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Revenue interest acquired in a purchase of oil and natural gas properties.

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Sales price per unit of oil and gas produced.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability, including, but not limited to, differences arising upon settlement.

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Acquisition and Divestitures - Narrative (Details)					3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Acquisition and Divestitures - Narrative (Details)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 03, 2021 USD ($) payment	Sep. 18, 2020 $ / Barrel	Mar. 04, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 18, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / Barrel	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / Barrel	Dec. 31, 2020 $ / Barrel
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Average oil price (in usd per barrel) \| $ / Barrel			40.08						93.02	63.86	35.84
Net proceeds from sales of oil and natural gas properties and equipment	$ 18,000,000			$ 40,000,000	$ 938,000			$ 41,322,000	$ 237,000	$ 19,053,000
Gain (loss) on disposition of oil and natural gas properties	$ 0			$ 0
Gross proceeds from land sales						$ 1,400,000	$ 15,200,000
Gain from asset sales and other (in usd per barrel)					$ 3,546,000	800,000	$ 10,300,000	$ 6,723,000	1,232,000	10,609,000
Big Sand Draw and Beaver Creek Fields
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Approximate working interest percentage acquired		100.00%
Approximate net revenue interest percentage acquired		83.00%
Cash consideration for acquisition of oil and natural gas properties		$ 10,906,000
Number of contingent cash payments \| payment		2
Contingent cash payment		$ 4,000,000
Contingent consideration at acquisition date		$ 5,320,000
Fair value of contingent consideration						$ 4,000,000			4,000,000
Increase in contingent consideration									$ 300,000	$ 2,400,000
Big Sand Draw and Beaver Creek Fields \| Minimum
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Average oil price (in usd per barrel) \| $ / Barrel									50