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Nature of Business and Presentation - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Nature Of Business And Presentation [Line Items]    
Gain (loss) recorded under reorganization $ 0  
Maturity period of highly liquid investments three months or less  
Allowance for uncollectible amount $ 196,000  
Material credit loss 0  
Impairment of oil and gas properties 33,893,000 $ 28,623,000
Net operating loss carryforward, wrote off 141,700,000  
Liability for material uncertain tax positions $ 0 0
Option vesting period 3 years  
Unproved Oil and Gas Properties    
Nature Of Business And Presentation [Line Items]    
Impairment of oil and gas properties $ 4,800,000 8,900,000
Proven Oil and Gas Properties    
Nature Of Business And Presentation [Line Items]    
Impairment of oil and gas properties $ 29,100,000 $ 19,700,000
Minimum | Other Property and Equipment    
Nature Of Business And Presentation [Line Items]    
Estimated useful lives 3 years  
Maximum | Other Property and Equipment    
Nature Of Business And Presentation [Line Items]    
Estimated useful lives 5 years  
Sales Revenue, Net | Customer Concentration Risk | Trafigura AG    
Nature Of Business And Presentation [Line Items]    
Concentration risk, percentage 18.00% 38.00%
Sales Revenue, Net | Customer Concentration Risk | BP Products North America LLC    
Nature Of Business And Presentation [Line Items]    
Concentration risk, percentage 10.00% 20.00%
Sales Revenue, Net | Customer Concentration Risk | Shell Trading (US) Company    
Nature Of Business And Presentation [Line Items]    
Concentration risk, percentage 40.00% 16.00%
Sales Revenue, Net | Customer Concentration Risk | Texla Energy Management, Inc    
Nature Of Business And Presentation [Line Items]    
Concentration risk, percentage 21.00% 11.00%
Accounts Receivable | Customer Concentration Risk | Trafigura AG    
Nature Of Business And Presentation [Line Items]    
Concentration risk, percentage 30.00% 25.00%
Accounts Receivable | Customer Concentration Risk | Shell Trading (US) Company    
Nature Of Business And Presentation [Line Items]    
Concentration risk, percentage 49.00% 26.00%
Accounts Receivable | Customer Concentration Risk | Texla Energy Management, Inc    
Nature Of Business And Presentation [Line Items]    
Concentration risk, percentage 13.00% 23.00%