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Period of development plan under revision of previous estimates in oil and gas properties, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period of development schedule under extensions, discoveries and other additions in oil and gas properties, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period of development schedule under revision of previous estimates in oil and gas properties, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Percentage of reductions due to transfer of proved undeveloped reserves under revision of previous estimates in oil and gas properties.

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Energy measure of partially offset due to positive revisions under revision of previous estimates in oil and gas properties.

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Energy measure of transfers of proved undeveloped reserves under revision of previous estimates in oil and gas properties.

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Amount of transfers of proved undeveloped reserves under revision of previous estimates in oil and gas properties.

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Energy measure of increase (decrease) in quantity of proved reserve of oil and gas related to revision of a previous estimate resulting from new information, except for an increase in proved acreage, or change in economic factors, stated in a unit of energy. For example, but not limited to, barrel of oil equivalents (BOE) or one thousand cubic feet of natural gas equivalent (Mcfe).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 932
-SubTopic 235
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
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Energy measure of decrease in quantity of proved reserve of oil and gas resulting from sale of mineral in place, stated in a unit of energy. For example, but not limited to, barrel of oil equivalents (BOE) or one thousand cubic feet of natural gas equivalent (Mcfe).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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