CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 48,560	$ 45,403
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	30,959	21,718
Deferred income taxes	0	(15,439)
(Gain) loss on derivative contracts	(5,936)	(1,866)
Settlement gains (losses) on derivative contracts	3,980	199
Stock-based compensation	2,058	1,779
Other	219	118
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	(11,390)	(3,972)
Net cash provided by operating activities	68,450	47,940
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(41,361)	(13,572)
Acquisition of assets	(7,790)	(125,950)
Purchase of other property and equipment	(562)	(1)
Sales tax refund on completion costs	2,800	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	785	861
Net cash used in investing activities	(46,128)	(138,662)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Dividends paid to stockholders	(12,014)	(68,222)
Reduction of financing lease liability	(586)	(563)
Repurchases of common stock	(6,403)	0
Tax withholdings paid in exchange for shares withheld on employee vested stock awards	(243)	(356)
Net cash used in financing activities	(19,246)	(69,141)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS and RESTRICTED CASH	3,076	(159,863)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS and RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of year	99,511	253,944
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS and RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	102,587	94,081
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	(228)	(92)
Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities
Capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment in accounts payable and accrued expenses	10,456	661
Non-cash acquisition purchase price adjustments	241	6,852
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for financing lease obligations	229	230
Inventory material transfers to oil and natural gas properties	3	141
Asset retirement obligation capitalized	40	51
Asset retirement obligation removed due to divestiture	(288)	0
Change in accrued excise tax on repurchases of common stock	(52)	0
Change in dividends payable	$ 12	$ 42