Segments of Operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Summarized Segments of Operations
Total operating revenue	$ 21,155,396	$ 14,505,546	$ 66,472,698	$ 48,277,667
Total cost of sales	12,732,713	6,716,115	40,862,810	26,779,694
GROSS MARGIN	8,422,683	7,789,431	25,609,888	21,497,973
Total operating expenses	8,582,349	7,777,566	17,094,259	15,505,635
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	(159,666)	11,865	8,515,629	5,992,338
Amount contributed to the company's net income	(326,916)	(724,190)	4,460,807	2,558,657
Natural Gas Operations [Member]
Summarized Segments of Operations
Total operating revenue	17,746,297	12,801,547	57,690,959	42,649,632
Total cost of sales	10,049,089	5,447,322	34,165,510	22,684,216
GROSS MARGIN	7,697,208	7,354,225	23,525,449	19,965,416
Total operating expenses	7,633,139	6,991,710	15,210,010	13,720,982
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	64,069	362,515	8,315,439	6,244,434
Amount contributed to the company's net income	(235,899)	(40,947)	4,475,307	3,311,587
Marketing and Production [Member]
Summarized Segments of Operations
Total operating revenue	2,645,682	1,040,354	6,217,461	2,947,448
Total cost of sales	2,232,922	850,311	5,092,957	2,245,727
GROSS MARGIN	412,760	190,043	1,124,504	701,721
Total operating expenses	243,838	220,317	505,089	551,402
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	168,922	(30,274)	619,415	150,319
Amount contributed to the company's net income	178,872	(35,575)	427,333	59,740
Pipeline Operations [Member]
Summarized Segments of Operations
Total operating revenue	105,032	102,093	203,319	209,877
GROSS MARGIN	105,032	102,093	203,319	209,877
Total operating expenses	43,457	61,882	91,135	100,388
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	61,575	40,211	112,184	109,489
Amount contributed to the company's net income	33,978	23,035	61,092	61,258
Propane Operations [Member]
Summarized Segments of Operations
Total operating revenue	658,385	561,552	2,360,959	2,470,710
Total cost of sales	450,702	418,482	1,604,343	1,849,751
GROSS MARGIN	207,683	143,070	756,616	620,959
Total operating expenses	466,122	431,539	1,010,537	997,952
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	(258,439)	(288,469)	(253,921)	(376,993)
Amount contributed to the company's net income	(162,089)	(156,236)	(181,077)	(251,077)
Corporate and Other [Member]
Summarized Segments of Operations
Total operating expenses	195,793	72,118	277,488	134,911
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	(195,793)	(72,118)	(277,488)	(134,911)
Amount contributed to the company's net income	(141,778)	(514,467)	(321,848)	(622,851)
Operating Segment [Member]
Summarized Segments of Operations
Total operating revenue	22,817,256	15,695,936	70,236,737	51,271,817
Total cost of sales	14,394,573	7,906,505	44,626,849	29,773,844
Total operating expenses	8,628,578		17,140,488
Operating Segment [Member] | Natural Gas Operations [Member]
Summarized Segments of Operations
Total operating revenue	17,825,910	12,880,690	57,856,318	42,813,840
Total cost of sales	10,128,702	5,526,465	34,330,869	22,848,424
Total operating expenses	7,645,708		15,222,579
Operating Segment [Member] | Marketing and Production [Member]
Summarized Segments of Operations
Total operating revenue	4,227,929	2,151,601	9,816,141	5,777,390
Total cost of sales	3,815,169	1,961,558	8,691,637	5,075,669
Total operating expenses	243,838		505,089
Operating Segment [Member] | Pipeline Operations [Member]
Summarized Segments of Operations
Total operating revenue	105,032	102,093	203,319	209,877
Total operating expenses	43,457		91,135
Operating Segment [Member] | Propane Operations [Member]
Summarized Segments of Operations
Total operating revenue	658,385	561,552	2,360,959	2,470,710
Total cost of sales	450,702	418,482	1,604,343	1,849,751
Total operating expenses	466,122		1,010,537
Operating Segment [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member]
Summarized Segments of Operations
Total operating expenses	229,453		311,148
Intersegment elimination [Member]
Summarized Segments of Operations
Total operating revenue	(1,661,860)	(1,190,390)	(3,764,039)	(2,994,150)
Total cost of sales	(1,661,860)	(1,190,390)	(3,764,039)	(2,994,150)
Total operating expenses	(46,229)		(46,229)
Intersegment elimination [Member] | Natural Gas Operations [Member]
Summarized Segments of Operations
Total operating revenue	(79,613)	(79,143)	(165,359)	(164,208)
Total cost of sales	(79,613)	(79,143)	(165,359)	(164,208)
Total operating expenses	(12,569)		(12,569)
Intersegment elimination [Member] | Marketing and Production [Member]
Summarized Segments of Operations
Total operating revenue	(1,582,247)	(1,111,247)	(3,598,680)	(2,829,942)
Total cost of sales	(1,582,247)	(1,111,247)	(3,598,680)	(2,829,942)
Intersegment elimination [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member]
Summarized Segments of Operations
Total operating expenses	$ (33,660)		$ (33,660)