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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The number of limited partner units issued.

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The cash inflow from the issuance of common limited partners units during the period.

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The total number of producing oil wells and oil wells capable of production, in which the entity owns a fractional working interest.

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Organization And Business (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Organization And Business (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 05, 2016	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($) item shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Jul. 31, 2016
Units, issued			13,447,749	3,240,813
Proceeds from common units sold \| $			$ 99,196	$ 193
IPO
Units, issued		6,745,107
Proceeds from common units sold \| $		$ 69,700
Private Placement
Units, issued		2,272,727
Proceeds from common units sold \| $		$ 25,000
Over-Allotment Option
Units, issued		194,305
Carnero Gathering LLC, Joint Venture
Gathering and processing agreement term	15 years
Ownership interest (as a percent)	50.00%				50.00%
Sanchez Energy Corporation
Gathering and processing agreement term			15 years
Sanchez Energy Corporation \| Acquisition of Wellbore Interests
Producing wellbores \| item		23
Sanchez Energy Corporation \| Acquisition of Working Interests
Producing wellbores \| item		11