Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Oct. 31, 2011	Jan. 31, 2011
ASSETS
Cash	$ 93,861,258	$ 57,773,269
Restricted cash		105,264
Accounts receivable (Note 6)	5,034,199	232,828
Prepaid expenses and deposits	313,547	316,069
Total current assets	99,209,004	58,427,430
Property and Equipment:
Oil and gas properties, full cost method (Note 3)	127,317,098	22,133,885
Other property and equipment (Note 3)	5,482,778
Total property and equipment	132,799,876	22,133,885
Prepaid drilling costs and other	5,756,888	1,469,453
Total assets	237,765,768	82,030,768
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable	5,479,951	1,939,754
Accrued liabilities	7,745,658	2,880,611
Asset retirement obligations (Note 2)	1,732,121
Total current liabilities	14,957,730	4,820,365
Asset retirement obligations (Note 2)	77,893	1,403,697
Total liabilities	15,035,623	6,224,062
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Note 5)
Common stock, $0.00001 par value, 70,000,000 shares authorized; 43,265,539 and 22,525,672 shares issued and outstanding at October 31, 2011 and January 31, 2011, respectively	432	225
Additional paid-in capital	312,050,475	159,788,323
Accumulated deficit	(93,291,826)	(83,981,842)
Total parent company stockholders' equity	218,759,081	75,806,706
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	3,971,064
Total stockholders' equity	222,730,145	75,806,706
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 237,765,768	$ 82,030,768