Transactions With Related Parties (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Schedule Of Amount Received In Public And Private Partnerships [Table Text Block]

Amounts received in the years ended December 31, from both public and private Partnerships for which Unit is a general partner are as follows:

	2016		2015		2014
	(In thousands)
Contract drilling	$	—	$	—	$	4
Well supervision and other fees	254		423		435
General and administrative expense reimbursement	6		18		39