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COBRA payments

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Consulting fee payments

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Office allowance payments

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Vested equity awards

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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Value, before forfeitures, of stock or other type of equity granted of any equity-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).

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Transactions With Related Parties (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Transactions With Related Parties (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014 Mercury Exploration Company [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Mercury Exploration Company [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Darden Family [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Thomas F. Darden [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Thomas F. Darden [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Restricted Stock [Member] Thomas F. Darden [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Use Of Airplane [Member] Darden Family [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from Related Parties	$ 100,000	$ 100,000
Consulting fee payments					270,000
Office allowance payments					75,000
COBRA payments					39,000
Cash bonus				286,650
Vested equity awards						72,662
Percentage of ownership interest			30.00%
Payments to related parties							300,000
Options issued, fair value				$ 191,100