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Exhibit 99.1

 

VOC Energy Trust

 

VOC Energy Trust Announces Trust Quarterly Distribution

 

VOC ENERGY TRUST

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Trustee

NEWS RELEASE

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Austin, Texas, April 19, 2016 — VOC Energy Trust (NYSE: VOC) announced the Trust distribution of net profits for the first quarterly payment period ended March 31, 2016.

 

Unitholders of record on May 2, 2016 will receive a distribution amounting to $850,000 or $0.05 per unit, payable May 13, 2016.

 

Volumes, average sales prices and net profits for the payment period were:

 

Sales volumes:

 

 

 

Oil (Bbl)

 

150,815

 

Natural gas (Mcf)

 

96,212

 

Total (BOE)

 

166,850

 

Average sales prices:

 

 

 

Oil (per Bbl)

 

$

30.46

 

Natural gas (per Mcf)

 

$

1.80

 

Gross proceeds:

 

 

 

Oil sales

 

$

4,594,404

 

Natural gas sales

 

172,730

 

Total gross proceeds

 

$

4,767,134

 

Costs:

 

 

 

Lease operating expenses

 

$

3,070,932

 

Production and property taxes

 

136,081

 

Development expenses

 

216,504

 

Total costs

 

$

3,423,517

 

Net proceeds

 

$

1,343,617

 

Percentage applicable to Trust’s Net Profits Interest

 

 80

%

Net profits interest

 

$

1,074,894

 

Increase in cash reserve held by VOC Brazos Energy Partners, L.P.

 

(0

)

Total cash proceeds available for the Trust

 

$

1,074,894

 

Provision for estimated Trust expenses

 

(224,894

)

Net cash proceeds available for distribution

 

$

850,000

 

 



 

Please note that the Trust distribution of net profits for the first quarterly payment period ended March 31, 2016 includes amounts for a one-time event associated with the collection of monies in suspense from ten wells in Texas  related to a working interest owner that elected to go non-consent.    Details of the amounts for the one-time event are as follows:

 

Sales volumes:

 

 

 

Oil (Bbl)

 

4,502

 

Natural gas (Mcf)

 

3,389

 

Total (BOE)

 

5,067

 

Average sales prices:

 

 

 

Oil (per Bbl)

 

$

93.03

 

Natural gas (per Mcf)

 

$

5.72

 

Gross proceeds:

 

 

 

Oil sales

 

$

418,804

 

Natural gas sales

 

19,375

 

Total gross proceeds

 

$

438,179

 

Costs:

 

 

 

Lease operating expenses

 

$

(27,906

)

Production and property taxes

 

19,068

 

Development expenses

 

0

 

Total costs reimbursed by working interest owner

 

$

(8,838

)

Net proceeds

 

$

447,017

 

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Although VOC Brazos Energy Partners, L.P. has advised the Trust that VOC Brazos Energy Partners, L.P. believes that the expectations contained in this press release are reasonable, no assurances can be given that such expectations will prove to be correct. The announced distributable amount is based on the amount of cash received or expected to be received by the Trustee from the underlying properties on or prior to the record date with respect to the quarter ended March 31, 2016.  Any differences in actual cash receipts by the Trust could affect this distributable amount. Other important factors that could cause these statements to differ materially include the actual results of drilling operations, risks inherent in drilling and production of oil and gas properties, the ability of commodity purchasers to make payment, and other risk factors described in the Trust’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements made in this press release are qualified by the cautionary statements made in these risk factors. The Trust does not intend, and assumes no obligation, to update any of the statements included in this press release.

 

Contact:                VOC Energy Trust

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee

Mike Ulrich

512-236-6599

 

919 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX  78701

 

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