|**Concentration of Risk (Tables)**                 | 12 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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|Schedules of Concentration of Risk, by Risk Factor | The largest single non-affiliated purchasers of our production were as follows:Percentage of Crude Oil SalesPercentage of Total Oil, Gas & NGL SalesYear Ended December 31, 2015Glencore Energy UK Ltd30%18%Shell(1)18%11%Year Ended December 31, 2014Glencore Energy UK Ltd32%22%Shell(1)15%10%Year Ended December 31, 2013Glencore Energy UK Ltd34%25%Shell(1)17%13%(1)Includes sales to both Shell Trading (US) Company and Shell International Trading and Shipping Limited.
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