Line of Credit [Member] Credit Facility [Axis] Document and Entity Information [Abstract] Entity Registrant Name Entity Central Index Key Current Fiscal Year End Date Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer Entity Voluntary Filers Entity Current Reporting Status Entity Filer Category Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Type Amendment Flag Document Period End Date Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable: Oil and natural gas sales Joint interest billings, less allowance for doubtful accounts of approximately $237,000 each period Prepaid income taxes Prepaid expenses and other current assets Total current assets PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT: Oil and natural gas properties (successful efforts method) Other equipment Less accumulated depletion and depreciation Net property and equipment OTHER ASSETS Total assets LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES: Short-term debt Accounts payable and accrued expenses Oil and gas revenues payable Asset retirement obligation - current Total current liabilities ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION Total liabilities STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: Common stock, $.01 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized; 9,817,101 and 9,807,101 shares issued, respectively, and 8,890,101 and 8,880,101 outstanding, respectively Additional paid-in capital Accumulated deficit Treasury stock, 927,000 shares, each period, at cost Total stockholders' equity Total liabilities and stockholders' equity Allowance for doubtful accounts of joint interest billings Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) Common stock, shares authorized (in shares) Common stock, shares issued (in shares) Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares) Treasury stock, shares (in shares) Income Statement [Abstract] REVENUE: Oil and natural gas sales Well operational and pumping fees Disposal fees Total revenue COSTS AND EXPENSES: Production expense Depletion and depreciation Exploration expense Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations General and administrative Total costs and expenses OPERATING LOSS OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): Interest income Interest expense Realized gain (loss) on commodity derivative Warrant modification expense Miscellaneous Total other income (expense) LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES INCOME TAX BENEFIT -CURRENT INCOME TAX BENEFIT -DEFERRED TOTAL INCOME TAX PROVISION NET LOSS LOSS PER SHARE: BASIC DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING: BASIC DILUTED Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract] CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net loss Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: Deferred income tax benefit Stock compensation expense Warrant modification expense Changes in current assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable Income taxes receivable Prepaid expenses and other assets Accounts payable and accrued expenses Oil and gas revenues payable Other Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Additions to oil and natural gas properties and other equipment Net cash used in investing activities CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from long term debt Proceeds from the exercise of warrants Net cash provided by financing activities NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of the period CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of the period SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Cash paid during the period for interest Cash paid during the period for income taxes Change in accrued capital expenditures Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] Nature of Business, Organization and Basis of Preparation and Presentation Liquidity [Abstract] Liquidity and Going Concern New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract] Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Oil and Gas Property [Abstract] Oil and Natural Gas Properties Earnings Per Share [Abstract] Earnings Per Share Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] Income Taxes Debt Disclosure [Abstract] Line of Credit Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract] Stockholders' Equity Subsequent Events [Abstract] Subsequent Events Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted Line of Credit Facility [Table] Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] Working capital (deficit) Borrowing base Dilutive or potentially dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding (in shares) Warrants exercise price (in dollars per share) Schedule of earnings per share, basic and diluted [Abstract] Weighted average common stock outstanding (in shares) Weighted average dilutive effect of stock warrants (in shares) Dilutive weighted average shares (in shares) Earnings (loss) per share [Abstract] Basic (in dollars per share) Diluted (in dollars per share) Federal statutory rate Outstanding line of credit Allowance for doubtful accounts of joint interest billings. The increase (decrease) in the carrying value of obligations incurred and payable pertaining to capital costs that are statutory in nature, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Revenue from disposal fees. The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the amounts payable to vendors for oil and gas revenues received and the amount of obligations and expenses incurred but not paid. The amount due within one year from customers for joint interest billings, net of allowance for doubtful accounts. The amount due within one year from customers for the credit sale of oil and natural gas. Expense related to the modification of warrants or rights. The amount of capital the entity has measured as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. Assets, Current Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment Property, Plant and Equipment, Net Assets Liabilities, Current Liabilities Treasury Stock, Value Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent Liabilities and Equity Oil and Gas Sales Revenue Revenues Costs and Expenses Operating Income (Loss) Interest Expense Nonoperating Income (Expense) Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes Receivable Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense and Other Assets Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOilAndGasRevenuesPayable Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations Payments to Acquire Oil and Gas Property Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Continuing Operations Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease)