Segments of Operations (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segments of Operations [Abstract]

Summarized Segments of Operations

Three Months Ended June 30, 2013	Natural Gas Operations			Marketing and Production			Pipeline Operations		Propane Operations			Corporate and Other			Consolidated
OPERATING REVENUES	$	17,825,910		$	4,227,929		$	105,032	$	658,385		$	—		$	22,817,256
Intersegment elimination		(79,613	)		(1,582,247	)		—		—			—			(1,661,860	)
Total operating revenue		17,746,297			2,645,682			105,032		658,385			—			21,155,396
COST OF SALES		10,128,702			3,815,169			—		450,702			—			14,394,573
Intersegment elimination		(79,613	)		(1,582,247	)		—		—			—			(1,661,860	)
Total cost of sales		10,049,089			2,232,922			—		450,702			—			12,732,713
GROSS MARGIN	$	7,697,208		$	412,760		$	105,032	$	207,683		$	—		$	8,422,683
OPERATING EXPENSES		7,645,708			243,838			43,457		466,122			229,453			8,628,578
Intersegment elimination		(12,569	)		—			—		—			(33,660	)		(46,229	)
Total operating expenses		7,633,139			243,838			43,457		466,122			195,793			8,582,349
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	$	64,069		$	168,922		$	61,575	$	(258,439	)	$	(195,793	)	$	(159,666	)
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	(235,899	)	$	178,872		$	33,978	$	(162,089	)	$	(141,778	)	$	(326,916	)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2012	Natural Gas Operations			Marketing and Production			Pipeline Operations		Propane Operations			Corporate and Other			Consolidated
OPERATING REVENUES	$	12,880,690		$	2,151,601		$	102,093	$	561,552		$	—		$	15,695,936
Intersegment elimination		(79,143	)		(1,111,247	)		—		—			—			(1,190,390	)
Total operating revenue		12,801,547			1,040,354			102,093		561,552			—			14,505,546
COST OF SALES		5,526,465			1,961,558			—		418,482			—			7,906,505
Intersegment elimination		(79,143	)		(1,111,247	)		—		—			—			(1,190,390	)
Total cost of sales		5,447,322			850,311			—		418,482			—			6,716,115
GROSS MARGIN	$	7,354,225		$	190,043		$	102,093	$	143,070		$	—		$	7,789,431
OPERATING EXPENSES		6,991,710			220,317			61,882		431,539			72,118			7,777,566
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	$	362,515		$	(30,274	)	$	40,211	$	(288,469	)	$	(72,118	)	$	11,865
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	(40,947	)	$	(35,575	)	$	23,035	$	(156,236	)	$	(514,467	)	$	(724,190	)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2013	Natural Gas Operations			Marketing and Production			Pipeline Operations		Propane Operations			Corporate and Other			Consolidated
OPERATING REVENUES	$	57,856,318		$	9,816,141		$	203,319	$	2,360,959		$	—		$	70,236,737
Intersegment elimination		(165,359	)		(3,598,680	)		—		—			—			(3,764,039	)
Total operating revenue		57,690,959			6,217,461			203,319		2,360,959			—			66,472,698
COST OF SALES		34,330,869			8,691,637			—		1,604,343			—			44,626,849
Intersegment elimination		(165,359	)		(3,598,680	)		—		—			—			(3,764,039	)
Total cost of sales		34,165,510			5,092,957			—		1,604,343			—			40,862,810
GROSS MARGIN	$	23,525,449		$	1,124,504		$	203,319	$	756,616		$	—		$	25,609,888
OPERATING EXPENSES		15,222,579			505,089			91,135		1,010,537			311,148			17,140,488
Intersegment elimination		(12,569	)		—			—		—			(33,660	)		(46,229	)
Total operating expenses		15,210,010			505,089			91,135		1,010,537			277,488			17,094,259
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	$	8,315,439		$	619,415		$	112,184	$	(253,921	)	$	(277,488	)	$	8,515,629
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	4,475,307		$	427,333		$	61,092	$	(181,077	)	$	(321,848	)	$	4,460,807

Six Months Ended June 30, 2012	Natural Gas Operations			Marketing and Production			Pipeline Operations		Propane Operations			Corporate and Other			Consolidated
OPERATING REVENUES	$	42,813,840		$	5,777,390		$	209,877	$	2,470,710		$	—		$	51,271,817
Intersegment elimination		(164,208	)		(2,829,942	)		—		—			—			(2,994,150	)
Total operating revenue		42,649,632			2,947,448			209,877		2,470,710			—			48,277,667
COST OF SALES		22,848,424			5,075,669			—		1,849,751			—			29,773,844
Intersegment elimination		(164,208	)		(2,829,942	)		—		—			—			(2,994,150	)
Total cost of sales		22,684,216			2,245,727			—		1,849,751			—			26,779,694
GROSS MARGIN	$	19,965,416		$	701,721		$	209,877	$	620,959			—		$	21,497,973
OPERATING EXPENSES		13,720,982			551,402			100,388		997,952			134,911			15,505,635
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	$	6,244,434		$	150,319		$	109,489	$	(376,993	)	$	(134,911	)	$	5,992,338
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	3,311,587		$	59,740		$	61,258	$	(251,077	)	$	(622,851	)	$	2,558,657

Schedule of company's assets by reportable segments

	Natural Gas Operations			Marketing and Production			Pipeline Operations			Propane Operations			Corporate and Other			Consolidated
As of June 30, 2013
Goodwill	$	14,891,377		$	1,625,518		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	16,516,895
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate		—			352,704			—			—			—			352,704
Total assets	$	160,794,648		$	10,376,976		$	520,907		$	3,023,255		$	56,682,342		$	231,398,128
Intersegment eliminations		(40,451,628	)		(3,003,672	)		68,869			(2,095,655	)		(13,612,951	)		(59,095,037	)
Total assets	$	120,343,020		$	7,373,304		$	589,776		$	927,600		$	43,069,391		$	172,303,091
As of December 31, 2012
Goodwill	$	14,891,377		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	14,891,377
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate		—			321,731			—			—			—			321,731
Total assets	$	169,616,395		$	8,786,247		$	632,466		$	3,556,432		$	64,887,276		$	247,478,816
Intersegment eliminations		(46,338,335	)		(447,549	)		(16,073	)		(2,096,143	)		(24,117,257	)		(73,015,357	)
Total assets	$	123,278,060		$	8,338,698		$	616,393		$	1,460,289		$	40,770,019		$	174,463,459