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Debt - Additional information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions				12 Months Ended
	Jan. 15, 2023	Jan. 13, 2021	Jun. 15, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 21, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Aug. 02, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jan. 14, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt				$ (13,225)	$ 1,662	$ 0
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity				950,000
Debt Instruments				1,031,060	993,314
Debt instrument, repurchase amount				356,803	$ 5,364	$ 10,567
Carbon Capture And Sequestration[ Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Provision to facilitate investments				$ 50,000
11.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes - due April 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage		102.75%
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage			11.00%
Debt instrument, repurchase amount			$ 37,200
7.50% Senior Notes – due May 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date				May 31, 2022	May 31, 2022
Debt instrument frequency of periodic payment				semi-annually
Debt instrument payment terms				semi-annually each May 31 and November 30
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage				7.50%	7.50%
Debt instrument redemption, description				The 7.50% Notes mature May 31, 2022 and have interest payable semi-annually each May 31 and November 30. The Company may redeem all or a portion of the 7.50% Notes at redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) equal to: (i) 105.625% for the twelve-month period beginning on May 31, 2021 and (ii) 100% beginning May 31, 2022, in each case, plus accrued and unpaid interest at the redemption date.
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 6,100
Bank Credit Facility - matures November 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 950,000				$ 960,000
Bank credit facility, description				The borrowing base is redetermined by the lenders at least semi-annually during the second quarter and fourth quarter each year. On June 22, 2021, the Company entered into a Borrowing Base Redetermination Agreement and Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Sixth Amendment”). The Sixth Amendment, among other things, (i) extended the maturity date of the Bank Credit Facility from May 10, 2022 to November 12, 2024
Line of Credit Facility, Commitments				$ 791,300					$ 730,000	$ 655,000
Weighted average interest rate				3.50%
Bank Credit Facility - matures November 2024 \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitments				$ 150,000
Bank Credit Facility - matures November 2024 \| London Interbank Offered Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				1.00%
Bank Credit Facility - matures November 2024 \| Base Rate Federal Funds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				0.50%
Bank Credit Facility - matures November 2024 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenant to EBITDAX				3.00%
Debt covenant current ratio				1.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Commitments							$ 730,000
Bank Credit Facility - matures November 2024 \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				1.00%
Bank Credit Facility - matures November 2024 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitments							$ 791,300
Bank Credit Facility - matures November 2024 \| Maximum \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitments				$ 200,000
Senior Notes \| 11.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes - due April 2022
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Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage		11.00%		11.00%	11.00%
Debt instrument, shares issued in conversion for repurchased and retired notes			3.1
Debt Instruments		$ 347,300
Debt instrument, repurchase amount					$ 6,400
Senior Notes \| 11.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes - due April 2022 \| Other Income (Expense)
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Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt				$ (13,200)	$ 1,700
Senior Notes \| 7.50% Senior Notes – due May 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date				May 31, 2022	May 31, 2022
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage				7.50%	7.50%
Debt Instruments				$ 6,060	$ 6,060
Senior Notes \| 12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes - due January 2026
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Debt instrument maturity date				Jan. 15, 2026
Debt instrument frequency of periodic payment				semi-annually
Debt instrument payment terms				semi-annually each January 15 and July 15
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage				12.00%							12.00%
Debt instrument redemption, description				At any time prior to January 15, 2023, the Company may redeem up to 40% of the principal amount of the 12.00% Notes at a redemption rate of 112.00% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. At any time prior to January 15, 2023, the Company may also redeem some or all of the 12.00% Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 12.00% Notes, plus a “make-whole premium,” together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption. Thereafter, the Company may redeem all or a portion of the 12.00% Notes in whole at any time or in part from time to time at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) plus accrued and unpaid interest if redeemed during the period commencing on January 15 of the years set forth below:
Debt Instruments				$ 650,000
Senior Notes \| 12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes - due January 2026 \| Forecast
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Maximum percentage of principal amount option to redeem	40.00%
Line of Credit [Member]
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Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Capacity, Description				The Bank Credit Facility provides for determination of the borrowing base based on the Company’s proved producing reserves and a portion of the Company's proved undeveloped reserves.
Line of Credit [Member] \| Bank Credit Facility - matures November 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instruments				$ 375,000	$ 640,000
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One \| 7.50% Senior Notes – due May 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage				105.625%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One \| Senior Notes \| 12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes - due January 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage	112.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two \| Senior Notes \| 7.50% Senior Notes – due May 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage				100.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two \| Senior Notes \| 12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes - due January 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage				100.00%