Oil and gas commitments and contracts term.

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Oil and natural gas properties.

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The noncash expense charged against earnings to recognize the consumption of oil and gas reserves that are part of an entities' assets.

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The expense recorded to reduce the value of oil and gas assets consisting of proved properties and unproved properties as the estimate of future successful production from these properties is reduced.

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Accumulated impairment of oil and gas property carried under the successful effort method.

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Oil and Natural Gas Properties - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Oil And Natural Gas Properties [Line Items]
Impairment expense	$ 2,000,000	$ 2,100,000	$ 42,800,000	$ 0		$ 0
Accumulated impairments to proved and unproved oil and natural gas properties	$ 168,000,000			168,000,000	$ 168,000,000
Proved Oil and Natural Gas Properties
Oil And Natural Gas Properties [Line Items]
Depletion expenses				$ 105,700,000	95,900,000	$ 68,500,000
Impairment expense					25,300,000
Unproved Oil and Gas Properties
Oil And Natural Gas Properties [Line Items]
Impairment expense					8,400,000
Unproved Oil and Gas Properties \| Minimum
Oil And Natural Gas Properties [Line Items]
Unproved oil and gas lease term				3 years
Unproved Oil and Gas Properties \| Maximum
Oil And Natural Gas Properties [Line Items]
Unproved oil and gas lease term				5 years
Unproved Oil and Gas Properties \| Eagle Ford Trend Properties
Oil And Natural Gas Properties [Line Items]
Impairment expense					$ 13,200,000