Partnership Equity (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2006	Dec. 31, 2008 item	Apr. 28, 2006 Investor partners	Apr. 28, 2006 Reef	Dec. 31, 2012 Reef
Minimum subscription level of Partnership units to be reached until which proceeds from sale were placed into interest bearing escrow account	40
Amount raised from the sale of units			$ 23,094,590	$ 1,033,179
Number of units sold			923.784	48.620
Percentage of ownership purchased				5.00%	5.00%
Amount contributed in connection with obligation towards leasehold, drilling and completion costs				202,585
Percentage of contribution towards leasehold, drilling and completion costs				1.00%	1.00%
Percentage of management fee paid by unit holders for Partnership organization and offering costs, including sales commissions	15.00%
Net capital contributions available for Partnership oil & gas activities	20,866,166
Amount of management fee paid by unit holders for Partnership organization and offering costs, including sales commissions	3,464,188
Amount of offering costs paid by unit holders included in management fee	3,414,188
Amount of organization costs paid by unit holders included in management fee	$ 50,000
Number of wells drilled		29