Transactions With Related Parties (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Schedule Of Amount Received In Public And Private Partnerships [Table Text Block]

Amounts received in the years ended December 31, from both public and private Partnerships for which Unit is a general partner are as follows:

	2014		2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Contract drilling	$	4	$	16	$	246
Well supervision and other fees	435		470		434
General and administrative expense reimbursement	39		36		39