CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)	$ (163,441)	$ 103,517
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Deferred income taxes	(67,165)	28,878
Gain on sale of assets	(910)	(125)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	593,281	422,350
Gain on derivative financial instruments	(89,218)	(76,190)
Cash settlements of derivative financial instruments	159,956	76,221
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs	8,519	5,980
Stock-based compensation	11,380	7,006
Decrease in accounts receivable	75,573	295,323
Increase in other current assets	(749)	(624)
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses	(173,942)	(73,697)
Net cash provided by operating activities	353,284	788,639
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures and acquisitions	(817,526)	(1,088,933)
Prepaid drilling costs	28,989	(14,594)
Proceeds from sales of assets	1,214	41,295
Net cash used for investing activities	(787,323)	(1,062,232)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings on bank credit facility	580,000	575,000
Repayments of bank credit facility	(645,000)	(230,000)
Issuance of Senior Notes	372,000	0
Issuance of common stock	100,450	0
Common stock dividends paid	0	(104,181)
Debt and stock issuance costs	(6,807)	(144)
Income tax withholdings on equity awards	(3,373)	(1,899)
Contributions from noncontrolling interest	36,000	0
Distribution to noncontrolling interest	(2,128)	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	431,142	238,776
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(2,897)	(34,817)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	16,669	54,652
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 13,772	$ 19,835