Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - Successor [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 168	$ 303
Accounts receivable	19,889	17,490
Other current assets	3,282	3,686
Total Current Assets	23,339	21,479
Property and Equipment:
Property and Equipment	549,717	517,074
Less - Accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization	(179,551)	(169,879)
Net Furniture, Fixtures and other equipment	370,166	347,195
Other Long-Term Assets	8,394	8,625
Total Assets	401,899	377,299
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	47,555	56,257
Accrued capital costs	11,899	11,954
Accrued interest	1,367	1,721
Undistributed oil and gas revenues	11,073	9,192
Total Current Liabilities	71,894	79,124
Long-Term Debt	172,000	198,000
Asset Retirement Obligation	22,819	22,291
Other Long-Term Liabilities	804	1,829
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred Stock, Value, Outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value	115	101
Additional paid-in capital	273,787	232,917
Treasury stock held, at cost	(942)	(675)
Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)	(138,578)	(156,288)
Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)	134,382	76,055
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 401,899	$ 377,299

Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer), including liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits.

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.