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Acquisitions and Divestitures | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Acquisitions and Divestitures [Abstract] |
Acquisitions and Divestitures | Acquisitions and Divestitures Acquisition of Properties. On February 10, 2017, the Company acquired assets consisting of approximately 13,000 net acres in Woodward County, Oklahoma for approximately $47.7 million in cash, net of post-closing adjustments. Also included in the acquisition were working interests in four wells previously drilled on the acreage. 2017 Property Divestitures. In 2017, the Company has divested various non-core oil and natural gas properties for approximately $16.0 million in cash. All of these divestitures were accounted for as adjustments to the full cost pool with no gain or loss recognized. 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. 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.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for business combinations, including leverage buyout transactions (as applicable), and divestitures. This may include a description of a business combination or divestiture (or series of individually immaterial business combinations or divestitures) completed during the period, including background, timing, and assets and liabilities recognized and reclassified or sold. This element does not include fixed asset sales and plant closings. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=2122178 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2303972 + Details
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