Note 16 - Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	NOTE 16. Subsequent Events *Dividends and dividend equivalents.* In October 2022, the board of directors of the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.025 per share of common stock outstanding which will result in a total of $2.8 million in dividends being paid on November 23, 2022. The Company received a waiver from the bank group in the Revolving Credit Facility at no cost to pay this dividend. In addition, under the terms of the LTIP, the Company will pay a dividend equivalent per share to all vested stock option holders of $280,000 in November 2022 and will accrue a dividend equivalent per share to all unvested stock option holders which is payable upon vesting of up to an additional $7,000, assuming no forfeitures. In addition, the Company will accrue an additional combined $53,000 in dividends on the restricted stock issued to directors, management directors and certain employees that will be payable upon vesting. *Revolving Credit Facility.* In October 2022, the Company entered into the Fifth Amendment to the Revolving Credit Facility to, among other things, (i) increase the elected commitments to $525 million and the borrowing base to $550 million, (ii) require an additional borrowing base redetermination on or about December 1, 2022, (iii) modify the permitted dividends and distributions conditions such that minimum availability under the credit facility must be 25% percent (as opposed to 30% before giving effect to the Fifth Amendment) and (iv) appoint Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) as the new administrative agent to replace Fifth Third. In addition, in connection with the Fifth Amendment, to the extent the Company incurs any additional specified unsecured senior, senior subordinated or subordinated future indebtedness before June 30, 2023, the Company’s obligation to reduce the borrowing base by an amount equal to 25% of the principal amount of such additional future indebtedness shall be waived. In connection with the Fifth Amendment, the lenders waived two technical events of default existing with the Credit Agreement, as it existed prior to giving effect to the Fifth Amendment, related to entering into and maintaining certain minimum hedges as of the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022 and complying with the required current ratio as of the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2022. In October 2022, the Company entered into the Sixth Amendment to the Revolving Credit Facility to, among other things, (i) change the period to one hundred and twenty (120) days following the Maturity Date for which there can be no scheduled principal payments, mandatory redemption or maturity date for the 2024 Senior Notes (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and the Specified Senior Notes (as defined in the Credit Agreement), (ii) to clarify that the Specified Senior Notes are subject to the restriction on the voluntary redemption by the Company of certain specified additional debt, including the 2024 Senior Notes, (iii) to add a permitted lien basket in connection with the escrow account to be opened in connection with the Specified Senior Notes and (iv) provide for an exception for the restriction on mandatory redemptions of the Specified Senior Notes in connection with the special mandatory redemption provided for with respect to the Specified Senior Notes. *Issuance of Senior Unsecured Notes.* In November 2022, the Company completed a private placement of $225.0 million principal amount of 10.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024 (the “10.625% Senior Notes”). Net proceeds after discounts and customary fees were approximately $200.0 million, that will be used to reduce the outstanding balance of the Revolving Credit Facility and for general corporate purposes. The 10.625% Senior Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, the securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The 10.625% Senior Notes are expected to be eligible for trading by qualified institutional buyers and accredited investors under Rule 144A under the Securities Act and persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.

Note 16 - Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

NOTE 16. Subsequent Events

Dividends and dividend equivalents. In October 2022, the board of directors of the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.025 per share of common stock outstanding which will result in a total of $2.8 million in dividends being paid on November 23, 2022. The Company received a waiver from the bank group in the Revolving Credit Facility at no cost to pay this dividend. In addition, under the terms of the LTIP, the Company will pay a dividend equivalent per share to all vested stock option holders of $280,000 in November 2022 and will accrue a dividend equivalent per share to all unvested stock option holders which is payable upon vesting of up to an additional $7,000, assuming no forfeitures. In addition, the Company will accrue an additional combined $53,000 in dividends on the restricted stock issued to directors, management directors and certain employees that will be payable upon vesting.

Revolving Credit Facility. In October 2022, the Company entered into the Fifth Amendment to the Revolving Credit Facility to, among other things, (i) increase the elected commitments to $525 million and the borrowing base to $550 million, (ii) require an additional borrowing base redetermination on or about December 1, 2022, (iii) modify the permitted dividends and distributions conditions such that minimum availability under the credit facility must be 25% percent (as opposed to 30% before giving effect to the Fifth Amendment) and (iv) appoint Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) as the new administrative agent to replace Fifth Third. In addition, in connection with the Fifth Amendment, to the extent the Company incurs any additional specified unsecured senior, senior subordinated or subordinated future indebtedness before June 30, 2023, the Company’s obligation to reduce the borrowing base by an amount equal to 25% of the principal amount of such additional future indebtedness shall be waived. In connection with the Fifth Amendment, the lenders waived two technical events of default existing with the Credit Agreement, as it existed prior to giving effect to the Fifth Amendment, related to entering into and maintaining certain minimum hedges as of the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022 and complying with the required current ratio as of the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2022.

In October 2022, the Company entered into the Sixth Amendment to the Revolving Credit Facility to, among other things, (i) change the period to one hundred and twenty (120) days following the Maturity Date for which there can be no scheduled principal payments, mandatory redemption or maturity date for the 2024 Senior Notes (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and the Specified Senior Notes (as defined in the Credit Agreement), (ii) to clarify that the Specified Senior Notes are subject to the restriction on the voluntary redemption by the Company of certain specified additional debt, including the 2024 Senior Notes, (iii) to add a permitted lien basket in connection with the escrow account to be opened in connection with the Specified Senior Notes and (iv) provide for an exception for the restriction on mandatory redemptions of the Specified Senior Notes in connection with the special mandatory redemption provided for with respect to the Specified Senior Notes.

Issuance of Senior Unsecured Notes. In November 2022, the Company completed a private placement of $225.0 million principal amount of 10.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024 (the “10.625% Senior Notes”). Net proceeds after discounts and customary fees were approximately $200.0 million, that will be used to reduce the outstanding balance of the Revolving Credit Facility and for general corporate purposes. The 10.625% Senior Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, the securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The 10.625% Senior Notes are expected to be eligible for trading by qualified institutional buyers and accredited investors under Rule 144A under the Securities Act and persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.