Long-Term Debt (Details Textual) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended						6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Oct. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Aug. 02, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Appalachia Shale Gas Properties [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Borrowing Base Facility [Member]	May 31, 2012 Borrowing Base Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Borrowing Base Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 KPC Pipeline [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Constellation Equity [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base under borrowing base facility	$ 167,355,000	$ 167,355,000		$ 167,355,000					$ 7,500,000	$ 193,000,000			$ 167,355,000	$ 176,000,000	$ 190,000,000
Equity interest, pledged																100.00%	100.00%
Borrowing base value on amendment date												10,000,000
Gain on forgiveness of debt		255,000	1,647,000	255,000	1,647,000	2,900,000							255,000
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Net payments on the borrowing base facility				22,600,000
Payment of secured pipeline loan				3,000,000
Decrease of prior borrowing base	24,000,000
Target amount for long term debt				120,000,000
Additional interest rate				1.50%
Reduction in borrowing on monthly basis								1,000,000
Additional equity funding				7,500,000
Gross proceeds on material disposition				1,000,000
Borrowing base deficiency							0
Repayments of long term lines of credit stock value			843,000		843,000						5,700,000
Settlement of outstanding loan balance common stock			141,186		141,186
Escrow deposit of first and second closing retained by company	1,300,000			1,300,000
Escrow deposit of first and second closing payment to lender	4,400,000
Recovery of credit stock value			843,000		843,000
Additional gain on debt restructuring		$ 255,000	$ 1,647,000	$ 255,000	$ 1,647,000	$ 2,900,000							$ 255,000
Period of equity funding was required to be obtained				2 days