OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
OTHER INCOME EXPENSE
Litigation costs for the Chesapeake matter		$ (382)
Income for gas held by Chesapeake		200fil_IncomeForGasHeldByChesapeake
Other	197fil_Other1	(7)fil_Other1	122fil_Other1
Other income total	$ 197us-gaap_OtherIncome	$ (189)us-gaap_OtherIncome	$ 122us-gaap_OtherIncome

The income for oil and gas producing activities, excluding corporate overhead and interest costs.

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Amount of litigation expense, including but not limited to legal, forensic, accounting, and investigative fees.

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Reflects the sum of all other revenue and income recognized by the entity in the period not otherwise specified in the income statement

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Reflects the sum of all other revenue and income recognized by the entity in the period not otherwise specified in the income statement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 225

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-04.4)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879464&loc=d3e573970-122913

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Paragraph 4

-Article 7

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