CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 6,420	$ 16,669
Accounts receivable:
Natural gas and oil sales and gas services	83,756	166,639
Joint interest operations	34,811	48,704
From affiliates	13,445	16,087
Derivative financial instruments	141,821	126,775
Other current assets	77,811	86,619
Total current assets	358,064	461,493
Natural gas and oil properties, successful efforts method:
Proved	7,394,854	7,126,519
Unproved	400,792	343,419
Other	67,709	62,382
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	(2,337,802)	(2,147,549)
Net property and equipment	5,525,553	5,384,771
Goodwill	335,897	335,897
Operating lease right-of-use assets	97,728	71,462
Total assets	6,317,242	6,253,623
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable	440,956	523,260
Accrued costs	80,863	134,466
Operating leases	34,199	23,765
Total current liabilities	556,018	681,491
Long-term debt	2,702,375	2,640,391
Deferred income taxes	461,748	470,035
Derivative financial instruments	23,734	0
Long-term operating leases	63,536	47,742
Reserve for future abandonment costs	31,249	30,773
Total liabilities	3,838,660	3,870,432
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock-$0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 292,202,274 and 278,429,463 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively	146,101	139,214
Additional paid-in capital	1,357,908	1,260,930
Accumulated earnings	941,949	958,270
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Comstock	2,445,958	2,358,414
Noncontrolling interest	32,624	24,777
Total stockholders' equity	2,478,582	2,383,191
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 6,317,242	$ 6,253,623