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Commitments (Details) (USD $)
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Nov. 01, 2012
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Jun. 30, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Jun. 30, 2014
Chairman [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2014
Chief Executive Officer [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2014
Executive Officer [Member]
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Mar. 11, 1997
WCBB [Member]
well
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Jun. 30, 2014
WCBB [Member]
well
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Jun. 30, 2014
Louisiana Department of Revenue Tax Litigation [Member]
lawsuit
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Dec. 31, 2010
Louisiana Department of Revenue Tax Litigation [Member]
lawsuit
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Jul. 30, 2010
Reed Litigation [Member]
defendant
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Jun. 30, 2014
Reed Litigation [Member]
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Jul. 30, 2010
Individual Counterparty [Member]
Reed Litigation [Member]
plaintiff
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Jul. 30, 2010
Limited Liability Company [Member]
Reed Litigation [Member]
plaintiff
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| Commitments [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
| Purchasing Remaining Percent Interest In Oil And Gas Property | 50.00% | |||||||||||||
| Payments Held For Restricted Cash | $ 18,000 | |||||||||||||
| Significant Plugging Commitment Minimum Number Of Wells To Be Plugged | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Tenure Of Minimum Wells To Be Plugged | 20 years | |||||||||||||
| Plugging And Abandonment Escrow Account | 3,097,000 | 3,105,000 | ||||||||||||
| Number Of Wells Plugged | 378 | |||||||||||||
| Employment Agreement, Term | 3 years | |||||||||||||
| Employment Agreement, Subsequent Extension | 1 year | |||||||||||||
| Employment Agreement, Notice Period Allowed For Termination | 90 days | |||||||||||||
| Other Commitment | 700,000 | 600,000 | 1,100,000 | |||||||||||
| Number of pending claims | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Payment of litigation settlement | 6,000,000 | |||||||||||||
| Number of claims dismissed | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Number of plaintiffs | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Number of defendants | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Accrual for legal settlements | $ 18,000,000 | |||||||||||||