INDUSTRY SEGMENT INFORMATION (Revenue From Different Segments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Revenues:
Revenues			$ 545,525	$ 638,716
Operating costs:
Operating costs			261,125	375,581
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization			24,143	64,326
Impairments (Note 3)			0	10,673
General and administrative			24,644	24,915
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets			(8,367)	(10,877)
Total operating expenses			301,545	464,618
Income (loss) from operations			243,980	174,098
Interest income			2,642	2
Loss on derivatives			(63,610)	(97,615)
Loss on change in fair value of warrants (Note 17)			(29,323)	(18,937)
Reorganization items, net			127	4,294
Interest expense, net			447	4,266
Other			2,900	(599)
Total other income (expense)			(101,106)	(125,709)
Income before income taxes			142,874	48,389
Identifiable assets:
Oil and natural gas			145,563	198,879
Contract drilling			94,559	78,476
Gas gathering and processing				290,336
Total identifiable assets			240,122	567,691
Other corporate assets			229,133	61,786
Total assets			469,255	629,477
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures			33,596	45,285
Gain (loss) on disposition of business	$ (13,100)		(13,141)	0
Mid-Stream
Capital expenditures:
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use				10,700
Oil and Natural Gas
Revenues:
Revenues			315,482	224,232
Operating costs:
Operating costs			93,350	79,924
Contract drilling
Revenues:
Revenues			147,370	76,107
Operating costs:
Operating costs			105,387	60,973
Gas gathering and processing
Revenues:
Revenues			82,673	338,377
Operating costs:
Operating costs			62,388	234,684
Gas gathering and processing | Superior Pipeline Company, L.L.C.
Operating costs:
Operating costs			2,700	3,300
Intersubsegment Eliminations
Revenues:
Revenues			(11,651)	(51,296)
Operating costs:
Operating costs			(12,113)	(54,812)
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization			0	0
Impairments (Note 3)			0	0
General and administrative			611	3,516
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets			0	0
Total operating expenses			(11,502)	(51,296)
Income (loss) from operations			(149)	0
Interest income			0	0
Loss on derivatives			0	0
Loss on change in fair value of warrants (Note 17)			0	0
Reorganization items, net			0	0
Interest expense, net			0	0
Other			0	0
Total other income (expense)			0	0
Income before income taxes			(149)	0
Identifiable assets:
Oil and natural gas			(148)	(4,917)
Contract drilling			0	(78)
Gas gathering and processing				(269)
Total identifiable assets			(148)	(5,264)
Other corporate assets			0	(4,441)
Total assets			(148)	(9,705)
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures			(148)	0
Gain (loss) on disposition of business			0
Intersubsegment Eliminations | Superior Pipeline Company, L.L.C.
Revenues:
Revenues			528,800
Operating costs:
Operating costs			452,100
Intersubsegment Eliminations | Oil and Natural Gas
Revenues:
Revenues			(10,756)	(47,999)
Operating costs:
Operating costs			(509)	(3,297)
Intersubsegment Eliminations | Contract drilling
Revenues:
Revenues			(370)	0
Operating costs:
Operating costs			(221)	0
Intersubsegment Eliminations | Gas gathering and processing
Revenues:
Revenues			(525)	(3,297)
Operating costs:
Operating costs			(11,383)	(51,515)
Oil and Natural Gas
Revenues:
Revenues			326,238	272,231
Operating costs:
Operating costs			93,859	83,221
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization			11,780	24,612
Impairments (Note 3)			0	0
General and administrative			0	0
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets			0	171
Total operating expenses			105,639	108,004
Income (loss) from operations			220,599	164,227
Interest income			0	0
Loss on derivatives			0	0
Loss on change in fair value of warrants (Note 17)			0	0
Reorganization items, net			0
Interest expense, net			0	0
Other			1,520	187
Total other income (expense)			1,520	187
Income before income taxes			222,119	164,414
Identifiable assets:
Oil and natural gas			145,711	203,796
Contract drilling			0	0
Gas gathering and processing				0
Total identifiable assets			145,711	203,796
Other corporate assets			0	0
Total assets			145,711	203,796
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures			21,037	17,752
Gain (loss) on disposition of business			0
Oil and Natural Gas | Oil and Natural Gas
Revenues:
Revenues			326,238	272,231
Operating costs:
Operating costs			93,859	83,221
Oil and Natural Gas | Contract drilling
Revenues:
Revenues			0	0
Operating costs:
Operating costs			0	0
Oil and Natural Gas | Gas gathering and processing
Revenues:
Revenues			0	0
Operating costs:
Operating costs			0	0
Drilling
Revenues:
Revenues			147,740	76,107
Operating costs:
Operating costs			105,608	60,973
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization			6,416	6,308
Impairments (Note 3)			0	0
General and administrative			0	0
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets		$ (10,100)	(8,404)	(10,143)
Total operating expenses			103,620	57,138
Income (loss) from operations			44,120	18,969
Interest income			0	0
Loss on derivatives			0	0
Loss on change in fair value of warrants (Note 17)			0	0
Reorganization items, net			0	0
Interest expense, net			0	0
Other			53	57
Total other income (expense)			53	57
Income before income taxes			44,173	19,026
Identifiable assets:
Oil and natural gas			0	0
Contract drilling			94,559	78,554
Gas gathering and processing				0
Total identifiable assets			94,559	78,554
Other corporate assets			0	0
Total assets			94,559	78,554
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures			11,134	2,877
Gain (loss) on disposition of business			0
Drilling | Oil and Natural Gas
Revenues:
Revenues			0	0
Operating costs:
Operating costs			0	0
Drilling | Contract drilling
Revenues:
Revenues			147,740	76,107
Operating costs:
Operating costs			105,608	60,973
Drilling | Gas gathering and processing
Revenues:
Revenues			0	0
Operating costs:
Operating costs			0	0
Mid-Stream
Revenues:
Revenues			83,198	341,674
Operating costs:
Operating costs			73,771	286,199
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization			5,614	32,566
Impairments (Note 3)			0	10,673
General and administrative			0	0
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets			0	49
Total operating expenses			79,385	329,487
Income (loss) from operations			3,813	12,187
Interest income			0	0
Loss on derivatives			0	0
Loss on change in fair value of warrants (Note 17)			0	0
Reorganization items, net			0	0
Interest expense, net			179	924
Other			17	(844)
Total other income (expense)			(162)	(1,768)
Income before income taxes			3,651	10,419
Identifiable assets:
Oil and natural gas			0	0
Contract drilling			0	0
Gas gathering and processing				290,605
Total identifiable assets			0	290,605
Other corporate assets			1,658	0
Total assets			1,658	290,605
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures			1,167	24,316
Gain (loss) on disposition of business			0
Mid-Stream | Oil and Natural Gas
Revenues:
Revenues			0	0
Operating costs:
Operating costs			0	0
Mid-Stream | Contract drilling
Revenues:
Revenues			0	0
Operating costs:
Operating costs			0	0
Mid-Stream | Gas gathering and processing
Revenues:
Revenues			83,198	341,674
Operating costs:
Operating costs			73,771	286,199
Corporate and Other
Revenues:
Revenues			0	0
Operating costs:
Operating costs			0	0
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization			333	840
Impairments (Note 3)			0	0
General and administrative			24,033	21,399
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets			37	(954)
Total operating expenses			24,403	21,285
Income (loss) from operations			(24,403)	(21,285)
Interest income			2,642	2
Loss on derivatives			(63,610)	(97,615)
Loss on change in fair value of warrants (Note 17)			(29,323)	(18,937)
Reorganization items, net			127	4,294
Interest expense, net			268	3,342
Other			1,310	1
Total other income (expense)			(102,517)	(124,185)
Income before income taxes			(126,920)	(145,470)
Identifiable assets:
Oil and natural gas			0	0
Contract drilling			0	0
Gas gathering and processing				0
Total identifiable assets			0	0
Other corporate assets			227,475	66,227
Total assets			227,475	66,227
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures			406	340
Gain (loss) on disposition of business			(13,141)
Corporate and Other | Oil and Natural Gas
Revenues:
Revenues			0	0
Operating costs:
Operating costs			0	0
Corporate and Other | Contract drilling
Revenues:
Revenues			0	0
Operating costs:
Operating costs			0	0
Corporate and Other | Gas gathering and processing
Revenues:
Revenues			0	0
Operating costs:
Operating costs			$ 0	$ 0