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Asset Retirement Obligations - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Accrued liability for AROs |  | $ 116,000 | $ 546,000
Zena Energy L.L.C [Member] |  |  |
Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Extinguishment and derecognition of asset retirement obligation | $ 193,000 |  |

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- Definition Noncurrent portion of the carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849 + Details
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