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Basis of Financial Statement Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Details 4) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Changes to asset retirement obligations
Asset retirement obligations at beginning of period	$ 256,651	$ 219,478
Liabilities incurred during the period	27,000	7,766
Accretion expense	16,926	15,184
Asset retirement obligations at end of period	$ 300,577	$ 242,428

The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability.

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