Property and Equipment (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013 Per_Mcfe	Sep. 30, 2012 Per_Mcfe	Sep. 30, 2013 Per_Mcfe	Sep. 30, 2012 Per_Mcfe	Sep. 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					$ 1,944,000	$ 1,126,000
Period of amortization of capital costs					5 years
Capitalized overhead applicable to acquisition, development and exploration activities			347,000	400,000
Depletion expense related to oil and gas properties	732,000	562,000	2,000,000	2,400,000
Depletion expense related to oil and gas properties (in dollars per Mcfe)	1.01	0.85	94	1.19
Impairment of oil and gas properties				15,407,000
Depreciation and amortization expense			$ 94,000	$ 74,000