2.4.0.81010 - Disclosure - ORGANIZATIONtruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0001086319duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_OrganizationConsolidationAndPresentationOfFinancialStatementsAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0ORGANIZATION2false 2us-gaap_NatureOfOperationsus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION   Gasco Energy, Inc. (“Gasco,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) is a natural gas and petroleum exploitation, development and production company engaged in locating and developing hydrocarbon resources, primarily in the Rocky Mountain region. The Company’s principal business strategy is to generate and develop high-potential exploitation resources in these areas. The Company’s principal business is the acquisition of leasehold interests in petroleum and natural gas rights, either directly or indirectly, and the exploitation and development of properties subject to these leases. The Company is currently focusing its operational efforts in the Riverbend Project located in the Uinta Basin of northeastern Utah, targeting the Green River, Wasatch, Mesaverde, Blackhawk, Mancos, Dakota and Morrison formations.   The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“US GAAP”) applicable to interim financial statements and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and the appropriate rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by US GAAP for complete financial statements.  The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to provide a fair statement of the results of operations and financial position of the Company for the interim periods presented.  Such financial statements conform to the presentation reflected in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 (“2012 10-K”) filed with the SEC on March 6, 2013. The current interim period financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes, including Note 3 — Significant Accounting Policies, contained in the 2012 10-K. </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for the nature of an entity's business, the major products or services it sells or provides and its principal markets, including the locations of those markets. If the entity operates in more than one business, the disclosure also indicates the relative importance of its operations in each business and the basis for the determination (for example, assets, revenues, or earnings).Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 275 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6927468&loc=d3e6003-108592 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Statement of Position (SOP) -Number 94-6 -Paragraph 10 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. false0ORGANIZATIONfalseORGANIZATIONUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.gascoenergy.com/role/DisclosureOrganization12