Supplemental Oil and Gas Disclosures (Unaudited) - Additional Information (Details) - MMBoe	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Reserve Quantities [Line Items]
Audited percentage of proved oil, natural gas and NGL reserves attributable to all of oil and natural gas properties	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Proved Developed and Undeveloped Reserve, Net (Energy), Period (Increase) Decrease	21.0	1.4	21.3
Sales of reserves	1.4
Decrease of production	21.7	23.5	20.0
Revision to previous estimates	(9.0)	20.3	(24.2)
Estimated proved reserves from extensions and discoveries	11.2	1.8	4.7
Prescribed rate of discounted future net cash flows	10.00%
Multiple Acquisitions
Reserve Quantities [Line Items]
Purchases of estimated proved reserves			60.7

Energy measure of increase in quantity of proved reserve of oil and gas resulting from the extension of the proved acreage of previously discovered reservoir or discovery of new field with proved reserve or of new reservoir of proved reserve in old field, stated in a unit of energy. For example, but not limited to, barrel of oil equivalents (BOE) or one thousand cubic feet of natural gas equivalent (Mcfe).

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Energy measure of decrease in quantity of proved reserve of oil and gas resulting from production, stated in a unit of energy. For example, but not limited to, barrel of oil equivalents (BOE) or one thousand cubic feet of natural gas equivalent (Mcfe).

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Percentage of proved oil, natural gas and NGL reserves attributable to all oil and natural gas properties that were estimated and compiled for reporting purposes by internal reservoir engineers and audited by an independent petroleum engineers and geologists.

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