Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details)

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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)
1 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
May. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Reduction of base rate   33.00%        
Mortgaged collateral requirement   90.00%   80.00%    
Percentage of oil and natural gas production for the second half of 2015   25.00%        
Percentage of oil and natural gas production to be hedged for 2016   35.00%        
Debt issuance costs write-off/amortization of debt items   $ 2,862,000 $ 537,000      
Minimum | First Quarter of 2015            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Current ratio   75.00%        
Minimum | Second Quarter of 2015            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Current ratio   75.00%        
Minimum | Third Quarter of 2015            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Current ratio   75.00%        
Minimum | Fourth Quarter of 2015            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Current ratio   75.00%        
Minimum | Fourth Quarter of 2015 and Thereafter            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Current ratio   100.00%        
Minimum | First Quarter of 2015 and Thereafter            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Interest coverage ratio   220.00%        
Maximum | Second Quarter of 2016            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Leverage ratio   500.00%        
Maximum | Third Quarter of 2016            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Leverage ratio   450.00%        
Maximum | Fourth Quarter of 2016 and Thereafter            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Leverage ratio   400.00%        
Maximum | First Quarter of 2015 and Thereafter            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
First lien leverage ratio   250.00%        
Secured debt leverage ratio   350.00%        
8.50% Senior Notes due June 2019            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Debt instrument interest rate   8.50%     8.50%  
Debt instrument payment terms   semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15        
Effective interest rate   8.40%       8.40%
Debt instrument maturity date   Jun. 15, 2019        
9.00% Term Loan due 2020            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Debt instrument interest rate 9.00% 9.00%        
Debt instrument payment terms   Interest on the 9.00% Term Loan is payable in arrears semi-annually on May 15 and November 15        
Effective interest rate 9.70%          
Term loan $ 300,000,000 $ 300,000,000        
Debt instruments, discount rate 1.00%          
9.00% Term Loan due 2020 | Chief Executive Officer            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Debt instrument, principal commitment amount $ 5,000,000          
Revolving Bank Credit Facility Due November 2018            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Effective interest rate   3.30%        
Credit agreement expiration date   Nov. 08, 2018        
Letters of credit outstanding   $ 900,000     $ 900,000  
Revolving bank credit facility maximum lender commitment   500,000,000        
Line of credit, borrowing availability   $ 234,100,000        
Borrowings under Credit Agreement margin increase   0.50%        
Credit facility interest rate description   Borrowings under the Credit Agreement was increased by 50 basis points (0.5%) on an annual basis. The London Interbank Offered Rate (?LIBOR?) based borrowings margins range from 2.25% to 3.25% and alternate base rate borrowings margins range from 1.25% to 2.25%.        
Revolving bank credit facility borrowing base   $ 500,000,000        
Line of credit facility description   We are restricted on making distributions or repurchasing the existing 8.50% Senior Notes, the 9.00% Term Loan or other permitted indebtedness (i) until June 30, 2016, (ii) if an event of default is continuing or would result from such distribution or (iii) if a borrowing base deficiency is continuing or would result therefrom; provided that the restriction in clause (i) of this sentence does not apply to (A) scheduled payments of interest, principal or redemptions on the Company’s existing 8.50% Senior Notes, the 9.00% Term Loan or other permitted additional debt and (B) the redemption or repurchase by the Company of its outstanding indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of any new indebtedness, provided that any such new notes are not subject to covenants and events of default that are, taken as a whole, materially more restrictive on the Company.        
Debt issuance costs write-off/amortization of debt items   $ 2,000,000        
Revolving Bank Credit Facility Due November 2018 | Minimum | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate   2.25%        
Revolving Bank Credit Facility Due November 2018 | Minimum | Alternate Base Rate            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate   1.25%        
Revolving Bank Credit Facility Due November 2018 | Maximum | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate   3.25%        
Revolving Bank Credit Facility Due November 2018 | Maximum | Alternate Base Rate            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate   2.25%