Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 borrowing_base	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Feb. 14, 2012 Rig Loan Agreement [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Rig Loan Agreement [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Rig Loan Agreement [Member]	Sep. 19, 2011 Rig Loan Agreement [Member] hp	Jul. 20, 2013 Real Estate Lien Note [Member]	Apr. 04, 2013 Real Estate Lien Note [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Real Estate Lien Note [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Real Estate Lien Note [Member]	May 09, 2008 Real Estate Lien Note [Member]
Long-term debt [Abstract]
Long-term debt	$ 43,932,000	$ 124,758,000	$ 33,000,000	$ 113,000,000				$ 6,378,000	$ 7,000,000				$ 4,554,000	$ 4,758,000
Less current maturities	(2,142,000)	(657,000)
Long-term debt – less current maturities	41,790,000	124,101,000
Maturities of long-term debt [Abstract]
2014	2,142,000
2015	35,235,000
2016	2,332,000
2017	608,000
2018	262,000
Thereafter	3,353,000
Maturity date of debt instrument			Jun. 30, 2015				Feb. 14, 2017
Percentage added to reference rate (in hundredths)			0.50%		1.25%	2.25%
Credit Facility [Abstract]
Maximum borrowing capacity	300,000,000														5,400,000
Current borrowing base	130,000,000
Number of reserve reports prepared by independent petroleum engineers	1
Number of reserve report prepared internally	1
Number of borrowing base redetermination	1
Term of borrowing base redetermination	6 months
Market value of property (in hundredths)					5.00%
Reduced collateral value (in hundredths)					5.00%
Percentage added to variable rate of interest (in hundredths)					2.25%	3.25%
Interest rate on credit facility (in hundredths)			2.67%
Description of variable rate basis	LIBOR
Financial covenants, minimum current ratio	1.00
Financial covenants, interest coverage ratio	2.50
Financial covenants, total debt To EBITDAX ratio	4.00
Interest coverage ratio	11.20
Total debt to EBITDAX ratio	0.76
Current ratio	1.75
Rig Loan Agreement [Abstract]
Power of diesel electric drilling rig (in horsepower)										2,000
Amount that can be borrowed under rig loan agreement							7,000,000
Term of interest due on note							18-months
Interest rate on debt (in hundredths)							4.26%
Real Estate Lien Note [Abstract]
Fixed interest rate on note (in hundredths)											4.25%	4.00%
Monthly installments of principal and interest											$ 34,354	$ 33,763
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate, Expected Rate													1.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage Rate Range, Maximum Expected Rate													7.25%