Acquisitions and Divestitures - Schedule of Consideration Paid to Acquire Net Assets and Estimated Values of Net Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 18, 2016	Dec. 19, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total shares of Common Stock outstanding following the Exchange				22,273,820		13,819,771
Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired:
Goodwill				$ 17,620		$ 17,532
Lynden Arrangement [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares of Common Stock issued in the Exchange/Arrangement	3,700,279
Closing price of Common Stock	$ 12.35
Total consideration	$ 45,698			$ 45,699
Estimated Fair Value of Liabilities Assumed:
Credit facility	36,597
Current liabilities	1,915
Deferred tax liability	15,157
Asset retirement obligations	250
Total consideration plus liabilities assumed	99,617
Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents	5,263
Current assets	2,018
Amount attributable to assets acquired	81,997
Goodwill	17,620
Lynden Arrangement [Member] | Proved Oil and Gas Properties [Member]
Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired:
Oil and natural gas properties	48,116
Lynden Arrangement [Member] | Unproved Oil and Gas Properties [Member]
Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired:
Oil and natural gas properties	$ 26,600
Earthstone Energy Reverse Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares of Common Stock issued as consideration		1,753,388
Closing price of Common Stock		$ 19.08
Total purchase price		$ 33,455
Estimated Fair Value of Liabilities Assumed:
Credit facility		7,000
Current liabilities		7,631
Deferred tax liability		2,880
Asset retirement obligations		1,035
Amount attributable to liabilities assumed		18,546
Total consideration plus liabilities assumed		52,001
Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents		2,920
Other current assets		3,466
Other non-current assets		746
Amount attributable to assets acquired		34,469
Goodwill		17,532
Earthstone Energy Reverse Acquisition [Member] | Proved Oil and Gas Properties [Member]
Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired:
Oil and natural gas properties		21,813
Earthstone Energy Reverse Acquisition [Member] | Unproved Oil and Gas Properties [Member]
Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired:
Oil and natural gas properties		$ 5,524
2014 Eagle Ford Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares of Common Stock issued as consideration in the Contribution		2,957,288
Closing price of Common Stock		$ 19.08
Total consideration		$ 56,425			$ 56,425
Estimated Fair Value of Liabilities Assumed:
Deferred tax liability		1,547
Asset retirement obligations		173
Amount attributable to liabilities assumed		1,720
Total consideration plus liabilities assumed		58,145
Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired:
Amount attributable to assets acquired		56,598
Goodwill		1,547
2014 Eagle Ford Properties [Member] | Proved Oil and Gas Properties [Member]
Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired:
Oil and natural gas properties		34,745
2014 Eagle Ford Properties [Member] | Unproved Oil and Gas Properties [Member]
Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired:
Oil and natural gas properties		$ 21,853
Other Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration			$ 4,066
Estimated Fair Value of Liabilities Assumed:
Asset retirement obligations			13
Other liabilities			5
Amount attributable to liabilities assumed			18
Total consideration plus liabilities assumed			4,066
Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired:
Amount attributable to assets acquired			4,084
Other Acquisitions [Member] | Proved Oil and Gas Properties [Member]
Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired:
Oil and natural gas properties			588
Other Acquisitions [Member] | Unproved Oil and Gas Properties [Member]
Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired:
Oil and natural gas properties			$ 3,496