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Natural Gas and Oil Reserves Information (Unaudited) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Extractive Industries [Abstract] |
Summary of Changes in Net Quantities of Proved Natural Gas and Oil Reserves | Set forth below is a summary of the Company's proved natural gas and oil reserves:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
|  | Oil (MBbls) |  |  | Natural Gas (MMcf) |  |  | Oil (MBbls) |  |  | Natural Gas (MMcf) |  |  | Oil (MBbls) |  |  | Natural Gas (MMcf) |
Proved Reserves: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning of period |  |  | 549 |  |  |  | 6,697,570 |  |  |  | 627 |  |  |  | 6,118,083 |  |  |  | 11,000 |  |  |  | 5,562,876 |
Revisions of previous estimates |  |  | (47 | ) |  |  | (1,803,628 | ) |  |  | (61 | ) |  |  | (6,870 | ) |  |  | 145 |  |  |  | 88,546 |
Extensions and discoveries |  |  | 116 |  |  |  | 570,751 |  |  |  | 137 |  |  |  | 1,090,420 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 797,198 |
Acquisitions of minerals in place |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 260 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 202,588 |
Sales of minerals in place |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (78 | ) |  |  | (3,707 | ) |  |  | (9,308 | ) |  |  | (43,851 | )
Production |  |  | (70 | ) |  |  | (524,467 | ) |  |  | (82 | ) |  |  | (500,616 | ) |  |  | (1,210 | ) |  |  | (489,274 | )
End of period |  |  | 548 |  |  |  | 4,940,226 |  |  |  | 549 |  |  |  | 6,697,570 |  |  |  | 627 |  |  |  | 6,118,083 |
Proved Developed Reserves: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning of period |  |  | 480 |  |  |  | 2,531,462 |  |  |  | 627 |  |  |  | 2,245,660 |  |  |  | 11,000 |  |  |  | 1,967,288 |
End of period |  |  | 548 |  |  |  | 2,734,175 |  |  |  | 480 |  |  |  | 2,531,462 |  |  |  | 627 |  |  |  | 2,245,660 |
Proved Undeveloped Reserves: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning of period |  |  | 69 |  |  |  | 4,166,108 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,872,423 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,595,588 |
End of period |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,206,051 |  |  |  | 69 |  |  |  | 4,166,108 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,872,423 |
Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved Reserves | The following table sets forth the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved reserves:
|  | As of December 31, |
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Cash Flows Relating to Proved Reserves: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future Cash Flows |  | $ | 11,829,623 |  |  | $ | 40,405,829 |  |  | $ | 20,396,381 |
Future Costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Production |  |  | (4,019,901 | ) |  |  | (5,473,650 | ) |  |  | (3,954,726 | )
Development and Abandonment |  |  | (2,285,853 | ) |  |  | (4,175,721 | ) |  |  | (2,752,603 | )
Future Income Taxes |  |  | (341,677 | ) |  |  | (5,741,914 | ) |  |  | (2,065,316 | )
Future Net Cash Flows |  |  | 5,182,192 |  |  |  | 25,014,544 |  |  |  | 11,623,736 |
10% Discount Factor |  |  | (2,807,562 | ) |  |  | (12,404,908 | ) |  |  | (5,848,131 | )
Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows |  | $ | 2,374,630 |  |  | $ | 12,609,636 |  |  | $ | 5,775,605 |
Changes in Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved Reserves | The following table sets forth the changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved reserves:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Standardized Measure, Beginning of Year |  | $ | 12,609,636 |  |  | $ | 5,775,605 |  |  | $ | 1,935,725 |
Net change in sales price, net of production costs |  |  | (14,069,134 | ) |  |  | 8,600,315 |  |  |  | 5,012,696 |
Development costs incurred during the year which were previously estimated |  |  | 1,004,650 |  |  |  | 788,450 |  |  |  | 502,674 |
Revisions of quantity estimates |  |  | (1,583,876 | ) |  |  | (42,423 | ) |  |  | 119,200 |
Accretion of discount |  |  | 1,551,704 |  |  |  | 680,010 |  |  |  | 199,124 |
Changes in future development and abandonment costs |  |  | 1,095,844 |  |  |  | (869,115 | ) |  |  | 1,505 |
Changes in timing and other |  |  | (374,087 | ) |  |  | (113,744 | ) |  |  | (224,617 | )
Extensions and discoveries |  |  | 215,249 |  |  |  | 2,456,124 |  |  |  | 679,418 |
Acquisitions of minerals in place |  |  | — |  |  |  | 604 |  |  |  | 150,065 |
Sales of minerals in place |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,313 | ) |  |  | (64,032 | )
Sales, net of production costs |  |  | (855,699 | ) |  |  | (2,779,960 | ) |  |  | (1,567,182 | )
Net changes in income taxes |  |  | 2,780,343 |  |  |  | (1,882,917 | ) |  |  | (968,971 | )
Standardized Measure, End of Year |  | $ | 2,374,630 |  |  | $ | 12,609,636 |  |  | $ | 5,775,605 |
Summary of Prices Used in Determining Natural Gas and Oil Reserves Quantities and Cash Flows | Prices used in determining natural gas and oil reserves quantities and cash flows are as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Crude Oil: $/barrel |  | $ | 72.63 |  |  | $ | 91.21 |  |  | $ | 62.38 |
Natural Gas: $/Mcf |  | $ | 2.39 |  |  | $ | 6.03 |  |  | $ | 3.33 |

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