Organization and Operations (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Organization and Operations (Details)
Aggregate percentage of sold reserves	95.00%

The aggregate amount of proved reserves sold to third parties.

No definition available.

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Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration