Divestiture of Non-Core Properties

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Divestiture of Non Core Properties [Abstract]

Divestiture of Non-Core Properties

Divestiture of Properties

Beginning in the third quarter of 2012 and continuing through the present, the Company's business plan has been to divest various properties considered non-core, and primarily non-operated to focus on its core basins in the Eagle Ford, Bakken and Permian Basin.   In total the Company divested a number of non-core assets for total net proceeds of $169.9 million from 2012-2016.  The net proceeds were used to repay outstanding indebtedness under the Company's credit facility, for capital expenditures and general corporate purposes.