Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 158,165	$ 475,623	$ 111,572
Accounts receivable - less allowance for doubtful accounts of $200,000, and $0 for 2012 and 2011, respectively	200,000	79,185	74,828
Prepaid expenses	68,693	29,555	24,898
Total current assets	384,339	584,363	211,298
Fixed Assets
Furniture and equipment	43,173	10,623	2,294
Accumulated depreciation	(5,521)	(3,550)	(2,294)
Total furniture and fixtures, net	37,652	7,073
Option to acquire leases and mineral rights			25,000
Producing oil and natural gas properties, net of impairment	2,583,504	2,019,792	1,466,813
Accumulated depletion	(1,145,514)	(1,093,063)	(953,084)
Total oil and gas properties, net	1,437,990	926,729	538,729
Other Assets - Funds held at court			13,006
Total Assets	1,859,981	1,518,165	763,033
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	4,339	326,973	342,285
Accrued interest	25,639	150,267	10,501
Accrued liabilities	216,444	179,979	74,088
Accrued liabilities - related parties	17,504		50,000
Line of credit - bank			68,667
Amounts due former officer
Liability for unauthorized preferred stock issued	9,283	32,164	85,654
Total current liabilities	273,209	689,383	631,195
Other Liabilities
Senior secured convertible debenture, net of debt discount		632,534	127,338
Deferred tax liability		748,763	238,000
Asset retirement obligation	39,905	30,004	27,282
Total long term liabilities	39,905	1,411,301	392,620
Total liabilities	313,114	2,100,684	1,023,815
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 47,500,000 shares authorized, 7,647,494 shares and 2,740,734 shares issued and outstanding for 2011 and 2010, respectively	402,220	382,308	136,720
Additional paid in capital	33,950,417	35,126,462	31,740,090
Accumulated deficit	(35,215,267)	(36,091,289)	(32,137,592)
Total Victory Energy Corporation stockholders' deficit	(862,630)	(582,519)	(260,782)
Non-controlling interest	2,409,497
Total stockholder's equity (deficit)		(582,519)	(260,782)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	1,859,981	1,518,165	763,033
Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Current Assets
Accounts receivable - less allowance for doubtful accounts of $200,000, and $0 for 2012 and 2011, respectively
Prepaid expenses
Total current assets
Fixed Assets
Furniture and equipment
Accumulated depreciation
Total furniture and fixtures, net
Option to acquire leases and mineral rights
Producing oil and natural gas properties, net of impairment		114,778	114,778
Accumulated depletion		(6,148)
Total oil and gas properties, net		108,630	114,778
Other Assets - Funds held at court
Total Assets		108,630	114,778
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable
Accrued interest
Accrued liabilities
Accrued liabilities - related parties
Line of credit - bank
Amounts due former officer			404,624
Liability for unauthorized preferred stock issued
Total current liabilities			404,624
Other Liabilities
Senior secured convertible debenture, net of debt discount
Deferred tax liability		(748,763)	(238,000)
Asset retirement obligation
Total long term liabilities		(748,763)	(238,000)
Total liabilities		(748,763)	166,624
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 47,500,000 shares authorized, 7,647,494 shares and 2,740,734 shares issued and outstanding for 2011 and 2010, respectively
Additional paid in capital		(8,499,240)	(9,611,210)
Accumulated deficit		7,615,700	7,368,005
Total Victory Energy Corporation stockholders' deficit		(883,540)	(2,243,205)
Non-controlling interest		1,740,933	2,191,359
Total stockholder's equity (deficit)		857,393	(51,846)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity		108,630	114,778
Restated [Member]
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		475,623	111,572
Accounts receivable - less allowance for doubtful accounts of $200,000, and $0 for 2012 and 2011, respectively		79,185	74,828
Prepaid expenses		29,555	24,898
Total current assets		584,363	211,298
Fixed Assets
Furniture and equipment		10,623	2,294
Accumulated depreciation		(3,550)	(2,294)
Total furniture and fixtures, net		7,073
Option to acquire leases and mineral rights			25,000
Producing oil and natural gas properties, net of impairment		2,134,570	1,581,591
Accumulated depletion		(1,099,211)	(953,084)
Total oil and gas properties, net		1,035,359	653,507
Other Assets - Funds held at court			13,006
Total Assets		1,626,795	877,811
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable		326,973	342,285
Accrued interest		150,267	10,501
Accrued liabilities		179,979	74,088
Accrued liabilities - related parties			50,000
Line of credit - bank			68,667
Amounts due former officer			404,624
Liability for unauthorized preferred stock issued		32,164	85,654
Total current liabilities		689,383	1,035,819
Other Liabilities
Senior secured convertible debenture, net of debt discount		632,534	127,338
Deferred tax liability
Asset retirement obligation		30,004	27,282
Total long term liabilities		662,538	154,620
Total liabilities		1,351,921	1,190,439
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 47,500,000 shares authorized, 7,647,494 shares and 2,740,734 shares issued and outstanding for 2011 and 2010, respectively		382,308	136,720
Additional paid in capital		26,627,222	22,128,880
Accumulated deficit		(28,475,589)	(24,769,587)
Total Victory Energy Corporation stockholders' deficit		(1,466,059)	(2,503,987)
Non-controlling interest		1,740,933	2,191,359
Total stockholder's equity (deficit)		274,874	(312,628)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity		$ 1,626,795	$ 877,811