 1, 2018
  for the purpose of calculating the cost depletion percentage applicable to Trust unit
  owners for the 2018 calendar year.

3. That I have no direct or indirect interest, nor do I expect to receive any direct or indirect
  interest, in the properties or in any securities of the North European Oil Royalty Trust.

4. That I attended The University of Houston and that I graduated with a Bachelor of
  Science Degree in Chemical Engineering with a Petroleum Engineering Option in 1968.

5. That I am a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas, Registration Number
  49284, and that I am a member in good standing of the National Society of Professional
  Engineers, the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, the Society of Petroleum
  Engineers, the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers, the American Association of
  Petroleum Geologists and other industry organizations.

6. That I have in excess of fifty years of experience in the evaluation of oil and gas
  properties in the United States, Canada, South America, Asia and Germany, and that I
  have been practicing as a consultant in petroleum reservoir engineering since 1978.

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Signed November 23, 2019

GRAVES & CO. CONSULTING LLC


/s/ Allen C. Barron, P.E.
              Allen C. Barron, P.E.
                Executive Vice President




Exhibit 31

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, John R. Van Kirk, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of North European Oil Royalty Trust;
    
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
    
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
    
4. I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a 15(e) and 15d 15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a 15(f) and 15d 15(f)) for the registrant and have:
    
1. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to me by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; and
    
2. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under my supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and
    
3. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
    
4. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
    
5. I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and to the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
    
1. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
    
2. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

/s/  John R. Van Kirk
                      John R. Van Kirk
                      Managing Director
                      Chief Executive Officer and
                      Chief Financial Officer

Dated: December 30, 2019

Exhibit 32

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chapter 63, Title 18 U.S.C. Section 1350(a) and (b)), the undersigned hereby certifies that the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended October 31, 2019 of North European Oil Royalty Trust ("Trust") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in such Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Trust.


/s/  John R. Van Kirk
                      John R. Van Kirk
                      Managing Director
                      Chief Executive Officer and
                      Chief Financial Officer

Dated: December 30, 2019