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Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Industries Disclosures, Average Sales Price (Details) - $ / bbl		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Average Sales Price and Production Costs Per Unit of Production [Line Items]
Production costs per barrel of oil equivalent		4.48	5.85	6.46
United States
Average Sales Price and Production Costs Per Unit of Production [Line Items]
Production costs per barrel of oil equivalent		4.58	5.81	6.44
Trinidad
Average Sales Price and Production Costs Per Unit of Production [Line Items]
Production costs per barrel of oil equivalent		1.23	1.29	1.34
Other International
Average Sales Price and Production Costs Per Unit of Production [Line Items]
Production costs per barrel of oil equivalent	[1]	22.43	33.78	24.60
[1] Other International primarily consists of EOG's United Kingdom, China, Canada and Argentina operations. The Argentina operations were sold in the third quarter of 2016.

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Production costs incurred in lifting the oil and gas to the surface during the reporting period divided by the number of barrels of oil equivalents (BOE) produced. Production (or lifting costs) are costs incurred in lifting the oil and gas to the surface and generally include gathering, treating, primary processing, field storage, property taxes and insurance on proved properties, but do not include depreciation, depletion, accretion, amortization, royalties, income taxes, interest, general and administrative and other expenses.

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