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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 20, 2004

Mesa Royalty Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		   1-7884
(Commission File Number)		   76-6284806
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

JPMorgan Chase Bank, Trustee
Institutional Trust Services
700 Lavaca Street
Austin, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
  
  
78701
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (512) 479-2562

NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

        On September 20, 2004, Mesa Royalty Trust issued a press release announcing Mesa Royalty Trust's royalty income, income distribution and trust expenses for the month of September 2004. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

        Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K and Securities and Exchange Commission Release No. 33-8176, the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 is not "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, but is instead furnished for purposes of that instruction.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

    Mesa Royalty Trust

 
 
By:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee

Date: September 20, 2004
 
By:
/s/  MIKE ULRICH      
Mike Ulrich
Vice President and Trust Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
   Description
99.1   Mesa Royalty Trust Press Release dated September 20, 2004.

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