14. Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenue	$ 352,094,714
Depletion, depreciation and amortization	1,622,864	17,684
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(4,443,566)
Indonesia
Revenue	674,797
Lease operating expenses	788,525
Depletion, depreciation and amortization	124,811
Impairment expense	3,858,427
Bad debt expense	321,732
Accretion expense	24,868
Total costs and expenses	5,118,363
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ (4,443,566)