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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Detail)		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 16, 2020 shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) product customer segment	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) customer	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) customer
Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Allowance for doubtful accounts		$ 0
Goodwill		335,897,000	$ 335,897,000
Operating lease right-of-use assets		$ 6,450,000	$ 3,025,000
Number of operating segments | segment		1
Number of major customer of oil and gas sales | customer		3	4	3
Number of primary products | product		2
Contract cash settlement max days		25 days
Contract cancellable notice term		30 days
Oil and gas sales		$ 217,149,000	$ 125,016,000
Reimbursements of overhead costs		25,300,000	24,700,000	$ 16,800,000
Cash payments for operating leases associated with right-of-use assets		$ 2,600,000	$ 2,500,000	$ 2,000,000
Operating lease, weighted average remaining term		2 years 8 months 12 days	1 year 6 months
Discount rate		2.70%	4.30%
Performance multiplier, minimum		0.00%
Performance multiplier, maximum		200.00%
Major Oil And Natural Gas Purchaser One | Revenue Benchmark | Customer Concentration Risk
Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of total revenue		22.00%	19.00%	19.00%
Major Oil And Natural Gas Purchaser Two | Revenue Benchmark | Customer Concentration Risk
Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of total revenue		21.00%	15.00%	16.00%
Major Oil And Natural Gas Purchaser Three | Revenue Benchmark | Customer Concentration Risk
Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of total revenue		13.00%	15.00%	12.00%
Major Oil And Natural Gas Purchaser Four | Revenue Benchmark | Customer Concentration Risk
Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of total revenue			10.00%
Minimum
Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life		3 years
Maximum
Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life		31 years 6 months
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Aggregate common stock upon conversion (in shares) | shares	43,750,000
Convertible Series A Preferred Stock
Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Aggregate common stock upon conversion (in shares) | shares	52,500,000

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