Oil and Gas Properties - Summary of Oil and Gas Properties (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Oil And Gas Exploration And Production Industries Disclosures [Abstract]
Proved properties and equipment	$ 525,809	$ 584,692
Proved properties and equipment held for sale	79,537
Unproved properties	71,658	70,298
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization	(160,793)	(166,890)
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization, and impairment on properties held for sale	(65,922)
Oil and gas property, net	$ 450,289	$ 488,100

Oil and gas property successful effort method accumulated depreciation depletion and amortization held-for-sale.

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Proved oil and gas property, successful effort method held-for-sale.

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Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of oil and gas property carried under the successful effort method. Oil and gas property include, but not limited to, the entity's wells and related equipment and facilities.

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Oil and gas properties net of accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization, impairment, and abandonment, carried under the successful effort method.

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Oil and Gas properties with proved reserves under the successful effort method.

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Oil and Gas properties with unproved reserves under the successful effort method.

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