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Asset Retirement Obligation (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Asset Retirement Obligation [Line Items]      
Asset Retirement Obligation, Beginning Balance $ 1,780,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligation $ 2,099,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligation  
Accretion expense 114,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense 120,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense 132,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense
Liabilities incurred 46,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesIncurred 26,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesIncurred  
Liabilities settled (70,000)tgc_AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesSettledNetOfPropertiesSold (417,000)tgc_AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesSettledNetOfPropertiesSold  
Revisions in estimated liabilities 138,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationRevisionOfEstimate (48,000)us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationRevisionOfEstimate  
Asset Retirement Obligation, Ending Balance 2,008,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligation 1,780,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligation 2,099,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligation
Decrease in asset reitrement obligation 46,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAssetRetirementObligations 26,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAssetRetirementObligations 92,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAssetRetirementObligations
Tennessee [Member]      
Asset Retirement Obligation [Line Items]      
Decrease in asset reitrement obligation   $ 348,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAssetRetirementObligations
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