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Equity Exchange Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended
Sep. 01, 2017
Mar. 22, 2017
Jan. 27, 2017
Nov. 02, 2016
Mar. 31, 2018
Mar. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2017
Jan. 26, 2017
Equity Exchange Transactions [Line Items]                
Common stock, par value         $ 0.01   $ 0.01  
Common stock, shares authorized         180,000,000   180,000,000  
Gain recognized on exchange of senior notes   $ 5,100,000       $ 5,053,000    
Equity issuance costs   2,800,000       2,468,000    
NOLs, limitations on use         The Exchange Transactions triggered a cumulative change in ownership of our common stock by more than 50% under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code as of March 22, 2017. This established an annual limitation on the usage of our pre-change net operating losses (“NOLs”) in the future.      
Write-off of deferred tax assets           $ 139,090,000    
Bolt-On Acquisition [Member]                
Equity Exchange Transactions [Line Items]                
Common stock, par value $ 0.01              
Date of definitive agreement to acquire producing properties         Nov. 01, 2017      
Common stock, shares issued 7,573,403              
Effective date of acquisition         Nov. 20, 2017      
Common stock shares expect to receive and retired         142,362      
7% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]                
Equity Exchange Transactions [Line Items]                
Debt exchange to common stock, principal amount   145,100,000            
Reduction of debt interest payment for remaining term of senior notes   44,300,000            
7% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member] | Initial Exchange [Member] | Wilks [Member]                
Equity Exchange Transactions [Line Items]                
Debt exchange to common stock, principal amount       $ 130,552,000        
Common stock, par value       $ 0.01        
Common stock, shares authorized       90,000,000       180,000,000
Payments of accrued interest     $ 1,100,000          
Debt conversion, interest rate of debt       7.00%        
Debt exchange date         Jan. 27, 2017      
7% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member] | Initial Exchange [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Wilks [Member]                
Equity Exchange Transactions [Line Items]                
Debt exchange to common stock, shares issued       39,165,600        
7% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member] | Follow-On Exchange [Member]                
Equity Exchange Transactions [Line Items]                
Debt exchange to common stock, principal amount   $ 14,528,000            
Debt exchange date         Mar. 22, 2017      
7% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member] | Follow-On Exchange [Member] | Common Stock [Member]                
Equity Exchange Transactions [Line Items]                
Debt exchange to common stock, shares issued   4,009,728