Acquired Proved Reserves by Type of Reserve, Percentage

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The amount of Accounts Payable recognized as of the acquisition date.

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The amount of Accounts Receivable recognized as of the acquisition date.

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The amount of Asset Retirement Obligation recognized as of the acquisition date.

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The Net amount recognized as of the acquisition date for the aggregate identifiable assets acquired in excess of or less than the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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The amount of Proved Properties recognized as of the acquisition date.

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The amount of Unproved Properties assumed at the acquisition date.

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Percentage of Undeveloped Portion of Proved Reserves

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Significant Acquisitions and Disposals, Percentage of Undivided Interest, Sale

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Standardized Measure of Discounted Percentage of Future Net Cash Flow of Proved Oil and Gas Reserves, Other

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The charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

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Undeveloped acreage is considered to be those lease acres on which wells have not been drilled or completed to a point that would permit the production of commercial quantities of oil and gas regardless of whether or not such acreage contains proved reserves. Net acres is the sum of the fractional interest owned based on working interests or other economic arrangements.

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The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues.

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The cash inflow to dispose of long-lived, physical assets and mineral interests in oil and gas properties used for normal oil and gas operations.

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The net quantity of proved reserves as of the balance sheet date. Proved oil reserves are the estimated quantities of crude oil and natural gas liquids which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable.

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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The value of all consideration given or received by the Entity in the significant acquisition or disposal.

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The number of wells in the process of being drilled in each geographic area as of the date listed.

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Acquisition and Dispositions of Oil and Gas Properties (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended														1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Feb. 21, 2012 Feb 21, 2012, Reeves County [Member] A well	Feb. 14, 2012 Feb 14, 2012, Permian Basin [Member] mmboe	Mar. 31, 2012 Feb 14, 2012, Permian Basin [Member]	Feb. 14, 2012 Feb 14, 2012, Permian Basin [Member] Oil Reserves	Feb. 14, 2012 Feb 14, 2012, Permian Basin [Member] Natural Gas Liquids Reserves	Feb. 14, 2012 Feb 14, 2012, Permian Basin [Member] Natural Gas Reserves	Dec. 27, 2011 Dec 27, 2011, Permian Basin [Member] mmboe	Dec. 27, 2011 Dec 27, 2011, Permian Basin [Member] Oil Reserves	Dec. 27, 2011 Dec 27, 2011, Permian Basin [Member] Natural Gas Liquids Reserves	Dec. 27, 2011 Dec 27, 2011, Permian Basin [Member] Natural Gas Reserves	Nov. 16, 2011 Nov 16, 2011, Permian Basin [Member] mmboe	Nov. 16, 2011 Nov 16, 2011, Permian Basin [Member] Oil Reserves	Nov. 16, 2011 Nov 16, 2011, Permian Basin [Member] Natural Gas Liquids Reserves	Nov. 16, 2011 Nov 16, 2011, Permian Basin [Member] Natural Gas Reserves	Jul. 31, 2011 July 2011, Permian Basin	Apr. 30, 2011 April 2011, Permian Basin A	Feb. 21, 2012 New Contract, First Clause [Member] Feb 21, 2012, Reeves County [Member] well	Mar. 31, 2012 Contingent Sales Agreement [Member] Feb 21, 2012, Reeves County [Member]	Feb. 14, 2012 Contingent Sales Agreement [Member] Feb 21, 2012, Reeves County [Member] A	May 01, 2012 Contingent Sales Agreement [Member] New Contract, Second Clause [Member] Feb 21, 2012, Reeves County [Member] A
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges	$ 21,545,000	$ 0
Standardized Measure of Discounted Percentage of Future Net Cash Flow of Proved Oil and Gas Reserves, Other	10.00%
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals, Percentage of Undivided Interest, Sale			50.00%																	50.00%		50.00%
Wells in Process of Drilling			3																2
Proceeds from Sale of Oil and Gas Property and Equipment			18,000,000
Gas and Oil Acreage, Undeveloped, Net			4,829															11,000			51,720	51,720
Consideration - Purchase Price				63,294,000					55,994,000				161,967,000				20,000,000	37,000,000
Proved Developed and Undeveloped Reserves, Net				8.1					3.4				13.6
Percentage of Undeveloped Portion of Proved Reserves				81.00%					77.00%				76.00%
Acquired Proved Reserves by Type of Reserve, Percentage						64.00%	22.00%	14.00%		61.00%	24.00%	15.00%		59.00%	25.00%	16.00%
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Proved properties				62,565,000					32,045,000				151,544,000
Unproved leasehold properties				911,000					23,686,000				7,883,000
Accounts receivable				44,000					680,000				3,070,000
Accounts payable				(16,000)					(244,000)				(388,000)
Asset retirement obligation				(210,000)					(173,000)				(142,000)
Total identifiable net assets				63,294,000					55,994,000				161,967,000
Operating revenues	418,444,000	486,364,000			1,700,000
Operating income	$ 104,170,000	$ 159,881,000			$ 1,000,000