Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 32,316	$ 44,552
Operating expenses:
Lease operating expenses	15,254	16,667
Gathering, transportation, and treating	557	573
Production taxes	2,107	3,010
Depreciation, depletion, accretion, and amortization	11,235	9,607
Impairment of oil and natural gas properties	26,680	0
General and administrative expenses	11,523	11,157
Total operating expenses	67,356	41,014
Operating income (loss)	(35,040)	3,538
Other income (expense):
Commodity derivative gain (loss), net	2,882	(5,682)
Interest (expense), net	(1,114)	(544)
Other income (expense), net	25	(168)
Total other income (expense)	1,793	(6,394)
Net income (loss) before income taxes	(33,247)	(2,856)
Income tax (expense) benefit	891	1,893
Net income (loss)	$ (32,356)	$ (963)
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	25,322,382	24,668,219
Basic and diluted loss per share (in dollars per share)	$ (1.28)	$ (0.04)
Oil Sales[Member]
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 28,352	$ 36,293
Natural Gas, Midstream [Member]
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 3,964	$ 8,259