Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Accounts receivable	$ 36,928	$ 35,488
Accrued revenue	373,391	707,685
Derivative instruments	2,563	1,900
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	9,537	42,452
Total current assets	422,419	787,525
Oil and gas properties, at cost (successful efforts method):
Unproved properties	1,020,394	997,715
Proved properties	13,773,718	13,234,777
Gathering systems and facilities	5,802	5,802
Other property and equipment	95,317	83,909
Property and equipment, gross	14,895,231	14,322,203
Less accumulated depletion, depreciation, and amortization	(4,957,449)	(4,683,399)
Property and equipment, net	9,937,782	9,638,804
Operating leases right-of-use assets	3,128,584	3,444,331
Derivative instruments	6,627	9,844
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	220,110	220,429
Other assets	21,035	17,106
Total assets	13,736,557	14,118,039
Current liabilities:
Accrued liabilities	335,093	461,788
Revenue distributions payable	338,244	468,210
Derivative instruments	31,134	97,765
Short-term lease liabilities	551,037	556,636
Deferred revenue, VPP	27,990	30,552
Other current liabilities	6,302	1,707
Total current liabilities	1,461,054	1,774,909
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt	1,606,895	1,183,476
Deferred income tax liability, net	805,775	759,861
Derivative instruments	52,584	345,280
Long-term lease liabilities	2,581,323	2,889,854
Deferred revenue, VPP	67,524	87,813
Other liabilities	63,214	59,692
Total liabilities	6,638,369	7,100,885
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; authorized - 50,000 shares; none issued
Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized - 1,000,000 shares; 297,393 shares issued and 297,359 outstanding as of December 31, 2022, and 300,386 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023	3,004	2,974
Additional paid-in capital	5,822,013	5,838,848
Retained earnings	1,037,064	913,896
Treasury stock, at cost; 34 shares and zero shares as of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2023, respectively		(1,160)
Total stockholders' equity	6,862,081	6,754,558
Noncontrolling interests	236,107	262,596
Total equity	7,098,188	7,017,154
Total liabilities and equity	13,736,557	14,118,039
Affiliated Entity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	89,350	80,708
Nonrelated Party
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$ 81,904	$ 77,543