Derivative Instruments - Schedule of Derivative Instruments (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) MMBTU $ / MMBTU
2025 Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
MMBtu \| MMBTU	78,400,000
Weighted average price (in USD per unit)	3.41
Derivative, fair value, net \| $	$ (85,464)
2025 Swap \| Transco Leidy Basis
Derivative [Line Items]
MMBtu \| MMBTU	9,625,000
Weighted average basis differential (in USD per unit)	(0.86)
Derivative, fair value, net \| $	$ 1,502
2025 Swap \| HSC Basis
Derivative [Line Items]
MMBtu \| MMBTU	22,000,000
Weighted average basis differential (in USD per unit)	(0.45)
Derivative, fair value, net \| $	$ 1,263
2025 Swap \| Transco St 85 (Z4) Basis
Derivative [Line Items]
MMBtu \| MMBTU	17,875,000
Weighted average basis differential (in USD per unit)	0.45
Derivative, fair value, net \| $	$ 534
2025 Collars
Derivative [Line Items]
MMBtu \| MMBTU	9,800,000
Weighted average floor price (in USD per unit)	3.71
Weighted average price ceiling (in USD per unit)	4.11
Derivative, fair value, net \| $	$ (5,555)
2026 Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
MMBtu \| MMBTU	57,825,000
Weighted average price (in USD per unit)	3.60
Derivative, fair value, net \| $	$ (48,283)
2026 Collars
Derivative [Line Items]
MMBtu \| MMBTU	25,550,000
Weighted average floor price (in USD per unit)	3.67
Weighted average price ceiling (in USD per unit)	4.19
Derivative, fair value, net \| $	$ (11,244)
2026 Call Option
Derivative [Line Items]
MMBtu \| MMBTU	36,500,000
Weighted average price ceiling (in USD per unit)	5.00
Derivative, fair value, net \| $	$ (19,784)
2026 Put Options
Derivative [Line Items]
MMBtu \| MMBTU	36,500,000
Weighted average price ceiling (in USD per unit)	3.00
Derivative, fair value, net \| $	$ 5,273
2027 Collars
Derivative [Line Items]
MMBtu \| MMBTU	29,200,000
Weighted average floor price (in USD per unit)	3.53
Weighted average price ceiling (in USD per unit)	3.93
Derivative, fair value, net \| $	$ (3,162)
2027 Call Option
Derivative [Line Items]
MMBtu \| MMBTU	36,500,000
Weighted average price ceiling (in USD per unit)	5.00
Derivative, fair value, net \| $	$ (13,729)
2027 Put Options
Derivative [Line Items]
MMBtu \| MMBTU	36,500,000
Weighted average price ceiling (in USD per unit)	3.00
Derivative, fair value, net \| $	$ 10,268

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Derivative, Weighted Average Basis Differential

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The average cap rate on a group of price risk derivatives such as caps or collars. A payment or receipt is triggered if the market rate exceeds the cap rate on the contract.

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The average floor rate on a group of price risk derivatives such as floors or collars. A payment or receipt is triggered if the market rate falls below the floor rate on the contract.

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- Definition

Fair value of the assets less the liabilities of a derivative or group of derivatives.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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Nominal energy measure used to calculate payments on a derivative instrument.

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