Supplemental Information on Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Activities (Unaudited) (Tables)
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12 Months Ended | 
Dec. 31, 2020  | 
| Extractive Industries [Abstract] | 
 
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| Schedule of capitalized costs related to oil and gas producing activities | 
 Capitalized Costs Related to Oil and Gas Producing Activities 
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2020 | 
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2019 | 
 
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(In thousands) | 
 
| Proved properties | 
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9,359,866  | 
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$ | 
8,909,069  | 
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| Unproved properties | 
1,457,043  | 
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1,686,666  | 
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10,816,909  | 
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10,595,735  | 
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| Accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment | 
(8,778,759) | 
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(7,191,957) | 
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| Net capitalized costs | 
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2,038,150  | 
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$ | 
3,403,778  | 
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| Schedule of cost incurred in oil and gas property acquisition and development activities | 
 Costs Incurred in Oil and Gas Property Acquisition and Development Activities 
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2020 | 
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2019 | 
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2018 | 
 
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(In thousands) | 
 
| Acquisition | 
$ | 
15,260  | 
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$ | 
37,598  | 
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$ | 
119,444  | 
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| Development | 
276,622  | 
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594,673  | 
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714,269  | 
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| Exploratory | 
—  | 
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9,762  | 
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22,081  | 
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| Total | 
$ | 
291,882  | 
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$ | 
642,033  | 
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$ | 
855,794  | 
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| Schedule of results of operations for oil and gas production activities | 
The results of operations exclude general office overhead and interest expense attributable to oil and gas production.
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2020 | 
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2018 | 
 
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(In thousands) | 
 
| Revenues | 
$ | 
801,251  | 
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$ | 
1,354,766  | 
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$ | 
1,675,180  | 
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| Production costs | 
(537,609) | 
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(620,412) | 
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(611,965) | 
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| Depletion | 
(229,702) | 
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(539,379) | 
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(476,517) | 
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| Impairment | 
(1,357,099) | 
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(2,039,770) | 
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—  | 
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| Income tax (expense) benefit | 
(7,290) | 
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7,563  | 
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68  | 
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| Results of operations from producing activities | 
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(1,330,449) | 
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$ | 
(1,837,232) | 
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$ | 
586,766  | 
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| Depletion per Mcf of gas equivalent (Mcfe) | 
$ | 
0.61  | 
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$ | 
1.08  | 
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$ | 
0.96  | 
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| Schedule of oil and gas reserves | 
These estimates are reviewed annually and revised, either upward or downward, as warranted by additional performance data.
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Oil (MMBbl) | 
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Natural Gas (Bcf) | 
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NGL (MMBbl) | 
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Natural Gas Equivalent (Bcfe) | 
 
| Proved Reserves | 
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| December 31, 2017 | 
19  | 
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4,825  | 
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76  | 
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5,395  | 
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| Purchases of reserves | 
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—  | 
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—  | 
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—  | 
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| Extensions and discoveries | 
5  | 
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622  | 
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10  | 
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711  | 
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| Sales of reserves  | 
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(43) | 
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(45) | 
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| Revisions of prior reserve estimates | 
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(827) | 
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1  | 
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(821) | 
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| Current production | 
(3) | 
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(444) | 
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(6) | 
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(497) | 
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| December 31, 2018 | 
21  | 
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4,134  | 
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81  | 
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4,743  | 
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| Purchases of reserves | 
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—  | 
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—  | 
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—  | 
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| Extensions and discoveries | 
4  | 
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997  | 
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13  | 
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1,097  | 
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| Sales of reserves | 
(2) | 
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(63) | 
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—  | 
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(77) | 
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| Revisions of prior reserve estimates | 
(2) | 
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(562) | 
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(27) | 
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(734) | 
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| Current production | 
(2) | 
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(458) | 
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(5) | 
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(502) | 
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| December 31, 2019 | 
18  | 
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4,048  | 
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62  | 
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4,528  | 
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| Purchases of reserves | 
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—  | 
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—  | 
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—  | 
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| Extensions and discoveries | 
1  | 
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216  | 
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3  | 
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240  | 
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| Sales of reserves | 
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(74) | 
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—  | 
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(75) | 
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| Revisions of prior reserve estimates | 
(4) | 
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(1,564) | 
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(23) | 
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(1,725) | 
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| Current production | 
(2) | 
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(345) | 
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(4) | 
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(380) | 
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| December 31, 2020 | 
13  | 
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2,281  | 
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38  | 
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2,588  | 
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| Proved developed reserves | 
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| December 31, 2018 | 
10  | 
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1,813  | 
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41  | 
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2,115  | 
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| December 31, 2019 | 
8  | 
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1,757  | 
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30  | 
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1,984  | 
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| December 31, 2020 | 
7  | 
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1,358  | 
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22  | 
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1,527  | 
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| Proved undeveloped reserves | 
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| December 31, 2018 | 
11  | 
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2,321  | 
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40  | 
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2,628  | 
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| December 31, 2019 | 
10  | 
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2,291  | 
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32  | 
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2,544  | 
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| December 31, 2020 | 
7  | 
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923  | 
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16  | 
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1,061  | 
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| Schedule of standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and gas reserves | 
 
Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved Oil and Gas Reserves  
 
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Year ended December 31, | 
 
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2019 | 
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2018 | 
 
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| Future cash flows | 
$ | 
4,079  | 
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$ | 
10,451  | 
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$ | 
14,483  | 
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| Future development and abandonment costs | 
(652) | 
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(2,058) | 
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(2,438) | 
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| Future production costs | 
(2,325) | 
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(4,513) | 
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(5,068) | 
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| Future production taxes | 
(137) | 
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(333) | 
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(456) | 
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| Future income taxes | 
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—  | 
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(943) | 
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| Future net cash flows | 
965  | 
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3,547  | 
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5,578  | 
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| 10% discount to reflect timing of cash flows | 
(425) | 
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(1,844) | 
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(2,596) | 
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| Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows | 
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540  | 
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$ | 
1,703  | 
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$ | 
2,982  | 
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| Schedule of changes in standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and gas reserves | 
 Changes in Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved Oil and Gas Reserves  
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Year ended December 31, | 
 
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2019 | 
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2018 | 
 
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| Sales and transfers of oil and gas produced, net of production costs | 
$ | 
(264) | 
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$ | 
(734) | 
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$ | 
(1,063) | 
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| Net changes in prices, production costs, and development costs | 
(954) | 
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(1,372) | 
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591  | 
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| Acquisition of oil and gas reserves in place | 
—  | 
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—  | 
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—  | 
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| Extensions and discoveries | 
38  | 
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388  | 
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519  | 
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| Previously estimated development costs incurred during the period | 
215  | 
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406  | 
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402  | 
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| Revisions of previous quantity estimates, less related production costs | 
(255) | 
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(321) | 
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(357) | 
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| Sales of oil and gas reserves in place | 
(6) | 
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(49) | 
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(26) | 
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| Accretion of discount | 
170  | 
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298  | 
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264  | 
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| Net changes in income taxes | 
—  | 
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425  | 
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(185) | 
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| Change in production rates and other | 
(109) | 
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(319) | 
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194  | 
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| Total change in standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows | 
$ | 
(1,165) | 
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$ | 
(1,278) | 
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