RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS [Abstract]
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	NOTE 14. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Prior to emergence from bankruptcy, the Predecessor’s general partner was EV Energy GP, and the general partner of its general partner was EV Management. EV Management is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EnerVest. EnerVest and its affiliates also had a significant interest in the Partnership through their 71.25% ownership of EV Energy GP which, in turn, owned a 2% general partner interest in the Partnership and all of its incentive distribution rights. In addition, the Predecessor’s board of directors included directors who were also executives of EnerVest. As a result, EnerVest was considered a related party to the Predecessor. As a result of the Restructuring, EnerVest is no longer a related party to the Company. Pursuant to a prior services agreement, the Predecessor paid EnerVest $2.9 million and $7.2 million for general and administrative services provided during the two and five months ended May 31, 2018, respectively. These fees were based on an allocation of charges between EnerVest and EVEP based on the estimated use of such services by each party, and the Partnership believed that the allocation method employed by EnerVest was reasonable and reflective of the estimated level of costs the Partnership would have incurred on a standalone basis. These fees are included in “General and administrative expenses” in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Partnership entered into operating agreements whereby a wholly-owned subsidiary of EnerVest and its affiliates acted as contract operator of the oil and natural gas wells and related gathering systems and production facilities in which EVEP owned an interest. The Predecessor reimbursed EnerVest approximately $3.3 million and $8.4 million in the two and five months ended May 31, 2018, respectively, for direct expenses incurred in the operation of its wells and related gathering systems and production facilities and for the allocable share of the costs of EnerVest employees who performed services on its properties. These costs are included in “Lease operating expenses” in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

NOTE 14. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Prior to emergence from bankruptcy, the Predecessor’s general partner was EV Energy GP, and the general partner of its general partner was EV Management. EV Management is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EnerVest. EnerVest and its affiliates also had a significant interest in the Partnership through their 71.25% ownership of EV Energy GP which, in turn, owned a 2% general partner interest in the Partnership and all of its incentive distribution rights. In addition, the Predecessor’s board of directors included directors who were also executives of EnerVest. As a result, EnerVest was considered a related party to the Predecessor. As a result of the Restructuring, EnerVest is no longer a related party to the Company.

Pursuant to a prior services agreement, the Predecessor paid EnerVest $2.9 million and $7.2 million for general and administrative services provided during the two and five months ended May 31, 2018, respectively. These fees were based on an allocation of charges between EnerVest and EVEP based on the estimated use of such services by each party, and the Partnership believed that the allocation method employed by EnerVest was reasonable and reflective of the estimated level of costs the Partnership would have incurred on a standalone basis. These fees are included in “General and administrative expenses” in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The Partnership entered into operating agreements whereby a wholly-owned subsidiary of EnerVest and its affiliates acted as contract operator of the oil and natural gas wells and related gathering systems and production facilities in which EVEP owned an interest. The Predecessor reimbursed EnerVest approximately $3.3 million and $8.4 million in the two and five months ended May 31, 2018, respectively, for direct expenses incurred in the operation of its wells and related gathering systems and production facilities and for the allocable share of the costs of EnerVest employees who performed services on its properties. These costs are included in “Lease operating expenses” in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.