CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (16,119)	$ (147,447)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	516,502	600,762
Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations	50,034	27,788
Gain on sale of oil and gas properties	(28,449)	(533,048)
Common stock issued in exchange for services	18,000	246,942
Common stock issued in exchange for accrued interest		10,462
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(164,471)	(159,594)
Prepaid expenses and other	30,166	88,282
Accounts payable	(71,389)	(201)
Accrued costs and expenses	(138,558)	(6,557)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	195,716	127,389
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures for property and equipment	(274,467)	(843,731)
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties	28,449	1,108,709
Contingent consideration paid to DNR under sharing arrangement		(282,704)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(246,018)	(17,726)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from notes and advance payable	1,041,920	825,000
Principal payments on notes payable	(549,274)	(264,619)
Payment of dividends on preferred stock	(391,875)	(391,875)
Redemption of preferred stock	(50,000)
Payment of preferred stock offering costs		(50,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	50,771	118,506
Net decrease in cash and equivalents	469	228,169
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period	6,921	219,566
Cash and equivalents, end of period	7,390	447,735
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for interest	84,581	86,827
Cash paid for income taxes
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Payable to DNR for acquisition of oil and gas properties		250,000
Asset retirement obligations assumed upon sale oil and gas properties		16,411
Increase in oil and gas properties due to revision of asset retirement obligations		26,437
Preferred Stock Series A1
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Series A-1 Preferred Stock Dividend Payable		391,875
Conversion of Series A-1 Preferred Stock to Notes Payable	$ 600,000