Industry Segments Additional Details (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments			3
Revenues	$ 245,947	$ 256,851	$ 778,471	$ 716,304
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	(7,500)	(12,948)	(30,276)	(42,567)
General and administrative expense	34,926	34,446	105,498	98,866
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	30,867	29,460	93,312	84,880
Interest expense, net	18,146	18,894	55,054	52,246
Fair Value Adjustment of Warrants			(1,035)	22
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	690	(619)	1,014	(7,203)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(9,079)	(12,852)	(35,954)	(46,041)
Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	59,340	63,073	200,688	192,733
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	11,318	8,713	32,118	21,143
Water & Flowback Services [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	72,841	78,568	224,643	223,289
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	2,578	5,809	7,269	20,668
Compression Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	113,766	115,261	353,140	300,607
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	(3,464)	(7,844)	(14,748)	(30,517)
Interdivision Eliminations [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	0	(51)	0	(325)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	(1)	5	6	9
Corporate Overhead [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	(17,931)	(19,631)	(54,921)	(53,870)
General and administrative expense	12,573	13,037	39,012	37,506
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	167	172	507	487
Interest expense, net	5,495	5,268	16,533	14,152
Fair Value Adjustment of Warrants	78	(179)	(1,035)	22
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	382	(1,333)	96	(1,703)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(17,931)	(19,631)	(54,921)	(53,870)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0	0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	0	(4)	0	(5)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Water & Flowback Services [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	0	55	0	330
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Compression Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0	0
Product [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	93,377	102,070	320,508	285,136
Product [Member] | Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	55,444	58,050	185,578	181,394
Product [Member] | Water & Flowback Services [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	100	941	831	1,617
Product [Member] | Compression Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	37,833	43,079	134,099	102,125
Service [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	152,570	154,781	457,963	431,168
Service [Member] | Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	3,896	5,027	15,110	11,344
Service [Member] | Water & Flowback Services [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	72,741	77,572	223,812	221,342
Service [Member] | Compression Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 75,933	$ 72,182	$ 219,041	$ 198,482