Asset Acquisition, Ownership Interest, In Wells Operated By Others, Gross, Percent

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Asset Acquisition, Ownership Interest, In Wells Operated By Others, Percent

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Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Working Interests In Wells Drilled And Completed, Actual

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Number of producing oil wells and oil wells capable of production representing summation of fractional ownership working interest to whole.

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Oil and Natural Gas Properties - Pivotal Farmout (Details) - Farmout Agreement $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 21, 2017 well	Nov. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2020 well	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) well	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Angelina County, Texas
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Exploratory wells, expected to be drilled				37
Pivotal \| San Augustine County, Texas
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Exploratory wells, expected to be drilled	80		4
Number of wells				68
Exploratory wells, expected to be drilled per year			15
Asset acquisition, ownership interest, in wells operated by others, percent		100.00%
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date, actual \| $				$ 119.2
Pivotal \| San Augustine County, Texas \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Asset acquisition, ownership interest, in wells operated by others, gross, percent		12.50%
Pivotal \| San Augustine County, Texas \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Asset acquisition, ownership interest, in wells operated by others, gross, percent		25.00%
Second Pivotal Farmout \| San Augustine County, Texas
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of wells				2
Canaan Resource Partners \| Angelina County, Texas
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date, actual \| $				$ 90.2
Canaan Resource Partners \| Angelina County, Texas \| Commodity derivative liabilities
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Working interests in wells drilled and completed, actual \| $				$ 0.1	$ 1.7