Related-Party Transactions (Details Textual) (USD $)		3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014 Mr Alexander [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Oil and Gas Properties [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Royalty Expense		$ 43,000
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage By Parent	33.00%

Amount of expense related to royalty payments under a contractual arrangement such as payment for mineral and drilling rights and use of technology or intellectual property.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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