Note 7. Segments

Our operations are located in the U.S. and are organized into the following reportable segments: Gathering Systems (crude oil, natural gas and produced water gathering as well as crude oil treating), Fresh Water Delivery, and Investments in White Cliffs and Other. Our reportable segments comprise the structure used to make key operating decisions and assess performance. Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments is as follows:



(in thousands)	Gathering Systems⁽¹⁾			Fresh Water Delivery⁽¹⁾			Investments in White Cliffs and Other⁽¹⁾			Consolidated
Year Ended December 31, 2016
Revenues: Midstream Services — Affiliate	$	100,723		$	60,001		$	—		$	160,724
Direct Operating Expense	14,443			14,390			274			29,107
Depreciation and Amortization	7,361			1,705			—			9,066
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes ⁽²⁾	78,919			43,906			(9,035		)	113,790
Year Ended December 31, 2015
Revenues: Midstream Services — Affiliate	$	60,740		$	27,097		$	—		$	87,837
Direct Operating Expense	13,806			2,595			532			16,933
Depreciation and Amortization	5,288			1,603			—			6,891
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	41,646			22,899			(3,277		)	61,268
Year Ended December 31, 2014
Revenues: Midstream Services — Affiliate	$	2,086		$	—		$	—		$	2,086
Direct Operating Expense	6,450			5			2,083			8,538
Depreciation and Amortization	9,017			2,298			—			11,315
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	(13,381		)	(2,303		)	(8,585		)	(24,269		)
December 31, 2016
Total Assets	$	224,861		$	54,542		$	89,956		$	369,359
Additions to Long-Lived Assets	30,020			2,564			—			32,584
December 31, 2015
Total Assets	$	201,744		$	49,189		$	54,385		$	305,318
Additions to Long-Lived Assets	50,858			11,278			—			62,136
December 31, 2014
Total Assets	$	156,302		$	39,211		$	20,999		$	216,512
Additions to Long-Lived Assets	64,947			14,242			—			79,189

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The Investments in White Cliffs and Other segment includes activity associated with the White Cliffs Interest as well all general Partnership activity not attributable to our DevCos. All activity associated with our DevCos is captured within the Gathering Systems and Fresh Water Delivery reportable segments. As our DevCos represent VIEs, see the Gathering Systems and Fresh Water Delivery reportable segments for our VIEs impact to the consolidated financial statements.


⁽²⁾	For the period subsequent to the Offering, our consolidated financial statements do not include a provision for income taxes, as we are treated as a partnership for federal and state income tax purposes. Each partner is separately taxed on its share of taxable income.