DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Organization and Description of the Business

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (“Diamondback” or the “Company”) is an independent oil and gas company focused on the acquisition, development, exploration and exploitation of unconventional, onshore oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas. Diamondback was incorporated in Delaware on December 30, 2011.

The wholly-owned subsidiaries of Diamondback, as of December 31, 2019, include Diamondback E&P LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Diamondback O&G LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Viper Energy Partners GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Viper’s General Partner”), Rattler Midstream GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Rattler’s General Partner), and Energen Corporation, an Alabama corporation (“Energen”). The consolidated subsidiaries include these wholly-owned subsidiaries as well as Viper Energy Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Viper”), Viper’s subsidiary Viper Energy Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Viper LLC”), Rattler Midstream LP (formerly known as Rattler Midstream Partners LP), a Delaware limited partnership (“Rattler”), Rattler Midstream Operating LLC (formerly known as Rattler Midstream LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (“Rattler LLC”), Rattler LLC’s wholly-owned subsidiary Tall City Towers LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Tall City”), and Energen’s wholly-owned subsidiaries Energen Resources Corporation, an Alabama corporation (“Energen Resources”), and EGN Services, Inc., an Alabama corporation.

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries after all significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.

Viper is consolidated in the financial statements of the Company. As of December 31, 2019, the Company owned approximately 58% of the total units outstanding of Viper and the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Viper Energy Partners GP LLC, is Viper’s General Partner.

Rattler is consolidated in the financial statements of the Company. As of December 31, 2019, the Company owned approximately 71% of the total units outstanding of Rattler. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Rattler Midstream GP LLC, is Rattler’s General Partner.