DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT, Part 2 (Details) (USD $)			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Swap Contracts [Member] Current Assets/Liabilities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Swap Contracts [Member] Current Assets/Liabilities [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Swap Contracts [Member] Non-Current Assets/Liabilities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Swap Contracts [Member] Non-Current Assets/Liabilities [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Costless Collars [Member] Current Assets/Liabilities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Costless Collars [Member] Current Assets/Liabilities [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Costless Collars [Member] Non-Current Assets/Liabilities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Costless Collars [Member] Non-Current Assets/Liabilities [Member]
Derivative Assets:
Derivative Instruments	$ 4,005,611	$ 0					$ 1,733,586	$ 285,126			$ 12,395,866	$ 1,932,884
Derivative Assets, Noncurrent	2,283,655	0							2,502,317	0			7,615,509	8,766,484
Total Derivatives Assets	24,247,278	10,984,494
Derivative Liabilities:
Derivative Liabilities, Current	0	(9,363,068)					(2,592,475)	(8,383,588)			(7,531,366)	(3,197,490)
Derivative Liabilities, Noncurrent	0	(2,574,903)							(2,635,325)	0			(5,198,846)	(11,341,387)
Total Derivatives Liabilities	(17,958,012)	(22,922,465)
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net			$ 0	$ 295,950	$ 101,309	$ 849,900