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Acquisitions and Divestitures (Details) $ in Millions | Feb. 10, 2017 USD ($) a well
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Costs Incurred, Acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties [Abstract] |
Area of land acquired | a | 13,000
Payments to acquire land | $ | $ 47.8
Number of wells in which a working interest was acquired | well | 4

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- Definition The cash outflow for acquisition of land for use; excludes purchases of land held as inventory or as investments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3213-108585 + Details
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