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Disclosures About Oil and Gas Producing Activities - Summary of Changes in Quantities of Proved Oil, NGL and Natural Gas Reserves (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 MBoe MBbls MMcf | Dec. 31, 2014 MBoe MBbls MMcf | Dec. 31, 2013 MBoe MBbls MMcf
Reserve Quantities [Line Items] |  |  |
Production | MMcf | (1,530) | (1,390) | (560)
Proved Developed and Proved Undeveloped Reserves, MBoe Beginning Balance | MBoe | 146,248 | 114,661 | 95,479
Extensions and discoveries, MBoe | MBoe | 34,895 | 43,247 | 27,282
Purchases of minerals in place, MBoe | MBoe |  |  | 109
Production, MBoe | MBoe | (5,787) | (5,281) | (3,517)
Revisions to previous estimates, MBoe | MBoe | (8,710) | (6,379) | (4,692)
Proved Developed and Proved Undeveloped Reserves, MBoe Ending Balance | MBoe | 166,646 | 146,248 | 114,661
Natural Gas (MMcf) [Member] |  |  |
Reserve Quantities [Line Items] |  |  |
Proved Developed and Proved Undeveloped Reserves, Beginning Balance | MMcf | 300,020 | 216,002 | 174,760
Extensions and discoveries | MMcf | 79,268 | 79,454 | 38,993
Purchases of minerals in place | MMcf |  |  | 197
Production | MMcf | (13,262) | (10,773) | (6,737)
Revisions to previous estimates | MMcf | 9,962 | 15,337 | 8,789
Proved Developed and Proved Undeveloped Reserves, Ending Balance | MMcf | 375,988 | 300,020 | 216,002
NGLs (MBbls) [Member] |  |  |
Reserve Quantities [Line Items] |  |  |
Proved Developed and Proved Undeveloped Reserves, Beginning Balance | 40,907 | 32,593 | 29,100
Extensions and discoveries | 10,630 | 10,658 | 6,531
Purchases of minerals in place |  |  | 14
Production | (1,694) | (1,461) | (951)
Revisions to previous estimates | (357) | (883) | (2,102)
Proved Developed and Proved Undeveloped Reserves, Ending Balance | 49,486 | 40,907 | 32,593
Oil (MBbls) [Member] |  |  |
Reserve Quantities [Line Items] |  |  |
Proved Developed and Proved Undeveloped Reserves, Beginning Balance | 55,338 | 46,067 | 37,252
Extensions and discoveries | 11,054 | 19,347 | 14,252
Purchases of minerals in place |  |  | 62
Production | (1,882) | (2,024) | (1,444)
Revisions to previous estimates | (10,014) | (8,052) | (4,055)
Proved Developed and Proved Undeveloped Reserves, Ending Balance | 54,496 | 55,338 | 46,067

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