Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Accounts receivable	$ 42,619	$ 35,488
Accrued revenue	400,805	707,685
Derivative instruments	5,175	1,900
Prepaid expenses	12,901	10,580
Other current assets	14,192	31,872
Total current assets	475,692	787,525
Oil and gas properties, at cost (successful efforts method):
Unproved properties	974,642	997,715
Proved properties	13,908,804	13,234,777
Gathering systems and facilities	5,802	5,802
Other property and equipment	98,668	83,909
Property and equipment, gross	14,987,916	14,322,203
Less accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization	(5,063,274)	(4,683,399)
Property and equipment, net	9,924,642	9,638,804
Operating leases right-of-use assets	2,965,880	3,444,331
Derivative instruments	5,570	9,844
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	222,255	220,429
Other assets	25,375	17,106
Total assets	13,619,414	14,118,039
Current liabilities:
Accrued liabilities	381,340	461,788
Revenue distributions payable	361,782	468,210
Derivative instruments	15,236	97,765
Short-term lease liabilities	540,060	556,636
Deferred revenue, VPP	27,101	30,552
Other current liabilities	1,295	1,707
Total current liabilities	1,452,091	1,774,909
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt	1,537,596	1,183,476
Deferred income tax liability, net	834,268	759,861
Derivative instruments	32,764	345,280
Long-term lease liabilities	2,428,450	2,889,854
Deferred revenue, VPP	60,712	87,813
Other liabilities	59,431	59,692
Total liabilities	6,405,312	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 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2022, and 303,544 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023	3,035	2,974
Additional paid-in capital	5,846,541	5,838,848
Retained earnings	1,131,828	913,896
Treasury stock, at cost; 34 shares and zero shares as of December 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively		(1,160)
Total stockholders' equity	6,981,404	6,754,558
Noncontrolling interests	232,698	262,596
Total equity	7,214,102	7,017,154
Total liabilities and equity	13,619,414	14,118,039
Affiliated Entity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	86,284	80,708
Nonrelated Party
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$ 38,993	$ 77,543