Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 acre	Aug. 01, 2012 acre	May 15, 2008
Commitments and Contingencies (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Term of lease	July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2022
Effective base rent over term of new lease per square foot	$ 19.75
Extension of contracts	9 months
Maximum termination outstanding obligations of contracts	6,700,000
Minimum outstanding commitments	2,800,000
Expected period for incurring costs	12 months
Issue on the deep rights below the Cotton Valley formation	1,805
Right to participate in working capital	25.00%
Company's total revenue and overriding royalty interests on the acreage range Min	2.00%
Company's total revenue and overriding royalty interests on the acreage range Max	23.00%
Loss contingency, lawsuit filing date	May 15, 2008
Royalty owner undivided interest in mineral			0.167
Acres reformed by court		169
Rights on remaining acres		1,636
Maximum [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Potential loss to the company	6,000,000
Minimum [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Potential loss to the company	$ 0
Area Of Land [Member] | Lease agreements [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Office space of headquarters	28,743