UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	3 Months Ended		196 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011
Costs and expenses:
General and administrative	$ 1,040,099	$ 1,220,493	$ 83,144,269
Depreciation and depletion	3,844	8,573	1,512,382
Gain on sale of partial interest in DRSTP concession	0	0	(30,102,250)
Write-offs and abandonments	0	0	7,742,128
Total costs and expenses	(1,043,943)	(1,229,066)	(62,296,529)
Other income and (expenses):
Interest income	1,469	4,975	4,846,452
Gain (loss) from settlements	0	0	130,178
Other income	0	0	439,827
Interest expense	0	(461)	(12,144,242)
Provision for loss on deposits	0	0	(5,292,896)
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt	0	0	(5,749,575)
Total other income and (expenses), net	1,469	4,514	(17,770,256)
Loss before benefit (provision) for income taxes	(1,042,474)	(1,224,552)	(80,086,785)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes:
Current	0	0	(1,330,360)
Deferred	0	0	960,000
Total benefit (provision) for income taxes	0	0	(370,360)
Net loss	$ (1,042,474)	$ (1,224,552)	$ (80,437,145)
Net loss per common share -basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Weighted average number of shares of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted (in shares)	738,933,854	737,815,969