SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	May 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Litigation settlement payable	$ 7,000,000			$ 7,000,000
Stock options to purchase shares of common stock (in shares)	0
Stock options granted, exercisable price (in dollar per share)	$ 4.56
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Administrative penalty payments		(400,000)
Insurance claim receivable			7,000,000
Litigation settlement payable			7,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | John Boylan [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Annual base salary of chairman, president and chief executive officer			120,000
Stock options to purchase shares of common stock (in shares)			900,000
Stock options granted, exercisable price (in dollar per share)			$ 0.2158
Stock options term	10 years
Percentage of vesting awards on first anniversary (in hundredths)			0.333%
Percentage of vesting awards on second anniversary (in hundredths)			0.333%
Percentage of vesting awards on third anniversary (in hundredths)			0.333%
Minimum aggregate gross proceeds from the sale of equity securities under vesting condition			10,000,000
Minimum aggregate purchase price of oil and gas properties under vesting condition			10,000,000
Stock options grant date value			87,209
Subsequent Event [Member] | Director [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock options to purchase shares of common stock (in shares)			8,333
Stock options granted, exercisable price (in dollar per share)			$ 0.2158
Stock options term	10 years
Percentage of vesting awards on date of grant (in hundredths)			20.00%
Percentage of vesting awards on nine months from date of grant (in hundredths)			80.00%
Stock options grant date value			$ 807