Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 1,425,000	$ 3,619,000	$ 4,958,000	$ 11,108,000
Cost and expenses
Production costs and taxes	1,128,000	1,463,000	3,223,000	4,769,000
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	647,000	759,000	2,082,000	2,217,000
General and administrative	585,000	695,000	1,557,000	2,062,000
Impairment	7,189,000	0	7,189,000	0
Total cost and expenses	9,549,000	2,917,000	14,051,000	9,048,000
Net income (loss) from operations	(8,124,000)	702,000	(9,093,000)	2,060,000
Other income (expense)
Interest expense	(47,000)	(19,000)	(70,000)	(78,000)
Gain on sale of assets	17,000	16,000	38,000	34,000
Total other income (expenses)	(30,000)	(3,000)	(32,000)	(44,000)
Income (loss) from operations before income tax	(8,154,000)	699,000	(9,125,000)	2,016,000
Deferred Income tax benefit (expense)	3,191,000	(274,000)	3,572,000	(789,000)
Net income (loss)	$ (4,963,000)	$ 425,000	$ (5,553,000)	$ 1,227,000
Net income (loss) per share
Basic	$ (0.08)	$ 0.01	$ (0.09)	$ 0.02
Fully Diluted	$ (0.08)	$ 0.01	$ (0.09)	$ 0.02
Shares used in computing earnings per share
Basic	60,842,413	60,842,413	60,842,413	60,842,413
Diluted	60,842,413	60,851,309	60,842,413	60,852,437