Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation (Details)

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Stock-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Restricted Stock
Sep. 30, 2014
PBOs
CO2-EOR Pilot Program at Poplar
Sep. 30, 2014
PBOs
CO2-EOR Development Project at Poplar
Sep. 30, 2014
PBOs
Sale of Substantially All of the Amadeus Basin Assets
Sep. 30, 2014
PBOs
Approval of a Farmout Agreement or Participation in Drilling a Well in the Weald Basin
Sep. 30, 2014
PBOs
Approval of a Farmout Agreement in the Bonaparte Basin
Sep. 30, 2014
Employee Stock Option
Sep. 30, 2014
Market Based Options
Jan. 16, 2013
Employee Stock Option
Jan. 16, 2013
RSUs
Sep. 30, 2014
2012 Stock Incentive Plan
Jan. 16, 2013
2012 Stock Incentive Plan
Sep. 30, 2014
2012 Stock Incentive Plan
Market Based Options
trading_day
Sep. 30, 2014
1998 Stock Incentive Plan
Dec. 08, 2010
1998 Stock Incentive Plan
Sep. 30, 2014
1998 Stock Incentive Plan
Employee Stock Option
Jul. 01, 2014
Non-employee Directors
Sep. 30, 2014
Non-employee Directors
Jul. 01, 2014
Non-employee Directors
Common Stock
Aug. 15, 2014
Vice President
Aug. 15, 2014
Vice President
RSUs
Sep. 30, 2014
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Sep. 30, 2013
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Sep. 30, 2014
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Prior Period Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                                                    
Number of shares authorized                           5,000,000     288,435                  
Maximum number of shares allowed to be issued each year                     1,000,000 500,000                            
Expiration term                         10 years                          
Performance metrics weighted average       10.00% 40.00% 20.00% 20.00% 10.00%                                    
Per share closing price (in dollars per share)                   $ 2.35                                
Number of consecutive trading days                             10                      
Median stock price (in dollars per share)                             $ 2.35                      
Median stock price, maintenance period                             90 days                      
Number of stock options exercised 288,541 0                                 21,875              
Issuance of common stock (in shares) 225,235                                                  
Number of stock options forfeited 980,210 0                                                
Nonvested options outstanding (in shares)                               1,728,124                    
Market based and performance based shares available for future issuance                                   819,323                
Share-based compensation expense     $ (44,000)           $ (320,000)                     $ 245,000       $ 44,000 $ 700,000 $ 163,000
Unrecorded expected future compensation expense related to stock option awards $ 800,000                                                  
Grants in period                                         96,330          
Unvested options forfeited                                           980,210        
Unvested RSUs forfeited                                             100,000