Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended	2 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Feb. 29, 2012 Farmout agreement notice of non-continuance [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Subsequent event date			Feb. 17, 2012
Farmout agreement termination expected payment amount			$ 26

Reflects the known or estimated financial effect of the event, or transaction that occurred between the balance sheet date and the date the financial statements are issued or available to be issued.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Topic 855

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6842918&loc=SL6314017-165662

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 165

-Paragraph 13

-Subparagraph b

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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.

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