Debt Instrument, Extension of Maturity, Period

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- Definition

Debt Instrument Interest Rate Due to Default

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- Definition

Number Of Debt Instruments

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- Definition

Percentage of operatipng income to secure debt.

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- Definition

Period To Cure Default

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- Definition

Preferred Stock Dividend Stated Percentage Rate

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- Definition

The stated principal amount of the debt instrument at time of issuance, which may vary from the carrying amount because of unamortized premium or discount.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

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-Publisher AICPA

-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)

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- Definition

Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

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- Definition

Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

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-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(2))

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

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- Definition

The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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- Definition

Expenses paid for obtaining loans which includes expenses such as application and origination fees.

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- Definition

Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of all types of notes payable, as of the balance sheet date, with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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- Definition

Oil and Gas properties with proved reserves under the successful effort method.

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-SubTopic 360

-Glossary Proved Properties

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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity method investee's stock owned by parent immediately after all stock transactions.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)

-Number Topic 5

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)					1 Months Ended				1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Kansas	Apr. 26, 2013 Subsequent Event Preferred Stock Series A1	Apr. 30, 2013 Subsequent Event Promissory Note	Apr. 26, 2013 Subsequent Event Promissory Note Note	Apr. 26, 2013 Subsequent Event Promissory Notes Payable One	Apr. 26, 2013 Subsequent Event Promissory Notes Payable Two	Apr. 30, 2013 Subsequent Event Apex	Apr. 26, 2013 Subsequent Event Apex	Apr. 30, 2013 Subsequent Event Nicholas L. Scheidt
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividend declared				15.00%
Principal amount borrowed										$ 1,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate										7.50%
Debt instrument, maturity date					Mar. 31, 2015				May 31, 2014
Percentage of operating income to secure debt										75.00%
Ownership interest on APEX by CEO, director, and shareholder											100.00%
Loan fee									10,000
Debt instrument, annual default interest rate									18.00%
Maximum number of days to cure notes on default									10 days
Number of promissory notes						2
Promissory notes							400,000	400,000
Debt instrument, maturity date extension period					2 years
Percentage of working interest			20.00%
Proved properties	$ 9,568,861	$ 9,389,245	$ 133,407