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Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Abstract] |
Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Text Block] | Note 13 – Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses Accounts receivable are comprised of the following accruals:
| As of December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019
| (in thousands)
Oil, gas, and NGL production revenue | $ | 108,928 |  |  | $ | 146,308 |
Amounts due from joint interest owners | 31,514 |  |  | 22,681 |
State severance tax refunds | 2,301 |  |  | 4,069 |
Derivative settlements | 16,348 |  |  | 6,868 |
Other | 3,364 |  |  | 4,806 |
Total accounts receivable | $ | 162,455 |  |  | $ | 184,732 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses are comprised of the following accruals:
| As of December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019
| (in thousands)
Drilling and lease operating cost accruals | $ | 65,365 |  |  | $ | 96,925 |
Trade accounts payable | 63,006 |  |  | 52,094 |
Revenue and severance tax payable | 105,233 |  |  | 109,847 |
Property taxes | 20,584 |  |  | 24,535 |
Compensation | 30,907 |  |  | 41,540 |
Derivative settlements | 1,146 |  |  | 5,851 |
Interest | 52,802 |  |  | 44,175 |
Other | 32,627 |  |  | 27,041 |
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 371,670 |  |  | $ | 402,008 |

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