Industry Segments - Revenue, Income from Operations, and Assets by Reporting Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 152,601	$ 245,947	$ 567,984	$ 778,471
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	(20,780)	(7,500)	(64,986)	(30,276)
Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	51,950	59,340	198,533	200,688
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	11,756	11,318	44,354	32,118
Water & Flowback Services [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	21,534	72,841	103,724	224,643
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	(7,746)	2,578	(18,408)	7,269
Compression Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	79,117	113,766	265,727	353,140
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	(11,321)	(3,464)	(47,117)	(14,748)
Interdivision Eliminations [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	3	(1)	10	6
Corporate Overhead [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	(13,472)	(17,931)	(43,825)	(54,921)
Product sales
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	68,810	93,377	252,016	320,508
Product sales | Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	49,986	55,444	187,419	185,578
Product sales | Water & Flowback Services [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	23	100	56	831
Product sales | Compression Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	18,801	37,833	64,541	134,099
Services
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	83,791	152,570	315,968	457,963
Services | Completion Fluids & Products Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	1,964	3,896	11,114	15,110
Services | Water & Flowback Services [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	21,511	72,741	103,668	223,812
Services | Compression Division [Member]
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 60,316	$ 75,933	$ 201,186	$ 219,041