Industry Segment Information (Industry Segment Information) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reporting segments | segment							3
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 120,282			$ 163,248			$ 443,201	$ 418,202
Operating costs:
Operating costs	47,058			99,188			212,540	244,494
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	3,521			15,294			20,452	49,169
Total expenses	50,579			114,482			232,992	293,663
General and administrative	5,601			5,126			19,548	18,046
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets	(2,158)			(4,031)			(6,399)	(6,213)
Loss from operations	66,260			47,671			197,060	112,706
Gain (loss) on derivatives	(12,381)			(39,742)			(73,848)	(104,973)
Loss on change in fair value of warrants	0			(9,054)			(29,323)	(12,628)
Reorganization Items	(48)			(971)			(90)	(3,959)
Interest, net	(37)			(702)			(408)	(3,895)
Other	2,024			(7)			2,956	(762)
Net loss	55,818	$ 80,093	$ (52,705)	(2,805)	$ (10,115)	$ (591)	83,206	(13,511)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Total	55,818			(2,805)			83,206	(13,511)
Impairments							0	0
Gain (loss) on disposition of business	0						(13,141)	0
Loss on abandonment of assets								0
Intersegment Eliminations
Revenues:
Revenues	0			(14,134)			(11,281)	(33,648)
Operating costs:
Operating costs	0			(15,014)			(11,892)	(36,288)
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	0			0			0	0
Total expenses	0			(15,014)			(11,892)	(36,288)
General and administrative	0			880			611	2,640
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets	0			0			0	0
Loss from operations	0			0			0	0
Gain (loss) on derivatives	0			0			0	0
Loss on change in fair value of warrants	0			0			0	0
Reorganization Items	0			0			0	0
Interest, net	0			0			0	0
Other	0			0			0	0
Net loss	0			0			0	0
Impairments							0	0
Gain (loss) on disposition of business							0
Loss on abandonment of assets								0
Contract Drilling | Operating Segments
Revenues:
Revenues	80,026			66,202			268,504	181,003
Operating costs:
Operating costs	21,235			22,022			72,838	58,365
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	1,840			5,311			9,915	19,442
Total expenses	23,075			27,333			82,753	77,807
General and administrative	0			0			0	0
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets	335			(14)			257	(101)
Loss from operations	56,616			38,883			185,494	103,297
Gain (loss) on derivatives	0			0			0	0
Loss on change in fair value of warrants	0			0			0	0
Reorganization Items	0			0			0	0
Interest, net	0			0			0	0
Other	18			51			738	140
Net loss	56,634			38,934			186,232	103,437
Impairments							0	0
Gain (loss) on disposition of business							0
Loss on abandonment of assets								0
Contract Drilling
Operating costs:
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets	(2,500)			(3,100)			(6,700)	(5,200)
Contract Drilling | Operating Segments
Revenues:
Revenues	40,256			19,158			102,780	52,893
Operating costs:
Operating costs	25,823			15,357			77,823	41,308
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	1,590			1,576			4,682	4,721
Total expenses	27,413			16,933			82,505	46,029
General and administrative	0			0			0	0
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets	(2,528)			(3,091)			(6,693)	(5,237)
Loss from operations	15,371			5,316			26,968	12,101
Gain (loss) on derivatives	0			0			0	0
Loss on change in fair value of warrants	0			0			0	0
Reorganization Items	0			0			0	0
Interest, net	0			0			0	0
Other	12			(34)			40	(17)
Net loss	15,383			5,282			27,008	12,084
Impairments							0	0
Gain (loss) on disposition of business							0
Loss on abandonment of assets								0
Mid-Stream | Operating Segments
Revenues:
Revenues	0			92,022			83,198	217,954
Operating costs:
Operating costs	0			76,823			73,771	181,109
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	0			8,143			5,614	24,238
Total expenses	0			84,966			79,385	205,347
General and administrative	0			0			0	0
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets	0			0			0	75
Loss from operations	0			7,056			3,813	12,532
Gain (loss) on derivatives	0			0			0	0
Loss on change in fair value of warrants	0			0			0	0
Reorganization Items	0			0			0	0
Interest, net	0			(250)			(179)	(666)
Other	0			(24)			17	(863)
Net loss	0			6,782			3,651	11,003
Impairments							0	0
Gain (loss) on disposition of business							0
Loss on abandonment of assets								0
Corporate and Other | Corporate, Non-Segment
Revenues:
Revenues	0			0			0	0
Operating costs:
Operating costs	0			0			0	0
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	91			264			241	768
Total expenses	91			264			241	768
General and administrative	5,601			4,246			18,937	15,406
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets	35			(926)			37	(950)
Loss from operations	(5,727)			(3,584)			(19,215)	(15,224)
Gain (loss) on derivatives	(12,381)			(39,742)			(73,848)	(104,973)
Loss on change in fair value of warrants	0			(9,054)			(29,323)	(12,628)
Reorganization Items	(48)			(971)			(90)	(3,959)
Interest, net	(37)			(452)			(229)	(3,229)
Other	1,994			0			2,161	(22)
Net loss	(16,199)			(53,803)			(133,685)	(140,035)
Impairments							0	0
Gain (loss) on disposition of business							(13,141)
Loss on abandonment of assets								0
Oil and natural gas
Revenues:
Revenues	80,026			52,880			257,748	149,874
Operating costs:
Operating costs	21,235			21,210			72,329	55,846
Oil and natural gas | Intersegment Eliminations
Revenues:
Revenues	0			(13,322)			(10,756)	(31,129)
Operating costs:
Operating costs	0			(812)			(509)	(2,519)
Oil and natural gas | Contract Drilling | Operating Segments
Revenues:
Revenues	80,026			66,202			268,504	181,003
Operating costs:
Operating costs	21,235			22,022			72,838	58,365
Oil and natural gas | Contract Drilling | Operating Segments
Revenues:
Revenues	0			0			0	0
Operating costs:
Operating costs	0			0			0	0
Oil and natural gas | Mid-Stream | Operating Segments
Revenues:
Revenues	0			0			0	0
Operating costs:
Operating costs	0			0			0	0
Oil and natural gas | Corporate and Other | Corporate, Non-Segment
Revenues:
Revenues	0			0			0	0
Operating costs:
Operating costs	0			0			0	0
Contract drilling
Revenues:
Revenues	40,256			19,158			102,780	52,893
Operating costs:
Operating costs	25,823			15,357			77,823	41,308
Contract drilling | Intersegment Eliminations
Revenues:
Revenues	0			0				0
Operating costs:
Operating costs	0			0			0	0
Contract drilling | Contract Drilling | Operating Segments
Revenues:
Revenues	0			0			0	0
Operating costs:
Operating costs	0			0			0	0
Contract drilling | Contract Drilling | Operating Segments
Revenues:
Revenues	40,256			19,158			102,780	52,893
Operating costs:
Operating costs	25,823			15,357			77,823	41,308
Contract drilling | Mid-Stream | Operating Segments
Revenues:
Revenues	0			0			0	0
Operating costs:
Operating costs	0			0			0	0
Contract drilling | Corporate and Other | Corporate, Non-Segment
Revenues:
Revenues	0			0			0	0
Operating costs:
Operating costs	0			0			0	0
Gas gathering and processing
Revenues:
Revenues	0			91,210			82,673	215,435
Operating costs:
Operating costs	$ 0			62,621			62,388	147,340
Gas gathering and processing | Intersegment Eliminations
Revenues:
Revenues				(812)			(525)	(2,519)
Operating costs:
Operating costs				(14,202)			(11,383)	(33,769)
Gas gathering and processing | Contract Drilling | Operating Segments
Revenues:
Revenues				0			0	0
Operating costs:
Operating costs				0			0	0
Gas gathering and processing | Contract Drilling | Operating Segments
Revenues:
Revenues				0				0
Operating costs:
Operating costs				0			0	0
Gas gathering and processing | Mid-Stream | Operating Segments
Revenues:
Revenues				92,022			83,198	217,954
Operating costs:
Operating costs				76,823			73,771	181,109
Gas gathering and processing | Corporate and Other | Corporate, Non-Segment
Revenues:
Revenues				0			0	0
Operating costs:
Operating costs				$ 0			$ 0	$ 0