Commodity Derivatives (Details)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD_Bbl USD-MMBtu $ / shares
Natural Gas Swaps [Member] | Carbon Energy Corporation [Member] | 2019 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Quantity | USD-MMBtu	11,762,000
Weighted Average Price	$ 2.82	[1]
Natural Gas Swaps [Member] | Carbon Energy Corporation [Member] | 2020 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Quantity | USD_Bbl	12,433,000
Weighted Average Price	$ 2.73	[1]
Natural Gas Swaps [Member] | Carbon Energy Corporation [Member] | 2021 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Quantity | USD_Bbl	6,448,000
Weighted Average Price	$ 2.58	[1]
Natural Gas Collars [Member] | Carbon Energy Corporation [Member] | 2019 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Quantity | USD-MMBtu	374,000
Natural Gas Collars [Member] | Carbon Energy Corporation [Member] | 2020 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Quantity | USD_Bbl	1,018,000
Natural Gas Collars [Member] | Carbon Energy Corporation [Member] | 2021 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Quantity | USD_Bbl
Weighted Average Price		[1]
Oil Swaps [Member] | Carbon Energy Corporation [Member] | 2019 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Quantity | USD_Bbl	180,775
Weighted Average Price	$ 53.46	[2]
Oil Swaps [Member] | Carbon Energy Corporation [Member] | 2020 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Quantity | USD_Bbl	121,147
Weighted Average Price	$ 55.37	[2]
Oil Swaps [Member] | Carbon Energy Corporation [Member] | 2021 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Quantity | USD_Bbl
Weighted Average Price		[2]
Oil Swaps [Member] | Brent Bbl [Member] | Carbon California [Member] | 2019 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Quantity | USD_Bbl	121,079
Weighted Average Price	$ 66.93	[3]
Oil Swaps [Member] | Brent Bbl [Member] | Carbon California [Member] | 2020 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Quantity | USD_Bbl	151,982
Weighted Average Price	$ 66.03	[3]
Oil Swaps [Member] | Brent Bbl [Member] | Carbon California [Member] | 2021 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Quantity | USD_Bbl	86,341
Weighted Average Price	$ 67.12	[3]
Oil Collars [Member] | Carbon Energy Corporation [Member] | 2020 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Quantity | USD_Bbl	18,000
Oil Collars [Member] | Carbon Energy Corporation [Member] | 2021 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Quantity | USD_Bbl	30,000
Oil Collars [Member] | Carbon California [Member] | 2019 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Quantity | USD_Bbl
Weighted Average Price
Oil Collars [Member] | Brent Bbl [Member] | Carbon California [Member] | 2019 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Quantity | USD_Bbl	29,800
Oil Collars [Member] | Brent Bbl [Member] | Carbon California [Member] | 2020 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Quantity | USD_Bbl	37,400
Oil Collars [Member] | Brent Bbl [Member] | Carbon California [Member] | 2021 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Quantity | USD_Bbl	98,000
Minimum [Member] | Natural Gas Collars [Member] | Carbon Energy Corporation [Member] | 2020 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Weighted Average Price	$ 2.50	[1]
Minimum [Member] | Natural Gas Collars [Member] | Carbon California [Member] | 2019 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Weighted Average Price	2.60	[1]
Minimum [Member] | Oil Collars [Member] | Carbon Energy Corporation [Member] | 2020 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Weighted Average Price	47.00	[2]
Minimum [Member] | Oil Collars [Member] | Carbon Energy Corporation [Member] | 2021 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Weighted Average Price	47.00	[2]
Minimum [Member] | Oil Collars [Member] | Brent Bbl [Member] | Carbon California [Member] | 2019 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Weighted Average Price	47.00	[3]
Minimum [Member] | Oil Collars [Member] | Brent Bbl [Member] | Carbon California [Member] | 2020 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Weighted Average Price	47.00	[3]
Minimum [Member] | Oil Collars [Member] | Brent Bbl [Member] | Carbon California [Member] | 2021 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Weighted Average Price	47.00	[3]
Maximum [Member] | Natural Gas Collars [Member] | Carbon Energy Corporation [Member] | 2019 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Weighted Average Price	3.03	[1]
Maximum [Member] | Natural Gas Collars [Member] | Carbon Energy Corporation [Member] | 2020 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Weighted Average Price	2.70	[1]
Maximum [Member] | Oil Collars [Member] | Carbon Energy Corporation [Member] | 2020 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Weighted Average Price	60.15	[2]
Maximum [Member] | Oil Collars [Member] | Carbon Energy Corporation [Member] | 2021 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Weighted Average Price	60.15	[2]
Maximum [Member] | Oil Collars [Member] | Brent Bbl [Member] | Carbon California [Member] | 2019 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Weighted Average Price	75.00	[3]
Maximum [Member] | Oil Collars [Member] | Brent Bbl [Member] | Carbon California [Member] | 2020 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Weighted Average Price	75.00	[3]
Maximum [Member] | Oil Collars [Member] | Brent Bbl [Member] | Carbon California [Member] | 2021 [Member]
Derivative agreements details:
Weighted Average Price	$ 75.00	[3]

[1] NYMEX Henry Hub Natural Gas futures contract for the respective period.

[2] NYMEX Light Sweet Crude West Texas Intermediate futures contract for the respective period.

[3] Brent future contracts for the respective period.