Exploratory Wells That Have Been Capitalized For Period Greater Than One Year, Number Of Wells With Multiple Completions, Gross

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Amount of exploratory well cost capitalized for period of greater than one year after completion of drilling in oil- and gas-producing activities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 932
-SubTopic 235
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
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Number of projects for exploratory well cost capitalized for period of greater than one year after completion of drilling in oil- and gas-producing activities.

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Accounting for Suspended Exploratory Wells - Aging of Costs on a Well and Project Basis (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) project well	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) project	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) project
Oil and Gas, Capitalized Exploratory Well Cost, Capitalized for Period Greater than One Year, Aging [Line Items]
Amount	$ 1,611	$ 1,645	$ 1,570
Number of wells \| well	73
Number of projects \| project	15	14	13
2000-2009
Oil and Gas, Capitalized Exploratory Well Cost, Capitalized for Period Greater than One Year, Aging [Line Items]
Amount	$ 263
Number of wells \| well	14
2010-2014
Oil and Gas, Capitalized Exploratory Well Cost, Capitalized for Period Greater than One Year, Aging [Line Items]
Amount	$ 1,068
Number of wells \| well	46
2015-2024
Oil and Gas, Capitalized Exploratory Well Cost, Capitalized for Period Greater than One Year, Aging [Line Items]
Amount	$ 280
Number of wells \| well	13
2008-2012
Oil and Gas, Capitalized Exploratory Well Cost, Capitalized for Period Greater than One Year, Aging [Line Items]
Amount	$ 292
Number of projects \| project	2
2013-2016
Oil and Gas, Capitalized Exploratory Well Cost, Capitalized for Period Greater than One Year, Aging [Line Items]
Amount	$ 1,030
Number of projects \| project	6
2017-2025
Oil and Gas, Capitalized Exploratory Well Cost, Capitalized for Period Greater than One Year, Aging [Line Items]
Amount	$ 289
Number of projects \| project	7