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Plan of Reorganization, Percentage of Common Stock Registration Rights Holder to receive

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Plan of Reorganization, percentage of common stock existing equity holders to retain upon cancellation of all the outstanding indebtedness under the senior notes.

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Plan of Reorganization, backstop fee

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Plan or Reorganization, warrants for existing equity holders. Percentage of the post-petition equity existing equity holders may receive exercisable upon the reaching of certain benchmarks.

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The amount of contractual interest expense on prepetition liabilities not included in the statement of operations.

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The amount of debt and related accrued interest included in liabilities subject to compromise.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The cash inflow to dispose of long-lived, physical assets and mineral interests in oil and gas properties used for normal oil and gas operations.

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Emergence from Voluntary Reorganization under Chapter 11 Proceedings Emergence from Voluntary Reorganization under Chapter 11 Proceedings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	4 Months Ended
	Apr. 15, 2016	Apr. 22, 2016	Apr. 22, 2016	Apr. 19, 2017
Plan of Reorganization [Abstract]
Debt and Accrued interest		$ 905,629	$ 905,629
Debtor-in-Possession Financing, Amount Arranged		$ 75,000	$ 75,000
Plan of Reogranization, percentage of common stock lenders to receive net of backstop fee		88.50%	88.50%
Plan of Reorganization, backstop fee		7.50%	7.50%
Plan of Reorganization, Percentage of Common Stock existing equity holders to retain		4.00%	4.00%
Plan or Reorganization, warrants existing equity holders		30.00%	30.00%
Plan of Reorganization, Percentage of Common Stock Registration Rights Holder to receive		5.00%	5.00%
Net Proceeds from Texegy Deal	$ 46,900
Line of Credit [Member] \| New Credit Facility [Member]
Plan of Reorganization [Abstract]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity		$ 320,000	$ 320,000	$ 330,000
Predecessor [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Plan of Reorganization [Abstract]
Contractual Interest on senior notes subject to compromise		$ 4,200	$ 21,554