Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Derivatives by Hedging Relationship and Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Company's asset retirement obligations [Roll Forward]
Balance on January 1,	$ 1,886,000	$ 1,568,000
Liabilities incurred	431,000	358,000
Accretion of discount	85,000	63,000
Liabilities settled	(138,000)	(103,000)
Revisions to estimates	300,000	0
Balance on December 31,	2,564,000	1,886,000
Escrow cash	75,000
Level 1 Quoted Prices [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Net Value	0	0
Factors impacting the change in the net value of the Company's fair value contracts [Abstract]
Net Fair Value January 1,	0	0
Net realized (gains) losses	0	0
Option deposit	0
Net unrealized gains (losses)	0	0
Net Fair Value December 31,	0	0
Level 2 Observable [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Net Value	395,000	(27,000)
Factors impacting the change in the net value of the Company's fair value contracts [Abstract]
Net Fair Value January 1,	(27,000)	1,338,000
Net realized (gains) losses	27,000	(1,338,000)
Option deposit	615,000
Net unrealized gains (losses)	(220,000)	(27,000)
Net Fair Value December 31,	395,000	(27,000)
Total Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Net Value	395,000	(27,000)
Factors impacting the change in the net value of the Company's fair value contracts [Abstract]
Net Fair Value January 1,	(27,000)	1,338,000
Net realized (gains) losses	27,000	(1,338,000)
Option deposit	615,000
Net unrealized gains (losses)	(220,000)	(27,000)
Net Fair Value December 31,	395,000	(27,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 Quoted Prices [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivatives - Current assets	0	0
Derivatives - Current liabilities	0	0
Net Value	0	0
Factors impacting the change in the net value of the Company's fair value contracts [Abstract]
Net Fair Value December 31,	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 Observable [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivatives - Current assets	449,000	354,000
Derivatives - Current liabilities	(54,000)	(381,000)
Net Value	395,000	(27,000)
Factors impacting the change in the net value of the Company's fair value contracts [Abstract]
Net Fair Value December 31,	395,000	(27,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 Unobservable [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivatives - Current assets	0	0
Derivatives - Current liabilities	0	0
Net Value	0	0
Factors impacting the change in the net value of the Company's fair value contracts [Abstract]
Net Fair Value December 31,	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Counterparty Offsets [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivatives - Current assets	(54,000)	(270,000)
Derivatives - Current liabilities	54,000	270,000
Net Value	0	0
Factors impacting the change in the net value of the Company's fair value contracts [Abstract]
Net Fair Value December 31,	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivatives - Current assets	395,000	84,000
Derivatives - Current liabilities	0	(111,000)
Net Value	395,000	(27,000)
Factors impacting the change in the net value of the Company's fair value contracts [Abstract]
Net Fair Value December 31,	395,000	(27,000)
Commodity Contract [Member] | Revenues - marketing [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Earnings (loss) recognized in income [Abstract]
Earnings (Loss)	$ (193,000)	$ (1,365,000)	$ 119,000