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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)		9 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)	Oct. 17, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 17, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 19, 2010 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 280,295,000					$ 350,000,000
Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Period used in determining EBITDAX to cash interest expense		12 months
10% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2017 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 22,650,000					$ 350,000,000	$ 200,000,000	$ 150,000,000
Interest rate of Senior Notes		10.00%					10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Deferred finance costs, net		$ (112,000)					$ (2,992,000)
Long-term debt		22,538,000				$ 135,600,000
10% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 14,177,000					0
Interest rate of Senior Notes		10.00%
Deferred finance costs, net		$ (109,000)					0
Long-term debt		15,286,000					0
Scenario, Forecast \| Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current ratio					1.0
Long-term Debt \| Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 \| 10% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2017 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred finance costs, net		(100,000)					$ (3,000,000)
Long-term Debt \| Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 \| 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred finance costs, net		$ (109,000)
Term Loan \| Scenario, Forecast \| Loan Agreement \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenant compliance, ratio of present value of estimated future net revenues to sum of outstanding term loans and commitments			2	1.7	1.7
Term Loan \| Subsequent Event \| Loan Agreement \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing availability period	3 years
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 50,000,000
Interest rate of Senior Notes	10.00%
Long-term debt	$ 10,000,000
First priority lien as percent of total value of oil and gas properties	90.00%
Covenant compliance, present value of estimated future net revenues, discount percent	10.00%