ORGANIZATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 5) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Asset Retirement Obligations
Fair market value of cash held in escrow that is legally restricted for potential plugging and abandonment liability	$ 3,200,000
Reconciliation of asset retirement obligations
Balance at beginning of year	25,236,000	15,507,000
Liabilities incurred in current year	1,139,000	261,000
Obligations on properties acquired		3,499,000
Liabilities settled in current year	(1,846,000)	(1,287,000)
Accretion expense	2,256,000	1,525,000
Revisions in estimated cash flows		5,731,000
Carrying amount	$ 26,785,000	$ 25,236,000