Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Royalty Interests

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Royalty Interests
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Royalty Interests Royalty Interests
As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Trust owned the following oil and gas royalty interests (in thousands, except number of interests):
Net Book Value
March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
1/16th nonparticipating perpetual royalty interests $ —    $ —   
1/128th nonparticipating perpetual royalty interests —    —   
Royalty interests acquired 46,256    29,320   
Total royalty interests, gross 46,256    29,320   
Less: accumulated depletion (318)   (260)  
Total royalty interests, net $ 45,938    $ 29,060   

No valuation allowance was necessary at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Trust acquired oil and gas royalty interests in approximately 1,017 net royalty acres (normalized to 1/8th) for an aggregate purchase price of $16.9 million, an average price of approximately $16,659 per net royalty acre.
For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Trust acquired oil and gas royalty interests in approximately 301 net royalty acres (normalized to 1/8th) for an aggregate purchase price of $3.2 million, an average price of approximately $10,500 per net royalty acre.