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Stephen Ellis
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Viper Energy Partners' Capital-Light Business Model Focused on Mineral Rights Is Very Profitable

Viper Energy Partners owns mineral rights in perpetuity to Permian Basin acreage, which generate royalties with no need to invest capital to support drilling activity levels. In short, Viper is paid a percentage of revenue the producer generates from drilling a well and revenue fluctuates with oil prices as Viper does not hedge. The only costs Viper incurs are production-related taxes, general and administrative costs, and depletion expense. Operators, like Viper’s parent Diamondback, own the dr...
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Viper Energy Partners LP

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Morningstar
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