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Borrowers liquidity .

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- Definition

Debt Instrument Covenant EBITDAX to Total Cash Interest Expense

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Debt To EBITDAX Ratio, When Unused Availability Greater Or Equal 75 Percent

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- Definition

Debt Instrument, Covenant, Debt To EBITDAX Ratio, When Unused Availability Less Than 75 Percent

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- Definition

Debt Instrument, Variable Rate, Floor

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- Definition

Line Of Credit Facility, Borrowing Capacity Utilization, Expected Amount

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- Definition

Line Of Credit Facility, Borrowing Capacity Utilization, Expected, Percent

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- Definition

Line of credit facility current borrowing base.

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- Definition

Line Of Credit Facility, Maturity Date Period Minimum For Refinanced Debt After Original Maturity Date

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- Definition

Line Of Credit Facility, Minimum Amount Outstanding Held By Lenders For Borrowing Base Approval, Percent

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- Definition

Line Of Credit Facility, Number Of Additional Borrowing Base Determinations Available

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- Definition

Line Of Credit Facility, Reduction In Borrowing Base As Result Of Sale Of Oil And Gas Assets, Expected

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- Definition

Minimum secured percentage value of Oil and gas properties.

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- Definition

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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- Definition

The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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- Definition

Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Long-Term Debt (Details)	12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Details)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) determination Rate	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Feb. 17, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 19, 2010 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Bank debt									$ 75,000,000
At least secured percentage value of oil and gas properties \| Rate	90.00%
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fees on a sliding scale (as a percent)	0.50%
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fees on a sliding scale (as a percent)	0.375%
Borrower's liquidity (as a percent)	75.00%
Maximum ratio of EBITDAX to cash interest expense \| Rate	100.00%
Federal Funds Effective Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted LIBO rate (as a percent) \| Rate	0.50%
Adjusted London Inter Bank Offer Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted LIBO rate (as a percent) \| Rate	1.00%
10% Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount										$ 200,000,000	$ 150,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	10.00%								10.00%	10.00%
Adjusted interest on notes payable	$ 11,700,000
Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility	300,000,000
Bank debt	0
Letters of credit outstanding, amount	0
Current borrowing base	$ 55,000,000
Borrowing capacity utilization, expected, percent (first quarter of 2016)	25.00%
Borrowing capacity utilization, expected amount (first quarter of 2016)	$ 10,500,000.0
Number of additional borrowing base re-determinations \| determination	2
Minimum amount outstanding held by lenders for borrowing base approval, percent	66.70%
Credit Agreement \| Letters of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility	$ 25,000,000
Period minimum for refinanced debt after original maturity date	180 days
Credit Agreement \| Alternate Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted LIBO rate (as a percent) \| Rate	2.00%
Credit Agreement \| Alternate Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted LIBO rate (as a percent) \| Rate	1.00%
Credit Agreement \| Adjusted London Inter Bank Offer Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate, floor	0.00%
Credit Agreement \| Adjusted London Inter Bank Offer Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted LIBO rate (as a percent) \| Rate	3.00%
Credit Agreement \| Adjusted London Inter Bank Offer Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted LIBO rate (as a percent) \| Rate	2.00%
Scenario, Forecast \| Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt to EBITDAX ratio, when unused availability greater or equal 75 percent			5.75	5.75	5.5	5.0
Debt to EBITDAX ratio, when unused availability less than 75 percent		5	5.25	5.75	5.75	5.75
Subsequent Event \| Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity								$ 42,000,000
Subsequent Event \| Private Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted interest on notes payable							$ 4,500,000
Oklahoma \| Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Reduction in borrowing base as result of sale of oil and gas assets (on or prior to March 31, 2016)	$ 10,000,000