Industry Segments Additional Details (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments	2
Revenues	$ 77,324	$ 132,704
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	(11,775)	3,713
General and administrative expense	20,012	20,348
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	8,951	9,552
Interest expense, net	4,404	5,292
Warrants fair value adjustment	323	(337)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	5,095	(22)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(11,943)	2,992
Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	46,522	75,237
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	9,010	19,396
Water & Flowback Services [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	30,802	57,467
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	(5,480)	(2,244)
Interdivision Eliminations [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	3	5
Corporate Overhead [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	(15,308)	(13,444)
General and administrative expense	13,020	8,081
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	169	197
Interest expense, net	5,064	5,455
Warrants fair value adjustment	323	(338)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	3,268	(49)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(15,308)	(13,444)
Product sales
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	45,032	70,215
Product sales | Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	45,019	70,190
Product sales | Water & Flowback Services [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	13	25
Services
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	32,292	62,489
Services | Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	1,503	5,047
Services | Water & Flowback Services [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 30,789	$ 57,442