Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES	INCOME TAXES The Company’s deferred tax assets exceeded its deferred tax liabilities at September 30, 2017 due to the deferred tax assets generated by the full-cost ceiling impairment charges recorded in prior periods. The Company established a valuation allowance against most of the deferred tax assets beginning in the third quarter of 2015 and retained a full valuation allowance at September 30, 2017 due to uncertainties regarding the future realization of its deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance will continue to be recognized until the realization of future deferred tax benefits are more likely than not to be utilized.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

The Company’s deferred tax assets exceeded its deferred tax liabilities at September 30, 2017 due to the deferred tax assets generated by the full-cost ceiling impairment charges recorded in prior periods. The Company established a valuation allowance against most of the deferred tax assets beginning in the third quarter of 2015 and retained a full valuation allowance at September 30, 2017 due to uncertainties regarding the future realization of its deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance will continue to be recognized until the realization of future deferred tax benefits are more likely than not to be utilized.