Selected Quarterly Financial Information (Summary of Quarterly Financial Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
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Dec. 31, 2019 |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
Jun. 30, 2019 |
Mar. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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| Revenues-crude oil and natural gas sales | $ 21,923 | $ 17,603 | $ 25,230 | $ 19,765 | $ 27,606 | $ 25,266 | $ 24,426 | $ 27,645 | $ 84,521 | $ 104,943 | $ 77,025 |
| Total operating costs and expenses | 14,127 | 16,137 | 14,461 | 14,182 | 12,433 | 7,940 | 19,017 | 14,631 | 58,907 | 54,021 | 56,990 |
| Operating income (loss) | 7,776 | 1,501 | 6,370 | 5,546 | 15,206 | 17,320 | 5,723 | 13,038 | 21,193 | 51,287 | 19,951 |
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | 1,051 | (3,858) | (871) | 830 | 10,504 | 78,626 | 887 | 8,711 | (2,848) | 98,728 | 10,272 |
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | (37) | (61) | (162) | 5,671 | (80) | (21) | (343) | (52) | 5,411 | (496) | (621) |
| Net income (loss) | $ 1,014 | $ (3,919) | $ (1,033) | $ 6,501 | $ 10,424 | $ 78,605 | $ 544 | $ 8,659 | $ 2,563 | $ 98,232 | $ 9,651 |
| Basic net income (loss) per share | $ 0.02 | $ (0.07) | $ (0.01) | $ 0.10 | $ 0.17 | $ 1.31 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.04 | $ 1.64 | $ 0.16 |
| Diluted net income (loss) per share | 0.02 | (0.07) | (0.01) | 0.10 | 0.17 | 1.28 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 1.62 | 0.16 |
| Basic income (loss) from continuing operations per share | 0.02 | (0.07) | (0.01) | 0.01 | 0.17 | 1.31 | 0.02 | 0.15 | (0.05) | 1.65 | 0.17 |
| Diluted income (loss) from continuing operations per share | $ 0.02 | $ (0.07) | $ (0.01) | $ 0.01 | $ 0.17 | $ 1.28 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.15 | $ (0.05) | $ 1.63 | $ 0.17 |
| Change in valuation allowance | $ (1,700) | $ 4,800 | $ 9,000 | ||||||||
| Recognition of deferred tax assets | $ (66,600) | ||||||||||
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- Definition Amount after tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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