Vital Energy, Inc. is an independent energy company. The Company is focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin of West Texas. The Company operates through a single segment, exploration and production. It has assembled 265,306 largely contiguous net acres in the Permian Basin, most of which is prospective for multi-zone development in Glasscock, Howard, Midland, Reagan, and Upton counties in the Midland Basin and Pecos, Reeves, and Ward counties in the Delaware Basin. The Company has purchased certain oil and gas properties in the Delaware Basin, including approximately 21,450 net acres located in Reeves County, 15,500 net acres located in Reeves County, and 24,000 net acres in Pecos, Reeves and Ward Counties. It has also purchased certain oil and natural gas properties in the Midland Basin, including approximately 11,200 net acres located in Upton and Reagan Counties.