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Acquisitions and Divestitures	3 Months Ended
Acquisitions and Divestitures	Mar. 31, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisitions and Divestitures	Acquisitions and Divestitures Acquisition of Properties. On February 10, 2017, the Company acquired approximately 13,000 net acres in Woodward County, Oklahoma for approximately $47.6 million in cash, net of post-closing adjustments. Also included in the acquisition were working interests in four wells previously drilled on the acreage. Divestiture of West Texas Overthrust Properties and Release from Treating Agreement. On January 21, 2016, the Predecessor Company paid $11.0 million in cash and transferred ownership of substantially all of its oil and natural gas properties and midstream assets located in the Piñon field in West Texas Overthrust (the “WTO”) to Occidental Petroleum Corporation (“Occidental”) and was released from all past, current and future claims and obligations under an existing 30 year treating agreement between the companies. As of the date of the transaction, the Predecessor Company had accrued approximately $111.9 million for penalties associated with shortfalls in meeting its delivery requirements under the agreement since it became effective in late 2012. The Predecessor Company recognized a loss of approximately $89.1 million on the termination of the treating agreement and the cease-use of transportation agreements that supported production from the Piñon field and reduced its asset retirement obligations associated with its oil and natural gas properties by $34.1 million.