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Property and Equipment (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			4 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Property and Equipment (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) wireline_tubing_units drilling_rigs	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) wireline_tubing_units drilling_rigs	May 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Assets held for sale	$ 4,295			$ 4,295			$ 3,447
Asset Impairment Charges				388	$ 17,853	$ 1,378
Capital Expenditures	1,531		$ 8,660	2,243	8,924	36,276
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment	3,829		(17)	4,289	989	2,184
Production Services [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures	358		4,677	448	3,768	17,947
Production Services [Member] \| Wireline Services [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures	$ 45		775	$ 105	1,684	5,198
Wireline Units \| wireline_tubing_units	78			78
Production Services [Member] \| Coiled Tubing Services [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Assets held for sale	$ 3,800			$ 3,800
Asset Impairment Charges		$ 16,400
Capital Expenditures	0		1,756	0	166	4,567
Drilling Services [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures	$ 1,173		3,939	$ 1,795	5,135	17,788
Drilling Rigs \| drilling_rigs	25			25
Drilling Services [Member] \| Domestic Drilling [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures	$ 1,006		2,777	$ 1,490	3,862	14,344
Drilling Services [Member] \| International Drilling [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures	$ 167		$ 1,162	$ 305	$ 1,273	$ 3,444