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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Summary of Open Commodity Derivative Contracts (Details)

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Summary of Open Commodity Derivative Contracts (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 MMBTU $ / MMBTU
NYMEX Natural Gas Henry Hub Call \| Oct 2023 - Dec 2023
Average daily volume	70,000
Total Volumes	6,440,000
NYMEX Natural Gas Henry Hub Call \| Oct 2023 - Dec 2023 \| Call Option
Weighted Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / MMBTU	7.50
NYMEX Natural Gas Henry Hub Call \| Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
Average daily volume	65,000
Total Volumes	23,790,000
NYMEX Natural Gas Henry Hub Call \| Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 \| Call Option
Weighted Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / MMBTU	6.13
NYMEX Natural Gas Henry Hub Call \| Jan 2025 - Mar 2025
Average daily volume	62,000
Total Volumes	5,580,000
NYMEX Natural Gas Henry Hub Call \| Jan 2025 - Mar 2025 \| Call Option
Weighted Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / MMBTU	5.50
NYMEX Natural Gas Henry Hub Swap \| Oct 2023 - Dec 2023
Average daily volume	71,739
Total Volumes	6,600,000
Weighted Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / MMBTU	2.50
NYMEX Natural Gas Henry Hub Swap \| Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
Average daily volume	65,573
Total Volumes	24,000,000
Weighted Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / MMBTU	2.46
NYMEX Natural Gas Henry Hub Swap \| Jan 2025 - Mar 2025
Average daily volume	63,333
Total Volumes	5,700,000
Weighted Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / MMBTU	2.72
NYMEX Natural Gas Henry Hub Put \| Apr 2025 - Dec 2025
Average daily volume	62,183
Total Volumes	17,100,000
NYMEX Natural Gas Henry Hub Put \| Apr 2025 - Dec 2025 \| Put Option
Weighted Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / MMBTU	2.27
NYMEX Natural Gas Henry Hub Put \| Jan 2026 - Dec 2026
Average daily volume	55,895
Total Volumes	20,400,000
NYMEX Natural Gas Henry Hub Put \| Jan 2026 - Dec 2026 \| Put Option
Weighted Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / MMBTU	2.35
NYMEX Natural Gas Henry Hub Put \| Jan 2027 - Dec 2027
Average daily volume	52,607
Total Volumes	19,200,000
NYMEX Natural Gas Henry Hub Put \| Jan 2027 - Dec 2027 \| Put Option
Weighted Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / MMBTU	2.37
NYMEX Natural Gas Henry Hub Put \| Jan 2028 - Apr 2028
Average daily volume	49,725
Total Volumes	6,000,000
NYMEX Natural Gas Henry Hub Put \| Jan 2028 - Apr 2028 \| Put Option
Weighted Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / MMBTU	2.42