Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Real Estate Activity

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Real Estate Activity
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Real Estate Activity
Real Estate Activity

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Trust owned the following land and real estate (in thousands, except number of acres):
 
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Number of Acres
 
Net Book Value
 
Number of Acres
 
Net Book Value
Land (surface rights)
 
856,211

 
$

 
877,462

 
$

Real estate acquired
 
36,416

 
57,682

 
24,715

 
10,492

Total real estate situated in 19 counties in Texas
 
892,627

 
$
57,682

 
902,177

 
$
10,492

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


No valuation allowance was necessary at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Land Sales

For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Trust sold approximately 21,251 acres (13,180 acres in Loving County, 5,598 acres in Culberson County, 1,651 acres in Hudspeth County and 822 acres in Reeves County) of the Trust’s Assigned land in Texas for an aggregate sales price of approximately $103.6 million, with an average of approximately $4,876 per acre.

For the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Trust sold approximately 120 acres (80 acres in Culberson County and 40 acres in Loving County) of the Trust’s Assigned land in Texas for an aggregate sales price of approximately $2.8 million, with an average of approximately $22,917 per acre.

Land Acquisitions

For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Trust acquired approximately 11,702 acres (Culberson and Reeves Counties) of land in Texas for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $47.2 million, with an average of approximately $4,033 per acre.

For the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Trust acquired approximately 641 acres (all in Upton County) of land in Texas for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $0.8 million, with an average of approximately $1,171 per acre.