Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 Rate	Jun. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member] Rate	Jun. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] Rate	Aug. 19, 2010 10% Senior Notes [Member] Rate	Jun. 30, 2012 Letters of credit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Federal Funds Effective Rate [Member] Rate	Jun. 30, 2012 Adjusted LIBOR rate [Member] Maximum [Member] Rate	Jun. 30, 2012 Adjusted LIBOR rate [Member] Minimum [Member] Rate
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Principal amount				$ 150,000,000
Revolving Credit facility	300,000,000				25,000,000
Interest rate of Senior Notes	10.375%			10.00%
Adjusted LIBO rate	1.00%	1.50%	0.50%			0.50%	2.50%	1.50%
Commitment fees on a sliding scale		0.50%	0.375%
Repurchase Company's common stock		10,000,000
Borrower's Liquidity			20.00%
Long Term Debt (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Accrued in connection with the interest payment	5,000,000
Borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement	17,500,000
Current borrowing base	125,000,000
Aggregate commitments of the lenders	100,000,000
At least secured percentage value of oil and gas properties	80.00%
Agreement bear interest at the alternate base rate	Agreement bear interest at the alternate base rate (“ABR”) plus a margin (based on a sliding scale of 0.5% to 1.5% depending on total commitments) or the adjusted LIBO rate (“Eurodollar”) plus a margin (based on a sliding scale of 1.5% to 2.5% depending on total commitments). The alternate base rate is equal to the highest of (i) the JPMorgan Chase prime rate, (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 0.5% or (iii) the adjusted LIBO rate plus 1%.
Adjusted LIBO rate is equal to the rate at which dollar deposits	$ 5,000,000
Maximum ratio of total debt to EBITDAX	3.0
Minimum ratio of consolidated current assets to consolidated current liabilities	1.0