Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Asset Retirement Obligations [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the Company's asset retirement obligations from the periods presented, are as follows:

	December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Beginning balance	$	1,278,889		$	1,235,193		$	1,193,324
Incurred during the period		(14,105	)		(13,397	)		0
Additions for new wells		25,092			11,779			6,942
Accretion expense		37,985			45,314			34,927
Ending balance	$	1,327,861		$	1,278,889		$	1,235,193