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Impairment	9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Impairment [Abstract]
Impairment	NOTE 8: Impairment All long-lived assets, principally oil and natural gas properties, are monitored for potential impairment when circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may be greater than its estimated future net cash flows. The evaluations involve significant judgment since the results are based on estimated future events, such as inflation rates, future sales prices for oil, natural gas and NGL, future production costs, estimates of future oil, natural gas and NGL reserves to be recovered and the timing thereof, the economic and regulatory climates and other factors. The need to test a property for impairment may result from significant declines in sales prices or unfavorable adjustments to oil, natural gas and NGL reserves. Between periods in which reserves would normally be calculated, the Company updates the reserve calculations utilizing updated estimates of future prices. For the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the assessments resulted in $205,915 and $2,927 of impairment, respectively. For the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the assessments resulted in $786,724 and $830,946 of impairment, respectively. A reduction in oil, natural gas or NGL prices or a decline in reserve volumes could lead to additional impairment that may be material to the Company.

Impairment

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

NOTE 8: Impairment

All long-lived assets, principally oil and natural gas properties, are monitored for potential impairment when circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may be greater than its estimated future net cash flows. The evaluations involve significant judgment since the results are based on estimated future events, such as inflation rates, future sales prices for oil, natural gas and NGL, future production costs, estimates of future oil, natural gas and NGL reserves to be recovered and the timing thereof, the economic and regulatory climates and other factors. The need to test a property for impairment may result from significant declines in sales prices or unfavorable adjustments to oil, natural gas and NGL reserves. Between periods in which reserves would normally be calculated, the Company updates the reserve calculations utilizing updated estimates of future prices. For the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the assessments resulted in $205,915 and $2,927 of impairment, respectively. For the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the assessments resulted in $786,724 and $830,946 of impairment, respectively. A reduction in oil, natural gas or NGL prices or a decline in reserve volumes could lead to additional impairment that may be material to the Company.