INCOME TAXES - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Net Operating Loss (NOLs) and Tax Credit Carryforwards	$ 117,035	$ 146,039
Share Based Compensation	477	864
Accrued Interest	1,005	1,006
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	2,293	927
Crude Oil and Natural Gas Properties and Other Properties	(434,486)	(278,993)
Interest Carryforwards	68,926	43,328
Derivative Instruments	13,181	8,386
Other	5,337	11,836
Total Net Deferred Tax Liabilities Before Valuation Allowance	(226,232)	(66,607)
Valuation Allowance	(1,806)	(1,881)
Total Net Deferred Tax Liabilities	$ (228,038)	$ (68,488)

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Deferred Tax Assets, Interest Carryforward

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Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities), Other

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Amount of deferred tax asset (liability) attributable to taxable temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment.

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Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences with jurisdictional netting.

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-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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-Publisher FASB
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-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 4
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482525/740-10-45-4

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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards.

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-Topic 740
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from share-based compensation.

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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from accrued liabilities.

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Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary difference from allowance for credit loss on accounts receivable.

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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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