Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 22, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Apr. 22, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Discount rate for estimated future net revenues from proved properties					10.00%
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, current		$ 300,000			$ 300,000		$ 100,000
Accounts receivable, gross		13,400,000			13,400,000		14,900,000
Accounts receivable related to joint interest owners		4,500,000			4,500,000		4,900,000
Severance tax receivable		1,500,000			1,500,000		1,200,000
Other receivables		2,700,000			$ 2,700,000		700,000
Percentage of working interest in wells					100.00%
Inventories carried at cost		400,000			$ 400,000		600,000
Prepaid expenses		3,300,000			3,300,000		4,400,000
Treasury Stock, Value		0			$ 0
Minimum [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Estimated useful lives of property					2 years
Maximum [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Estimated useful lives of property					20 years
Predecessor [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Total capitalized internal costs	$ 500,000		$ 3,300,000	$ 2,900,000		$ 7,000,000
Write-down of oil and gas properties	0		260,504,000	77,732,000		763,073,000
Total amount of supervision fees charged to wells	$ 700,000		$ 2,200,000	$ 2,700,000		$ 4,900,000
Capitalized Costs, Proved Properties							5,972,666,000
Capitalized Costs, unproved property balance							18,839,000
Furniture and Fixtures, Gross							44,252,000
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment							5,577,854,000
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net							457,903,000
Accounts Payable, Trade, Current							0
Accrued Liabilities, Current							0
Employee-related Liabilities, Current							0
Asset Retirement Obligation, Current							7,165,000
Taxes Payable, Current							0
Accounts Payable, Other, Current							498,000
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities							7,663,000
Liabilities subject to compromise of the Predecessor Company (LSTC)							984,388,000
Accounts Payable, Other, Current, Before Reclass to Liabilities Subject to Compromise							5,300,000
Accounts Payable, Other, Current, Reclassed to Liabilities Subject to Compromise							4,800,000
Treasury Stock, Value							$ 2,491,000
Successor [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Total capitalized internal costs		1,500,000
Write-down of oil and gas properties		133,496,000
Total amount of supervision fees charged to wells		1,300,000
Capitalized Costs, Proved Properties		510,819,000			$ 510,819,000
Capitalized Costs, unproved property balance		47,603,000			47,603,000
Furniture and Fixtures, Gross		3,701,000			3,701,000
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment		146,830,000			146,830,000
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		415,293,000			415,293,000
Accounts Payable, Trade, Current		13,519,000			13,519,000
Accrued Liabilities, Current		3,441,000			3,441,000
Employee-related Liabilities, Current		2,919,000			2,919,000
Asset Retirement Obligation, Current		5,058,000			5,058,000
Taxes Payable, Current		4,028,000			4,028,000
Accounts Payable, Other, Current		1,039,000			1,039,000
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities		48,696,000			48,696,000
Liabilities subject to compromise of the Predecessor Company (LSTC)		$ 0			$ 0