| **Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding Derivative Contracts (Details) MMBTU in Thousands, $ in Thousands**                 | 12 Months Ended |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
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| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Fair Value, Net | $                                                                                                    | $ (270,293)     |
| Natural Gas [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member]                                                                                  |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Fair Value, Net | $                                                                                                    | $ (78,341)      |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Energy Measure | MMBTU                                                                    | 87,770          |
| Natural Gas [Member] | Collars [Member]                                                                                            |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Energy Measure | MMBTU                                                                    | 26,864          |
| Natural Gas [Member] | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member]                                             |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Fair Value, Net | $                                                                                                    | $ (66,314)      |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Energy Measure | MMBTU                                                                    | 74,210          |
| Natural Gas [Member] | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Collars [Member]                                                       |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Energy Measure | MMBTU                                                                    | 26,864          |
| Natural Gas [Member] | Basis Protection Contracts Related to Natural Gas Marketing [Member]                                        |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Energy Measure | MMBTU                                                                    | 100,127         |
| Natural Gas [Member] | Basis Protection Contracts Related to Natural Gas Marketing [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member]           |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Fair Value, Net | $                                                                                                    | $ (30,352)      |
| Natural Gas [Member] | CIG [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member]                                                                   |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Fair Value, Net | $                                                                                                    | $ (12,027)      |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Energy Measure | MMBTU                                                                    | 13,560          |
| Crude Oil [Member]                                                                                                                 |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Fair Value, Net | $                                                                                                    | $ (161,600)     |
| Crude Oil [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member]                                                                                    |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Volume | MBbls                                                                            | 18,570,000      |
| Crude Oil [Member] | Collars [Member]                                                                                              |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Volume | MBbls                                                                            | 6,762,000       |
| 2024 | Basis Protection - CIG [Member] | Natural Gas [Member]                                                                      |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Swap Type, Average Fixed Price                                                                                         | (0.39)          |
| 2024 | Fixed Price Swaps [Member] | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Crude Oil [Member]                                        |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Swap Type, Average Fixed Price                                                                                         | (70.59)         |
| 2024 | Collars [Member] | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Crude Oil [Member]                                                  |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Floor Price                                                                                                            | 65.91           |
| Derivative, Cap Price                                                                                                              | 89.58           |
| 2024 | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member] | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Swap Type, Average Fixed Price                                                                                         | (3.54)          |
| 2024 | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Collars [Member] | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Natural Gas [Member]           |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Floor Price                                                                                                            | 0               |
| Derivative, Cap Price                                                                                                              | 0               |
| 2024 | Natural Gas [Member] | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member]                                      |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Fair Value, Net | $                                                                                                    | $ (17,511)      |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Energy Measure | MMBTU                                                                    | 26,160          |
| 2024 | Natural Gas [Member] | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Collars [Member]                                                |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Energy Measure | MMBTU                                                                    | 0               |
| 2024 | Natural Gas [Member] | Basis Protection - CIG [Member]                                                                      |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Energy Measure | MMBTU                                                                    | 26,160          |
| 2024 | Natural Gas [Member] | Basis Protection - CIG [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member]                                         |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Fair Value, Net | $                                                                                                    | $ (3,329)       |
| 2024 | Crude Oil [Member]                                                                                                          |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Fair Value, Net | $                                                                                                    | $ (17,042)      |
| 2024 | Crude Oil [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member]                                                                             |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Volume | MBbls                                                                            | 6,126,000       |
| 2024 | Crude Oil [Member] | Collars [Member]                                                                                       |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Volume | MBbls                                                                            | 825,000         |
| 2023 | Basis Protection - CIG [Member] | Natural Gas [Member]                                                                      |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Swap Type, Average Fixed Price                                                                                         | (0.26)          |
| 2023 | Fixed Price Swaps [Member] | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Crude Oil [Member]                                        |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Swap Type, Average Fixed Price                                                                                         | (66.42)         |
| 2023 | Fixed Price Swaps [Member] | CIG [Member] | Natural Gas [Member]                                                            |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Swap Type, Average Fixed Price                                                                                         | (3.39)          |
| 2023 | Collars [Member] | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Crude Oil [Member]                                                  |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Floor Price                                                                                                            | 61.27           |
| Derivative, Cap Price                                                                                                              | 83.11           |
| 2023 | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member] | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Swap Type, Average Fixed Price                                                                                         | (3.05)          |
| 2023 | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Collars [Member] | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Natural Gas [Member]           |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Floor Price                                                                                                            | 3.48            |
| Derivative, Cap Price                                                                                                              | 6.03            |
| 2023 | Natural Gas [Member] | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member]                                      |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Fair Value, Net | $                                                                                                    | $ (51,443)      |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Energy Measure | MMBTU                                                                    | 41,825          |
| 2023 | Natural Gas [Member] | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Collars [Member]                                                |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Energy Measure | MMBTU                                                                    | 26,864          |
| 2023 | Natural Gas [Member] | Basis Protection - CIG [Member]                                                                      |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Energy Measure | MMBTU                                                                    | 67,742          |
| 2023 | Natural Gas [Member] | Basis Protection - CIG [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member]                                         |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Fair Value, Net | $                                                                                                    | $ (26,335)      |
| 2023 | Natural Gas [Member] | CIG [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member]                                                            |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Fair Value, Net | $                                                                                                    | $ (7,657)       |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Energy Measure | MMBTU                                                                    | 8,760           |
| 2023 | Crude Oil [Member]                                                                                                          |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Fair Value, Net | $                                                                                                    | $ (156,820)     |
| 2023 | Crude Oil [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member]                                                                             |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Volume | MBbls                                                                            | 9,804,000       |
| 2023 | Crude Oil [Member] | Collars [Member]                                                                                       |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Volume | MBbls                                                                            | 5,937,000       |
| 2025 | Basis Protection - CIG [Member] | Natural Gas [Member]                                                                      |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Swap Type, Average Fixed Price                                                                                         | (0.37)          |
| 2025 | Fixed Price Swaps [Member] | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Crude Oil [Member]                                        |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Swap Type, Average Fixed Price                                                                                         | (75.10)         |
| 2025 | Fixed Price Swaps [Member] | CIG [Member] | Natural Gas [Member]                                                            |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Swap Type, Average Fixed Price                                                                                         | (3.10)          |
| 2025 | Collars [Member] | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Crude Oil [Member]                                                  |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Floor Price                                                                                                            | 0               |
| Derivative, Cap Price                                                                                                              | 0               |
| 2025 | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member] | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Natural Gas [Member] |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Swap Type, Average Fixed Price                                                                                         | (4.87)          |
| 2025 | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Collars [Member] | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Natural Gas [Member]           |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Floor Price                                                                                                            | 0               |
| Derivative, Cap Price                                                                                                              | 0               |
| 2025 | Natural Gas [Member] | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member]                                      |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Fair Value, Net | $                                                                                                    | $ 2,640         |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Energy Measure | MMBTU                                                                    | 6,225           |
| 2025 | Natural Gas [Member] | CME SWAPS MARKETS (NYMEX) [Member] | Collars [Member]                                                |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Energy Measure | MMBTU                                                                    | 0               |
| 2025 | Natural Gas [Member] | Basis Protection - CIG [Member]                                                                      |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Energy Measure | MMBTU                                                                    | 6,225           |
| 2025 | Natural Gas [Member] | Basis Protection - CIG [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member]                                         |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Fair Value, Net | $                                                                                                    | $ (688)         |
| 2025 | Natural Gas [Member] | CIG [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member]                                                            |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Fair Value, Net | $                                                                                                    | $ (4,370)       |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Energy Measure | MMBTU                                                                    | 4,800           |
| 2025 | Crude Oil [Member]                                                                                                          |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Fair Value, Net | $                                                                                                    | $ 12,262        |
| 2025 | Crude Oil [Member] | Fixed Price Swaps [Member]                                                                             |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Volume | MBbls                                                                            | 2,640,000       |
| 2025 | Crude Oil [Member] | Collars [Member]                                                                                       |            |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                                                        |            |
| Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Volume | MBbls                                                                            | 0               |

| X                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| - Definition
The cap rate on a price risk derivative such as a cap or collar. A payment or receipt is triggered if the market rate exceeds the cap rate on the contract.
+ References
No definition available.
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| - Definition
Fair value of the assets less the liabilities of a derivative or group of derivatives.
+ References
Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123594938&loc=d3e13433-108611
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| - Definition
Floor rate on a price risk derivative such as a floor or a collar. A payment or receipt is triggered if the market rate falls below the floor rate on the contract.
+ References
No definition available.
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| - Definition
Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.
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| - Definition
Nominal energy measure used to calculate payments on a derivative instrument.
+ References
No definition available.
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| - Definition
Nominal volume used to calculate payments on a derivative instrument.
+ References
No definition available.
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| - Definition
Average fixed price related to the group of price risk swap derivatives.
+ References
No definition available.
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