UNITED STATES ~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~

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): ~~January~~March 2031, 2017

TEL OFFSHORE TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas		000-6910		76-6004064
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Trustee
Global Corporate Trust
919 Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)

78701
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512) 236-6599

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 82.0103 ~~Other~~Creation ~~Events~~of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

AsOn ~~previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form~~March ~~8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 17~~31, 2017, ~~in connection with~~ the ~~probate proceeding (the “Probate Proceeding”) involving the~~ TEL Offshore Trust (the “Trust”) ~~pending~~received ~~before~~an ~~the~~unsecured ~~Probate~~advance ~~Court~~from ofThe ~~Travis~~Bank ~~County,~~of ~~Texas~~New ~~(the~~York ~~“Court”),~~Mellon ~~the individual trustees of the~~ Trust, ~~Gary C. Evans~~Company, ~~Jeffrey S~~N.A. ~~Swanson,~~in ~~and~~the ~~Thomas~~amount H.of ~~Owen~~$184, Jr751.~~, and former trustee Daniel O~~55. ~~Conwill~~Such IVadvance ~~(collectively,~~is ~~“Individual~~an ~~Trustees”),~~extension ~~entered~~of ~~into~~credit aauthorized ~~Settlement~~pursuant ~~Agreement~~to (the ~~“Settlement~~terms ~~Agreement”)~~of ~~among~~ the ~~Individual~~TEL ~~Trustees~~Offshore ~~and~~Trust ~~the~~Agreement ~~plaintiffs~~dated inas ~~the~~of ~~Probate Proceeding~~January 1, ~~Glenn~~1983 M.and ~~Karisch,~~will ~~attorney~~be adused ~~litem~~by ~~for certain unit holders of~~ the Trust (for the ~~“Ad~~payment ~~Litem”),~~of ~~RNR~~its ~~Production~~liabilities ~~Land & Cattle Company, Inc., Albert Speisman~~ and ~~Joyce E~~expenses. ~~Speisman (together with the Ad Litem, the “Plaintiffs”).~~

A hearing was held on January 20, 2017 before the Court in the Probate Proceeding to consider, among other things, the Ad Litem’s Application to Approve Settlement with Individual Trustees, the Individual Trustees’ Motion for Entry of Final Judgment as to Individual Trustees, and the Individual Trustees’ Motion for Severance of Final Judgment as to Individual Trustees.SIGNATURES

AtPursuant ~~the~~to ~~January 20, 2017 hearing,~~ the ~~Court~~requirements ~~approved~~of the ~~Settlement~~Securities ~~Agreement. A~~Exchange ~~copy~~Act of ~~the Order Approving Settlement Agreement~~1934, ~~which includes a copy of~~ the ~~Settlement~~registrant ~~Agreement,~~has isduly ~~attached~~caused to this ~~Current~~report ~~Report~~to onbe ~~Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein. The Court also~~ signed the Final Judgment as to the Individual Trustees, along with an order severing the Final Judgment as to Individual Trustees, into a separate cause number. Copies of the Final Judgment as to Individual Trustees and Order Severing Final Judgment as to Individual Trustees are attached to this Current Report on ~~Form 8-K~~its asbehalf Exhibit 99.2 and Exhibit 99.3, respectively, and incorporated herein. The Court also granted the Ad Litem’s Motion to Establish the TEL Offshore Trust Qualified Settlement Fund (the “QSF”) and to Appoint Trustee and Administrator. According to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, within five business days following the date the Final Judgment becomes final and non-appealable, the Individual Trustees (funded by ~~an existing director and officer insurance policy) will pay $2.0 million into~~ the ~~QSF. The~~undersigned ~~QSF~~hereunto ~~will~~duly be used as the Court orders and approves, including the payment of the Plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees and expenses, the fees and expenses of the administrator of the QSF, and the remainder, if any, distributed to unitholders and/or former unitholders of the Trust according to a procedure to be determined by the Courtauthorized.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

	TEL Offshore Trust

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


Date: April 6, 2017	By:		/s/ Michael J. Ulrich
	Name:		Michael J. Ulrich
	Title:		Vice President and Trust Officer

~~(d) Exhibits~~2

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Order Approving Settlement Agreement dated January 20, 2017
99.2		Final Judgment as to Individual Trustees dated January 20, 2017
99.3		Order Severing Final Judgment as to Individual Trustees dated January 20, 2017

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.

	TEL Offshore Trust
	By:	The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee
Date: January 27, 2017	By:		/s/ Michael J. Ulrich
	Name:		Michael J. Ulrich
	Title:		Vice President and Trust Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Order Approving Settlement Agreement dated January 20, 2017
99.2		Final Judgment as to Individual Trustees January 20, 2017
99.3		Order Severing Final Judgment as to Individual Trustees January 20, 2017

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