SEGMENT REPORTING (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 76,903,516	$ 46,830,647	$ 196,332,796	$ 115,196,850
Income (loss) from operations	(1,126,685)	2,389,020	673,647	5,629,517
Operating segments | Black Oil
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	52,434,252	22,719,678	124,884,174	65,412,393
Income (loss) from operations	(749,043)	(791,121)	388,035	1,276,173
Operating segments | Refining & Marketing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	19,655,674	15,913,554	58,000,951	38,979,504
Income (loss) from operations	229,260	1,158,637	1,768,043	2,260,834
Operating segments | Recovery
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	4,813,590	8,197,415	13,447,671	10,804,953
Income (loss) from operations	$ (606,902)	$ 2,021,504	$ (1,482,431)	$ 2,092,510