SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (Policies)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Policies
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS	ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS In accordance with accounting standards for asset retirement obligations (ASC 410), the Company records the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation (ARO) when there is a legal obligation associated with the retirement of a tangible long-lived asset and the liability can be reasonably estimated. No ARO’s associated with legal obligations to retire oil and gas properties have been recognized, as indeterminate settlement dates for the asset retirements prevent estimation of the fair value of the associated ARO. The Company performs periodic reviews of its oil and gas properties long-lived assets for any changes in facts and circumstances that might require recognition of a retirement obligation.

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Disclosure of accounting policy for determining amounts to accrue and charge against earnings so as to satisfy legal obligations associated with the retirement (through sale, abandonment, recycling, or disposal in some other manner) of a tangible long-lived asset that result from the acquisition, construction, or development and (or) the normal operation of a long-lived asset. This accounting policy disclosure excludes obligations arising 1) in connection with leased property, whether imposed by a lease agreement or by a party other than the lessor, that meet the definition of either minimum lease payments or contingent rentals; 2) solely from a plan to sell or otherwise dispose of a long-lived asset and 3) from certain environmental remediation liabilities.

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