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Acquisitions and Divestitures (Details) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Feb. 10, 2017 USD ($) a well	Jan. 21, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Successor
Costs Incurred, Acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties [Abstract]
Area of land acquired | a	13,000
Payments to acquire land	$ 47,700
Number of wells acquired | well	4
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Disposal Disclosures
Cash paid on settlement of contract					$ 0
Loss on settlement of contract			$ 0		0
Successor | Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations | Oil and Gas Properties (non-core)
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Disposal Disclosures
Proceeds from sale of non-core oil and natural gas property					$ 11,300
Predecessor
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Disposal Disclosures
Cash paid on settlement of contract						$ 11,000
Loss on settlement of contract				$ 1,092		$ 90,184
Predecessor | Disposed of by Means Other Than Sales | WTO Properties
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Disposal Disclosures
Cash paid on settlement of contract		$ 11,000
Predecessor | Treating Agreement | Disposed of by Means Other Than Sales | WTO Properties
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Disposal Disclosures
Contract agreement, term		30 years
Loss on settlement of contract		$ 89,100

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