Business Combination - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) provision $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition
Ownership (in percentage)		100.00%
Additional earn-out based on appreciation of Flotek’s share price				$ 1,400,000
Measurement period adjustment				2,276,000
Loss on write-down of assets held for sale			$ 30,200,000	30,178,000	$ 0
Impairment of goodwill	$ 11,700,000			11,706,000	$ 0
Data Analytics
Business Acquisition
Loss on write-down of assets held for sale	12,500,000
Impairment of goodwill	11,700,000
Operating Expense
Business Acquisition
Business acquisition costs		$ 500,000
JP3 Measurement, LLC
Business Acquisition
Ownership (in percentage)		100.00%
Aggregate value of consideration paid		$ 36,600,000
Payments to acquire business		$ 25,000,000.0
Shares issued to acquire business (in shares) | shares		11.5
Common stock with estimated fair value		$ 8,500,000
Excess working capital assumed		1,900,000
Contingent consideration		$ 1,200,000
Number of earn-out provisions (provisions) | provision		2
Additional earn-out based on appreciation of Flotek’s share price		$ 5,000,000.0		$ 2,700,000
First earn out provision threshold (usd per share) | $ / shares		$ 2
Second earn out provision threshold (usd per share) | $ / shares		$ 3
Measurement period adjustment	2,300,000
Escrow deposit	$ 2,500,000