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Commitments (Details) (USD $)
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0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||
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Mar. 11, 1997
years
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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Dec. 31, 2011
Profit Sharing Plan [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2010
Profit Sharing Plan [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2009
Profit Sharing Plan [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Chairman [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Chief Executive Officer [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
WCBB [Member]
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| Percentage of interest in WCBB | 50.00% | ||||||||
| Contribution to plugging and abandonment trust | $ 18,000 | ||||||||
| Annual minimum wells to be plugged | 20 | ||||||||
| Number of wells plugged | 320 | ||||||||
| Plugging and abandonment escrow account on the WCBB properties (Note 17) | 3,121,000 | 3,129,000 | 3,121,000 | ||||||
| Tenure of minimum wells to be plugged, years | 20 | ||||||||
| Minimum percentage of employer contribution to 401(K) and profit sharing | 3.00% | ||||||||
| Maximum percentage of employee salary contribution to 401(K) and profit sharing | 15.00% | ||||||||
| Employer contribution expense to profit sharing plan | 310,000 | 316,000 | 279,000 | ||||||
| Annual officers salary | $ 200,000 | $ 200,000 | |||||||
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Annual officer salary as stated in employment agreement, subject to adjustment. No definition available.
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Maximum Percentage Of Employee Salary Contribution To 401k And Profit Sharing No definition available.
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Minimum Percentage Of Employer Contribution To 401k And Profit Sharing No definition available.
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Number Of Wells Plugged No definition available.
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payments to plugging and abandonment escrow account. No definition available.
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Plugging And Abandonment Escrow Account No definition available.
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Purchasing remaining percent interest in oil and gas property. No definition available.
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Minimum number of wells required to be plugged annually. No definition available.
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Tenure of minimum wells to be plugged No definition available.
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The amount of payment into the fund established for purposes of making future disbursements to the individual in accordance with the terms and understanding of the deferred compensation arrangement. No definition available.
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