Accounting Policies

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Litigation Settlement, Estimated Cash Settlement

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Number of Geographic Areas in which Entity Operates

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Revenue from Contract with Customer, Number of Revenue Streams

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Revenue From Contract With Customer, Payment Period

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Revenue from Contract with Customer, Number of Revenue Sources

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Amount awarded from other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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Amount of litigation expense, including but not limited to legal, forensic, accounting, and investigative fees.

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) revenueStream revenueSource geographicArea	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) revenueStream revenueSource geographicArea	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) revenueStream revenueSource geographicArea	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Legal settlement expense		$ 33,091	$ 0	$ 33,091	$ 0
Number of revenue stream basis \| revenueStream	2	2		2
Number of revenue sources \| revenueSource	2	2		2
Number of geographic areas in which entity operates \| geographicArea	4	4		4
Post-Production Costs Previously Deducted From Revenues
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount awarded from other party	$ 81,700	$ 81,700		$ 81,700
Litigation settlement, estimated cash settlement	48,600
Legal settlement expense	$ 33,100
Minimum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Payment period				1 month
Maximum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Payment period				3 months
Revenue Benchmark \| Operator Concentration Risk \| Oil and Gas Sales \| Top Four Operators
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage		41.00%	39.00%	40.00%	34.00%
Revenue Benchmark \| Operator Concentration Risk \| Oil and Gas Sales \| Largest Customer
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage					10.00%
Revenue Benchmark \| Operator Concentration Risk \| Oil and Gas Sales \| Largest Customer \| Minimum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			10.00%
Revenue Benchmark \| Operator Concentration Risk \| Oil and Gas Sales \| Largest Customer \| Maximum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			15.00%
Revenue Benchmark \| Operator Concentration Risk \| Oil and Gas Sales \| Two Operators \| Minimum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage		10.00%		10.00%
Revenue Benchmark \| Operator Concentration Risk \| Oil and Gas Sales \| Two Operators \| Maximum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage		15.00%		15.00%