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Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	13)      Subsequent Events Montana Acreage Sale.  On May 9, 2012, the Company signed a Letter Agreement to sell an undivided 87.5% of its acreage in Daniels County, Montana to a third party for $3.68 million.  The agreement is conditioned upon execution of a mutually acceptable Purchase and Sale Agreement and will be effective on June 1, 2012.  Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will retain a 12.5% working interest in the acreage and reserved overriding royalty interests ("ORRI") in excess of 81%.  The purchaser will also commit to drill a vertical test well to depths sufficient to core the Bakken and Three Forks formations on or before December 31, 2015.  The Company will deliver an 80% NRI to the purchaser and 1% ORRI to a land broker.  The Company will also pay the land broker a 10% commission for the cash consideration paid by the purchaser.

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The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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