SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 bbl	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012 bbl	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 bbl	Dec. 31, 2012 bbl	Dec. 31, 2011 bbl	Dec. 02, 2010	Nov. 05, 2009
Results of Operations for Oil and Gas Producing Activities, by Geographic Area [Line Items]
Operating revenue	$ 142,573	$ 170,311	$ 19,223	$ 15,032	$ 23,740	$ 30,752	$ 36,347	$ 320,510	$ 347,139	$ 411,349
Production Cost									81,774	195,381
Capitalized Costs Relating to Oil and Gas Producing Activities, by Geographic Area [Line Items]
Unproved properties not being amortized	3,802,042				5,809,297				3,802,042	5,809,297
Proved properties being amortized	50,320,591								50,320,591
Accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment	(50,274,501)								(50,274,501)
Net capitalized costs	3,848,132								3,848,132
Property acquisition costs [Abstract]
Period of average prices used in calculating proved oil and gas reserves									12 months
Period of average prices used in calculating future cash inflows related to standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows									12 months
Minimum experience of Vice President of independent professional engineering firm									30 years
Total proved reserves [Abstract]
Proved developed reserves											94,619
Total proved undeveloped reserve	0				0				0	0
Percentage ownership interest in La Cuerva and LLA 62 blocks in Colombia (in hundredths)	1.60%				1.60%				1.60%	1.60%		37.50%	25.00%
Discount rate of estimated future cash flows (in hundredths)									10.00%
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows [Abstract]
Future cash inflows from sales of oil and gas									1,306,020	921,070
Future production cost									(357,970)	(392,430)
Future development cost									0	0
Future income tax									(14,525)	0
Future net cash flows									933,525	528,640
10% annual discount for timing of cash flow									(214,490)	(230,570)
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flow relating to proved oil and gas reserves									719,035	298,070
Changes in standardized measure [Roll Forward]
Change due to current year operations Sales, net of production costs									(265,365)	(215,968)
Change due to revisions in standardized variables [Abstract]
Income taxes									(14,525)	(12,911)
Accretion of discount									29,807	49,238
Net change in sales and transfer price, net of production costs									48,603	(62,724)
Previously estimated development costs incurred during the period									0	0
Changes in estimated future development costs									0	0
Revision and others									30,997	35,781
Discoveries									0	0
Sales of reserves in place									0	(2,505,431)
Changes in production rates and other									591,447	(42,954)
Net									420,965	(2,754,969)
Beginning of year				298,070				3,053,039	298,070	3,053,039
End of year	719,035				298,070				719,035	298,070
Gas [Member]
Total proved reserves [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of the period				85,280				86,800	85,280	86,800
Extensions and discoveries										0
Purchase of minerals in place										0
Revisions of prior estimates									(39,011)	10,546
Sales of minerals in place										0
Production									(9,459)	(12,066)
Balance at end of the period	36,810				85,280				36,810	85,280
Proved developed reserves	36,810				85,280				36,810	85,280
Proved undeveloped reserves	0				0				0	0
Oil [Member]
Total proved reserves [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of the period				6,170,000,000				101,159,000,000	6,170,000,000	101,159,000,000
Extensions and discoveries										0
Purchase of minerals in place										0
Revisions of prior estimates									7,943,000,000	915,000,000
Sales of minerals in place										(93,117,000,000)
Production									(2,963,000,000)	(2,787,000,000)
Balance at end of the period	11,150,000,000				6,170,000,000				11,150,000,000	6,170,000,000
Proved developed reserves	11,150,000,000				6,170,000,000				11,150,000,000	6,170,000,000
Proved undeveloped reserves	0				0				0	0
North America [Member]
Results of Operations for Oil and Gas Producing Activities, by Geographic Area [Line Items]
Operating revenue									347,139	148,163
Production Cost									81,774	76,593
Capitalized Costs Relating to Oil and Gas Producing Activities, by Geographic Area [Line Items]
Unproved properties not being amortized	2,012,506				972,885				2,012,506	972,885
United States [Member]
Capitalized Costs Relating to Oil and Gas Producing Activities, by Geographic Area [Line Items]
Unproved properties not being amortized	2,012,506								2,012,506
Proved properties being amortized	865,889								865,889
Accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment	(819,799)								(819,799)
Net capitalized costs	2,058,596								2,058,596
Amortization Expense Per Equivalent Unit of Production or Per Dollar of Gross Revenue [Line Items]
Amortization rate per unit (in dollars per share)	$ 2.67								$ 2.67
Property acquisition costs [Abstract]
Proved									8,640	0
Unproved									262,883	110,836
Exploration costs									0	0
Development costs									776,142	6,488
Total costs incurred									1,047,665	117,324
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows [Abstract]
Future cash inflows from sales of oil and gas									1,306,020	921,070
Future production cost									(357,970)	(392,430)
Future development cost									0	0
Future income tax									(14,525)	0
Future net cash flows									933,525	528,640
10% annual discount for timing of cash flow									(214,490)	(230,570)
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flow relating to proved oil and gas reserves									719,035	298,070
Changes in standardized measure [Roll Forward]
Change due to current year operations Sales, net of production costs									(265,365)	(71,570)
Change due to revisions in standardized variables [Abstract]
Income taxes									(14,525)	(12,911)
Accretion of discount									29,807	49,238
Net change in sales and transfer price, net of production costs									48,603	(62,724)
Previously estimated development costs incurred during the period									0	0
Changes in estimated future development costs									0	0
Revision and others									30,997	35,781
Discoveries									0	0
Sales of reserves in place									0	0
Changes in production rates and other									591,447	(42,954)
Net									420,965	(105,140)
Beginning of year				298,070				403,210	298,070	403,210
End of year	719,035				298,070				719,035	298,070
United States [Member] | Gas [Member]
Total proved reserves [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of the period				85,280				86,800	85,280	86,800
Extensions and discoveries										0
Purchase of minerals in place										0
Revisions of prior estimates									(39,011)	10,546
Sales of minerals in place										0
Production									(9,459)	(12,066)
Balance at end of the period	36,810				85,280				36,810	85,280
Proved developed reserves	36,810				85,280				36,810	85,280
Proved undeveloped reserves	0				0				0	0
United States [Member] | Oil [Member]
Total proved reserves [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of the period				6,170,000,000				6,540,000,000	6,170,000,000	6,540,000,000
Extensions and discoveries										0
Purchase of minerals in place										0
Revisions of prior estimates									7,943,000,000	662,000,000
Sales of minerals in place										0
Production									(2,963,000,000)	(1,032,000,000)
Balance at end of the period	11,150,000,000				6,170,000,000				11,150,000,000	6,170,000,000
Proved developed reserves	11,150,000,000				6,170,000,000				11,150,000,000	6,170,000,000
Proved undeveloped reserves	0				0				0	0
South America [Member]
Results of Operations for Oil and Gas Producing Activities, by Geographic Area [Line Items]
Operating revenue									0	263,186
Production Cost									0	118,788
Capitalized Costs Relating to Oil and Gas Producing Activities, by Geographic Area [Line Items]
Unproved properties not being amortized	1,789,536				4,836,412				1,789,536	4,836,412
Proved properties being amortized	49,454,702								49,454,702
Accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment	(49,454,702)								(49,454,702)
Net capitalized costs	1,789,536								1,789,536
Amortization Expense Per Equivalent Unit of Production or Per Dollar of Gross Revenue [Line Items]
Amortization rate per unit (in dollars per share)	$ 0								$ 0
Property acquisition costs [Abstract]
Proved									84,081	0
Unproved									0	0
Exploration costs									88,171	25,915,741
Development costs									0	0
Total costs incurred									172,252	25,915,741
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows [Abstract]
Future cash inflows from sales of oil and gas									0	0
Future production cost									0	0
Future development cost									0	0
Future income tax									0	0
Future net cash flows									0
10% annual discount for timing of cash flow									0	0
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flow relating to proved oil and gas reserves									0	0
Changes in standardized measure [Roll Forward]
Change due to current year operations Sales, net of production costs									0	(144,398)
Change due to revisions in standardized variables [Abstract]
Income taxes									0	0
Accretion of discount									0	0
Net change in sales and transfer price, net of production costs									0	0
Previously estimated development costs incurred during the period									0	0
Changes in estimated future development costs									0	0
Revision and others									0	0
Discoveries									0	0
Sales of reserves in place									0	(2,505,431)
Changes in production rates and other									0	0
Net									0	(2,649,829)
Beginning of year				0				2,649,829	0	2,649,829
End of year	$ 0				$ 0				$ 0	$ 0
South America [Member] | Gas [Member]
Total proved reserves [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of the period				0				0	0	0
Extensions and discoveries										0
Purchase of minerals in place										0
Revisions of prior estimates									0
Sales of minerals in place									0
Production									0	0
Balance at end of the period	0				0				0	0
Proved developed reserves					0					0
Proved undeveloped reserves	0				0				0	0
South America [Member] | Oil [Member]
Total proved reserves [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of the period				0				94,619,000,000	0	94,619,000,000
Extensions and discoveries										0
Purchase of minerals in place										0
Revisions of prior estimates									0	253,000,000
Sales of minerals in place									0	(93,117,000,000)
Production									0	(1,755,000,000)
Balance at end of the period	0				0				0	0
Proved developed reserves					0					0
Proved undeveloped reserves	0				0				0	0