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Acquisitions and Dispositions of Oil and Gas Properties - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) a mi | Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) a mi | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) a well
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the sales of assets | $ 4.1 |  |  |
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations | Bakken Shale |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the sales of assets |  | $ 138.1 |  |
Loss on sale of oil and gas properties |  | $ 162.2 |  |
East Texas |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Asset acquisition, consideration transferred |  |  |  | $ 34.7
Haynesville Shale | East Texas |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Length of acquired pipeline | mi | 145 |  | 145 |
Oil and gas properties, net acres | a | 17,500 |  | 17,500 | 35,000
Asset acquisition, consideration transferred |  |  | $ 35.6 |
Property, plant and equipment, additions |  |  | 16.8 |
Asset acquisition, unproved property |  |  | $ 18.8 |
Producing natural gas wells, gross | well |  |  |  | 37
Oil and Gas Properties |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Oil and gas properties, net acres | a | 36,100 |  | 36,100 | 32,556
Asset acquisition, consideration transferred |  |  | $ 35.6 | $ 22.9
Oil and Gas Properties | Haynesville Shale | East Texas |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Oil and gas properties, net acres | a | 68,000 |  | 68,000 |

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