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- Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust (DOMR) operates as a grantor trust that acquires and holds overriding royalty interests burdening proved natural gas properties located in the Pottsville coal formation of the Black Warrior Basin, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama; these interests provide unitholders with quarterly cash distributions derived from net profits of natural gas production, along with certain tax credits under Section 29 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Trust focuses exclusively on passive income generation from these royalty interests, without engaging in direct exploration, development, or operational activities. Founded on May 1, 1994, and headquartered at 2911 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Dallas, Texas, the Trust serves investors seeking exposure to coal seam gas resources in the U.S. energy sector.
The Trust's royalty interests primarily burden properties historically owned by operators such as HighMount Black Warrior Basin LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Loews Corporation, encompassing approximately 532 conventional gas wells; production attributable to the Trust has included volumes such as 566 million cubic feet in early 2010 quarters, with net proved reserves estimated at 15.8 billion cubic feet as of January 1, 2010, supporting an extended reserve life.
No significant recent partnerships, acquisitions, funding rounds, product launches, or strategic shifts have been reported for the Trust within the last 1-2 years; the entity maintains its longstanding structure with minimal operational changes, overseen by Bank of America N.A. as trustee and administrator, amid a trading status on OTC Markets with low activity.