Acquisitions and Divestitures - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands								2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 10, 2022 USD ($) shares	Apr. 15, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 14, 2022 USD ($) shares	Feb. 15, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 02, 2021 USD ($) shares	Jul. 20, 2021 USD ($) shares	Jan. 07, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) seller	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) seller	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction costs											$ 8,248	$ 4,875	$ 622
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties											49,546	975	414
Gain on sale of oil and gas properties, net											13,900	738	204
Non-core Properties
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties											49,500
Gain on sale of oil and gas properties, net											13,900
Bighorn Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares of Earthstone class A common stock issued (in shares) | shares			5,650,977
Cash consideration			$ 628,200
Chisholm Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments for asset acquisitions, initial payment				$ 314,000
Payments for asset acquisitions, subsequent payment		$ 70,000
Asset acquisition, percentage of voting interest acquired				36.00%
Pro forma revenue										$ 300,000
Pro forma operating expense										$ 131,500
Transaction costs											$ 10,700	1,800
Tracker Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares of Earthstone class A common stock issued (in shares) | shares						4,700,000
Cash consideration						$ 18,800
Payments to acquire assets, net of purchase price adjustments						$ 18,800
Tracker Acquisition | Significant Shareholder
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Asset acquisition, percentage of voting interest acquired						49.00%
Sequel Purchase Agreement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares of Earthstone class A common stock issued (in shares) | shares						1,500,000
Cash consideration						$ 41,400
Foreland Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares of Earthstone class A common stock issued (in shares) | shares					2,611,111
Cash consideration					$ 13,400
BCC Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration					$ 20,500
Class A Common Stock | Titus Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares of Earthstone class A common stock issued (in shares) | shares	3,857,015
Class A Common Stock | Bighorn Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares of Earthstone class A common stock issued (in shares) | shares			5,650,977
Class A Common Stock | Chisholm Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares of Earthstone class A common stock issued (in shares) | shares				19,417,476
Share price | $ / shares				$ 12.85
Class A Common Stock | Tracker Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares of Earthstone class A common stock issued (in shares) | shares						4,700,000
Titus Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred including transcation costs	$ 567,700
IRM Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration							$ 140,507
Transaction costs												$ 4,000	$ 1,000
Total consideration transferred							$ 217,079
IRM Acquisition | Class A Common Stock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition shares price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares							$ 6.02
Eagle Ford Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, number of separate sellers | seller								4	4
Total consideration transferred								$ 45,200	$ 45,200