Financial Instruments - Schedule of Contracted Volumes and Weighted Average Prices and will Receive Under the Terms of Derivative Contracts (Details)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020 MMBTU $ / bbl $ / MMBTU bbl
Crude Oil \| WTI \| April 2020 – December 2020 \| Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Instrument Type	Swap
Average Daily Volumes \| bbl	30,320
Weighted Average Swap Price	47.94
Crude Oil \| WTI \| April 2020 – December 2020 \| Collar
Derivative [Line Items]
Instrument Type	Collar
Average Daily Volumes \| bbl	5,000
Weighted Average Put Price	50.00
Weighted Average Call Price	57.09
Crude Oil \| WTI \| January 2021 – December 2021 \| Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Instrument Type	Swap
Average Daily Volumes \| bbl	4,230
Weighted Average Swap Price	45.90
Crude Oil \| WTI \| January 2021 – December 2021 \| Collar
Derivative [Line Items]
Instrument Type	Collar
Average Daily Volumes \| bbl	1,000
Weighted Average Put Price	30.00
Weighted Average Call Price	40.00
Natural Gas \| April 2020 – December 2020 \| Swap \| NYMEX Henry Hub
Derivative [Line Items]
Instrument Type	Swaps
Weighted Average Swap Price \| $ / MMBTU	2.23
Average Daily Volumes \| MMBTU	26,000
Natural Gas \| January 2021 – December 2021 \| Swap \| NYMEX Henry Hub
Derivative [Line Items]
Instrument Type	Swaps
Weighted Average Swap Price \| $ / MMBTU	2.40
Average Daily Volumes \| MMBTU	30,000

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Average variable price rate related to the group of price risk swap derivatives.

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Description of the type of derivative instrument, such as a swap, forward, and option. Excludes the underlying risk of the instrument.

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