Commitments And Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Rental expense under operating leases	$ 9,600	$ 9,600
Storage
Rental expense	1,079	554
Office Leases
Rental expense	$ 3,000	$ 3,000

Lease expense related to property used in oil and gas production.

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-Publisher AICPA

-Name Audit and Accounting Guide (AAG)

-Number AAG-OGP

-Paragraph 13

-IssueDate 2008-05-01

-Chapter 3

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 10

-Paragraph a

-Subparagraph 17

-Article 4

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-Publisher AICPA

-Name Audit and Accounting Guide (AAG)

-Number AAG-OGP

-Paragraph 112

-IssueDate 2008-05-01

-Chapter 2

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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