Industry Segments Additional Details (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Industry Segments Details [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments			3
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)
General and administrative expense	25,256	34,926	89,807	105,498
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	29,604	30,867	88,906	93,312
Interest expense, net	17,631	18,146	53,073	55,054
Warrants fair value adjustment			(326)	(1,035)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	2,137	690	(2,141)	1,014
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(21,425)	(9,079)	(68,786)	(35,954)
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)
General and administrative expense	8,959	12,573	28,650	39,012
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion	270	167	643	507
Interest expense, net	4,706	5,495	14,909	16,533
Warrants fair value adjustment	0	78	(327)	(1,035)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	463	382	50	96
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to 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