FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Diamondback Energy, Inc. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/17/2014 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Viper Energy Partners LP [VNOM] (Last) (First) (Middle) 500 WEST TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 1200 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Director by deputization 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) MIDLAND, TX 79701 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common units representing limited partner interests 0 (1) (2) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Diamondback Energy, Inc. 500 WEST TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 1200 MIDLAND, TX 79701	Â	  X	Â	Director by deputization

Signatures

/s/ Randall J. Holder, as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary		06/16/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	As of the date hereof, the Reporting Person owns all of the limited partner interests of Viper Energy Partners LP (the "Issuer") and a 100% limited liability company interest in Viper Energy Partners GP LLC, which owns a non-economic general partner interest in the Issuer. The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a director by deputization as a result of its ability to appoint the directors of Viper Energy Partners GP LLC.
(2)	As described in the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-195769), immediately prior to and in connection with the closing of the initial public offering of the Issuer (the "Offering"), the Reporting Person will contribute its 100% limited liability company interest in Viper Energy Partners LLC to the Issuer in exchange for the issuance to the Reporting Person of up to 71,200,000 common units.

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