Contract Termination and Rig Stacking	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Contract Termination and Rig Stacking
Contract Termination and Rig Stacking	(15) Contract Termination and Rig Stacking During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company incurred less than $1 million and $14 million, respectively, of costs for the delay or cancelation of drilling and completion contracts with third-party contractors.

The entire disclosure of contract termination and rig stacking.

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