UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

þ		Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009

or

o		Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from ______ to ______

DOMINION RESOURCES BLACK WARRIOR TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		75-6461716 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management
901 Main Street
17th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75202
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)

(214) 209-2400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

     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 þ     No o

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o      No o

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

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

     Number of units of beneficial interest outstanding at November 2, 2009: 7,850,000.

 

 

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

     The condensed financial statements included herein have been prepared by Bank of America, N.A., as Trustee (the “Trustee”) of Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust (the “Trust”), pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Trustee believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The condensed financial statements of the Trust presented herein are unaudited except for the balances as of December 31, 2008, and, therefore, are subject to year-end adjustments. It is suggested that these condensed financial statements and notes thereto be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto in the Trust’s Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. The December 31, 2008 balance sheet is derived from the audited balance sheet as of that date. In the opinion of the Trustee, all adjustments consisting of normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the assets, liabilities and trust corpus of the Trust as of September 30, 2009, the distributable income for the three-month and the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and the changes in trust corpus for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, have been included. The distributable income for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the distributable income for the full year.

     The condensed financial statements as of September 30, 2009, and for the three-month and the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 included herein have been reviewed by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing herein.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Unit Holders of Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust and
Bank of America, N.A., Trustee
Dallas, Texas

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed statement of assets, liabilities and trust corpus of Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust as of September 30, 2009, the related condensed statements of distributable income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and changes in trust corpus for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Trustee.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), 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 2 to the condensed financial statements, these condensed financial statements have been prepared on a modified cash basis of accounting, which is a comprehensive basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to such interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with the basis of accounting described in Note 2.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the statement of assets, liabilities and trust corpus of Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust as of December 31, 2008, and the related statements of distributable income and changes in trust corpus for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated March 13, 2009, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed statement of assets, liabilities and trust corpus as of December 31, 2008, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the statement of assets, liabilities and trust corpus from which it has been derived.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Dallas, Texas
November 2, 2009

DOMINION RESOURCES BLACK WARRIOR TRUST

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS,
LIABILITIES AND TRUST CORPUS

						September 30, 2009
		Note				(unaudited)				December 31, 2008
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents						$	43,827			$	139,764
Royalty interests in gas properties (less accumulated amortization of $135,313,251 and $132,901,802, respectively)							20,504,249				22,915,698
TOTAL ASSETS						$	20,548,076			$	23,055,462
LIABILITIES AND TRUST CORPUS
Trust administration expenses payable						$	140,946			$	114,398
Contingencies			6
Trust corpus — 7,850,000 units of beneficial interest authorized, issued and outstanding							20,407,130				22,941,064
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND TRUST CORPUS						$	20,548,076			$	23,055,462

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

DOMINION RESOURCES BLACK WARRIOR TRUST

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF DISTRIBUTABLE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

						For				For
						the Three				the Three
						Months Ended				Months Ended
		Note				September 30, 2009				September 30, 2008
Royalty income						$	2,319,293			$	7,899,815
Interest income							307				10,534
							2,319,600				7,910,349
General and administrative expenses							(214,542	)			(189,059	)
Distributable income			1,5			$	2,105,058			$	7,721,290
Distributable income per unit (7,850,000 units)						$	.27			$	.98

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

DOMINION RESOURCES BLACK WARRIOR TRUST

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF DISTRIBUTABLE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

						For				For
						the Nine				the Nine
						Months Ended				Months Ended
		Note				September 30, 2009				September 30, 2008
Royalty income						$	10,262,889			$	19,258,447
Interest income							4,394				29,364
						$	10,267,283			$	19,287,811
General and administrative expenses							(946,085	)			(749,174	)
Distributable income			1,5			$	9,321,198			$	18,538,637
Distributable income per unit (7,850,000 units)						$	1.19			$	2.36

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

DOMINION RESOURCES BLACK WARRIOR TRUST

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TRUST CORPUS (UNAUDITED)

						For				For
						the Nine				the Nine
						Months Ended				Months Ended
		Note				September 30, 2009				September 30, 2008
Trust corpus, beginning of period						$	22,941,064			$	26,353,024
Amortization of royalty interests							(2,411,450	)			(2,756,695	)
Distributable income							9,321,198				18,538,637
Distributions to unitholders			5				(9,443,682	)			(18,324,236	)
Trust corpus, end of period						$	20,407,130			$	23,811,730
Distributions per unit (7,850,000 units)			5			$	1.20			$	2.33

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

DOMINION RESOURCES BLACK WARRIOR TRUST

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1. TRUST ORGANIZATION AND PROVISIONS

     Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust (the “Trust”) was formed as a Delaware business trust pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement of Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust (as amended, the “Trust Agreement”) entered into effective as of May 31, 1994, by and among Dominion Black Warrior Basin, Inc., an Alabama corporation (the “Company”), as grantor, Dominion Resources, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“Dominion Resources”), and Bank of America, N.A., a national banking association (the “Trustee”), and Mellon Bank (DE) National Association, a national banking association (the “Delaware Trustee”), as trustees. The trustees are independent financial institutions. In 2007 the Bank of America private wealth management group officially became known as “U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management.” The legal entity that serves as Trustee of the Trust did not change, and references in this Form 10-Q to U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management shall describe the legal entity Bank of America, N.A.

     The Trust is a grantor trust formed to acquire and hold certain overriding royalty interests (the “Royalty Interests”) burdening proved natural gas properties located in the Pottsville coal formation of the Black Warrior Basin, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama (the “Underlying Properties”) owned by the Company. The Trust was initially created by the filing of its Certificate of Trust with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 31, 1994. In accordance with the Trust Agreement, the Company contributed $1,000 as the initial corpus of the Trust. On June 28, 1994, the Royalty Interests were conveyed to the Trust by the Company pursuant to the Overriding Royalty Conveyance (the “Conveyance”) dated effective as of June 1, 1994, from the Company to the Trust, in consideration for all the 7,850,000 authorized units of beneficial interest (“Units”) in the Trust. The Company transferred its Units to its parent, Dominion Energy, Inc., a Virginia corporation, which in turn transferred such Units to its parent, Dominion Resources, which sold 6,850,000 of such Units to the public through various underwriters (the “Underwriters”) in June 1994 and an additional 54,000 Units through the Underwriters in August 1994. The remaining 946,000 Units held by Dominion Resources were sold to the public through certain of the Underwriters in June 1995 pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Form S-3 Registration Statement relating to the Units.

     Royalty income to the Trust is attributable to the sale of depleting assets. All of the Underlying Properties consist of producing properties. Accordingly, the proved reserves attributable to the Underlying Properties are expected to decline substantially during the term of the Trust and a portion of each cash distribution made by the Trust will, therefore, be analogous to a return of capital. Accordingly, cash yields attributable to the Units are expected to decline over the term of the Trust.

     The Trustee has all powers to collect and distribute proceeds received by the Trust and to pay Trust liabilities and expenses. The Delaware Trustee has only such powers as are set forth in

the Trust Agreement or are required by law and is not empowered to otherwise manage or take part in the management of the Trust. The Royalty Interests are passive in nature and neither the Delaware Trustee nor the Trustee has any control over, or any responsibility relating to, the operation of the Underlying Properties or the Company’s interest therein.

     The Trust is subject to termination under certain circumstances described in the Trust Agreement. Upon the termination of the Trust, all Trust assets will be sold and the net proceeds therefrom distributed to holders of units of beneficial interest in the Trust (“Unitholders”).

     The only assets of the Trust, other than cash and temporary investments being held for the payment of expenses and liabilities and for distribution to Unitholders, are the Royalty Interests. The Royalty Interests consist of overriding royalty interests burdening the Company’s interest in the Underlying Properties. The Royalty Interests generally entitle the Trust to receive 65 percent of the Company’s Gross Proceeds (as defined below). The Royalty Interests are non-operating interests and bear only expenses related to property, production and related taxes (including severance taxes). “Gross Proceeds” consist generally of the aggregate amounts received by the Company attributable to the interests of the Company in the Underlying Properties from the sale of coal seam gas at the central delivery points in the gathering system for the Underlying Properties. The definitions, formulas and accounting procedures and other terms governing the computation of the Royalty Interests are set forth in the Conveyance.

     Because of the passive nature of the Trust and the restrictions and limitations on the powers and activities of the Trustee contained in the Trust Agreement, the Trustee does not consider any of the officers and employees of the Trustee to be “officers” or “executive officers” of the Trust as such terms are defined under applicable rules and regulations adopted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     On July 31, 2007, subsidiaries of HighMount Exploration & Production LLC (“HighMount”) purchased certain assets from subsidiaries of Dominion Resources, including all of the equity interests in the Company which owns the interests in the Underlying Properties that are burdened by the Trust’s Royalty Interests. The Trust continues to have ownership in the Royalty Interests burdening the Underlying Properties and such sale did not affect that ownership. In connection with the sale, Dominion Resources assigned its rights and obligations under the Trust Agreement governing the Trust and the Administrative Services Agreement, dated as of June 28, 1994, between Dominion Resources and the Trust, to HighMount Alabama, a subsidiary of HighMount.

2. BASIS OF ACCOUNTING

     The financial statements of the Trust are prepared on a modified cash basis and are not intended to present financial positions and results of operations in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Preparation of the Trust’s financial statements on such basis includes the following:

•

Royalty income and interest income are recorded in the period in which amounts are received by the Trust rather than in the period of production and accrual, respectively.

•		General and administrative expenses recorded are based on liabilities paid and cash reserves established out of cash received.
•		Amortization of the Royalty Interests is calculated on a unit-of-production basis and charged directly to trust corpus when revenues are received.
•		Distributions to Unitholders are recorded when declared by the Trustee (see Note 5).

     The financial statements of the Trust differ from financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America because royalty income is not accrued in the period of production, general and administrative expenses recorded are based on liabilities paid and cash reserves established rather than on an accrual basis, and amortization of the Royalty Interests is not charged against operating results. This comprehensive basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America corresponds to the accounting permitted for royalty trusts by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as specified by Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 12:E, Financial Statements of Royalty Trusts.

Impairment

     The net amount of royalty interests in gas properties is limited to the fair value of these assets, which would likely be measured by discounting projected cash flows attributable to the Trust’s gas reserves. If the net cost of royalty interests in gas properties exceeds the aggregate of these amounts, an impairment provision is recorded and charged to the trust corpus. As of September 30, 2009, no impairment is required.

Use of Estimates

     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with the basis of accounting described above requires the Trustee to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of certain assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses as of and for the reporting period. Actual results may differ from such estimates.

Pending SEC Rule

     In December 2008, the SEC released Final Rule, Modernization of Oil and Gas Reporting. The new disclosure requirements include provisions that permit the use of new technologies to determine proved reserves if those technologies have been demonstrated empirically to lead to reliable conclusions about reserve volumes. The new requirements also will allow companies to disclose their probable and possible reserves to investors. In addition, the new disclosure requirements require companies to: (a) report the independence and qualifications of its reserves preparer or auditor; (b) file reports when a third party is relied upon to prepare reserves estimates or conducts a reserve audit; and (c) report oil and gas reserves using an average price based upon the prior 12-month period rather than year-end prices. The new disclosure requirements are effective for financial statements for fiscal years ending on or after December 31, 2009. The effect of adopting the SEC rule has not been determined, but it is not expected to have a significant effect on the Trust’s reported financial position or distributable income.

3. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

     In May 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance which establishes accounting and reporting standards for events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued and requires the disclosure of the date through which a company has evaluated subsequent events. This guidance was effective for the Trust for the period ended June 30, 2009 and the adoption did not have an impact on the Trust’s financial statements. Refer to footnote 5 for required disclosures.

     In June 2009, the FASB issued guidance which changes the way entities account for securitizations. The new standard is effective for the Trust on January 1, 2010 and the adoption is not expected to have a significant impact on the Trust’s financial statements.

     In June 2009, the FASB issued guidance which changes the way entities account for special-purpose entities. The new standard is effective for the Trust on January 1, 2010 and the adoption is not expected to have a significant impact on the Trust’s financial statements.

     In June 2009, the FASB issued guidance effective July 1, 2009 that requires all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards to be superseded by the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”), the source of authoritative GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Previous references to then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards were removed and are reflected in the Trust’s footnotes herein.

4. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

     The Trust is a grantor trust for Federal income tax purposes. As a grantor trust, the Trust is not required to pay Federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been made in these financial statements.

     Because the Trust is treated as a grantor trust, and because a Unitholder is treated as directly owning an interest in the Royalty Interests, each Unitholder is taxed directly on his per Unit pro rata share of income attributable to the Royalty Interests consistent with the Unitholder’s taxable year and method of accounting and without regard to the taxable year or accounting method employed by the Trust.

     The Trustee assumes that Trust Units are held by middlemen, as such term is broadly defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations (and includes custodians, nominees, certain joint owners, and brokers holding an interest for a custodian in street name, referred to herein collectively as “middlemen”). Therefore, the Trustee considers the Trust to be a widely held fixed investment trust (“WHFIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, 901 Main Street, 17th Floor, Dallas, Texas 75202, telephone number (214) 209-2400, is the representative of the Trust that will provide tax information in accordance with applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations governing the information reporting requirements of the Trust as a WHFIT.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the middlemen holding Trust Units on behalf of Unitholders, and not the Trustee of the Trust, are solely responsible for complying with the information reporting requirements under the U.S. Treasury Regulations with respect to such Trust Units, including the issuance of IRS Forms 1099 and certain written tax statements. Unitholders whose Trust Units are held by middlemen should consult with such middlemen regarding the information that will be reported to them by the middlemen with respect to the Trust Units.

     Each Unitholder should consult his tax advisor regarding Trust tax compliance matters.

5. DISTRIBUTIONS TO UNITHOLDERS

     The Trustee determines for each calendar quarter the amount of cash available for distribution to Unitholders. Such amount (the “Quarterly Distribution Amount”) is an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the cash received by the Trust attributable to production from the Royalty Interests during such quarter, provided that such cash is received by the Trust on or before the last business day prior to the 45th day following the end of such calendar quarter, plus the amount of interest expected by the Trustee to be earned on such cash proceeds during the period between the date of receipt by the Trust of such cash proceeds and the date of payment to the Unitholders of such Quarterly Distribution Amount, plus all other cash receipts of the Trust during such quarter (to the extent not distributed or held for future distribution as a Special Distribution Amount (as defined below) or included in the previous Quarterly Distribution Amount) (which might include sales proceeds not sufficient in amount to qualify for a special distribution as described in the next paragraph and interest), over the liabilities of the Trust paid during such quarter and not taken into account in determining a prior Quarterly Distribution Amount, subject to adjustments for changes made by the Trustee during such quarter in any cash reserves established for the payment of contingent or future obligations of the Trust. An amount which is not included in the Quarterly Distribution Amount for a calendar quarter because such amount is received by the Trust after the last business day prior to the 45th day following the end of such calendar quarter will be included in the Quarterly Distribution Amount for the next calendar quarter. The Quarterly Distribution Amount for each quarter will be payable to Unitholders of record on the 60th day following the end of such calendar quarter unless such day is not a business day in which case the record date is the next business day thereafter. The Trustee will distribute the Quarterly Distribution Amount for each calendar quarter on or prior to 70 days after the end of such calendar quarter to each person who was a Unitholder of record on the record date for such calendar quarter.

     The Royalty Interests may be sold under certain circumstances and will be sold following termination of the Trust. A special distribution will be made of undistributed net sales proceeds and other amounts received by the Trust aggregating in excess of $10 million (a “Special Distribution Amount”). The record date for a Special Distribution Amount will be the 15th day following the receipt by the Trust of amounts aggregating a Special Distribution Amount (unless such day is not a business day, in which case the record date will be the next business day thereafter) unless such day is within 10 days or less prior to the record date for a Quarterly Distribution Amount, in which case the record date will be the date that is established for the next Quarterly Distribution Amount. Distribution to Unitholders of a Special Distribution Amount will be made no later than 15 days after the Special Distribution Amount record date.

     No distributions have been declared by the Trust subsequent to September 30, 2009. Subsequent events have been evaluated through November 2, 2009, the date of the issuance of these condensed financial statements.

6. CONTINGENCIES

     Contingencies related to the Underlying Properties that are unfavorably resolved would generally be reflected by the Trust as reductions to future royalty income payments to the Trust with corresponding reductions to cash distributions to Unitholders. The Trustee is aware of no such items as of September 30, 2009, other than as stated below.

     The Trustee has been informed by the Company that the Trust has been named as a defendant in an action, styled Southwest Royalties, Inc. v. Dominion Black Warrior Basin, Inc., et al., filed in the Circuit Court of Fayette County Alabama on October 5, 2007 regarding the quieting of title in certain oil and gas rights related to property in Fayette and Tuscaloosa Counties in Alabama. The plaintiff alleges that defendants are knowingly producing gas in violation of the deeds in question. The plaintiff is also alleging conversion of gas, continuing trespass by defendants on plaintiff’s property and suppression of material facts by defendants, and plaintiff is requesting an accounting, injunctive relief and compensatory and punitive damages, plus court costs and attorneys fees. At the time of filing of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, the Trustee does not believe this litigation will have a material effect on the Trust’s financial statements.

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Item 2. Trustee’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     The Trust makes quarterly cash distributions to Unitholders. The only assets of the Trust, other than cash and cash equivalents being held for the payment of expenses and liabilities and for distribution to Unitholders, are the Royalty Interests burdening the Underlying Properties. The Royalty Interests owned by the Trust burden the interest in the Underlying Properties that is owned by the Company, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of HighMount.

     Distributable income of the Trust consists of the excess of royalty income plus interest income over the administrative expenses of the Trust. Upon receipt by the Trust, royalty income

is invested in short-term investments in accordance with the Trust Agreement until its subsequent distribution to Unitholders.

     The amount of distributable income of the Trust for any quarter may differ from the amount of cash available for distribution to Unitholders in such quarter due to differences in the treatment of the expenses of the Trust in the determination of those amounts. The financial statements of the Trust are prepared on a modified cash basis pursuant to which the expenses of the Trust are recognized when they are paid or reserves are established for them. Consequently, the reported distributable income of the Trust for any quarter is determined by deducting from the income received by the Trust the amount of expenses paid by the Trust during such quarter. The amount of cash available for distribution to Unitholders is determined as adjusted for changes in reserves for unpaid liabilities in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement. (See Note 5 to the financial statements of the Trust appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding the determination of the amount of cash available for distribution to Unitholders.)

Results of Operations

Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2009 Compared to Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2008

     The Trust’s Royalty Interests consist of overriding royalty interests burdening the Company’s interest in the Underlying Properties. The Royalty Interests generally entitle the Trust to receive 65 percent of the Company’s Gross Proceeds (as defined below) during the preceding calendar quarter. The Royalty Interests are non-operating interests and bear only expenses related to property, production and related taxes (including severance taxes). “Gross Proceeds” consist generally of the aggregate amounts received by the Company attributable to the interests of the Company in the Underlying Properties from the sale of coal seam gas at the central delivery points in the gathering system for the Underlying Properties. The definitions, formulas and accounting procedures and other terms governing the computation of the Royalty Interests are set forth in the Overriding Royalty Conveyance from the Company to the Trust.

     The Trust received royalty income amounting to $2,319,293 during the third quarter of 2009 compared to $7,899,815 during the third quarter of 2008. This revenue was derived from the receipt of cash on production of 690 MMcf at an average price received of $3.36 per mcf after deducting production taxes of $147,689 during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to 763 MMcf with an average price of $10.36 per mcf after deducting production taxes of $507,478 in the third quarter of 2008. The Trust received royalty income amounting to $10,262,889 during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $19,258,447 during the nine months ended September 30, 2008. This revenue was derived from the receipt of cash on production of 2,084 MMcf at an average price received of $4.93 per mcf after deducting production taxes of $654,926 during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to 2,349 MMcf with an average price of $8.20 per mcf after deducting production taxes of $1,238,186 in the nine months ended September 30, 2008. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Trust was negatively impacted by the decrease in natural gas prices, as compared with the nine-month period ending September 30, 2008. Natural gas prices are influenced by many factors such as seasonal temperatures, domestic demand and other factors that are beyond the control of the Trustee. The decrease in production volumes is attributed to

normal depletion of existing available reserves. Production taxes are based on revenues rather than production volumes. Accordingly, production taxes did not fluctuate proportionately to the decrease in volumes.

     Interest income during the third quarter of 2009 amounted to $307 compared to $10,534 for the same period in 2008 due to lower interest rates and fewer funds available for investing. Interest income during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 amounted to $4,394 compared to $29,364 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. This decrease is a result of lower interest rates in 2009 than in 2008 and fewer funds available for investing.

     Administrative expenses during the third quarter of 2009 amounted to $214,542 compared to $189,059 in the third quarter of 2008. Administrative expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 amounted to $946,085 compared to $749,174 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. For this period, these expenses were primarily related to administrative services provided by HighMount Alabama, the Trustee and the Transfer Agent, and the preparation of quarterly reports for submission to the Securities and Exchange Commission and to Unitholders during the period. The increase in administrative expenses in the third quarter of 2009 as compared to the third quarter of 2008 is primarily due to increased Unitholder reporting.

     Distributable income for the third quarter of 2009 was $2,105,058, or $.27 per Unit, compared to distributable income for the third quarter of 2008 of $7,721,290, or $.98 per Unit. Distributable income for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $9,321,198, or $1.19 per Unit, compared to $18,538,637, or $2.36 per Unit, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The Trust made a distribution on September 8, 2009 of $0.264913 per Unit compared to a distribution of $0.972064 per Unit made during the third quarter of 2008.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

     The Trust’s financial statements reflect the selection and application of accounting policies that require the Trust to make significant estimates and assumptions. The following are some of the more critical judgment areas in the application of accounting policies that currently affect the Trust’s financial condition and results of operations.

Basis of Accounting

     The financial statements of the Trust are prepared on a modified cash basis and are not intended to present financial position and results of operations in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Preparation of the Trust’s financial statements on such basis includes the following:

•		Royalty income and interest income are recorded in the period in which amounts are received by the Trust rather than in the period of production and accrual, respectively.
•		General and administrative expenses recorded are based on liabilities paid and cash reserves established out of cash received.

•		Amortization of the Royalty Interests is calculated on a unit-of-production basis and charged directly to trust corpus when revenues are received.
•		Distributions to Unitholders are recorded when declared by the Trustee (see Note 5).

     The financial statements of the Trust differ from financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America because royalty income is not accrued in the period of production, general and administrative expenses recorded are based on liabilities paid and cash reserves established rather than on an accrual basis, and amortization of the Royalty Interests is not charged against operating results. This comprehensive basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America corresponds to the accounting permitted for royalty trusts by the SEC, as specified by Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 12:E, Financial Statements of Royalty Trusts.

Pending SEC Rule

     In December 2008, the SEC released Final Rule, Modernization of Oil and Gas Reporting. The new disclosure requirements include provisions that permit the use of new technologies to determine proved reserves if those technologies have been demonstrated empirically to lead to reliable conclusions about reserve volumes. The new requirements also will allow companies to disclose their probable and possible reserves to investors. In addition, the new disclosure requirements require companies to: (a) report the independence and qualifications of its reserves preparer or auditor; (b) file reports when a third party is relied upon to prepare reserves estimates or conducts a reserve audit; and (c) report oil and gas reserves using an average price based upon the prior 12-month period rather than year-end prices. The new disclosure requirements are effective for financial statements for fiscal years ending on or after December 31, 2009. The effect of adopting the SEC rule has not been determined, but it is not expected to have a significant effect on the Trust’s reported financial position or distributable income.

Impairment

     The net amount of royalty interests in gas properties is limited to the fair value of these assets, which would likely be measured by discounting projected cash flows. If the net cost of royalty interests in gas properties exceeds the aggregate of these amounts, an impairment provision is recorded and charged to the trust corpus. As of September 30, 2009, no impairment is required.

Revenue Recognition

     Revenues from Royalty Interests are recognized in the period in which amounts are received by the Trust. Royalty income received by the Trust in a given calendar year will generally reflect the proceeds, on an entitlements basis, from natural gas produced and sold for the twelve-month period ended September 30th in that calendar year. Royalty income received by the Trust in the third quarter of 2009 generally reflects the proceeds, on an entitlements basis, from natural gas produced and sold in the second quarter of 2009.

Reserve Disclosure

     Independent petroleum engineers estimate the net proved reserves attributable to the Royalty Interests. Estimates of future net revenues from proved reserves have been prepared using year-end contractual gas prices and related costs. Numerous uncertainties are inherent in estimating volumes and the value of proved reserves and in projecting future production rates and the timing of development of non-producing reserves. Such reserve estimates are subject to change as additional information becomes available. The reserves actually recovered and the timing of production may be substantially different from the reserve estimates.

Contingencies

     Contingencies related to the Underlying Properties that are unfavorably resolved would generally be reflected by the Trust as reductions to future royalty income payments to the Trust with corresponding reductions to cash distributions to Unitholders. The Trustee is aware of no such items as of September 30, 2009, other than as stated below.

     The Trustee has been informed by the Company that the Trust has been named as a defendant in an action, styled Southwest Royalties, Inc. v. Dominion Black Warrior Basin, Inc., et al., filed in the Circuit Court of Fayette County Alabama on October 5, 2007 regarding the quieting of title in certain oil and gas rights related to property in Fayette and Tuscaloosa Counties in Alabama. The plaintiff alleges that defendants are knowingly producing gas in violation of the deeds in question. The plaintiff is also alleging conversion of gas, continuing trespass by defendants on plaintiff’s property and suppression of material facts by defendants, and plaintiff is requesting an accounting, injunctive relief and compensatory and punitive damages, plus court costs and attorneys fees. At the time of filing of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, the Trustee does not believe this litigation will have a material effect on the Trust’s financial statements.

Use of Estimates

     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with the basis of accounting described above requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of certain assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses as of and for the reporting period. Actual results may differ from such estimates.

New Accounting Standards

     In May 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance which establishes accounting and reporting standards for events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued and requires the disclosure of the date through which a company has evaluated subsequent events. This guidance was effective for the Trust for the period ended June 30, 2009 and the adoption did not have an impact on the Trust’s financial statements. Refer to footnote 5 for required disclosures.

     In June 2009, the FASB issued guidance which changes the way entities account for securitizations. The new standard is effective for the Trust on January 1, 2010 and the adoption is not expected to have a significant impact on the Trust’s financial statements.

     In June 2009, the FASB issued guidance which changes the way entities account for special-purpose entities. The new standard is effective for the Trust on January 1, 2010 and the adoption is not expected to have a significant impact on the Trust’s financial statements.

     In June 2009, the FASB issued guidance effective July 1, 2009 that requires all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards to be superseded by the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”), the source of authoritative GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Previous references to then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards were removed and are reflected in the Trust’s footnotes herein.

Forward-Looking Statements

     This report on 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 fact included in this Form 10-Q, including, without limitation, statements contained in this “Trustee’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Trust’s financial position and industry conditions, are forward-looking statements. Although the Trustee believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

     The Trust invests in no derivative financial instruments and has no foreign operations or long-term debt instruments. Other than the Trust’s ability to periodically borrow money as necessary to pay expenses, liabilities and obligations of the Trust that cannot be paid out of cash held by the Trust, the Trust is prohibited from engaging in borrowing transactions. The amount of any such borrowings is unlikely to be material to the Trust.

     The Trust periodically holds short-term investments acquired with funds held by the Trust pending distribution to Unitholders and funds held in reserve for the payment of Trust

expenses and liabilities. Because of the short-term nature of these borrowings and investments and certain limitations upon the types of such investments which may be held by the Trust, the Trustee believes that the Trust is not subject to any material interest rate risk. Funds held by the Trust pending distribution to Unitholders and in reserve for the payment of Trust expenses and liabilities are invested in Bank of America, N.A. money market accounts, which are backed by the good faith and credit of Bank of America, N.A., but are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Each Unitholder should independently assess the creditworthiness of Bank of America, N.A. For more information about the credit rating of Bank of America, N.A., please refer to its periodic filings with the SEC. Additionally, the Trust’s future royalty income may be subject to risks relating to the creditworthiness of the operators of the Underlying Properties and other purchasers of crude oil and natural gas produced from the Underlying Properties, as well as risks associated with fluctuations in the price of crude oil and natural gas. See “Item 1A — Risk Factors — Cash held by the Trustee is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and future royalty income may be subject to risks relating to the creditworthiness of third parties.” The Trust does not engage in transactions in foreign currencies which could expose the Trust or Unitholders to any foreign currency related market risk. Information contained in Bank of America, N.A’s periodic filings with the SEC is not incorporated by reference into this quarterly report on Form 10-Q and should not be considered part of this report or any other filing that the Trust makes with the SEC.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

     As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Trustee carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based upon that evaluation, the Trustee concluded that the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by the Trust in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to the Trustee to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In its evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures, the Trustee has relied, to the extent considered reasonable, on information provided by the Company. There has not been any change in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

     The Trustee has been informed by the Company that the Trust has been named as a defendant in an action, styled Southwest Royalties, Inc. v. Dominion Black Warrior Basin, Inc., et al., filed in the Circuit Court of Fayette County Alabama on October 5, 2007 regarding the quieting of title in certain oil and gas rights related to property in Fayette and Tuscaloosa Counties in Alabama. The plaintiff alleges that defendants are knowingly producing gas in violation of the deeds in question. The plaintiff is also alleging conversion of gas, continuing trespass by defendants on plaintiff’s property and suppression of material facts by defendants, and plaintiff is requesting an accounting, injunctive relief and compensatory and punitive damages, plus court costs and attorneys fees. At the time of filing of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, the Trustee does not believe this litigation will have a material effect on the Trust’s financial statements.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

For a discussion of potential risks and uncertainties related to the Trust, see the information under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed with the SEC on March 16, 2009, which is accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as provided below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

     Cash held by the Trustee is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and future royalty income may be subject to risks relating to the creditworthiness of third parties.

     Currently, cash held by the Trustee as a reserve for liabilities and for the payment of expenses and distributions to Unitholders is invested in Bank of America money market accounts which are backed by the good faith and credit of Bank of America, N.A., but are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Each Unitholder should independently assess the creditworthiness of Bank of America, N.A. For more information about the credit rating of Bank of America, N.A., please refer to its periodic filings with the SEC. The Trust does not lend money and has limited ability to borrow money, which the Trustee believes limits the Trust’s risk from the current tightening of credit markets. The Trust’s future royalty income, however, may be subject to risks relating to the creditworthiness of the operators of the Underlying Properties and other purchasers of the natural gas produced from the Underlying Properties, as well as risks associated with fluctuations in the price of natural gas.

Items 2 through 5. Not applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits.

	3.1		Trust Agreement of Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust dated as of May 31, 1994, by and among Dominion Black Warrior Basin, Inc., Dominion Resources, Inc., Mellon Bank (DE) National Association and NationsBank, N.A. (as successor to NationsBank of Texas, N.A.) (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Dominion Resources, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-53513), and incorporated herein by reference).
	3.2		First Amendment of Trust Agreement of Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust dated as of June 27, 1994, by and among Dominion Black Warrior Basin, Inc., Dominion Resources, Inc., Mellon Bank (DE) National Association and NationsBank, N.A. (as successor to NationsBank of Texas, N.A.) (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference).
	31.1		Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).
	32.1		Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

SIGNATURES

     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.

Date: November 2, 2009

(The Trust has no directors or executive officers.)

Index to Exhibits

Exhibit
Number		Exhibit
3.1      —		Trust Agreement of Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust dated as of May 31, 1994, by and among Dominion Black Warrior Basin, Inc., Dominion Resources, Inc., Mellon Bank (DE) National Association and NationsBank, N.A. (as successor to NationsBank of Texas, N.A.) (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Dominion Resources, Inc.’s Registration Statement* on Form S-3 (No. 33-53513), and incorporated herein by reference).
3.2      —		First Amendment of Trust Agreement of Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust dated as of June 27, 1994, by and among Dominion Black Warrior Basin, Inc., Dominion Resources, Inc., Mellon Bank (DE) National Association and NationsBank, N.A. (as successor to NationsBank of Texas, N.A.) (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference).
31.1    —		Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).
32.1    —		Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.