Aggregate notional amount of derivative expressed in nonmonetary units. For example, the number of barrels specified in a fuel oil forward purchase contract.

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The number of derivative instruments of a particular group held by the entity.

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Net assets for derivative instruments	$ 77,014		$ 2,000,000
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments	(1,882,990)	(525,633)
Commodity price derivative instruments
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Net assets for derivative instruments	234,413		1,960,005
Fair value of derivative asset	932,078		2,206,705
Fair value of derivative liability	(697,665)		(246,700)
Total net fair value of derivative assets	77,014
Commodity price derivative instruments \| West Texas Intermediate crude oil \| Apr 2013-Dec 2013, one \| Swap \| Not Designated
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Volume/Month (in Bbls or Mmbtu)	14
Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	101.25
Fair value of derivative asset	559,262
Commodity price derivative instruments \| Brent crude oil \| Apr 2013-Dec 2013, two \| Swap \| Not Designated
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Volume/Month (in Bbls or Mmbtu)	9
Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	109.13
Fair value of derivative asset	90,989
Commodity price derivative instruments \| Brent crude oil \| Apr 2013-Jun 2013,one \| Swap \| Not Designated
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Volume/Month (in Bbls or Mmbtu)	6
Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	108.35
Fair value of derivative liability	(21,678)
Commodity price derivative instruments \| Brent crude oil \| Apr 2013-Dec 2013, three \| Swap \| Not Designated
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Volume/Month (in Bbls or Mmbtu)	6
Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	107.10
Fair value of derivative liability	(48,805)
Commodity price derivative instruments \| Brent crude oil \| Apr 2013-Jun 2013, two \| Swap \| Not Designated
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Volume/Month (in Bbls or Mmbtu)	7
Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	104.80
Fair value of derivative liability	(99,799)
Commodity price derivative instruments \| Brent crude oil \| Jul 2013-Sep 2013 \| Swap \| Not Designated
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Volume/Month (in Bbls or Mmbtu)	6
Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	103.47
Fair value of derivative liability	(82,032)
Commodity price derivative instruments \| Brent crude oil \| Oct 2013-Dec 2013 \| Swap \| Not Designated
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Volume/Month (in Bbls or Mmbtu)	3
Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	102.30
Fair value of derivative liability	(36,529)
Commodity price derivative instruments \| Brent crude oil \| Jan 2014-Dec 2014, one \| Swap \| Not Designated
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Volume/Month (in Bbls or Mmbtu)	7.5
Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	102.10
Fair value of derivative liability	(79,460)
Commodity price derivative instruments \| Brent crude oil \| Jan 2014 - Jun 2014 \| Swap \| Not Designated
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Volume/Month (in Bbls or Mmbtu)	2
Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	108.07
Fair value of derivative asset	45,665
Commodity price derivative instruments \| Brent crude oil \| Jan 2014-Dec 2014, two \| Swap \| Not Designated
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Volume/Month (in Bbls or Mmbtu)	6
Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	106.40
Fair value of derivative asset	236,162
Commodity price derivative instruments \| Henry Hub NYMEX natural gas \| Apr 2013-Dec 2013, one \| Collar \| Not Designated
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Volume/Month (in Bbls or Mmbtu)	75,000
Floor Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	3.00
Cap Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	4.25
Fair value of derivative liability	(127,094)
Commodity price derivative instruments \| Henry Hub NYMEX natural gas \| Apr 2013-Dec 2013, two \| Collar \| Not Designated
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Volume/Month (in Bbls or Mmbtu)	75,000
Floor Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	3.25
Cap Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	4.00
Fair value of derivative liability	(185,288)
Commodity price derivative instruments \| Henry Hub NYMEX natural gas \| Apr 2013-Jun 2013,one \| Collar \| Not Designated
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Volume/Month (in Bbls or Mmbtu)	50,000
Floor Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	3.75
Cap Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	4.00
Fair value of derivative liability	(12,110)
Commodity price derivative instruments \| Henry Hub NYMEX natural gas \| Apr 2013-Dec 2013, three \| Collar \| Not Designated
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Volume/Month (in Bbls or Mmbtu)	35,000
Floor Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	3.75
Cap Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	4.21
Fair value of derivative liability	(33,805)
Commodity price derivative instruments \| Henry Hub NYMEX natural gas \| Apr 2013-Dec 2013, four \| Swap \| Not Designated
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Volume/Month (in Bbls or Mmbtu)	70,000
Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	4.02
Fair value of derivative liability	(53,207)
Commodity price derivative instruments \| Henry Hub NYMEX natural gas \| Apr 2013-Dec 2014, one \| Collar \| Not Designated
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Volume/Month (in Bbls or Mmbtu)	42,500
Floor Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	3.75
Cap Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	4.60
Fair value of derivative liability	(42,669)
Commodity price derivative instruments \| Henry Hub NYMEX natural gas \| Apr 2013-Dec 2014, two \| Collar \| Not Designated
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Volume/Month (in Bbls or Mmbtu)	42,500
Floor Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	3.50
Cap Price/Unit (in dollars per Bbls or per Mmbtu)	5.00
Fair value of derivative liability	$ (32,588)
Cash flow hedges \| Designated
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Number of derivative instruments	0
Fair value hedges \| Designated
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Number of derivative instruments	0