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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Inventory |
|  |  | September 30, |  |  |  | September 30, |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Equipment and materials |  | $ | 2,709 |  |  | $ | 640 |
Crude oil inventory |  |  | 834 |  |  |  | 683 |
|  | $ | 3,543 |  |  | $ | 1,323
Net Changes In Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs |
|  |  | September 30, |  |  |  | September 30, |  |  |  | September 30, |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Beginning of period |  | $ | 5,176 |  |  | $ | 427 |  |  | $ | 324 |
Exploratory well cost additions (pending determination of proved reserves) |  |  | 73,947 |  |  |  | 39,708 |  |  |  | 72,972 |
Exploratory well cost reclassifications (successful determination of proved reserves) |  |  | (57,646 | ) |  |  | (34,959 | ) |  |  | (72,869 | )
Exploratory well dry hole costs (unsuccessful in adding proved reserves) |  |  | (1,270 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
End of period |  | $ | 20,207 |  |  | $ | 5,176 |  |  | $ | 427 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Topic -SubTopic -Publisher SEC -Number 210 -Article 5 -Subparagraph a,b,c -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Paragraph 6 -Section 2 + Details
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