Business Segments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Summary of operations in different segments
Revenue	$ 3,609,326	$ 2,917,528
Income (loss) from operations	(918,888)	(1,065,556)
Interest expense	1,902,746	438,744
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion	639,449	1,010,998
Property and equipment acquisitions, including oil and gas properties	13,383,172	1,073,617
Total assets, net of intercompany accounts:	85,101,735		62,438,461
Exploration and Production [Member]
Summary of operations in different segments
Revenue	3,573,883	2,771,982
Income (loss) from operations	607,258	5,967
Interest expense	1,897,900	438,744
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion	639,395	1,010,918
Property and equipment acquisitions, including oil and gas properties	13,377,891	1,073,617
Total assets, net of intercompany accounts:	85,093,588		62,408,692
Pipeline Transmission [Member]
Summary of operations in different segments
Revenue	35,443	93,313
Income (loss) from operations	32,554	51,519
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion	54	80
Total assets, net of intercompany accounts:	8,147		29,769
Corporate [Member]
Summary of operations in different segments
Revenue		52,233
Income (loss) from operations	(1,558,700)	(1,123,042)
Interest expense	4,846
Property and equipment acquisitions, including oil and gas properties		$ 5,281