Related Party Activities	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Activities	12. Related Party Activities LEUCADIA On August 2, 2016, Lonestar Resources America, Inc. (“LRAI”) and the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Juneau Energy, LLC, as initial purchaser (“Juneau”),Leucadia National Corporation (“Leucadia”), as guarantor of Juneau’s obligations, the other purchasers party thereto and Jefferies, LLC, in its capacity as the collateral agent for the purchasers, relating to the issuance and sale of (i) up to $49.9 million aggregate principal amount of LRAI’s 12% senior secured second lien notes due 2021 (“Second Lien Notes”) and (ii) five-year warrants to purchase up to an aggregate 998,000 shares of the Company’s Class A voting common stock at a price equal to $5.00 per share (the “Warrants”). During 2016, LRAI issued $25 million in aggregate principal amount of Second Lien Notes and the Company issued Warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of its Class A voting common stock to Juneau. In December 2016, LRAI repaid to Juneau $21 million principal of the Second Lien Notes with proceeds from the 2016 Common Stock Offering. In connection with entering into the Purchase Agreement, the Company also entered into a registration rights agreement and an equity commitment agreement, both dated as of August 2, 2016. Pursuant to the registration rights agreement, the Company has agreed to register for resale certain Class A voting common stock issued or issuable to Juneau and Leucadia, including those issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. Leucadia agreed, pursuant to the equity commitment agreement, to purchase a certain number of Class A voting common stock in case the Company elected to pursue an equity offering prior to December 31, 2016. Pursuant to the equity commitment agreement, Leucadia purchased 3,478,261 shares of Class A voting common stock (costing $20 million) through the 2016 Common Stock Offering, which closed on December 22, 2016. In connection with Leucadia’s equity commitment, the Company paid Leucadia on January 3, 2017 a $1 million fee. In the event Leucadia purchased not less than its commitment amount, the Company agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into arrangements to provide Leucadia with the right to appoint one director to the Board of the Company, provided that such right will terminate at such time as Leucadia and its affiliates own a number of shares of Class A voting common stock equal to less than 50% of the shares purchased by Leucadia and its affiliates in such offering. Leucadia has elected to take an observer position on the board of directors, with no voting rights. EF REALISATION On October 26, 2016, the Company entered into a Board Representation Agreement (the “Board Representation Agreement”) with EF Realisation Company Limited (“EF Realisation”). Under the Board Representation Agreement, for as long as EF Realisation, together with its affiliates, beneficially owns 15% or more of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Class A voting common stock, it has the right to nominate up to, but no more than, two directors to serve on the Board and for as long as EF Realisation, together with its affiliates, beneficially owns at least 10% but less than 15% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Class A voting common stock, it has the right to nominate up to, but no more than, one director to serve on the Board. On October 26, 2016, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with EF Realisation, pursuant to which the Company agreed to register for resale Class A voting common stock indirectly owned by EF Realisation. The Company has agreed to file a registration statement providing for the resale of Class A voting common stock held by EF Realisation no later than the earlier of (i) October 26, 2017, and (ii) 30 days after the date the Company first becomes eligible to file a registration statement on Form S-3. The Company has also granted EF Realisation certain piggyback and demand registration rights. OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Butterfly Flaps, Ltd, a company in which Dr. Christopher Rowland (a director of the Company) owns an interest, has performed consultancy work for the Company since 2013 covering various strategic, tax structuring and investor matters at a cost of approximately $25,000 per quarter. The consulting arrangement terminated effective December 31, 2016. At March 31, 2017 the Company had a payable of $100,000 to Butterfly Flaps, Ltd representing consultancy services provided through December 31, 2016. New Tech Global Ventures, LLC, a company in which Daniel R. Lockwood (a director of the Company) owns a limited partnership interest, has provided field engineering staff and consultancy services for the Company since 2013. The total cost for such services was approximately $232,000 and $229,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

12. Related Party Activities

LEUCADIA

On August 2, 2016, Lonestar Resources America, Inc. (“LRAI”) and the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Juneau Energy, LLC, as initial purchaser (“Juneau”),Leucadia National Corporation (“Leucadia”), as guarantor of Juneau’s obligations, the other purchasers party thereto and Jefferies, LLC, in its capacity as the collateral agent for the purchasers, relating to the issuance and sale of (i) up to $49.9 million aggregate principal amount of LRAI’s 12% senior secured second lien notes due 2021 (“Second Lien Notes”) and (ii) five-year warrants to purchase up to an aggregate 998,000 shares of the Company’s Class A voting common stock at a price equal to $5.00 per share (the “Warrants”). During 2016, LRAI issued $25 million in aggregate principal amount of Second Lien Notes and the Company issued Warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of its Class A voting common stock to Juneau. In December 2016, LRAI repaid to Juneau $21 million principal of the Second Lien Notes with proceeds from the 2016 Common Stock Offering.

In connection with entering into the Purchase Agreement, the Company also entered into a registration rights agreement and an equity commitment agreement, both dated as of August 2, 2016. Pursuant to the registration rights agreement, the Company has agreed to register for resale certain Class A voting common stock issued or issuable to Juneau and Leucadia, including those issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. Leucadia agreed, pursuant to the equity commitment agreement, to purchase a certain number of Class A voting common stock in case the Company elected to pursue an equity offering prior to December 31, 2016. Pursuant to the equity commitment agreement, Leucadia purchased 3,478,261 shares of Class A voting common stock (costing $20 million) through the 2016 Common Stock Offering, which closed on December 22, 2016. In connection with Leucadia’s equity commitment, the Company paid Leucadia on January 3, 2017 a $1 million fee. In the event Leucadia purchased not less than its commitment amount, the Company agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into arrangements to provide Leucadia with the right to appoint one director to the Board of the Company, provided that such right will terminate at such time as Leucadia and its affiliates own a number of shares of Class A voting common stock equal to less than 50% of the shares purchased by Leucadia and its affiliates in such offering. Leucadia has elected to take an observer position on the board of directors, with no voting rights.

EF REALISATION

On October 26, 2016, the Company entered into a Board Representation Agreement (the “Board Representation Agreement”) with EF Realisation Company Limited (“EF Realisation”). Under the Board Representation Agreement, for as long as EF Realisation, together with its affiliates, beneficially owns 15% or more of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Class A voting common stock, it has the right to nominate up to, but no more than, two directors to serve on the Board and for as long as EF Realisation, together with its affiliates, beneficially owns at least 10% but less than 15% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Class A voting common stock, it has the right to nominate up to, but no more than, one director to serve on the Board.

On October 26, 2016, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with EF Realisation, pursuant to which the Company agreed to register for resale Class A voting common stock indirectly owned by EF Realisation. The Company has agreed to file a registration statement providing for the resale of Class A voting common stock held by EF Realisation no later than the earlier of (i) October 26, 2017, and (ii) 30 days after the date the Company first becomes eligible to file a registration statement on Form S-3. The Company has also granted EF Realisation certain piggyback and demand registration rights.

OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Butterfly Flaps, Ltd, a company in which Dr. Christopher Rowland (a director of the Company) owns an interest, has performed consultancy work for the Company since 2013 covering various strategic, tax structuring and investor matters at a cost of approximately $25,000 per quarter. The consulting arrangement terminated effective December 31, 2016. At March 31, 2017 the Company had a payable of $100,000 to Butterfly Flaps, Ltd representing consultancy services provided through December 31, 2016.

New Tech Global Ventures, LLC, a company in which Daniel R. Lockwood (a director of the Company) owns a limited partnership interest, has provided field engineering staff and consultancy services for the Company since 2013. The total cost for such services was approximately $232,000 and $229,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.