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Viper’s Royalty Model: Worth a Look

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

For Viper, it is a bit riskier as the buyer of assets, but it offers a big upside should oil and gas prices rise. Its royalty-focused, asset-light model stands out versus traditional E&Ps like Diamondback, offering high efficiency and lower risk. Weak natural gas prices ($2.08/Mcf

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Texas Supreme Court Holds that Add-Back Provision in Oil and Gas Lease Required Royalties to be Paid on Prices in Excess of the Producers’ Gross Proceeds

The Energy Law

2023), in which it held that lessees owed royalties in excess of their gross proceeds, specifically “adding back” costs incurred by third-party buyers that were enumerated in the sales contract and subtracted from the sales price. The lessees owned working interests in certain oil and gas leases that were executed in 2007.

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Louisiana State Mineral Board to Consider Retaining Third Party Counsel to Pursue Underpayment of Royalty Claims Associated with Natural Gas Production on State Lands and Waterbottoms

The Energy Law

Accordingly, auditing of royalty payments was left to the Mineral Board’s internal accountants, and when an issue arose as to whether royalty payments were made correctly, the Mineral Board’s land personnel and internal counsel would oversee sending demands and pursuing litigation against the State’s mineral lessees and well operators.

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Viper Energy, Inc., a Subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc., to Acquire Sitio Royalties Corp. in All-Equity Transaction; Increases Base Dividend

Oil & Gas 360º

(Oil & Gas 360) –MIDLAND, Texas, June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Viper Energy, Inc. NASDAQ:FANG) (Diamondback), and Sitio Royalties Corp. NASDAQ:VNOM) (Viper or the Company), a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc. billion, including Sitios net debt of approximately $1.1 billion as of March 31, 2025.

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Texas Supreme Court Holds that References to “One-Eighth” in Old Oil and Gas Conveyances Presumptively Refer to the Entire Mineral Estate

The Energy Law

In the context of antiquated oil and gas conveyances including a double fraction that includes “one-eighth,” the Court affirmed this principle by holding that such language gives rise to a rebuttable presumption that “one-eighth” refers to the entire mineral estate. Dils Co. , 2d 904 (Tex.

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New Developments in Shocking Case Before the Texas Supreme Court Regarding Construction of Novel Oil & Gas Royalty Term

The Energy Law

Sheppard is a royalty dispute between several lessees, Devon Energy Production Co., concerning a novel royalty term that may have a huge impact on the way oil and gas royalties are paid in the future. The royalty clause at issue required the lessees to pay to the lessors 1/5th of the “gross proceeds” as a royalty.

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CanCambria Energy Corp, receives first drilling permit for Kiskunhalas Project in Hungary

Oil & Gas 360º

(Oil & Gas 360) – CanCambria Energy Corp. TSXV: CCEC ) ( FSE: 4JH ) is pleased to announce that it has been granted its first drilling permit from the Hungarian Mining Directorate for the CC- Ba-E-2 appraisal well at its 100% owned Kiskunhalas tight gas project in Hungarys Pannonian Basin. About CanCambria Energy Corp.