Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 120,897,000	$ 122,376,000
Operating costs:
Operating costs	71,563,000	83,723,000
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	17,511,000	61,617,000
Impairments (Note 3)	0	741,924,000
Loss on abandonment of assets (Note 3)	0	17,554,000
General and administrative	6,289,000	11,553,000
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets	(472,000)	390,000
Total operating expenses	94,891,000	916,761,000
Income (loss) from operations	26,006,000	(794,385,000)
Other income (expense):
Interest, net	(2,706,000)	(13,257,000)
Gain (loss) on derivatives	(22,831,000)	483,000
Reorganization Items	(1,136,000)	0
Other, net	76,000	60,000
Total other income (expense)	(26,597,000)	(12,714,000)
Loss before income taxes	(591,000)	(807,099,000)
Income tax benefit:
Current	0	(917,000)
Deferred	0	(2,508,000)
Total income taxes	0	(3,425,000)
Net loss	(591,000)	(803,674,000)
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	1,346,000	(33,180,000)
Net loss attributable to Unit Corporation	$ (1,937,000)	$ (770,494,000)
Net loss attributable to Unit Corporation per common share (Note 6):
Basic	$ (0.16)	$ (14.50)
Diluted	$ (0.16)	$ (14.50)
Oil and natural gas
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 55,024,000	$ 48,522,000
Operating costs:
Operating costs	19,149,000	30,663,000
Contract drilling
Revenues:
Revenues	15,674,000	36,632,000
Operating costs:
Operating costs	11,871,000	25,449,000
Gas gathering and processing
Revenues:
Revenues	50,199,000	37,222,000
Operating costs:
Operating costs	$ 40,543,000	$ 27,611,000