Industry Segments Additional Details (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments	3
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Assets	$ 7,907	$ 121,092	$ 121,134
Revenue, Net	199,381	159,409
General and administrative expense	30,803	26,751
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	26,441	26,524
Interest expense, net	14,973	13,767
Warrants fair value adjustment	(1,995)	(5,976)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	(2,776)	(461)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(21,057)	(4,245)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	(19,933)	(4,164)
Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	53,104	56,228
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	2,449	19,473
Corporate Overhead [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
General and administrative expense	12,598	9,555
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	151	91
Interest expense, net	4,007	3,774
Warrants fair value adjustment	(1,994)	(5,976)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	(150)	(428)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(14,912)	(7,872)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	(14,912)	(7,872)
Water & Flowback Services [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	61,075	38,179
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	6,548	(1,265)
Compression Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	85,422	65,559
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	(14,018)	(14,333)
Interdivision Eliminations [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	(220)	(557)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	$ 0	$ (167)