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Commitments (Details) (USD $)
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Nov. 02, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2014
Chairman [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
Chief Executive Officer [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
Executive Officer [Member]
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Mar. 11, 1997
WCBB [Member]
well
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Mar. 31, 2014
WCBB [Member]
well
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Apr. 20, 2009
Louisiana Department of Revenue Tax Litigation [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2010
Louisiana Department of Revenue Tax Litigation [Member]
lawsuit
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Dec. 31, 2007
Louisiana Department of Revenue Tax Litigation [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2010
Louisiana Department of Revenue Tax Litigation [Member]
lawsuit
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Dec. 09, 2010
Reed Litigation [Member]
plaintiff
defendant
acre
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Jul. 31, 2010
Reed Litigation [Member]
defendant
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Dec. 07, 2010
Reed Litigation [Member]
defendant
acre
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Mar. 31, 2014
Reed Litigation [Member]
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Dec. 06, 2010
Reed Litigation [Member]
acre
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Jul. 31, 2010
Individual Counterparty [Member]
Reed Litigation [Member]
plaintiff
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Jul. 31, 2010
Limited Liability Company [Member]
Reed Litigation [Member]
plaintiff
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| Commitments [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alleged Severance Taxes Underpayment | $ 1,800,000 | $ 12,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Purchasing Remaining Percent Interest In Oil And Gas Property | 50.00% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payments Held For Restricted Cash | 18,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Significant Plugging Commitment Minimum Number Of Wells To Be Plugged | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tenure Of Minimum Wells To Be Plugged | 20 years | ||||||||||||||||||
| Plugging And Abandonment Escrow Account | 3,097,000 | 3,105,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Number Of Wells Plugged | 374 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employment Agreement, Term | 3 years | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employment Agreement, Subsequent Extension | 1 year | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employment Agreement, Notice Period Allowed For Termination | 90 days | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other Commitment | 900,000 | 600,000 | 1,600,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value | 2,300,000 | 4,400,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss Contingency, Number of Defendants | 6 | 15 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Original Number Of Acreage In Litigation | 240 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Amended Number Of Acreage In Litigation | 1,700 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Contingency Accrual | $ 18,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||