CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (494,055)	$ 495,266
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	977,864	341,033
Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations	35,621	14,064
Gain on sale of oil and gas properties	(533,048)	(2,479,934)
Common stock issued in exchange for services	246,942	1,235,973
Common stock issued in exchange for accrued interest	10,462
Gain on extinguishment of debt		(111,690)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	23,079	(183,979)
Prepaid expenses and other	152,986	(122,199)
Accounts payable	(15,096)	59,397
Accrued costs and expenses	(49,867)	(2,175)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	354,888	(754,244)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures for property and equipment	(935,322)	(1,131,670)
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties	1,108,709
Contingent consideration paid to DNR under sharing arrangement	(282,704)
Net cash used in investing activities	(109,317)	(1,131,670)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from notes and advance payable	825,000	2,064,100
Principal payments on notes payable	(432,010)	(5,306,481)
Payment of dividends on preferred stock	(783,750)
Proceeds from sale of common stock		203,500
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock		5,225,000
Payment of preferred stock offering costs	(67,456)	(96,629)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(458,216)	2,089,490
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(212,645)	203,576
Cash and equivalents, beginning of year	219,566	15,990
Cash and equivalents, end of year	6,921	219,566
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for interest	122,633	319,246
Cash paid for income taxes
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Conversion of notes payable to 897,500 shares of common stock		1,335,000
Note payable for acquisition of oil and gas properties		10,100,000
Proceeds from sale of Separate Interests applied to note payable		5,101,047
Pre-acquisition oil and gas sales applied to note payable		766,728
Contingent payable for acquisition of oil and gas properties	250,000	826,791
Asset retirement obligations incurred upon acquisition of oil and gas properties		639,176
Asset retirement obligations assumed upon sale of oil and gas properties	16,411
Increase in oil and gas properties due to revision of asset retirement obligations	$ 55,825