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Proceeds from sale of oil and gas leases to related parties.

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Property sale of leases net acres disposed.

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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($) a	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / Mcf	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Related Party Transactions
Accounts receivable from affiliates		$ 6,155	$ 35,469
Partnership Costs To Drill And Operate Wells And Overhead Fees
Related Party Transactions
Revenue from related parties		$ 718	$ 134
Arkoma Drilling II, L.P
Related Party Transactions
Related party transaction, fee revenue (in dollars per share) \| $ / Mcf		0.02
Accounts receivable from affiliates		$ 6,200
Accounts payable from affiliates		$ 2,000
Arkoma Drilling II, L.P \| Caddo Parish Louisiana
Related Party Transactions
Sale of leases covering undeveloped net acres \| a	1,464
Payments for acreage acquisition from third party	$ 5,900
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas leases to affiliates	$ 5,900