Note 18 - Supplemental Crude Oil and Natural Gas Disclosures (Unaudited) - Cost Incurred in Oil and Natural Gas Property Acquisition, Exploration and Development (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	4 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020	Aug. 21, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021
Proved properties	$ 0	$ 585	$ 33,253
Unproved properties	1,181	2,753	20,792
Total acquisition costs	1,181	3,338	54,045
Exploration costs	52,837	48,801	190,346
Development costs	11,757	863	45,852
Crude oil and natural gas expenditures	65,775	53,002	290,243
Asset retirement obligations, net	105	(98)	(1,844)
Total costs incurred	$ 65,670	$ 53,100	$ 292,087

Amount of asset retirement obligation incurred related to oil and gas property acquisition.

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Amount of costs incurred related to oil and gas property acquisition, exploration and development activities, including capitalized costs and costs charged to expense, and net of asset retirement obligations.

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Cost incurred, including capitalized costs and costs charged to expense, in acquisition of oil and gas properties.

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Costs incurred, including capitalized costs and costs charged to expense, associated with the acquisition of oil and gas properties that have proved reserves.

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Costs incurred, including capitalized costs and costs charged to expense, associated with the acquisition of oil and gas properties that have unproved reserves.

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Development costs incurred, including capitalized costs and costs charged to expense, in oil and gas activities.

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