Property and Equipment (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 Price_Per_Mcf	Jun. 30, 2012 Price_Per_Mcf	Jun. 30, 2013 Price_Per_Mcf	Jun. 30, 2012 Price_Per_Mcf	Jun. 30, 2013 Unproved properties not subject to depletion [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Unproved properties not subject to depletion [Member]
Property and Equipment (Textual)
Oil and gas properties, gross					$ 1,743,000	$ 1,126,000
Period of amortization of capital costs					5 years
Capitalized overhead applicable to acquisition, development and exploration activities			234,000	275,000
Depletion expense related to oil and gas properties	642,000	826,000	1,200,000	1,800,000
Depletion expense related to oil and gas properties (in dollars per Mcfe)	0.88	1.28	0.90	1.36
Impairment of oil and gas properties		9,909,000		15,407,000
Depreciation and amortization expense			$ 59,000	$ 48,000