Basis of Financial Statement Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Basis of Financial Statement Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 2,464,702	$ 3,894,316	$ 5,382,230	$ 5,524,415
Amortization of financing cost			(1,407,071)
Basis of Financial Statement Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Warrant derivative liability	1,156,660		1,156,660
Effect of change in fair value of derivative warrant liability	843,340		843,340
Allowance for doubtful accounts	0		0		0
Bad debt expense incurred			0	0
Financing fees incurred			1,707,071
Current portion of the asset retirement obligation	0	0	0	0
Net operating loss carry forwards	9,860,000		9,860,000
Net operating loss expiration			various dates through 2030
Current tax provision			0
Valuation allowance rate on deferred tax assets			100.00%
Material imbalances	0		0		0
Transportation revenue			187,688	245,043
Adjustment [Member]
Basis of Financial Statement Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]
Cash consideration related to issuance of certain warrants and related put options			(2,000,000)
Basis of Financial Statement Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Warrant derivative liability	1,156,660		1,156,660
Effect of change in fair value of derivative warrant liability	843,340		843,340
Exploration and Production [Member]
Basis of Financial Statement Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]
Revenue	2,137,362	3,798,469	4,909,344	5,253,094
Amortization of financing cost			$ 331,244	$ 237,500