| **Impairment of Natural Gas and Crude Oil Properties (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands** | 3 Months Ended |
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| **Impairment of natural gas and crude oil properties [Line Items]**                       |           |   |
| Document Period End Date                                                                  | Mar. 31,  2020 |   |
| Delaware Basin Proved Property Impairment                                                 | $ 753,000      |   |
| Delaware Basin Unproved Property Impairment                                               | 127,300        |   |
| Results of Operations, Impairment of Oil and Gas Properties                               | 881,074        | $ 7,875 |
| Delaware Basin Assets [Member]                                                            |           |   |
| **Impairment of natural gas and crude oil properties [Line Items]**                       |           |   |
| Results of Operations, Impairment of Oil and Gas Properties                               | $ 881,100      | $ 7,900 |

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The end date of the period reflected on the cover page if a periodic report. For all other reports and registration statements containing historical data, it is the date up through which that historical data is presented.  If there is no historical data in the report, use the filing date. The format of the date is CCYY-MM-DD.
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Delaware Basin Proved Property Impairment
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Delaware Basin Unproved Property Impairment
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[Line Items] for Impairment of natural gas and crude oil properties [Table]
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Costs related to the impairment of oil and gas properties.
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