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Acquistions (Narrative) (Details) (Central Midland Basin [Member], USD $)
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Oct. 08, 2014
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Oct. 08, 2014
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Central Midland Basin [Member]
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| Aggregate cash purchase price |
$ 210,205us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = cpe_CentralMidlandBasinMember |
$ 210,205us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = cpe_CentralMidlandBasinMember |
| Working interest |
62.00%cpe_GasAndOilAreaWorkingInterest / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = cpe_CentralMidlandBasinMember |
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| Net revenue interest |
46.50%cpe_GasAndOilAreaNetRevenueInterest / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = cpe_CentralMidlandBasinMember |
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| Equity offering |
$ 122,450us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredEquityInterestsIssuedAndIssuable / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = cpe_CentralMidlandBasinMember |
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Gas and Oil Area, Net Revenue Interest No definition available.
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Gas and Oil Area, Working Interest No definition available.
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Amount of equity interests of the acquirer, including instruments or interests issued or issuable in consideration for the business combination. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount recognized as of the acquisition date for the identifiable assets acquired in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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