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Commitments and Contingencies (Details)				3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	Mar. 26, 2018 defendant plaintiff	Apr. 20, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 15, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 well	Dec. 31, 2021 well	Dec. 31, 2020 well	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) well	May 11, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 17, 2017
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Leasehold commitment, minimum number of wells to drill and complete \| well									10
Leasehold commitment, penalty for each deficient well (per well)				$ 250,000
Leasehold commitment, accrual for deficient wells				$ 2,500,000
Forecast
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Leasehold commitment, minimum number of wells to drill and complete \| well						15	10	10
Lacheverjuan Bennett et al. v. Chaparral Energy, L.L.C., et al.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of individual plaintiffs \| plaintiff	27
Number of named defendants including parent \| defendant	23
Number of unnamed defendants \| defendant	25
W.H. Davis Case [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages sought									$ 17,262,000
Amount of bankruptcy claims settled									2,650,000
W.H. Davis Case [Member] \| Class A Common Stock
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Stock issued, bankruptcy settlement (in shares) \| shares				84,347
Pending Litigation \| Naylor Farms Case Putative Class Action
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of leases certified in modified plaintiff class (less than)											60.00%
Pending Litigation \| Naylor Farms Case Putative Class Action \| Low
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages sought				$ 5,000,000
Pending Litigation \| Naylor Farms Case Actual and Putative Action \| Low
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages sought		$ 90,000,000	$ 150,000,000
Letter of Credit
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding				0					$ 0
Proceeds from letters				0	$ 0
Cash payments for interest				0	$ 0
Surety Bond
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding				$ 3,389,000
Subsequent event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cash provided as collateral										$ 500,000