Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Successor [Member]
Capitalized Costs, unproved property balance	$ 47,310
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0
Common stock, par value per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	40,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	10,000,001
Common stock, shares outstanding	10,000,001
Treasury stock shares held, at cost	0
Predecessor [Member]
Capitalized Costs, unproved property balance		$ 18,839
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized		5,000,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding		0
Common stock, par value per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized		150,000,000
Common stock, shares issued		44,771,258
Common stock, shares outstanding		44,591,863
Treasury stock shares held, at cost		179,395