CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS PROPERTIES - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				5 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 16, 2021 USD ($) well	Aug. 02, 2021 USD ($) well	Apr. 01, 2021 USD ($) well $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) a	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) a	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) a	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) a	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Future cash outflow to pay for purchases of fixed assets that have occurred						$ 111,897	$ 88,564	$ 161,743
Payments to acquire producing properties						37,900
Common stock, equity interest issued (in shares) | shares			3,200,000
Common stock, equity interest issued and issuable, exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 14.00
Asset retirement obligation				$ 28,012	$ 28,012	$ 28,012	$ 19,181	$ 17,299
Area of unproven leasehold interests | a				29,835	29,835	29,835	16,464
Anticipated future period over which excluded costs will become subject to depletion						5 years
Reliance
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire producing properties			$ 110,052
Number of net PDP wells acquired | well			95.3
Number of proved developed nonproducing wells acquired, net | well			24.9
Net acres acquired | well			61,712
Consideration transferred			$ 140,564
Common stock, equity interest issued (in shares) | shares			3,250,000
Common stock, equity interest issued and issuable, exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 14.00
Issuance of warrants			$ 30,512
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date					$ 52,800
Income from operations since acquisition					$ 25,000
Transaction costs			6,200
Asset retirement obligation			$ 6,549
CM Resources Acquisition
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire producing properties		$ 101,691
Number of net PDP wells acquired | well		6.5
Number of proved developed nonproducing wells acquired, net | well		3.0
Net acres acquired | well		2,285
Consideration transferred	$ 150,500	$ 101,691
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date				$ 32,500
Income from operations since acquisition				$ 22,100
Asset retirement obligation		$ 179
Comstock Acquisition
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of net PDP wells acquired | well	65.9
Allocation to proved properties	100.00%
Asset retirement obligation	$ 1,700
Independent Transactions
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred							$ 21,600