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Common Stock Stocked Based Compensation Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	May 31, 2020	May 31, 2018
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share based compensation expense	$ 23,023	$ 22,200	$ 23,837
Stock-based Compensation - G&A
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share based compensation expense	21,830	21,182	22,754
Stock-based Compensation - LOE
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share based compensation expense	$ 1,193	$ 1,018	$ 1,083
2018 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized				7,050,000	1,800,000
Common stock shares remain avaliable for issuance	4,177,611
2010 Long-Term Equity Compensation Plan [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Common stock shares remain avaliable for issuance	314,413
Minimum [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Performance Shares Payout Range	0.00%
Maximum [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Performance Shares Payout Range	250.00%
Restricted Stock [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Terms of Award	three-year