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	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024
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Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	$ 811,009	$ 642,380	$ 2,435,705	$ 1,835,427
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	0		0
Midland Basin
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	344,187	406,356	1,078,839	1,180,966
South Texas
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	235,308	236,024	679,525	654,461
Uinta Basin
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	$ 231,514	$ 0	$ 677,341	$ 0
Revenue Benchmark \| Geographic Concentration Risk
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Relative percentage	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Revenue Benchmark \| Geographic Concentration Risk \| Midland Basin
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Relative percentage	42.00%	63.00%	44.00%	64.00%
Revenue Benchmark \| Geographic Concentration Risk \| South Texas
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Relative percentage	29.00%	37.00%	28.00%	36.00%
Revenue Benchmark \| Geographic Concentration Risk \| Uinta Basin
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Relative percentage	29.00%	0.00%	28.00%	0.00%
Crude Oil
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	$ 669,106	$ 531,827	$ 1,980,955	$ 1,505,275
Crude Oil \| Midland Basin
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	312,262	386,915	963,224	1,097,936
Crude Oil \| South Texas
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	131,108	144,912	362,002	407,339
Crude Oil \| Uinta Basin
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	225,736	0	655,729	0
Natural Gas
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Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	84,163	50,555	282,251	163,584
Natural Gas \| Midland Basin
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	31,829	19,265	115,257	82,636
Natural Gas \| South Texas
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	46,610	31,290	145,510	80,948
Natural Gas \| Uinta Basin
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	5,724	0	21,484	0
Natural Gas Liquids (NGL)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	57,740	59,998	172,499	166,568
Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) \| Midland Basin
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	96	176	358	394
Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) \| South Texas
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	57,590	59,822	172,013	166,174
Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) \| Uinta Basin
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	$ 54	$ 0	$ 128	$ 0