SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2026

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (in thousands):


			June 30, 2026						December 31, 2025
Revenue payable and suspense			$	139,691					$	157,532
Accounts payable			65,061						53,107
Accrued capital expenditures			73,892						30,873
Accrued transportation, gathering, processing and compression			38,247						38,544
Other accrued liabilities			50,130						62,326
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities			$	367,021					$	342,382

Schedule of Supplemental Cash and Non Cash Information

Supplemental Cash Flow and Non-Cash Information (in thousands):


			Six Months Ended June 30, 2026						Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest payments, net of amounts capitalized			$	28,695					$	23,191
Income taxes paid			$	795					$	2,400
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net:
Accounts receivable - oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquid sales			$	70,273					$	27,328
Accounts receivable - joint interest and other			(4,361)						(3,021)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			(31,204)						(17,329)
Prepaid expenses			(1,033)						(3,060)
Other assets			(31)						(41)
Total changes in operating assets and liabilities, net			$	33,644					$	3,877
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions:
Capitalized stock-based compensation			$	1,422					$	3,105
Asset retirement obligation capitalized			372						222
Asset retirement obligation removed due to settlements			(74)						(1,030)