Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,555	$ 31,177
Accounts receivable - joint interest billing	11,158	30,315
Accounts receivable - oil and gas sales	232,318	173,006
Prepaid expenses and other	63,184	81,630
Oil inventory	20,833	25,509
Deferred financing costs	75,000	95,661
Total current assets	406,048	437,298
Proved oil and natural gas properties, full cost method of accounting, net of accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment of $22,734,228 and $22,084,028	18,871,051	19,342,785
Unproved oil and natural gas properties	709,066	661,641
Equipment and other fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,169,243 and $1,154,600	8,988	23,631
Total assets	19,995,153	20,465,355
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	4,032,129	3,648,736
Revenue payable	3,522,264	3,521,805
Accounts payable - related parties	71,491	40,135
Accrued interest	409,371	136,690
Insurance note payable	46,384	39,275
Notes payable - related parties net of discounts of $513,156 and $0 respectively	2,297,755	630,355
Note payable, net of discounts of $417,924 and $186,791 respectively	1,862,775	2,024,670
Taxes due on dissolution of subsidiary	32,752	40,252
Total current liabilities	12,274,921	10,081,918
Debenture payable-related parties, net of discounts of $250,897 and $1,195,561 respectively	749,103	1,554,439
Asset retirement obligation	2,443,584	2,392,369
Total liabilities	15,467,608	14,028,726
Commitments and contingencies	0	0
Stockholders' equity :
Common stock Authorized - 250,000,000 shares with par value of $0.001 - 26,405,085 and 26,405,085 shares issued and outstanding respectively	26,405	26,405
Additional paid-in capital	25,874,430	25,874,430
Accumulated deficit, since January 1, 2002 (in conjunction with the quasi- Reorganization stated capital was reduced by an accumulated deficit of $2,015,495)	(25,011,410)	(23,546,843)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	3,638,120	4,082,637
Total stockholders' equity	4,527,545	6,436,629
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 19,995,153	$ 20,465,355