# Viper Energy, Inc. > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/viper-energy-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 29 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 3 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T13:51:41.912201+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-16T13:51:41.912201+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Viper Energy, Inc. - Display name: Viper Energy, Inc. ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-16T21:42:40.541057+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.364 | | Record Quality | 0.825 | | Directors | 8 | | Committees | 8 | | Governance events | 18 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | PUBLISHED | | leadership | NOT_REVIEWED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Frank C. Hu: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2022-01-01. Committees: Audit (member); Audit; Nominating and Governance (member); Nominating and Governance (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:leadership_role:6 - James L. Rubin: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2014-01-01. Committees: Audit (member); Audit; Compensation · Chair (member); Compensation (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:leadership_role:7 - Kaes Vant Hof: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2023-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:leadership_role:8 - Laurie H. Argo: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2023-01-01. Committees: Compensation (member); Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair (member); Nominating and Governance (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:leadership_role:9 - Spencer D. Armour, III: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2017-01-01. Committees: Audit (member); Audit; Compensation; Nominating and Governance (member); Compensation (member); Nominating and Governance (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:leadership_role:10 - Steven E. West: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2014-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:leadership_role:11 - Travis D. Stice: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2014-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:leadership_role:12 - W. Wesley Perry: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2014-01-01. Committees: Audit (chair); Audit · Chair; Compensation; Nominating and Governance (member); Compensation (member); Nominating and Governance (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:leadership_role:13 ## Committees - Audit (audit). Chair: W. Wesley Perry. Members: W. Wesley Perry (chair, current); Frank C. Hu (member, current); James L. Rubin (member, current); Spencer D. Armour, III (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:viper-energy-inc:audit - Audit · Chair; Compensation; Nominating and Governance (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: W. Wesley Perry (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:viper-energy-inc:audit-chair-compensation-nominating-and-governance - Audit; Compensation · Chair (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: James L. Rubin (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:viper-energy-inc:audit-compensation-chair - Audit; Compensation; Nominating and Governance (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Spencer D. Armour, III (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:viper-energy-inc:audit-compensation-nominating-and-governance - Audit; Nominating and Governance (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Frank C. Hu (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:viper-energy-inc:audit-nominating-and-governance - Compensation (compensation). Chair: James L. Rubin. Members: James L. Rubin (chair, current); Laurie H. Argo (member, current); Spencer D. Armour, III (member, current); W. Wesley Perry (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:viper-energy-inc:compensation - Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair (compensation). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Laurie H. Argo (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:viper-energy-inc:compensation-nominating-and-governance-chair - Nominating and Governance (nominating_governance). Chair: Laurie H. Argo. Members: Laurie H. Argo (chair, current); Frank C. Hu (member, current); Spencer D. Armour, III (member, current); W. Wesley Perry (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:viper-energy-inc:nominating-and-governance ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Kaes Vant Hof seat on Viper Energy, Inc., effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:41.912201+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:12aul34o3wvkm - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Laurie H. Argo seat on Viper Energy, Inc., effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:41.912201+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1p9tlw5u35ly7 - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair committee of Viper Energy, Inc., effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:41.912201+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:16kiaandfy6h7 - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Laurie H. Argo member of Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:41.912201+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1wi62v6mykgcs - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Frank C. Hu seat on Viper Energy, Inc., effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:41.912201+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:z6m74f4zdi5l - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit; Nominating and Governance committee of Viper Energy, Inc., effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:41.912201+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:mpvw0114biqqd - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Frank C. Hu member of Audit; Nominating and Governance, effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:41.912201+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:stzo6bf3od6j - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Spencer D. Armour, III seat on Viper Energy, Inc., effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:41.912201+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:jnlml64senxs - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit; Compensation; Nominating and Governance committee of Viper Energy, Inc., effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:41.912201+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:djuzjmko4mxs - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Spencer D. Armour, III member of Audit; Compensation; Nominating and Governance, effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:41.912201+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:3doygp16eyxhz - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: James L. Rubin seat on Viper Energy, Inc., effective 2014-01-01. Effective: 2014-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:41.912201+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1n13sezwv5d8l - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Steven E. West seat on Viper Energy, Inc., effective 2014-01-01. Effective: 2014-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:41.912201+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1spm068dsi4f6 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Travis D. Stice seat on Viper Energy, Inc., effective 2014-01-01. Effective: 2014-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:41.912201+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1lkedyr1ix5y7t - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: W. Wesley Perry seat on Viper Energy, Inc., effective 2014-01-01. Effective: 2014-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:41.912201+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1ud7dwo1945jp0 - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit · Chair; Compensation; Nominating and Governance committee of Viper Energy, Inc., effective 2014-01-01. Effective: 2014-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:41.912201+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1jhn60y8r7vao - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: W. Wesley Perry member of Audit · Chair; Compensation; Nominating and Governance, effective 2014-01-01. Effective: 2014-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:41.912201+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:7ydxyf17ze1f3 - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit; Compensation · Chair committee of Viper Energy, Inc., effective 2014-01-01. Effective: 2014-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:41.912201+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:alyhf715pt5nx - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: James L. Rubin member of Audit; Compensation · Chair, effective 2014-01-01. Effective: 2014-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:41.912201+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1o7tv541kjvg30 ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/viper-energy-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - Claim alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:15: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:w-wesley-perry","name":"W. Wesley Perry"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:16: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:frank-c-hu","name":"Frank C. Hu"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:17: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:james-l-rubin","name":"James L. Rubin"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:18: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:spencer-d-armour-iii","name":"Spencer D. Armour, III"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:20: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:james-l-rubin","name":"James L. Rubin"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:21: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:laurie-h-argo","name":"Laurie H. Argo"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:22: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:spencer-d-armour-iii","name":"Spencer D. Armour, III"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:23: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:w-wesley-perry","name":"W. Wesley Perry"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:25: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:laurie-h-argo","name":"Laurie H. Argo"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:26: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:frank-c-hu","name":"Frank C. Hu"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:27: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:spencer-d-armour-iii","name":"Spencer D. Armour, III"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:28: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:w-wesley-perry","name":"W. Wesley Perry"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` ## Leadership - Frank C. Hu: Director, Audit; Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:bb314719036374b62d75043128820b169d7e9b18c4f7c81ce79b749eb7323ac7. - James L. Rubin: Director, Audit; Compensation · Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2014-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:bb314719036374b62d75043128820b169d7e9b18c4f7c81ce79b749eb7323ac7. - Kaes Vant Hof: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:bb314719036374b62d75043128820b169d7e9b18c4f7c81ce79b749eb7323ac7. - Laurie H. Argo: Director, Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:bb314719036374b62d75043128820b169d7e9b18c4f7c81ce79b749eb7323ac7. - Spencer D. Armour, III: Director, Audit; Compensation; Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:bb314719036374b62d75043128820b169d7e9b18c4f7c81ce79b749eb7323ac7. - Steven E. West: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2014-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:bb314719036374b62d75043128820b169d7e9b18c4f7c81ce79b749eb7323ac7. - Travis D. Stice: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2014-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:bb314719036374b62d75043128820b169d7e9b18c4f7c81ce79b749eb7323ac7. - W. Wesley Perry: Director, Audit · Chair; Compensation; Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2014-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:bb314719036374b62d75043128820b169d7e9b18c4f7c81ce79b749eb7323ac7. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - Audit: Chair W. Wesley Perry; Members W. Wesley Perry (Chair); Frank C. Hu; James L. Rubin; Spencer D. Armour, III. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_record:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b5134a3cd89cd294e03e7b3d376de4776952332495f1a385f46878baa8893a46. - Compensation: Chair James L. Rubin; Members James L. Rubin (Chair); Laurie H. Argo; Spencer D. Armour, III; W. Wesley Perry. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_record:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b5134a3cd89cd294e03e7b3d376de4776952332495f1a385f46878baa8893a46. - Nominating and Governance: Chair Laurie H. Argo; Members Laurie H. Argo (Chair); Frank C. Hu; Spencer D. Armour, III; W. Wesley Perry. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_record:24. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b5134a3cd89cd294e03e7b3d376de4776952332495f1a385f46878baa8893a46. ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - Viper Energy, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:311bce98febdea5cfe421fc2d74d8667f0da64e17d83ca6e78fcc281d02ed0db. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:311bce98febdea5cfe421fc2d74d8667f0da64e17d83ca6e78fcc281d02ed0db. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:311bce98febdea5cfe421fc2d74d8667f0da64e17d83ca6e78fcc281d02ed0db. - Energy. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:published_fact:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:311bce98febdea5cfe421fc2d74d8667f0da64e17d83ca6e78fcc281d02ed0db. ## Committee Appointment - W. Wesley Perry: chair, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b5134a3cd89cd294e03e7b3d376de4776952332495f1a385f46878baa8893a46. - Frank C. Hu: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b5134a3cd89cd294e03e7b3d376de4776952332495f1a385f46878baa8893a46. - James L. Rubin: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b5134a3cd89cd294e03e7b3d376de4776952332495f1a385f46878baa8893a46. - Spencer D. Armour, III: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b5134a3cd89cd294e03e7b3d376de4776952332495f1a385f46878baa8893a46. - James L. Rubin: chair, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:20. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b5134a3cd89cd294e03e7b3d376de4776952332495f1a385f46878baa8893a46. - Laurie H. Argo: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:21. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b5134a3cd89cd294e03e7b3d376de4776952332495f1a385f46878baa8893a46. - Spencer D. Armour, III: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:22. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b5134a3cd89cd294e03e7b3d376de4776952332495f1a385f46878baa8893a46. - W. Wesley Perry: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:23. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b5134a3cd89cd294e03e7b3d376de4776952332495f1a385f46878baa8893a46. - Laurie H. Argo: chair, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:25. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b5134a3cd89cd294e03e7b3d376de4776952332495f1a385f46878baa8893a46. - Frank C. Hu: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:26. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b5134a3cd89cd294e03e7b3d376de4776952332495f1a385f46878baa8893a46. - Spencer D. Armour, III: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:27. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b5134a3cd89cd294e03e7b3d376de4776952332495f1a385f46878baa8893a46. - W. Wesley Perry: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:committee_appointment:28. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b5134a3cd89cd294e03e7b3d376de4776952332495f1a385f46878baa8893a46. ## Security Listing - VNOM (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:security_listing:29. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:311bce98febdea5cfe421fc2d74d8667f0da64e17d83ca6e78fcc281d02ed0db. - VNO$M (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:8719089e-1761-48b3-8b7e-99e74122d263:security_listing:30. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:311bce98febdea5cfe421fc2d74d8667f0da64e17d83ca6e78fcc281d02ed0db. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:311bce98febdea5cfe421fc2d74d8667f0da64e17d83ca6e78fcc281d02ed0db: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:bb314719036374b62d75043128820b169d7e9b18c4f7c81ce79b749eb7323ac7: [Viper Energy Inc DEF 14A 2026-04-08](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2074176/000119312526146417/d78130ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:b5134a3cd89cd294e03e7b3d376de4776952332495f1a385f46878baa8893a46: [Audit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2074176/000119312526146417/d78130ddef14a.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/viper-energy-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/viper-energy-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/viper-energy-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/viper-energy-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-16T21:42:40.170868+00:00; recorded 2026-10-16T21:42:40.170868+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.