Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Details) - Successor - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses	$ 94,406	$ 65,408
Accrued interest	1,385	648
Production payable	18,059	16,011
Payroll and benefits	21,475	33,606
Drilling advances	3,830	844
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses	$ 139,155	$ 116,517

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[Line Items] for Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table]

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer), including liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits.

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Amount of liabilities incurred to vendors for goods and services received, and accrued liabilities classified as other, payable within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The current portion of prepayments received from customers for goods or services to be provided in the future.

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Total of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for obligations related to services received from employees, such as accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of [accrued] interest payable on all forms of debt, including trade payables, that has been incurred and is unpaid. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.20)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 9
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