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Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Abstract] |
Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Text Block] | Note 15 – Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses Accounts receivable are comprised of the following accruals:
| As of December 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017
| (in thousands)
Oil, gas, and NGL production revenue | $ | 107,230 |  |  | $ | 96,610 |
Amounts due from joint interest owners | 31,497 |  |  | 56,929 |
State severance tax refunds | 4,415 |  |  | 2,276 |
Derivative settlements | 9,475 |  |  | 99 |
Other | 14,919 |  |  | 4,240 |
Total accounts receivable | $ | 167,536 |  |  | $ | 160,154 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses are comprised of the following accruals:
| As of December 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017
| (in thousands)
Drilling and lease operating cost accruals | $ | 139,711 |  |  | $ | 126,500 |
Trade accounts payable | 56,047 |  |  | 77,573 |
Revenue and severance tax payable | 94,806 |  |  | 60,328 |
Property taxes | 18,694 |  |  | 13,222 |
Compensation | 31,486 |  |  | 39,471 |
Derivative settlements | 1,287 |  |  | 12,644 |
Interest | 40,840 |  |  | 45,057 |
Other | 20,328 |  |  | 11,835 |
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 403,199 |  |  | $ | 386,630 |

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