Risk Management and Derivative Instruments - Open Commodity Positions (Detail)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021 MMBTU $ / MMBTU $ / bbl bbl
Natural Gas Derivative Contracts Fixed Price Swap 2022 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Average monthly volume (MMBtu) \| MMBTU	590,000
Weighted-average fixed price \| $ / MMBTU	2.48
Natural Gas Derivative Two Way Collars Contracts 2022 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Average monthly volume (MMBtu) \| MMBTU	595,000
Weighted-average floor price	2.37
Weighted-average ceiling price	3.09
Natural Gas P E P L Basis Swaps Two Thousand Twenty Two
Derivative [Line Items]
Average monthly volume (MMBtu) \| MMBTU	0
Weighted-average spread \| $ / MMBTU	0
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Fixed Price Swap 2022 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Average monthly volume (Bbls) \| bbl	85,000
Weighted-average fixed price	54.81
Crude Oil Derivative Two Way Collars Contracts 2022 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Average monthly volume (Bbls) \| bbl	7,500
Weighted-average floor price	55.00
Weighted-average ceiling price	60.25
Crude Oil Derivative Three Way Collars Contracts 2022 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Average monthly volume (Bbls) \| bbl	76,000
Weighted-average floor price	40.00
Weighted-average ceiling price	53.18
Weighted-average sub-floor price	31.32
NGL Derivative Contracts Fixed Price Swap 2022 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Average monthly volume (Bbls) \| bbl	0
Weighted-average fixed price	0
Natural Gas Derivative Contracts Fixed Price Swap Remaining 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Average monthly volume (MMBtu) \| MMBTU	981,667
Weighted-average fixed price \| $ / MMBTU	2.49
Natural Gas Derivative Two Way Collars Contracts Remaining 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Average monthly volume (MMBtu) \| MMBTU	851,667
Weighted-average floor price	2.06
Weighted-average ceiling price	3.29
Natural Gas PEPL Basis Swaps Remaining Remaining 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Average monthly volume (MMBtu) \| MMBTU	500,000
Weighted-average spread \| $ / MMBTU	(0.40)
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Fixed Price Swap Remaining 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Average monthly volume (Bbls) \| bbl	197,500
Weighted-average fixed price	48.12
Crude Oil Derivative Two Way Collars Contracts Remaining Two Thousand Twenty One
Derivative [Line Items]
Average monthly volume (Bbls) \| bbl	0
Weighted-average floor price	0
Weighted-average ceiling price	0
Crude Oil Derivative Three Way Collars Contracts Remaining 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Average monthly volume (Bbls) \| bbl	52,500
Weighted-average floor price	40.00
Weighted-average ceiling price	50.50
Weighted-average sub-floor price	30.00
NGL Derivative Contracts Fixed Price Swap Remaining 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Average monthly volume (Bbls) \| bbl	20,300
Weighted-average fixed price	23.74

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Derivative weighted average fixed price.

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Derivative weighted average spread.

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The cap rate on a price risk derivative such as a cap or collar. A payment or receipt is triggered if the market rate exceeds the cap rate on the contract.

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Floor rate on a price risk derivative such as a floor or a collar. A payment or receipt is triggered if the market rate falls below the floor rate on the contract.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Nominal energy measure used to calculate payments on a derivative instrument.

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Nominal volume used to calculate payments on a derivative instrument.

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