Revenue from Contracts with Customers Disaggregation of Revenue - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	$ 199,381	$ 159,409
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation	6,649
Remaining credits expected to be issued	600		$ 2,800
Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	53,104	56,228
Water & Flowback Services [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	61,075	38,179
Compression Division [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	85,422	65,559
Interdivision Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	(220)	(557)
UNITED STATES
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	151,929	122,909
UNITED STATES | Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	27,909	40,802
UNITED STATES | Water & Flowback Services [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	47,038	24,140
UNITED STATES | Compression Division [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	76,980	57,968
UNITED STATES | Interdivision Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	2	(1)
Non-US [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	47,452	36,500
Non-US [Member] | Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	25,195	15,426
Non-US [Member] | Water & Flowback Services [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	14,037	14,039
Non-US [Member] | Compression Division [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	8,442	7,591
Non-US [Member] | Interdivision Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	$ (222)	$ (556)