OIL AND NATURAL GAS PROPERTIES - Farmout Agreements (Details)	1 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	May 31, 2021 well	Nov. 30, 2020	May 31, 2020 well	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) a well	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 well	Dec. 31, 2020 well
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Partnership agreement term (in years)		10 years
Impairment of oil and natural gas properties | $					$ 0	$ 0
TEXAS | Asset Exchange
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Net acres | a					8,000
MISSISSIPPI | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Net acres | a					51,000
Aethon Energy
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Exploratory wells, expected to be drilled per year							4	3
Maximum consecutive months suspension	9 months
Total suspension months, maximum	18 months
Suspension period, maximum	48 months
Farmout Agreement | Aethon Energy | San Augustine County, Texas
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Net acres | a					25,000
Farmout Agreement | Aethon Energy | Angelina County, Texas
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Exploratory wells, expected to be drilled per year				15
Farmout Agreement | Pivotal | Angelina County, Texas
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Exploratory wells, expected to be drilled per year				10
Farmout Agreement | Second Pivotal Farmout | Angelina County, Texas
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
% of Partnership's Working Interest			100.00%
Farmout Agreement | Second Pivotal Farmout | Angelina County, Texas | Minimum
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Asset acquisition, ownership interest, in wells operated by others, gross, percent			12.50%
Farmout Agreement | Second Pivotal Farmout | Angelina County, Texas | Maximum
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Asset acquisition, ownership interest, in wells operated by others, gross, percent			25.00%
Original San Augustine JEA | Aethon Energy | San Augustine County, Texas
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Exploratory wells, expected to be drilled per year		10
Exploratory wells, expected to be drilled		5
Original San Augustine JEA | Aethon Energy | San Augustine County, Texas | Minimum
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Exploratory wells, expected to be drilled per year		12
Amended San Augustine JEA | Aethon Energy | San Augustine County, Texas | Minimum
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Exploratory wells, expected to be drilled per year		12
Exploratory wells, expected to be drilled		9
Oil, productive well, number of wells, net					3
Original Angelina JEA | Aethon Energy | Angelina County, Texas
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Exploratory wells, expected to be drilled				4
Amended Angelina JEA | Aethon Energy | Angelina County, Texas
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Exploratory wells, expected to be drilled fourth program year				15	4