2.4.0.8019 - Disclosure - Note 15 - Standby Coststruefalsefalse1false falsefalsec4_From1Jan2013To30Jun2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001023734duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_OtherIncomeAndExpensesAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_OtherIncomeAndOtherExpenseDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id="PARA3084"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><b><u>Note 15</u></b> <u>&#8212; <b>Standby Costs</b></u></font> </p><br/><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN: 0pt" id="PARA3086"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company incurred $2.3 million&#160;and $3.4 million, respectively, in standby costs. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company incurred $1.4 million and $2.6 million, respectively, in standby costs. During the three months ended June 30, 2013, the Company had one rig, the Petrex-28 rig, on standby for approximately three months, compared with one rig, the Petrex-18 rig, on standby for approximately three months for the same period in 2012. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company had one rig, the Petrex-10 rig, partially or fully on standby for approximately two months and one rig, the Petrex-28 rig, partially or fully on standby for approximately five months, compared with one rig, the Petrex-18 rig, on standby for approximately six months for the same period in 2012.</font> </p><br/>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for other income or other expense items (both operating and nonoperating). Sources of nonoperating income or nonoperating expense that may be disclosed, include amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, profits (losses) on securities, net and miscellaneous other income or income deductions.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3,6,7,9) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 3, 6, 7, 9 -Article 5 false0Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block]falseNote 15 - Standby CostsUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://bpzenergy.com/role/Note15StandbyCosts12