Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Stockholders' Equity:
Treasury stock held, at cost	$ 0
Successor [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	2,447,000
Accounts receivable	21,343,000
Other current assets	3,247,000
Total Current Assets	27,037,000
Property and Equipment:
Property and Equipment	569,325,000
Less - Accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization	(160,117,000)
Net Furniture, Fixtures and other equipment	409,208,000
Other Long-Term Assets	9,203,000
Total Assets	445,448,000
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	33,394,000
Accrued capital costs	4,295,000
Accrued interest	1,704,000
Undistributed oil and gas revenues	10,441,000
Current portion of long-term debt	0
Total Current Liabilities	49,834,000
Long-Term Debt	254,000,000
Asset Retirement Obligation	55,361,000
Other Long-Term Liabilities	2,929,000
Liabilities subject to compromise of the Predecessor Company (LSTC)	0
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred Stock, Value, Outstanding	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value	100,000
Additional paid-in capital	232,431,000
Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)	(149,207,000)
Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)	83,324,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 445,448,000
Predecessor [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 29,460,000
Accounts receivable		21,704,000
Other current assets		10,683,000
Total Current Assets		61,847,000
Property and Equipment:
Property and Equipment		6,035,757,000
Less - Accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization		(5,577,854,000)
Net Furniture, Fixtures and other equipment		457,903,000
Other Long-Term Assets		5,248,000
Total Assets		524,998,000
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		7,663,000
Accrued capital costs		0
Accrued interest		490,000
Undistributed oil and gas revenues		0
Current portion of long-term debt		324,900,000
Total Current Liabilities		333,053,000
Long-Term Debt		0
Asset Retirement Obligation		56,390,000
Other Long-Term Liabilities		3,891,000
Liabilities subject to compromise of the Predecessor Company (LSTC)		984,388,000
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred Stock, Value, Outstanding		0
Common stock, $0.01 par value		448,000
Additional paid-in capital		776,358,000
Treasury stock held, at cost		(2,491,000)
Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)		(1,627,039,000)
Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)		(852,724,000)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity		$ 524,998,000