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Nov. 02, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2014 Chairman [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Executive Officer [Member] | Mar. 11, 1997 WCBB [Member] well | Mar. 31, 2014 WCBB [Member] well | Apr. 20, 2009 Louisiana Department of Revenue Tax Litigation [Member] | Dec. 31, 2010 Louisiana Department of Revenue Tax Litigation [Member] lawsuit | Dec. 31, 2007 Louisiana Department of Revenue Tax Litigation [Member] | Dec. 31, 2010 Louisiana Department of Revenue Tax Litigation [Member] lawsuit | Dec. 09, 2010 Reed Litigation [Member] plaintiff defendant acre | Jul. 31, 2010 Reed Litigation [Member] defendant | Dec. 07, 2010 Reed Litigation [Member] defendant acre | Mar. 31, 2014 Reed Litigation [Member] | Dec. 06, 2010 Reed Litigation [Member] acre | Jul. 31, 2010 Individual Counterparty [Member] Reed Litigation [Member] plaintiff | Jul. 31, 2010 Limited Liability Company [Member] Reed Litigation [Member] plaintiff
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 |  |  |

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