Western Midstream Partners, LP (WES) announced on Oct 15 2025 that it has completed its acquisition of Aris Water Solutions, Inc., solidifying WES’s position as one of the largest three‑stream midstream flow‑assurance providers in the Delaware Basin. President and CEO Oscar K. Brown said the deal “creates a stronger, more agile enterprise, well positioned to meet the challenges facing our producer customers in Texas and New Mexico with respect to produced‑water gathering, recycling, transportation, disposal, and beneficial reuse.”
Under the terms of the merger, each outstanding share of Aris Class A common stock and each unit of Aris Water Holdings, LLC was converted into the right to receive either 0.625 common units of WES, $25.00 in cash, or a combination of 0.450 common units and $7.00 in cash. The final election results show that Aris securityholders will receive approximately 28 % of the consideration in cash and 72 % in common units, amounting to $415 million in cash and roughly 26.6 million WES common units.”
The acquisition expands WES’s water‑solutions portfolio, positioning the partnership as a leading integrated provider in the Delaware Basin. By adding Aris’s production‑water gathering, recycling, and transportation capabilities, WES enhances its fee‑based contract base and strengthens its competitive edge in a high‑growth basin. The transaction also aligns with WES’s strategy to grow through organic expansion and targeted acquisitions that deliver long‑term value to limited‑partner investors.”,
The completion of the deal brings Aris employees into the WES organization, creating a combined workforce that will support the integrated water‑solutions offering. The transaction’s cash and equity mix provides immediate liquidity for Aris shareholders while giving them a stake in WES’s future growth, thereby reinforcing shareholder value and supporting WES’s long‑term capital allocation strategy.
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