Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands	1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Aug. 21, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Aug. 21, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Operating Revenues:
Operating revenues	$ 4,834,000	$ 2,656,000	$ 1,443,000	$ 8,223,000	$ 4,257,000
Operating Costs and Expenses:
Oil and natural gas production	671,000	667,000	536,000	4,870,000	1,794,000
Production and ad valorem taxes	257,000	164,000	80,000	566,000	261,000
Exploration and abandonments	66,000		159,000	4,000	2,817,000
Depletion, depreciation and amortization	2,327,000	1,294,000	822,000	6,385,000	2,657,000
Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations	15,000	20,000	14,000	89,000	38,000
General and administrative	816,000	567,000	841,000	4,840,000	2,523,000
Stock-based compensation	14,508,000
Total operating costs and expenses	18,660,000	2,712,000	2,452,000	16,754,000	10,090,000
Loss from operations	(13,826,000)	(56,000)	(1,009,000)	(8,531,000)	(5,833,000)
Interest income	1,000
Other expense				(76,503,000)
Loss before income taxes	(13,825,000)	(56,000)	(1,009,000)	(85,034,000)	(5,833,000)
Income tax benefit	(2,309,000)
Net loss	$ (11,516,000)	$ (56,000)	$ (1,009,000)	$ (85,034,000)	$ (5,833,000)
Earnings per share:
Basic net loss (in dollars per share)	$ (0.13)
Diluted net loss (in dollars per share)	$ (0.13)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	91,592
Diluted (in shares)	91,592
Crude Oil Sales [Member]
Operating Revenues:
Operating revenues	$ 4,787,000	$ 2,607,000	$ 1,419,000	$ 8,069,000	$ 4,154,000
Natural Gas and NGL Sales [Member]
Operating Revenues:
Operating revenues	$ 47,000	$ 49,000	$ 24,000	$ 154,000	$ 103,000