Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	NOTE 21 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS In preparing the accompanying financial statements, we have reviewed events that have occurred after June 30, 2014, through the issuance of the financial statements. On June 27 2014, the Board of Directors approved the first monthly distribution of $0.1625 per unit with respect to the second quarter of 2014 which was paid in July 2014 to the unitholders of record as of July 9, 2014. On July 28, 2014, the Board of Directors approved the second monthly distribution of $0.1625 per unit with respect to the first quarter of 2014 which will be paid in August 2014 to the unitholders of record as of August 7, 2014. This distribution will be recorded in the third quarter 2014. On July 23, 2014, the Partnership entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 23, 2014 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Partnership, QRE GP, Breitburn, a Delaware limited partnership, Breitburn GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of Breitburn, and Boom Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary of Breitburn (“Merger Sub”). Upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Partnership (the “Merger”), with the Partnership continuing as the surviving entity and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Breitburn. The Merger Agreement was approved by the board of directors of our general partner on July 23, 2014. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each common unit and Class B unit of the Partnership issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into the right to receive 0.9856 Breitburn common units (“Breitburn Units”) (such consideration, the “Unit Consideration”) or, in the case of fractional Breitburn Units, cash (without interest and rounded up to the nearest whole cent) in an amount equal to the product of (i) such fractional part of a Breitburn Unit multiplied by (ii) the average closing price for a Breitburn Unit as reported on the NASDAQ (the “NASDAQ”) for the ten consecutive full trading days ending at the close of trading on the closing date of the Merger (the “Closing Date”). In addition, at the Effective Time, each of the Class C convertible preferred units of the Partnership issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to (i) $350 million divided by (ii) the number of Class C convertible preferred units outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. A number of Class B units issuable upon a change of control of the Partnership equal to (i) 6,748,067, minus (ii) the excess of (A) the number of performance units that vest and are settled in common units of the Partnership in connection with the Merger over (B) 383,900 will be issued and treated as outstanding Class B units and converted into the right to receive the Unit Consideration. In addition, (i) each restricted common unit that is outstanding pursuant to the Partnership’s long-term incentive plan will vest upon the Effective Time and be converted into the right to receive the Unit Consideration and (ii) immediately prior to the Effective Time each performance unit granted pursuant to the Partnership’s long-term incentive plan will vest and be settled with respect to the number of common units issuable determined based on actual attainment of the applicable performance goal(s) as of two business days prior to the Effective Time, with such resulting common units converted at the Effective Time into the right to receive the Unit Consideration. The merger is expected to be tax free to the Partnership and tax free to the holders of common units (except to the extent of cash received in lieu of fractional Breitburn Units or any other actual or constructive distribution of cash, including as a result of any decrease in partnership liabilities pursuant to Section 752 of the Internal Revenue Code). Simultaneously with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Breitburn entered into a Transaction, Voting and Support Agreement (the “Voting Agreement”) dated as of July 23, 2014 with the Fund and the QR Parties, which provides for, among other things (i) that the Fund and QR Parties will vote all common units, Class B units and Class C units owned by the them in favor of the Merger and the adoption of the Merger Agreement at any meeting of the Partnership’s unitholders called for such purpose and against any alternative proposal or any proposal made in opposition to adoption of the Merger Agreement and (ii) the termination of certain related party agreements, including the (a) the Services Agreement by and among the Partnership, the General Partner, QRE Operating, LLC and Quantum Resources Management, LLC dated December 22, 2010, (b) the Omnibus Agreement by and among the Partnership, General Partner, the Fund, QA Holdings, LP and QA Global GP, LLC, dated December 22, 2010 and (c) the Stakeholders’Agreement by and among the Partnership and the Fund, dated as of September 29, 2010. Simultaneously with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Breitburn, the Fund and the QR Parties entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) dated as of July 23, 2014 and effective as of the Closing Date. Among other things, pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, (i) no later than the 90th day following the Closing Date, Breitburn will file a shelf registration statement with the SEC to permit the public resale of the Breitburn Units received by the Fund and QR Parties as Unit Consideration, (ii) the Fund and QR Parties will have the right to participate in future underwritten public offerings of Breitburn Units and (iii) to initiate an underwritten offering of the Breitburn Units received by the Fund and QR Parties as Unit Consideration, subject to certain conditions.

NOTE 21 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In preparing the accompanying financial statements, we have reviewed events that have occurred after June 30, 2014, through the issuance of the financial statements.

On June 27 2014, the Board of Directors approved the first monthly distribution of $0.1625 per unit with respect to the second quarter of 2014 which was paid in July 2014 to the unitholders of record as of July 9, 2014.

On July 28, 2014, the Board of Directors approved the second monthly distribution of $0.1625 per unit with respect to the first quarter of 2014 which will be paid in August 2014 to the unitholders of record as of August 7, 2014. This distribution will be recorded in the third quarter 2014.

On July 23, 2014, the Partnership entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 23, 2014 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Partnership, QRE GP, Breitburn, a Delaware limited partnership, Breitburn GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of Breitburn, and Boom Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary of Breitburn (“Merger Sub”). Upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Partnership (the “Merger”), with the Partnership continuing as the surviving entity and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Breitburn. The Merger Agreement was approved by the board of directors of our general partner on July 23, 2014.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each common unit and Class B unit of the Partnership issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into the right to receive 0.9856 Breitburn common units (“Breitburn Units”) (such consideration, the “Unit Consideration”) or, in the case of fractional Breitburn Units, cash (without interest and rounded up to the nearest whole cent) in an amount equal to the product of (i) such fractional part of a Breitburn Unit multiplied by (ii) the average closing price for a Breitburn Unit as reported on the NASDAQ (the “NASDAQ”) for the ten consecutive full trading days ending at the close of trading on the closing date of the Merger (the “Closing Date”). In addition, at the Effective Time, each of the Class C convertible preferred units of the Partnership issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to (i) $350 million divided by (ii) the number of Class C convertible preferred units outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. A number of Class B units issuable upon a change of control of the Partnership equal to (i) 6,748,067, minus (ii) the excess of (A) the number of performance units that vest and are settled in common units of the Partnership in connection with the Merger over (B) 383,900 will be issued and treated as outstanding Class B units and converted into the right to receive the Unit Consideration. In addition, (i) each restricted common unit that is outstanding pursuant to the Partnership’s long-term incentive plan will vest upon the Effective Time and be converted into the right to receive the Unit Consideration and (ii) immediately prior to the Effective Time each performance unit granted pursuant to the Partnership’s long-term incentive plan will vest and be settled with respect to the number of common units issuable determined based on actual attainment of the applicable performance goal(s) as of two business days prior to the Effective Time, with such resulting common units converted at the Effective Time into the right to receive the Unit Consideration.

The merger is expected to be tax free to the Partnership and tax free to the holders of common units (except to the extent of cash received in lieu of fractional Breitburn Units or any other actual or constructive distribution of cash, including as a result of any decrease in partnership liabilities pursuant to Section 752 of the Internal Revenue Code).

Simultaneously with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Breitburn entered into a Transaction, Voting and Support Agreement (the “Voting Agreement”) dated as of July 23, 2014 with the Fund and the QR Parties, which provides for, among other things (i) that the Fund and QR Parties will vote all common units, Class B units and Class C units owned by the them in favor of the Merger and the adoption of the Merger Agreement at any meeting of the Partnership’s unitholders called for such purpose and against any alternative proposal or any proposal made in opposition to adoption of the Merger Agreement and (ii) the termination of certain related party agreements, including the (a) the Services Agreement by and among the Partnership, the General Partner, QRE Operating, LLC and Quantum Resources Management, LLC dated December 22, 2010, (b) the Omnibus Agreement by and among the Partnership, General Partner, the Fund, QA Holdings, LP and QA Global GP, LLC, dated December 22, 2010 and (c) the Stakeholders’Agreement by and among the Partnership and the Fund, dated as of September 29, 2010.

Simultaneously with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Breitburn, the Fund and the QR Parties entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) dated as of July 23, 2014 and effective as of the Closing Date. Among other things, pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, (i) no later than the 90th day following the Closing Date, Breitburn will file a shelf registration statement with the SEC to permit the public resale of the Breitburn Units received by the Fund and QR Parties as Unit Consideration, (ii) the Fund and QR Parties will have the right to participate in future underwritten public offerings of Breitburn Units and (iii) to initiate an underwritten offering of the Breitburn Units received by the Fund and QR Parties as Unit Consideration, subject to certain conditions.