Derivative Financial Instruments (Schedule Of Open Oil Derivative Positions) (Details)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024 $ / bbl bbl
NYMEX West Texas Intermediate Price Collars Oil Q1 Q4 2025 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Volume Per Day (Bbls/d) \| bbl	992
Weighted Average Floor Price	70
Weighted Average Ceiling Price	77.4
MidlandSweetQ1Q42026Member
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Volume Per Day (Bbls/d) \| bbl	7,000
Oil Basis Swaps	1.14
Midland Sweet Q1-Q4 2025 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Volume Per Day (Bbls/d) \| bbl	63,000
Oil Basis Swaps	1
NymexWestTexasIntermediatePriceCollarsOilQ2Q42024Member
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Volume Per Day (Bbls/d) \| bbl	71,691
Weighted Average Floor Price	66.95
Weighted Average Ceiling Price	84.59
NymexWestTexasIntermediatePriceSwapsOilQ1Q42025Member
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Volume Per Day (Bbls/d) \| bbl	3,468
Weighted Average Price Swap	72.75
NymexWestTexasIntermediatePriceSwapsOilQ2Q42024Member
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Volume Per Day (Bbls/d) \| bbl	27,451
Weighted Average Price Swap	78.98
MidlandSweetQ2Q42024Member
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Volume Per Day (Bbls/d) \| bbl	67,184
Oil Basis Swaps	1.17
NymexRollQ2Q42024Member
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Volume Per Day (Bbls/d) \| bbl	26,000
Oil Basis Swaps	0.82

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The average cap rate on a group of price risk derivatives such as caps or collars. A payment or receipt is triggered if the market rate exceeds the cap rate on the contract.

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- Definition

The average floor rate on a group of price risk derivatives such as floors or collars. A payment or receipt is triggered if the market rate falls below the floor rate on the contract.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 40
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph (f)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480237/815-40-50-5

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Nominal volume used to calculate payments on a derivative instrument.

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Average fixed price related to the group of price risk swap derivatives.

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