Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Property And Equipment (Schedule Of Property And Equipment) (Details)

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Property And Equipment (Schedule Of Property And Equipment) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]    
Oil and natural gas properties $ 3,923,154us-gaap_OilAndGasPropertyFullCostMethodGross $ 2,477,178us-gaap_OilAndGasPropertyFullCostMethodGross
Office furniture and fixtures 10,752us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesGross 6,093us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesGross
Building 5,398us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross 4,626us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross
Land 2,194us-gaap_Land 412us-gaap_Land
Total property and equipment 3,941,498us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross 2,488,309us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment (1,050,879)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (784,717)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Property and equipment, net $ 2,890,619us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet $ 1,703,592us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet