Debt (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 23, 2013 bbl	Sep. 30, 2013
Debt [Abstract]
Total debt		$ 7,200,000
Land Debt [Member]
Debt [Abstract]
Total debt		200,000
Maturity date of debt		Jan. 02, 2014
Interest rate (in hundredths)		6.00%
Senior credit facility [Member]
Debt [Abstract]
Total debt		7,000,000
Maturity date of debt	Jul. 30, 2017
Barrels per day permitted to hedge (per day)	600
Reasonable percentage of projected production (in hundredths)	85.00%
Borrowing base	25,000,000
Amount borrowed		$ 7,000,000
Interest rate (in hundredths)		2.44%
Maturity term of senior credit facility		6 months
Senior credit facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt [Abstract]
Applicable margin rate for Eurodollar Loan (in hundredths)	2.00%
Applicable margin rate for Alternate Base Rate Loans (in hundredths)	1.00%
Senior credit facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt [Abstract]
Applicable margin rate for Eurodollar Loan (in hundredths)	3.00%
Applicable margin rate for Alternate Base Rate Loans (in hundredths)	2.00%