CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 95,324	$ 768,032
Accounts receivable, net:
Oil and natural gas sales	573,077	343,500
Joint interest and other	178,643	135,816
Derivative assets	7,058	2,490
Prepaid income taxes	21,577	29,604
Prepaid expenses and other	73,066	48,988
Total current assets	948,745	1,328,430
Property and equipment (successful efforts method):
Proved properties	12,135,971	6,774,635
Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization	(1,939,956)	(1,214,484)
Total proved properties, net	10,196,015	5,560,151
Unproved properties	973,102	593,971
Wells in progress	535,499	407,351
Other property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $9,016 in 2023 and $7,329 in 2022	63,006	49,632
Total property and equipment, net	11,767,622	6,611,105
Long-term derivative assets	1,872	794
Right-of-use assets	91,766	24,125
Other noncurrent assets	31,563	6,945
Total assets	12,841,568	7,971,399
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	645,214	295,297
Production taxes payable	431,346	258,932
Oil and natural gas revenue distribution payable	745,214	538,343
Derivative liability	126,053	46,334
Asset retirement obligations	25,557	25,557
Lease liability	41,581	13,464
Deferred revenue	4,501	0
Total current liabilities	2,019,466	1,177,927
Long-term liabilities:
Senior notes	3,049,888	393,293
Credit facility	650,000	0
Ad valorem taxes	231,472	412,650
Derivative liability	10,768	17,199
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	458,590	319,618
Asset retirement obligations	304,812	265,469
Lease liability	50,924	11,324
Deferred revenue	45,015	0
Total liabilities	6,820,935	2,597,480
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $.01 par value, 225,000,000 shares authorized, 93,772,363 and 85,120,287 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively	5,004	4,918
Additional paid-in capital	4,955,206	4,211,197
Retained earnings	1,060,423	1,157,804
Total stockholders’ equity	6,020,633	5,373,919
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 12,841,568	$ 7,971,399