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  <element id="crc_CommitmentsToInvestForEvaluationAndDevelopmentRemaining" name="CommitmentsToInvestForEvaluationAndDevelopmentRemaining" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="crc_NonRedeemableAndRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestTableTextBlock" name="NonRedeemableAndRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestTableTextBlock" nillable="true" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="crc_TermOfOccupyingPropertyByFormerOwner" name="TermOfOccupyingPropertyByFormerOwner" nillable="true" type="xbrli:durationItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="crc_TermOfPaymentAfterInvoicingForContractsWithCustomers" name="TermOfPaymentAfterInvoicingForContractsWithCustomers" nillable="true" type="xbrli:durationItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="crc_ProceedsPaymentsOnDerivativeSettlementsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities" name="ProceedsPaymentsOnDerivativeSettlementsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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