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Other Assets (Schedule Of Other Assets) (Details) (USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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| Plugging and abandonment escrow account on the WCBB properties (Note 10) | $ 3,121,000 | $ 3,121,000 |
| Certificates of Deposit securing letter of credit | 275,000 | 275,000 |
| Prepaid drilling costs | 310,000 | 228,000 |
| Loan commitment fees | 1,383,000 | 1,495,000 |
| Deposits | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| Other assets | $ 5,093,000 | $ 5,123,000 |
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Certificates of deposit securing letter of credit. No definition available.
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Plugging And Abandonment Escrow Account No definition available.
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Prepaid Drilling Costs No definition available.
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The carrying amount of the asset transferred to a third party to serve as a deposit, which typically serves as security against failure by the transferor to perform under terms of an agreement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of noncurrent assets not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Noncurrent assets are expected to be realized or consumed after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Reflects the cumulative amount of fees paid by borrowers which have not yet been taken into income and unamortized costs incurred to originate loans and leases, unamortized loan commitments and loan syndication fees, and premiums over or discounts from face amounts of loans that are being amortized into income as an adjustment to yield. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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