Subsequent Event	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENT	NOTE 11 — SUBSEQUENT EVENT On May 9, 2013 the company’s subsidiary, American Shale Development, entered into costless collars covering approximately 85% of its expected natural gas production from wells that were considered proved developed producing (“PDP”) as of that date. Neither oil nor natural gas liquids have been hedged, but the BTU associated with the company’s ethane production was essentially hedged, since it is sold as part of the natural gas stream. The costless collars consist of long put options (floor) with a strike price of $4.00 per MMBtu and offsetting short calls (ceiling) with a strike price of $4.28 per MMBtu. The aforementioned volumes are hedged beginning with the June 2013 contract and ending with the April 2015 contract. A total of 3,391,910 MMBtu are hedged over this period, with monthly volumes declining from a high of approximately 207,000 MMBtu in June 2013 to 113,000 MMBtu in April 2015. In April and May of 2013, the President of the Company and the Chairman of the Board, respectively, entered into change of control agreements. These agreements provide both individuals to receive a severance payment equal to twice their annual salary and 85,000 vested common shares if there is a change in control of the Company and they are terminated or demoted. Various other Company personnel also received change in control agreements in April that provide them severance payments equal to their salary for six to twelve months. In May 2013, Trans Energy granted 100,000 common stock options to the Chairman of the Board. These options vest semi-annually over five years and have a five year term. The stock options were granted at an exercise price of $3.00 per common share, which was equal to the fair market value of the common stock at the date of the grant.

Subsequent Event

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

NOTE 11 — SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On May 9, 2013 the company’s subsidiary, American Shale Development, entered into costless collars covering approximately 85% of its expected natural gas production from wells that were considered proved developed producing (“PDP”) as of that date. Neither oil nor natural gas liquids have been hedged, but the BTU associated with the company’s ethane production was essentially hedged, since it is sold as part of the natural gas stream. The costless collars consist of long put options (floor) with a strike price of $4.00 per MMBtu and offsetting short calls (ceiling) with a strike price of $4.28 per MMBtu. The aforementioned volumes are hedged beginning with the June 2013 contract and ending with the April 2015 contract. A total of 3,391,910 MMBtu are hedged over this period, with monthly volumes declining from a high of approximately 207,000 MMBtu in June 2013 to 113,000 MMBtu in April 2015.

In April and May of 2013, the President of the Company and the Chairman of the Board, respectively, entered into change of control agreements. These agreements provide both individuals to receive a severance payment equal to twice their annual salary and 85,000 vested common shares if there is a change in control of the Company and they are terminated or demoted. Various other Company personnel also received change in control agreements in April that provide them severance payments equal to their salary for six to twelve months.

In May 2013, Trans Energy granted 100,000 common stock options to the Chairman of the Board. These options vest semi-annually over five years and have a five year term. The stock options were granted at an exercise price of $3.00 per common share, which was equal to the fair market value of the common stock at the date of the grant.