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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFCANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Use of Estimates
Preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on a regular basis. Actual results may differ from these estimates and assumptions used in preparation of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements, and changes in these estimates are recorded when known. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the valuation of enterprise value, assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination, derivatives, tangible and intangible assets, litigation-related reserve, environmental matter-related liabilities, and impairment of long-lived assets and EMIs.
Segment Information
The Company applies FASB ASC 280, Segment Reporting, in determining reportable segments for its financial statement disclosure. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the CODM in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Our Chief Executive Officer is the CODM. The Company has determined it has two operating segments: (1) Midstream Logistics and (2) Pipeline Transportation. See Note 19—Segments in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for further information.
Revenue Recognition
We provide gathering, processing, transportation, and disposal services and we sell commodities (including condensate, natural gas, and NGLs) under various contracts.
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”). We recognize revenues for services and products under revenue contracts as our obligations to perform services or deliver/sell products under the contracts are satisfied. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation in the contract and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. These contracts include:
a.Fee-based arrangements – Under fee-based contract arrangements, the Company provides gathering, processing and disposal services to producers and earns a net margin based on volumes. While transactions vary in form, the essential element of each transaction is the use of the Company’s assets to transport a product or provide a processed product to an end-user at the tailgate of the plant or pipeline. This revenue stream is generally directly related to the volume of water, natural gas, crude oil, NGLs, and condensate that flows through the Company’s systems and facilities and is not normally dependent on commodity prices. The Company primarily acts as an agent under these contracts selling the underlying commodities on behalf of the producer and remitting back to the producer the net proceeds. These such sales and remitted proceeds are presented net within revenue. However, in certain instances, the Company acts as the principal for processed residue gas and NGLs by purchasing them from the associated producer at the tailgate of the plant at index prices. This purchase and the associated third-party sale are presented gross within revenues and cost of sales.
b.Percent-of-proceeds arrangements – Under percentage-of-proceeds based contract arrangements, the Company will gather and process natural gas on behalf of producers and sell the outputs, including residue gas, NGLs and condensate, at market prices. The Company remits an agreed-upon percentage of proceeds to the producer based on the market price received from third parties or the index price defined in the contract. Under these arrangements, revenue is recognized net of the agreed-upon proceeds remitted to producers when the Company acts as an agent of the producer for the associated third-party sale. However, in certain instances the Company acts as the principal for processed residue gas and NGLs by purchasing these volumes from the associated producer at the tailgate of the plant at index prices. This purchase and the associated third-party sale are presented gross within revenues and cost of sales.
c.Percent-of-products arrangements – Under percent-of-products based contract arrangements, the Company will gather and process natural gas on behalf of producers. As partial compensation for services, the producer assigns to the
Company, for no additional consideration, all right, title and interest, to a set percentage, as defined in the contract, of the processed residue volumes. The Company recognizes the fair value of these products as revenue when the associated performance obligation has been met.
d.Product sales contracts – Under these contracts, we sell natural gas, NGLs or condensate to third parties. These sales are presented gross within revenues and cost of sales or net within revenues depending on whether the Company acts as the principal or the agent in the sale transaction as discussed above.
Our fee-based service contracts primarily have a single performance obligation to deliver a series of distinct goods or services that are substantially the same and have the same pattern of transfer to our producers. For performance obligations associated with these contracts, we recognize revenues over time utilizing the output method based on the actual volumes of products delivered/sold or services performed, because the single performance obligation is satisfied over time using the same performance measure of progress toward satisfaction of the performance obligation. The transaction price under our fee-based service contracts includes variable consideration that varies primarily based on actual volumes that are delivered under the contracts. Because the variable consideration specifically relates to our efforts to transfer the services and/or products under the contracts, we allocate the variable consideration entirely to the distinct service utilizing the allocation exception guidance under Topic 606, and accordingly recognize the variable consideration as revenues at the time the good or service is transferred to the producer.
We recognize revenues at a point in time for performance obligations associated with percent-of-proceeds contract elements, percent-of-products contract elements and product sale contracts, and these revenues are recognized because control of the underlying product is transferred to the customer or producer.
The evaluation of when performance obligations have been satisfied and the transaction price that is allocated to our performance obligations requires judgments and assumptions, including our evaluation of the timing of when control of the underlying good or service has transferred to our producers or customers. Actual results can vary from those judgments and assumptions.
Minimum Volume Commitments
The Company has certain agreements that provide for quarterly or annual MVCs. Under these MVCs, our producers agree to ship and/or process a minimum volume of production on our gathering and processing systems or to pay a minimum monetary amount over certain periods during the term of the MVC. A producer must make a shortfall payment to us at the end of the contracted measurement period if its actual throughput volumes are less than its contractual MVC for that period. None of the Company’s MVC provisions allow for producers to make up past deficient volumes in a future period. However, certain MVC provisions allow producers to carryforward volumes delivered in excess of a current period MVC to future periods. The Company recognizes revenue associated with MVCs when a counterparty has not met the contractual MVC at the completion of the measurement period for the specific commitment or we determine that the counterparty cannot meet the contractual MVC by the end of the contracted measurement period.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The Company disaggregates revenue into categories that depict the nature, amount, and timing of revenue and cash flows based on differing economic risk profiles for each category. In concluding such disaggregation, the Company evaluated the nature of the products and services, consumer markets, sales terms, and sales channels which have similar characteristics such that the level of disaggregation provides an understanding of the Company’s business activities and historical performance. The level of disaggregation is evaluated annually and as appropriate for changes to the Company or its business, either from internal growth, acquisitions, divestitures, or otherwise. See Note 4—Revenue Recognition in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for further information.
Concentration Risk
All operations and efforts of the Company are focused in the oil and gas industry and are subject to the related risks of the industry. The Company’s assets are located in the Permian Basin, across Texas and New Mexico. Demand for the Company’s products and services may be influenced by various regional and global factors and may impact the value of the projects the Company is developing.
The Company’s concentration of customers may impact its overall business risk, either positively or negatively, in that these entities may be similarly affected by changes in the economy or other conditions. The Company’s operations involve a
variety of counterparties, both investment grade and non-investment grade. The Company analyzes the counterparties’ financial condition prior to entering into an agreement, establishes credit limits and monitors the appropriateness of these limits on an ongoing basis within approved tolerances, with the primary focus on published credit ratings when available and inherent liquidity metrics to mitigate credit risk. Typically, through our customer contracts, the Company takes title to the rich gas and associated plant products (NGLs and residue gas). As such, the inherent risk with these types of contracts is mitigated as the Company receives funds for the disposition and sale of such products from downstream counterparties that are large investment grade entities and is able to deduct all fees owed to it by its customers and associated costs before remitting the balance of any funds back to the relevant customer. For those few counterparties’ that retain ownership of their plant products, the Company attempts to minimize credit risk exposure through its credit policies and monitoring procedures as well as through customer deposits, and letters of credit. The Company manages credit risk to mitigate credit losses and exposure to uncollectible trade receivables and generally receivables are collected within 30 days. Below is a summary of operating revenue by major customer that individually exceeded 10% of consolidated operating revenue:
For the Year Ended December 31,
202520242023
(In thousands)
Customer 1$468,674 $335,107 $278,408 
Customer 2329,090 348,769 233,109 
Customer 3292,568 372,949 205,079 
Others674,057 426,104 539,816 
Consolidated Operating Revenue$1,764,389 $1,482,929 $1,256,412 
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, approximately 45% and 48%, respectively, of accounts receivable and accounts receivable pledged were derived from the above customers. All operating revenue derived from above customers are included in the Midstream Logistics segment.
Major Producers are defined as our producers who we gather natural gas, crude and/or produced water and process gas and dispose of produced water from and account for 10% or more of our cost of sales as presented in the consolidated financial statements. For the year ended December 31, 2025, approximately 70% of the Company’s cost of sales were derived from four producers. For the year ended December 31, 2024, approximately 59% of the Company’s cost of sales were derived from two producers. For the year ended December 31, 2023, approximately 60% of the Company’s cost of sales were derived from three producers. This concentration of producers may impact the Company's overall business risk, either positively or negatively, in that these entities may be similarly affected by changes in the economy or other conditions. We do not believe that a loss of revenues from any single customer would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
The Company regularly maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts, which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses with respect to the related risks to cash and does not believe its exposure to such risk is more than nominal.
Fair Value Measurements
FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement (“Topic 820”), establishes a framework for measuring fair value in U.S. GAAP, clarifies the definition of fair value within that framework, and requires disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. Topic 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Topic 820 provides a framework for measuring fair value, establishes a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date and requires consideration of the counterparty’s creditworthiness when valuing certain assets.
Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets (Level 1 inputs). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under Topic 820 are described below:
Level 1 inputs: Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities. An active market is defined as a market where transactions for a financial instrument occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
Level 2 inputs: Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability through correlation with market data at the measurement date and for the duration of the instrument’s anticipated life.
Level 3 inputs: Prices or valuations that require unobservable inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable. Valuation under Level 3 generally involves a significant degree of judgment from management.
A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or inventory parameters or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation models are applied. These valuation techniques involve some level of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the instruments or market and the instrument’s complexity. In addition, fair value measurements using Level 3 inputs, which involve significant unobservable inputs and management judgment, could be different if significant unobservable inputs or management judgment had been different at the reporting date.
The Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets reflect a mixture of measurement methods for financial assets and liabilities. See Note 12—Fair Value Measurements and Note 13—Derivatives and Hedging Activities in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for further information. Other financial instruments are reported at historical cost or amortized cost on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Long-term debt is primarily the other financial instrument for which carrying value could vary significantly from fair value. See Note 8—Debt and Financing Costs in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report for further information.
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
FASB ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“Topic 815”), provides the disclosure requirements for derivatives and hedging activities with the intent to provide users of financial statements with an enhanced understanding of: (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how the entity accounts for derivative instruments and related hedged items, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Further, qualitative disclosures are required that explain the Company’s objectives and strategies for using derivatives, as well as quantitative disclosures about the fair value of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative instruments.
As required by Topic 815, the Company records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether the Company has elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. Hedge accounting generally provides for the matching of the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging instrument with the recognition of the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk in a fair value hedge or the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge. The Company has not elected to apply hedge accounting to any of its current or recent derivative transactions.
When the Company does not elect to apply hedge accounting, the instruments are marked-to-market each period end and changes in fair value, realized or unrealized, are recognized in earnings.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid short-term investments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. These investments are carried at cost, which approximate fair value. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had $4.0 million and $3.6 million, respectively, of cash and cash equivalents.
Accounts Receivable and Current Expected Credit Losses
Accounts receivable include billed and unbilled amounts due from customers for gas, NGLs and condensate sales, pipeline transportation, and gathering, processing and disposal fees, under normal trade terms, generally requiring payment within 30 days. The Company’s current expected credit losses are determined based upon reviews of individual accounts, existing economics, and other pertinent factors. The Company had an allowance for credit losses of $1.0 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility
Pursuant to ASC 860, Transfers and Servicing, accounts receivable that are sold or contributed by the Partnership to the special purpose vehicle are treated as collateral for borrowings under the third party A/R Facility (as defined below) and are included as “Accounts receivable pledged” within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Proceeds from the transfer of the eligible accounts receivable under the third party A/R Facility are secured borrowings included as “Current debt obligations” within our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Proceeds and repayments under such facility are reflected as cash flows from financing activities in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. See Note 8—Debt and Financing Costs for further discussion.
Gas Imbalance
Quantities of natural gas over-delivered or under-delivered related to imbalance agreements are recorded monthly as receivables or payables using weighted-average prices at the time of the imbalance. These imbalances are typically settled with deliveries of natural gas. We had imbalance receivables of $3.6 million and $5.0 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which are carried at the lower of cost or market value. We had no imbalance payables at December 31, 2025 and 2024. Imbalance receivables and imbalance payables are included in “Accounts Receivable” and “Accounts Payable”, respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Inventory
Other current assets include condensate, residue gas and NGL inventories that are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. At the end of each reporting period, the Company assesses the carrying value of inventory and makes any adjustments necessary to reduce the carrying value to the applicable net realizable value. Inventory was valued at $4.6 million and $3.6 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost or fair market value at the date of acquisition less accumulated depreciation. The cost basis of constructed assets includes materials, labor, and other direct costs. Major improvements or betterments are capitalized, while repairs that do not improve the life of the respective assets are expensed as incurred. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
Estimated Useful Life
Buildings30 years
Gathering and processing systems and facilities20 years
Furniture and fixtures5 years
Vehicles5 years
Computer hardware and software3 years
Leases
The Company's lease portfolio includes certain real estate and equipment. The determination of whether an arrangement is, or contains, a lease is performed at the inception of the arrangement. Operating leases are recorded on the balance sheet with operating lease assets representing the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities representing the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. The Company has elected to account for the lease and non-lease components together as a single component for all classes of underlying assets. The Company excludes variable lease payments in measuring right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities, other than those that depend on an index, a rate or are in-substance fixed payments.
ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. In addition, ROU assets include initial direct costs incurred by the lessee, as well as any lease payments made at or before the commencement date and are reduced by lease incentives. As most of the Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate is determined by using the rate of interest that the Company would pay to borrow on a collateralized basis an amount equal to the lease payments for a similar term and in
a similar economic environment. Lease terms include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Leases with a term of one year or less are excluded from ROU assets and liabilities.
Capitalized Interest
The Company’s policy is to capitalize interest cost incurred on debt during the construction of major projects.
Deferred Financing Costs
Deferred financing costs consist of fees incurred to secure debt financing and are amortized over the life of the related debt using effective interest rate method or straight-line method. Deferred financing costs associated with the Company’s unsecured term loan and senior notes are presented with the related debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, as a reduction to the carrying amounts. Deferred financing costs associated with the Company's revolving credit facilities are presented within “Other Current Assets” and “Deferred Charges and Other Assets” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Asset Retirement Obligation
The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 410, Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations, which require the fair value of a liability related to the retirement of long-lived assets to be recorded at the time a legal obligation is incurred if the liability can be reasonably estimated. The liability is based on future retirement cost estimates and incorporates many assumptions, such as time to permanent removal, future inflation rates and the credit-adjusted risk-free rate of interest. The retirement obligation is recorded at its estimated present value with an offsetting increase to the related asset on the balance sheet. Over time, the liability is accreted to its future value, with the accretion recorded to expense.
The Company’s assets generally consist of gas processing plants, crude storage terminals, saltwater disposal wells, and underground gathering and transportation pipelines installed along rights-of-way acquired from landowners and related above-ground facilities. The majority of the rights-of-way agreements do not require the dismantling and removal of the pipelines and reclamation of the rights-of-way upon permanent removal of the pipelines from service. Further, we have in place a rigorous repair and maintenance program that keeps our gathering and processing systems in good working order. As a result, the ultimate dismantlement and removal dates of the Company’s assets are not determinable. As such, the fair value of the liability is not estimable and, therefore, no asset retirement obligation has been recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.
Environmental Costs
The Company is subject to extensive federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations. These laws, which are constantly changing, regulate the discharge of materials into the environment and may require the Company to remove or mitigate the environmental effects of the disposal or release of petroleum or chemical substances at various sites, if applicable.
Environmental costs that relate to current operations are expensed or capitalized as appropriate. Costs are expensed when they relate to an existing condition caused by past operations and will not contribute to current or future revenue generation. Liabilities related to environmental assessments and/or remedial efforts are accrued when property or services are probable and can reasonably be estimated. See Note 17—Commitments and Contingencies for additional discussion of environmental matter-related assessment.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consist of rights of way agreements, primarily relate to underground pipeline easements and are generally for an initial term of ten years with an option to renew for an additional ten years at agreed upon renewal rates based on certain indices or up to 130% of the original consideration paid, and customer contracts, which are capitalized as a result of acquiring favorable customer contracts from business combinations with remaining contract terms that range from five years to twenty years on acquisition dates. Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated economic life or remaining term of the contract and are assessed for impairment with the associated long-lived asset group whenever impairment indicators are present.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill is not amortized but instead is tested for impairment in accordance with FASB ASC 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (“Topic 350”) at the reporting unit level at least annually. The Company’s reporting unit is subject to impairment testing annually, on November 30,
or more frequently if events and circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount.
Topic 350 provides the option to assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill. The Company has the unconditional option to bypass the qualitative assessment for any reporting unit in any period and proceed directly to performing a quantitative goodwill impairment test. If the assessment of all relevant qualitative factors indicates that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is more than its carrying amount, a quantitative goodwill impairment test is not necessary. If the assessment of all relevant qualitative factors indicates that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the Company will perform a quantitative goodwill impairment test. The quantitative impairment test for goodwill consists of a comparison of the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying value, including the goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the Company will recognize an impairment loss equal to the amount of the excess, limited to the amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.
The Company assessed relevant qualitative factors, such as the Company’s operations, actual versus budgeted results of operations, forecast, macroeconomics conditions, etc. The Company concluded there is no indication that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. As such, no quantitative impairment test is necessary and the Company’s goodwill was not impaired as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
In accordance with FASB ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment, long-lived assets, excluding goodwill, to be held and used by the Company are reviewed for impairment if events or circumstances indicate that the fair value of the assets have decreased below their carrying value. For long-lived assets to be held and used, the Company bases their evaluation on impairment indicators such as the nature of the assets, the future economic benefit of the assets, any historical or future profitability measurements and other external market conditions or factors that may be present.
The Company’s management assesses whether there has been an impairment trigger, and if a trigger is identified, then the Company would perform an undiscounted cash flow test at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are independent of cash flows from other assets. If the sum of the undiscounted future net cash flows is less than the net book value of the property, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the property’s net book value over its estimated fair value. There was no impairment trigger event observed in 2025 and 2024. The Company did not recognize impairment losses for long-lived assets during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
Variable Interest Entity
The Company uses a qualitative approach in assessing the consolidation requirement for variable interest entities. The approach focuses on identifying which enterprise has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the variable interest entity’s economic performance and which enterprise has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the variable interest entity. In the event that the Company is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity, the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the variable interest entity would be consolidated in our financial statements. The Company has determined that it has significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the two pipeline entities in which it is invested, but does not exercise control over them; and hence, it accounts for these investments using the equity method. Refer to Note 7—Equity Method Investments in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report.
Equity Method Investments
The Company follows the equity method of accounting when it does not exercise control over its equity interests but can exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the entity. Under this method, the equity investments are carried originally at acquisition cost, increased by the Company’s proportionate share of the equity interest’s net income and contributions made, and decreased by the Company’s proportionate share of the equity interest’s net losses and distributions received. The Company determines whether distributions are a return on or a return of the investment based on the nature of the distribution approach, under which the Company classifies distributions from an investee by evaluating the facts, circumstances and nature of each distribution. For distributions from the Company’s EMI pipeline entities that are generated from their respective normal course of business, the Company classifies the distributions as returns on investment and as cash flows from operating activities. For distributions that are a return of the investment, the Company classifies the distribution as cash flows from investing activities. Please refer to Note 7—Equity Method Investments in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report, for further information of the Company’s EMIs.
Other Assets
The Company’s accounting policy is to classify its line fill as an other long-term asset to be consistent with industry practices and given line fill is required on certain third-party pipelines to properly flow the Company’s product. Additionally, this line fill is contractually required to be maintained through the life of the contract with our counterparty and therefore will not be settled within an operating period. Accordingly, the Company had NGL and gas line fill of $23.3 million and $16.8 million within other assets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — Common Units Limited Partners
Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, in connection with the Closing, (i) Contributor contributed all the equity interests of the Contributed Entities to the Partnership; and (ii) in exchange for such contribution, the Partnership issued 50,000,000 (pre-stock split) common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership and the Company issued 50,000,000 (pre-stock split) shares of the Company’s Class C Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, to Contributor. Please refer to Note 1—Description of Business and Basis of Presentation in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report.
The Common Units are redeemable at the option of unit holders and accounted for in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as a redeemable noncontrolling interest classified as temporary equity. The Company records the redeemable noncontrolling interest at the higher of (i) its initial value plus accumulated earnings/losses associated with the noncontrolling interest or (ii) the maximum redemption value as of the balance sheet date. The redemption value was determined based on a 5-day volume weighted-average closing price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share. See discussion and additional details in Note 11—Equity in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report.
Share-Based Compensation
On Altus Closing Date, all outstanding Class A-1 and Class A-2 units from BCP were cancelled and exchanged for shares of Class A Common Stock (“Class A Shares”). The Class A Shares are held in escrow and vest over three to four years. Similarly, the Class A-3 units from BCP were exchanged for shares of Class C Common Stock and a corresponding number of Common Units (“Class C Shares”) and vest over four years. In addition, the Company granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to its officers, directors and employees pursuant to the Company’s 2019 Omnibus Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time. Such RSUs may be settled only for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, contingent upon continued employment. The Class A and Class C Shares and RSUs are recorded at grant-date fair value and compensation expense is recognized on a straight‑line basis over the vesting period within “General and Administrative Expense” of the Consolidated Statements of Operations in accordance with FASB ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). Forfeitures are recognized as they occur.
The Company grants performance stock units (“PSUs”) pursuant to the Company’s 2019 Omnibus Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time to certain of its employees and executives. These PSUs vest and become earned upon the achievement of certain performance goals based on the Company’s annualized absolute total stockholder return and the Company’s relative total stockholder return as compared to the performance peer group during a three-year performance period. Depending on the results achieved during the three-year performance period, the actual number of Class A Common Stock that a holder of the PSUs earns at the end of the performance period may range from 0% to 200% of the target number of PSUs granted. The fair value of the PSUs is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation at the grant date. The Company recognizes compensation expense for PSUs on a straight-line basis over the performance period within “General and Administrative Expense” of the Consolidated Statements of Operations in accordance with FASB ASC 718. Any PSU not earned at the end of the performance period will be forfeited.
See further discussion of the Company’s assessment in Note 14—Share-Based Compensation in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report.
Income Taxes
The Company is subject to federal income, state income, and Texas margin tax. The Texas margin tax is assessed on corporations, limited liability companies, and limited partnerships. As such, the Company accounts for state income taxes in accordance with the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences, at enacted statutory rates, between the consolidated financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities. Income tax or benefit represents the current tax payable or refundable for the period, as applicable, plus or minus the tax effect of the net change in the deferred tax assets and liabilities.
The Company routinely assesses its ability to realize its deferred tax assets. If the Company concludes that it is more likely than not that some or all of its deferred tax assets will not be realized, the tax asset is reduced by a valuation allowance. See further discussion of the Company’s assessment in Note 15—Income Taxes in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company adopted ASU 2023-09 prospectively to expand its income tax disclosure, see below Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncement for impact of ASU 2023-09 on the Consolidated Financial Statements. See further discussion of the Company’s assessment in Note 15—Income Taxes in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report.
Dividends
Common Stock dividends declared are recorded as a reduction of retained earnings to the extent that retained earnings was available at the close of the prior quarter, with any excess recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital.
Net Income Per Share
Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net income attributable to Class A common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding during the period. Class C Common Stock is excluded from the weighted-average shares outstanding for the calculation of basic net income per share, as holders of Class C Common Stock are not entitled to any dividends or liquidating distributions.
The Company uses the “if-converted method” to determine the potential dilutive effect of an assumed exchange of outstanding Common Units (and the cancellation of a corresponding number of shares of outstanding Class C Common Stock) for shares of Class A Common Stock and includes the dilutive effect of unvested Class A common shares in the diluted weighted average outstanding shares calculation.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncement
Effective January 1, 2025, the Company adopted ASU 2023-09, which was applied prospectively to the year ended December 31, 2025. The amendments in this update require that public business entities on an annual basis (1) disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation, (2) provide additional information, such as nature, effect, and underlying causes of the reconciling items and the judgment used in categorizing the reconciling items, for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold (if the effect of those reconciling items is equal to or greater than 5 percent of the amount computed by multiplying pretax income or loss by the applicable statutory income tax rate), (3) the amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by federal (national), state, and foreign taxes and (4) the amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by individual jurisdictions in which income taxes paid (net of refunds received) is equal to or greater than 5 percent of total income taxes paid (net of refunds received). In addition, the amendments in this update eliminate the requirement for all entities to (1) disclose the nature and estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change in the unrecognized tax benefits balance in the next 12 months or (2) make a statement that an estimate of the range cannot be made. See further discussion in Note 15—Income Taxes in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report.
Recent Accounting Pronouncement Not Yet Adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (“ASU 2024-03”). The new standard requires that at each interim and annual reporting period an entity: (1) Disclose the amounts of (a) purchases of inventory, (b) employee compensation, (c) depreciation, (d) intangible asset amortization, and (e) depreciation, depletion, and amortization recognized as part of oil- and gas-producing activities (DD&A) (or other amounts of depletion expense) included in each relevant expense caption. A relevant expense caption is an expense caption presented on the face of the income statement within continuing operations that contains any of the expense categories listed in (a)–(e). (2) Include certain amounts that are already required to be disclosed under current GAAP in the same disclosure as the other disaggregation requirements. (3) Disclose a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively. (4) Disclose the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, an entity’s definition of selling expenses. In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures - Clarifying the Effective Date (“ASU 2025-01”). ASU 2024-03 and ASU 2025-01 apply to all public business entities and are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The requirements will be applied prospectively with the option for retrospective application. Early adoption is permitted.
The Company is currently evaluating the effect that ASU 2024-03 and 2025-01 will have on the disclosures within its Consolidated Financial Statements.
In May 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025‑03, Business Combinations (Topic 805) and Consolidation (Topic 810): Determining the Accounting Acquirer in the Acquisition of a Variable Interest Entity (“ASU 2025‑03”). This ASU revises the guidance for determining the accounting acquirer in a business combination when the legal acquiree is a VIE. The amendments eliminate the previous requirement that the primary beneficiary of a VIE is always the accounting acquirer and instead require that, for acquisitions primarily effected through the exchange of equity interests, an entity: (1) Apply the general accounting acquirer factors in ASC 805‑10‑55‑12 through 55‑15—including relative voting rights, governance, senior management composition, and terms of the exchange to determine the accounting acquirer, regardless of whether the legal acquiree is a VIE. (2) Assess whether a reverse acquisition has occurred, as the new guidance now permits transactions involving a VIE to be accounted for as reverse acquisitions when supported by the ASC 805 factors. (3) Apply the guidance prospectively to all business combinations occurring on or after the date of initial adoption. The ASU does not change the existing guidance when the legal acquiree is a VIE that does not meet the definition of a business. ASU 2025‑03 applies to all entities involved in acquisition transactions primarily effected through the exchange of equity interests when the legal acquiree is a VIE that meets the definition of a business. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, including interim periods within those annual periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that ASU 2025‑03 will have on the accounting for future business combinations and the related disclosures within its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025‑11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow‑Scope Improvements (“ASU 2025‑11”), which clarifies and reorganizes the guidance in Topic 270 to improve navigability and ensure consistent application of interim reporting requirements. The new standard enhances clarity around the form, content, and disclosures required in interim periods. Specifically, the amendments require that an entity: (1) Clarify the form and content of interim financial statements and accompanying notes, including identifying when condensed financial statements are permitted and aligning form and content requirements for both SEC registrants and non‑SEC registrants. (2) Provide a comprehensive list of required interim disclosures within Topic 270, consolidating disclosure requirements from numerous Codification topics into a single, navigable location to reduce complexity and improve consistency. (3) Apply a new disclosure principle requiring disclosure of events and changes since the end of the most recent annual reporting period that materially affect the entity. (4) Follow clarified scope provisions stating that Topic 270 applies to all entities that provide a full set of interim financial statements and accompanying notes in accordance with U.S. GAAP, while clarifying that Topic 270 does not apply to limited interim information such as single‑statement reporting, selected account balances, ratios, or partial disclosures. ASU 2025‑11 is effective for public business entities for interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and for all other entities for interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2028. Entities may apply the amendments prospectively or retrospectively, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that ASU 2025‑11 will have on future interim reporting disclosures within its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025‑12, Codification Improvements, as part of its ongoing project to address technical corrections, clarify guidance, and improve the usability of the ASC. The amendments span multiple topics which primarily: (1) Clarify and correct existing guidance across several Codification Topics, including refinements to the calculation of diluted earnings per share, the treatment of lease receivables from sales‑type or direct financing leases, the calculation of reference amounts for certain beneficial interests, and the accounting for treasury stock retirements. (2) Clarify when receivables transferred from contracts with customers are subject to ASC 860, and confirm that not‑for‑profit entities must apply credit‑loss guidance to receivables arising from exchange transactions. (3) Enhance overall Codification consistency and navigability by resolving unintended application issues, making minor technical edits, and consolidating clarifications across numerous Topics. ASU 2025‑12 is effective for all entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, including interim periods within those annual periods, with adoption applied prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the effect of ASU 2025-12 on the Consolidated Financial Statements and expects to adopt applicable required improvements when this ASU becomes effective.