Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 acre	Aug. 01, 2012 acre	May 15, 2008
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Transportation and processing fees under the agreement	$ 64,000	$ 64,000
Commitments and Contingencies (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Term of lease		July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2022
Effective base rent per square foot per year		19.75
Extension of contracts		9 months
Term of new contract drilling rig		1 year
Maximum termination outstanding obligations of contracts		3,700,000
Minimum outstanding commitments		3,600,000
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
Minimum delivery commitment to avoid paying gas deficiency fee		80.00%
Percentage of minimum delivery commitment to anticipated production		80.00%
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