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Net working capital cost incurred for acquisition of proved and unproved oil and gas properties.

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Amount of equity interests of the acquirer, including instruments or interests issued or issuable in consideration for the business combination.

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Cost incurred, including capitalized costs and costs charged to expense, in acquisition of oil and gas properties.

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Costs incurred, including capitalized costs and costs charged to expense, associated with the acquisition of oil and gas properties that have proved reserves.

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Oil and Natural Gas Properties Acquisitions - Schedule of Fair Values of the Assets Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended													3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Nov. 28, 2017	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Feb. 28, 2019	Nov. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Aug. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 30, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proved																			$ 2,288	$ 13,438	$ 96,596
Unproved																			41,643	136,079	383,535
Cash		$ 3,795
Acquisition-related costs																			100	200
2017 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proved											$ 3,120	$ 3,277	$ 5,006	$ 5,135							16,538
Unproved											0	9,984	45,477	34,008							89,469
Net Working Capital											0	0	0	263							263
Total Fair Value											3,120	13,261	50,483	39,406							106,270
Cash											3,120	4,289	4,802	27,380	$ 39,591	$ 3,120	$ 4,802				39,591
Fair Value of Common Units Issued											0	8,972	45,681	12,026							66,679
Acquisition-related costs											0	$ 107	1,481	$ 1,162							2,750
East Texas
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Unproved															2,267	19,946	13,329	$ 21,189			56,731
Cash											$ 15,205		$ 13,329		51,688	15,205	13,329	21,017			51,688	$ 2,137
Fair Value of Common Units Issued															$ 130	$ 4,741	$ 0	$ 172			$ 5,043
Noble Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proved	$ 68,877
Unproved	256,542
Net Working Capital	5,917
Total Fair Value	331,336
Cash	331,336
Acquisition-related costs	$ 247
Permian Basin
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proved		527	$ 24	$ 173															724
Unproved		3,268	0	8,437															11,705
Net Working Capital		0	0	1															1
Total Fair Value		$ 3,795	24	8,611															12,430
Cash			$ 24	$ 8,611															$ 12,430
Permian Basin \| 2018 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proved					$ 1,166	$ 1,176	$ 5,000	$ 4,349	$ 883	$ 984										13,558
Unproved					0	0	34,673	7,944	13,688	21,452										77,757
Net Working Capital					0	0	74	215	8	133										430
Total Fair Value					1,166	1,176	39,747	12,508	14,579	22,569										91,745
Cash					1,166	1,176	26,461	3,764	14,579	22,569										69,715
Fair Value of Common Units Issued					$ 0	$ 0	$ 13,286	$ 8,744	$ 0	$ 0										$ 22,030