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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Detail) |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2022 shares | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) Segment Customer Contract Product shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) Customer shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) Customer
Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0
Goodwill |  | 335,897,000 | 335,897,000 | 335,897,000 |
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  | $ 71,462,000 | 71,462,000 | 90,716,000 |
Cash payments for operating leases associated with right-of-use assets |  |  | 3,800,000 | 3,100,000 | 2,600,000
Cash payments for operating leases associated with ROU assets used for investing activities |  |  | $ 174,300,000 | $ 112,400,000 | $ 32,700,000
Operating lease, weighted average remaining lease term |  | 2 years 10 months 24 days | 2 years 10 months 24 days | 2 years 2 months 12 days |
Operating lease, weighted average discount rate, percent |  | 7.20% | 7.20% | 3.50% |
Number of operating segments | Segment |  |  | 1 |  |
Number of major customer of oil and gas sales | Customer |  |  | 3 | 3 | 3
Number of primary products | Product |  |  | 2 |  |
Contract cash settlement max days |  |  | 25 days |  |
Contract cancellable notice term |  |  | 30 days |  |
Natural gas and oil sales and gas services |  | $ 166,639,000 | $ 166,639,000 | $ 415,079,000 |
Reimbursements of overhead costs |  |  | $ 29,700,000 | $ 27,500,000 | $ 25,300,000
Performance multiplier, minimum |  |  | 0.00% |  |
Performance multiplier, maximum |  |  | 200.00% |  |
PGS |  |  |  |  |
Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Initially committed to contribute |  | $ 300,000,000 | $ 300,000,000 |  |
Dividend percentage |  | 12.00% |  |  |
Distributions percentage |  | 80.00% |  |  |
Reduction of ownership percentage |  | 30.00% |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, additions |  |  | $ 54,900,000 |  |
Drilling Rig Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease, term of contract |  | 3 years | 3 years |  |
Operating lease, number of contract | Contract |  |  | 2 |  |
Restricted Stock |  |  |  |  |
Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock (in shares) | shares |  | 1,429,084 | 1,429,084 | 966,058 |
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 |  |  | 20.00% | 27.00% | 22.00%
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 |  |  | 17.00% | 21.00% | 21.00%
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 |  |  | 10.00% | 12.00% | 13.00%
Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life |  | 3 years | 3 years |  |
Prior advance notice period for cancellation of rig contracts |  |  | 30 days |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life |  | 50 years | 50 years |  |
Prior advance notice period for cancellation of rig contracts |  |  | 45 days |  |
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 |  |  |  |

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