Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 63,207	$ 209,498
Accounts receivable, net	15,868,440	12,230,782
Inventories	1,348,636	1,237,149
Prepaid expenses and other	3,664,066	2,028,968
Deferred tax asset, net	0	13,487
Total current assets	20,944,349	15,719,884
Property, plant, and equipment, net	42,429,393	45,156,873
Other assets:
Deferred financing costs	1,717,197	2,014,561
Intangible assets, net	13,203,036	14,322,604
Goodwill	4,748,653	4,558,394
Deposits and other	122,164	169,752
Total assets	83,164,792	81,942,068
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	11,520,750	7,907,001
Accrued expenses	3,441,804	3,327,030
Revenues payable	5,835	36,345
Wells in progress	502,106	403,415
Deferred revenue	46,665	46,665
Derivative liabilities - current portion	33,890,000	32,554,826
Debt - current portion	23,671,190	22,516,398
Total current liabilities	73,078,350	66,791,680
Other liabilities:
Debt	2,613,347	1,127,980
Senior Series A redeemable preferred stock	3,227,778	398,232
Derivative liabilities	702	1,573,560
Asset retirement obligations	0	50,078
Deferred tax liabilities	12,646,702	14,215,838
Total liabilities	91,566,879	84,157,368
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Stockholders' deficit:
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 27,314,368 and 26,219,665 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively	27,314	26,219
Additional paid-in capital	25,828,866	24,750,200
Accumulated deficit	(34,264,028)	(26,997,299)
Total stockholders' deficit	(8,402,087)	(2,215,300)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit	83,164,792	81,942,068
Preferred stock, Series A
Stockholders' deficit:
Preferred stock	5,761	5,580
Total stockholders' deficit	5,761	5,580
Preferred stock, Series B
Stockholders' deficit:
Preferred stock
Total stockholders' deficit	$ 0	$ 0