Northern Oil and Gas (NOG) 10-Q 9 May 14 2014 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	1-May-14
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'NORTHERN OIL & GAS, INC.	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001104485	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	'No	'
Entity Voluntary Filers	'No	'
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	61,042,076
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q1	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Period End Date	31-Mar-14	'

BALANCE_SHEETS_UNAUDITED

BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
CURRENT ASSETS	'	'
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$8,108,950	$5,687,166
Trade Receivables	82,201,632	86,816,981
Advances to Operators	608,471	618,786
Prepaid Expenses and Other	1,063,734	770,740
Derivative Instruments	0	62,890
Deferred Tax Asset	12,702,000	10,431,000
Total Current Assets	104,684,787	104,387,563
Oil and Natural Gas Properties, Full Cost Method of Accounting	'	'
Proved	1,728,444,854	1,611,073,747
Unproved	68,880,470	70,148,348
Other Property and Equipment	1,715,418	1,701,366
Total Property and Equipment	1,799,040,742	1,682,923,461
Less - Accumulated Depreciation and Depletion	-321,596,322	-285,616,752
Total Property and Equipment, Net	1,477,444,420	1,397,306,709
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS	167,302	1,745,405
DEBT ISSUANCE COSTS NET	15,750,691	16,160,283
TOTAL ASSETS	1,598,047,200	1,519,599,960
CURRENT LIABILITIES	'	'
Accounts Payable	168,619,872	168,936,785
Accrued Expenses	2,479,401	2,645,178
Accrued Interest	13,488,970	3,386,409
Derivative Instruments	24,970,433	19,119,646
Total Current Liabilities	209,558,676	194,088,018
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	'	'
Revolving Credit Facility	138,000,000	75,000,000
8% Senior Notes	509,168,142	509,539,823
Derivative Instruments	1,005,111	637,208
Other Noncurrent Liabilities	4,042,107	3,832,550
Deferred Tax Liability	123,045,000	116,674,000
Total Long-Term Liabilities	775,260,360	705,683,581
TOTAL LIABILITIES	984,819,036	899,771,599
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 8)	'	'
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	'	'
Preferred Stock, Par Value $.001; 5,000,000 Authorized, No Shares Outstanding	0	0
Common Stock, Par Value $.001; 95,000,000 Authorized, (3/31/2014 - 60,983,706 Shares Outstanding and 12/31/2013 - 61,858,199 Shares Outstanding)	60,984	61,858
Additional Paid-In Capital	432,855,073	446,044,159
Retained Earnings	180,312,107	173,722,344
Total Stockholders' Equity	613,228,164	619,828,361
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$1,598,047,200	$1,519,599,960

BALANCE_SHEETS_UNAUDITED_Paren

BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	'	'
Preferred Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.00	$0.00
Preferred Stock, shares authorized (in shares)	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.00	$0.00
Common Stock, shares authorized (in shares)	95,000,000	95,000,000
Common Stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	60,983,706	61,858,199

STATEMENTS_OF_COMPREHENSIVE_IN

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
REVENUES	'	'
Oil and Gas Sales	$96,802,970	$83,171,661
Loss on Settled Derivatives	-6,817,980	-371,283
Losses on the Mark-to-Market of Derivative Instruments	-7,859,683	-14,910,655
Other Revenue	0	8,359
Total Revenues	82,125,307	67,898,082
OPERATING EXPENSES	'	'
Production Expenses	11,677,429	8,641,210
Production Taxes	9,791,201	7,811,304
General and Administrative Expense	3,997,690	3,988,806
Depletion, Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion	36,100,921	26,792,693
Total Expenses	61,567,241	47,234,013
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	20,558,066	20,664,069
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)	'	'
Interest Expense, Net of Capitalization	-9,898,968	-6,108,000
Other (Expense) Income	30,665	64
Total Other Income (Expense)	-9,868,303	-6,107,936
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	10,689,763	14,556,133
INCOME TAX PROVISION	4,100,000	5,604,614
NET INCOME	6,589,763	8,951,519
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$6,589,763	$8,951,519
Net Income Per Common Share - Basic (in dollars per share)	$0.11	$0.14
Net Income Per Common Share - Diluted (in dollars per share)	$0.11	$0.14
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding - Basic (in shares)	61,203,725	62,857,322
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding - Diluted (in shares)	61,446,274	63,316,301

STATEMENTS_OF_CASH_FLOWS_UNAUD

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Net Income	$6,589,763	$8,951,519
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:	'	'
Depletion, Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion	36,100,921	26,792,693
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs	634,592	506,187
Amortization of Senior Unsecured Notes Premium	-371,681	0
Deferred Income Taxes	4,100,000	5,600,000
Loss on the Mark-to-Market of Derivative Instruments	7,859,683	14,910,655
Amortization of Deferred Rent	-3,664	-3,663
Share - Based Compensation Expense	557,865	1,122,274
Changes in Working Capital and Other Items:	'	'
Trade Receivables	4,615,349	-5,670,822
Prepaid Expenses and Other	-292,994	-192,286
Accounts Payable	4,139,303	-287,231
Accrued Interest	8,984,260	6,018,914
Accrued Expenses	-165,777	-1,391,307
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities	72,747,620	56,356,933
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Purchases of Oil and Gas Properties and Development Capital Expenditures	-119,186,402	-76,884,714
Proceeds from Sale, Net of Oil and Natural Gas Properties	0	908,000
Purchases of Other Property and Equipment	-14,052	-74,100
Net Cash Used For Investing Activities	-119,200,454	-76,050,814
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Advances on Revolving Credit Facility	63,000,000	22,000,000
Repayments on Revolving Credit Facility	0	-7,000,000
Debt Issuance Costs Paid	-225,000	-184,084
Repurchase of Common Stock	-13,900,382	-27,867
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities	48,874,618	14,788,049
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	2,421,784	-4,905,832
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - BEGINNING OF PERIOD	5,687,166	13,387,998
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF PERIOD	8,108,950	8,482,166
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information	'	'
Cash Paid During the Period for Interest	714,658	772,651
Cash Paid During the Period for Income Taxes	0	13,614
Non-Cash Financing and Investing Activities:	'	'
Oil and Natural Gas Properties Included in Accounts Payable	158,428,005	114,803,264
Capitalized Asset Retirement Obligations	91,869	161,680
Non-Cash Compensation Capitalized on Oil and Gas Properties	$152,557	$430,531

ORGANIZATION_AND_NATURE_OF_BUS

ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS [Abstract]	'
ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS	'
	NOTE 1     ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS
	Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (the “Company,” “Northern,” “our” and words of similar import), a Minnesota corporation, is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, development and production of crude oil and natural gas properties.  The Company’s common stock trades on the NYSE MKT market under the symbol “NOG”.
	Northern’s principal business is crude oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production with operations in North Dakota and Montana that primarily target the Bakken and Three Forks formations in the Williston Basin of the United States.  The Company acquires leasehold interests that comprise of non-operated working interests in wells and in drilling projects within its area of operations.  As of March 31, 2014, approximately 59% of Northern’s 185,369 total net acres were developed.

SIGNIFICANT_ACCOUNTING_POLICIE

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]	'
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	'
	NOTE 2     SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
	The financial information included herein is unaudited, except for the balance sheet as of December 31, 2013, which has been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013.  However, such information includes all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments and change in accounting principles) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods.  The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for an entire year.
	Certain information, accounting policies, and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been omitted in this Form 10-Q pursuant to certain rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013, which were included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.
	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of financial statements under GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  The most significant estimates relate to proved crude oil and natural gas reserve volumes, future development costs, estimates relating to certain crude oil and natural gas revenues and expenses, fair value of derivative instruments, and deferred income taxes.  Actual results may differ from those estimates.
	Cash and Cash Equivalents
	Northern considers highly liquid investments with insignificant interest rate risk and original maturities to the Company of three months or less to be cash equivalents.  Cash equivalents consist primarily of interest-bearing bank accounts and money market funds.  The Company’s cash positions represent assets held in checking and money market accounts.  These assets are generally available on a daily or weekly basis and are highly liquid in nature.  Due to the balances being greater than $250,000, the Company does not have FDIC coverage on the entire amount of bank deposits.  The Company believes this risk is minimal.  In addition, the Company is subject to Security Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”) protection on a vast majority of its financial assets.
	Accounts Receivable
	Accounts receivable are carried on a gross basis, with no discounting.  The Company regularly reviews all aged accounts receivable for collectability and establishes an allowance as necessary for individual customer balances.
	The allowance for doubtful accounts at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $1,350,000 and $1,050,000, respectively.
	Advances to Operators
	The Company participates in the drilling of crude oil and natural gas wells with other working interest partners.  Due to the capital intensive nature of crude oil and natural gas drilling activities, the working interest partner responsible for conducting the drilling operations may request advance payments from other working interest partners for their share of the costs.  The Company expects such advances to be applied by working interest partners against joint interest billings for its share of drilling operations within 90 days from when the advance is paid.
	Other Property and Equipment
	Property and equipment that are not crude oil and natural gas properties are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of three to seven years.  Expenditures for replacements, renewals, and betterments are capitalized.  Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred.  Long-lived assets, other than crude oil and natural gas properties, are evaluated for impairment to determine if current circumstances and market conditions indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable.  The Company has not recognized any impairment losses on non-crude oil and natural gas long-lived assets.  Depreciation expense was $79,668 and $94,275 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
	Full Cost Method
	Northern follows the full cost method of accounting for crude oil and natural gas operations whereby all costs related to the exploration and development of crude oil and natural gas properties are capitalized into a single cost center (“full cost pool”).  Such costs include land acquisition costs, geological and geophysical expenses, carrying charges on non-producing properties, costs of drilling directly related to acquisition, and exploration activities.  Internal costs that are capitalized are directly attributable to acquisition, exploration and development activities and do not include costs related to the production, general corporate overhead or similar activities.  Costs associated with production and general corporate activities are expensed in the period incurred. Capitalized costs are summarized as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2014		2013
	Capitalized Certain Payroll and Other Internal Costs	$	648,876	$	640,896
	Capitalized Interest Costs		1,197,410		1,385,158
	Total	$	1,846,286	$	2,026,054
	As of March 31, 2014, the Company held leasehold interests in the Williston Basin on acreage located in North Dakota and Montana targeting the Bakken and Three Forks formations.
	Proceeds from property sales will generally be credited to the full cost pool, with no gain or loss recognized, unless such a sale would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and the proved reserves attributable to these costs.  A significant alteration would typically involve a sale of 25% or more of the proved reserves related to a single full cost pool.  There were no property sales in the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.
	Capitalized costs associated with impaired properties and capitalized costs related to properties having proved reserves, plus the estimated future development costs and asset retirement costs, are depleted and amortized on the unit-of-production method based on the estimated gross proved reserves as determined by independent petroleum engineers.  The costs of unproved properties are withheld from the depletion base until such time as they are either developed or abandoned.  When proved reserves are assigned or the property is considered to be impaired, the cost of the property or the amount of the impairment is added to costs subject to depletion and full cost ceiling calculations.  For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company transferred into the full cost pool costs related to expired leases of $7.3 million and $3.9 million, respectively.
	Capitalized costs of crude oil and natural gas properties (net of related deferred income taxes) may not exceed an amount equal to the present value, discounted at 10% per annum, of the estimated future net cash flows from proved crude oil and natural gas reserves plus the cost of unproved properties (adjusted for related income tax effects).  Should capitalized costs exceed this ceiling, impairment is recognized.  The present value of estimated future net cash flows is computed by applying the 12-month average price of crude oil and natural gas to estimated future production of proved crude oil and natural gas reserves as of period-end, less estimated future expenditures to be incurred in developing and producing the proved reserves and assuming continuation of existing economic conditions.  Such present value of proved reserves’ future net cash flows excludes future cash outflows associated with settling asset retirement obligations that have been accrued on the balance sheet.  Should this comparison indicate an excess carrying value, the excess is charged to earnings as an impairment expense.  For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company did not realize any impairment of its properties.
	Asset Retirement Obligations
	Asset retirement obligation is included in other noncurrent liabilities and relates to future costs associated with the plugging and abandonment of crude oil and natural gas wells, removal of equipment and facilities from leased acreage and returning the land to its original condition.  Estimates are based on estimated remaining lives of those wells based on reserve estimates, external estimates to plug and abandon the wells in the future, inflation, credit adjusted discount rates and federal and state regulatory requirements.  The liability is accreted to its present value each period, and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful life of the related asset.
	Debt Issuance Costs
	Deferred financing costs include origination, legal and other fees to issue debt in connection with the Company’s credit facility and senior unsecured notes.  These debt issuance costs are being amortized over the term of the related financing using the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest method (see Note 4).
	The amortization of debt issuance costs for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was $634,592 and $506,187, respectively.
	Bond Premium on Senior Notes
	At March 31, 2014, the Company had recorded a bond premium of $10.5 million in connection with the “8% Senior Notes Due 2020” (see Note 4).  This bond premium is being amortized over the term of the related financing using the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest method.
	The amortization of the bond premium for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was $371,681 and $0, respectively.
	Revenue Recognition
	The Company recognizes crude oil and natural gas revenues from its interests in producing wells when production is delivered to, and title has transferred to, the purchaser and to the extent the selling price is reasonably determinable.  The Company uses the sales method of accounting for natural gas balancing of natural gas production and would recognize a liability if the existing proven reserves were not adequate to cover the current imbalance situation.  For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company’s natural gas production was in balance, meaning its cumulative portion of natural gas production taken and sold from wells in which it has an interest equaled its entitled interest in natural gas production from those wells.
	Concentrations of Market and Credit Risk
	The future results of the Company’s crude oil and natural gas operations will be affected by the market prices of crude oil and natural gas.  The availability of a ready market for crude oil and natural gas products in the future will depend on numerous factors beyond the control of the Company, including weather, imports, marketing of competitive fuels, proximity and capacity of crude oil and natural gas pipelines and other transportation facilities, any oversupply or undersupply of crude oil, natural gas and liquid products, the regulatory environment, the economic environment, and other regional and political events, none of which can be predicted with certainty.
	The Company operates in the exploration, development and production sector of the crude oil and natural gas industry.  The Company’s receivables include amounts due from purchasers of its crude oil and natural gas production.  While certain of these customers are affected by periodic downturns in the economy in general or in their specific segment of the crude oil or natural gas industry, the Company believes that its level of credit-related losses due to such economic fluctuations has been and will continue to be immaterial to the Company’s results of operations over the long-term.
	The Company manages and controls market and counterparty credit risk. In the normal course of business, collateral is not required for financial instruments with credit risk.  Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist principally of temporary cash balances and derivative financial instruments.  The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed the federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any significant losses from such investments.  The Company attempts to limit the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution or company.  The Company believes the credit quality of its customers is generally high.  In the normal course of business, letters of credit or parent guarantees may be required for counterparties which management perceives to have a higher credit risk.
	Stock-Based Compensation
	The Company records expense associated with the fair value of stock-based compensation.  For fully vested stock and restricted stock grants the Company calculates the stock based compensation expense based upon estimated fair value on the date of grant.  For stock options, the Company uses the Black-Scholes option valuation model to calculate stock based compensation at the date of grant.  Option pricing models require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected price volatility.  Changes in these assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate.
	Stock Issuance
	The Company records the stock-based compensation awards issued to non-employees and other external entities for goods and services at either the fair market value of the goods received or services rendered or the instruments issued in exchange for such services, whichever is more readily determinable.
	Income Taxes
	Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.  Accounting standards require the consideration of a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets if it is “more likely than not” that some component or all of the benefits of deferred tax assets will not be realized.  No valuation allowance has been recorded as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
	Net Income Per Common Share
	Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) are computed by dividing net income (the numerator) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period (the denominator).  Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares and potential common shares outstanding (if dilutive) during each period.  Potential common shares include stock options and restricted stock.  The number of potential common shares outstanding relating to stock options and restricted stock is computed using the treasury stock method.
	The reconciliation of the denominators used to calculate basic EPS and diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2014		2013
	Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding – Basic		61,203,725		62,857,322
	Plus: Potentially Dilutive Common Shares
	Stock Options and Restricted Stock		242,549		458,979
	Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding – Diluted		61,446,274		63,316,301
	Restricted Stock Excluded from EPS due to the Anti-Dilutive Effect		5,213		13,633
	As of March 31, 2014 and 2013, potentially dilutive shares from stock options were 241,872 and 251,963, respectively.
	The Company also has potentially dilutive shares from restricted stock grants outstanding of 608,630 and 906,691 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
	Derivative Instruments and Price Risk Management
	The Company uses derivative instruments to manage market risks resulting from fluctuations in the prices of crude oil.  The Company enters into derivative contracts, including price swaps, caps and floors, which require payments to (or receipts from) counterparties based on the differential between a fixed price and a variable price for a fixed quantity of crude oil without the exchange of underlying volumes.  The notional amounts of these financial instruments are based on expected production from existing wells.  The Company has, and may continue to use exchange traded futures contracts and option contracts to hedge the delivery price of crude oil at a future date.
	All derivative positions are carried at their fair value on the balance sheet and are marked-to-market at the end of each period.  Any realized gains and losses are recorded to gain (loss) on settled derivatives and mark-to-market gains or losses are recorded to gains (losses) on the mark-to-market of derivative instruments on the statements of comprehensive income.  See Note 12 for a description of the derivative contracts which the Company has entered into.
	Impairment
Long-lived assets to be held and used are required to be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.  Crude oil and natural gas properties accounted for using the full cost method of accounting (which the Company uses) are excluded from this requirement but continue to be subject to the full cost method’s impairment rules.  There was no impairment recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.
New Accounting Pronouncements
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by FASB that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date.  If not discussed, management believes that the impact of recently issued standards, which are not yet effective, will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements upon adoption.

CRUDE_OIL_AND_NATURAL_GAS_PROP

CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS PROPERTIES	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS PROPERTIES [Abstract]	'
CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS PROPERTIES	'
	NOTE 3     CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS PROPERTIES
	The value of the Company’s crude oil and natural gas properties consists of all acreage acquisition costs (including cash expenditures and the value of stock consideration), drilling costs and other associated capitalized costs.  Acquisitions are accounted for as purchases and, accordingly, the results of operations are included in the accompanying statements of comprehensive income from the closing date of the acquisition.  Purchase prices are allocated to acquired assets based on their estimated fair value at the time of the acquisition.  In the past, acquisitions have been funded with internal cash flow, bank borrowings and the issuance of equity securities.  Purchases of properties and development capital expenditures that were in accounts payable and not yet paid in cash at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were approximately $158.4 million and $163.0 million, respectively.
	Acquisitions
	For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company acquired approximately 4,859 net acres, for an average cost of approximately $1,549 per net acre, in its key prospect areas in the form of effective leases.  During the same period, the Company separately acquired working interests in 27 gross (3.3 net) wells in undrilled locations in which it does not hold the underlying leasehold interests, for a total cost of approximately $3.5 million.
	For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company acquired approximately 6,022 net acres, for an average cost of approximately $1,087 per net acre, in its key prospect areas in the form of effective leases.
	Unproved Properties
	Unproved properties not being amortized comprise approximately 59,000 net acres and 60,600 net acres of undeveloped leasehold interests at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.  The Company believes that the majority of its unproved costs will become subject to depletion within the next five years by proving up reserves relating to the acreage through exploration and development activities, by impairing the acreage that will expire before the Company can explore or develop it further or by determining that further exploration and development activity will not occur.  The timing by which all other properties will become subject to depletion will be dependent upon the timing of future drilling activities and delineation of its reserves.
	All properties that are not classified as proved properties are considered unproved properties and, thus, the costs associated with such properties are not subject to depletion.  Once a property is classified as proved, all associated acreage and drilling costs are subject to depletion.
	The Company historically has acquired its properties by purchasing individual or small groups of leases directly from mineral owners or from landmen or lease brokers, which leases historically have not been subject to specified drilling projects, and by purchasing lease packages in identified project areas controlled by specific operators.  The Company generally participates in drilling activities on a heads up basis by electing whether to participate in each well on a well-by-well basis at the time wells are proposed for drilling.

REVOLVING_CREDIT_FACILITY_AND_

REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AND LONG TERM DEBT	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AND LONG TERM DEBT [Abstract]	'
REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AND LONG TERM DEBT	'
	NOTE 4     REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AND LONG TERM DEBT
	Revolving Credit Facility
	In February 2012, the Company entered into an amended and restated credit agreement providing for a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), which replaced its previous revolving credit facility with a syndicated facility.  The Revolving Credit Facility, which is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets, provides for a commitment equal to the lesser of the facility amount or the borrowing base.  At March 31, 2014, the facility amount was $750 million, the borrowing base was $500 million and there was a $138 million outstanding balance, leaving $362 million of borrowing capacity available under the facility.  Under the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility, the Company may issue an unlimited amount of permitted additional indebtedness, as defined, provided that the borrowing base will be reduced by 25% of the stated amount of any such permitted additional indebtedness.  The $500 million in Notes described below is “permitted additional indebtedness” as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility.
	The Revolving Credit Facility matures on September 30, 2018 and provides for a borrowing base subject to redetermination semi-annually each April and October and for event-driven unscheduled redeterminations.  Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility can either be at the Alternate Base Rate (as defined) plus a spread ranging from 0.5% to 1.5% or LIBOR borrowings at the Adjusted LIBOR Rate (as defined) plus a spread ranging from 1.5% to 2.5%.  The applicable spread at any time is dependent upon the amount of borrowings relative to the borrowing base at such time.  The Company may elect, from time to time, to convert all or any part of its LIBOR loans to base rate loans or to convert all or any of the base rate loans to LIBOR loans.  A commitment fee is paid on the undrawn balance based on an annual rate of either 0.375% or 0.50%.  At March 31, 2014, the commitment fee was 0.375% and the interest rate margin was 1.75% on LIBOR loans and 0.75% on base rate loans.
	The Revolving Credit Facility contains negative covenants that limit the Company’s ability, among other things, to pay any cash dividends, incur additional indebtedness, sell assets, enter into certain hedging contracts, change the nature of its business or operations, merge, consolidate, or make investments. In addition, the Company is required to maintain a current ratio (as defined in the credit agreement) of no less than 1.0 to 1.0.
	All of the Company’s obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility are secured by a first priority security interest in any and all assets of the Company.
	8.000% Senior Notes Due 2020
	On May 18, 2012, the Company issued at par value $300 million aggregate principal amount of 8.000% senior unsecured notes due June 1, 2020 (the “Original Notes”).  On May 13, 2013, the Company issued at a price of 105.25% an additional $200 million aggregate principal amount of 8.000% senior unsecured notes due June 1, 2020 (the “Follow-on Notes” and, together with the Original Notes, the “Notes”).  Interest is payable on the Notes semi-annually in arrears on each of June 1 and December 1.  The Company currently does not have any subsidiaries and, as a result, the Notes are not currently guaranteed.  Any subsidiaries the Company forms in the future may be required to unconditionally guarantee, jointly and severally, payment obligation under the Notes on a senior unsecured basis.  The issuance of the Original Notes resulted in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $291.2 million and the issuance of the Follow-on Notes resulted in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $200.1 million, which are in use to fund the Company’s exploration, development and acquisition program and for general corporate purposes (including repayment of borrowings that were outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility at the time the Notes were issued).
	At any time prior to June 1, 2015, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the Notes at a redemption price of 108% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, with the proceeds of certain equity offerings, so long as the redemption occurs within 180 days of completing such equity offering and at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes remains outstanding after such redemption.  Prior to June 1, 2016, the Company may redeem some or all of the Notes for cash at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount plus an applicable make-whole premium and accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.  On and after June 1, 2016, the Company may redeem some or all of the Notes at redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) equal to 104% for the twelve-month period beginning on June 1, 2016, 102% for the twelve-month period beginning June 1, 2017 and 100% beginning on June 1, 2018, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.
	The Notes are governed by an Indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of May 18, 2012, by and among the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
	The Indenture restricts the Company’s ability to: (i) incur additional debt or enter into sale and leaseback transactions; (ii) pay distributions on, redeem or, repurchase equity interests; (iii) make certain investments; (iv) incur liens; (v) enter into transactions with affiliates; (vi) merge or consolidate with another company; and (vii) transfer and sell assets.  These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications.  If at any time when the Notes are rated investment grade by both Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and no Default (as defined in the Indenture) has occurred and is continuing, many of such covenants will terminate and the Company and its subsidiaries (if any) will cease to be subject to such covenants.
	The Indenture contains customary events of default, including:
	·	default in any payment of interest on any Note when due, continued for 30 days;
	·	default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, on any Note when due;
	·	failure by the Company to comply with its other obligations under the Indenture, in certain cases subject to notice and grace periods;
	·	payment defaults and accelerations with respect to other indebtedness of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, if any, in the aggregate principal amount of $25 million or more;
	·	certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company or a significant subsidiary or group of restricted subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a significant subsidiary;
	·	failure by the Company or any significant subsidiary or group of restricted subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a significant subsidiary to pay certain final judgments aggregating in excess of $25 million within 60 days; and
	·	any guarantee of the Notes by a guarantor ceases to be in full force and effect, is declared null and void in a judicial proceeding or is denied or disaffirmed by its maker.

COMMON_AND_PREFERRED_STOCK

COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK [Abstract]	'
COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK	'
	NOTE 5    COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK
	The Company’s Articles of Incorporation authorize the issuance of up to 100,000,000 shares.  The shares are classified in two classes, consisting of 95,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 per share. The board of directors is authorized to establish one or more series of preferred stock, setting forth the designation of each such series, and fixing the relative rights and preferences of each such series.  The Company has neither designated nor issued any shares of preferred stock.
	Common Stock
	The following is a schedule of changes in the number of shares of common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013:
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2014			Year Ended
					31-Dec-13
	Beginning Balance		61,858,199			63,532,622
	Stock Based Compensation		-			57,371
	Stock Options Exercised		-			10,091
	Restricted Stock Grants (Note 6)		156,960			353,596
	Stock Repurchased		(1,018,897	)		(2,036,383	)
	Other Surrenders		(12,556	)		(59,098	)
	Ending balance		60,983,706			61,858,199
	2014 Activity
	In the three months ended March 31, 2014, 12,566 shares of common stock were surrendered by certain employees of the Company to cover tax obligations in connection with their restricted stock awards.  The total value of these shares was approximately $183,000, which was based on the market price on the date the shares were surrendered.
	Stock Repurchase Program
	In May 2011, the Company’s board of directors approved a stock repurchase program to acquire up to $150 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock.  The stock repurchase program allows the Company to repurchase its shares from time to time in the open market, block transactions and in negotiated transactions.
	During the first quarter of 2014, the Company repurchased 1,018,897 shares of its common stock under the stock repurchase program.  These shares are now included in the Company’s pool of authorized but unissued shares.  This stock had a cost of approximately $13.7 million.  The Company’s accounting policy upon the repurchase of shares is to deduct its par value from Common Stock and to reflect any excess of cost over par value as a deduction from Additional Paid-in Capital.
	Performance Equity Awards
	In early 2014, certain of the Company's executive officers were granted performance equity awards under the 2014 long-term equity incentive program adopted by the compensation committee.  Entitlement to the performance shares will be based on the Company's 2014 performance relative to established performance goals for proved reserve growth, debt adjusted proved reserve value per share and year-over-year growth in average stock price relative to a selected peer group.  Participants may earn from zero to 180 percent of their 2014 base salaries and the amounts earned will be settled in restricted shares of common stock that will vest annually over a subsequent three-year service-based vesting period beginning in 2015.  The maximum dollar amount of the performance shares issuable if all participants earned the maximum award would total $3.0 million.  For the three month period ended March 31, 2014, the Company has recorded $0.1 million of compensation expense in connection with these performance equity awards.  No such performance equity awards have vested.

STOCK_OPTIONSSTOCKBASED_COMPEN

STOCK OPTIONS/STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND WARRANTS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
STOCK OPTIONS/STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND WARRANTS [Abstract]	'
STOCK OPTIONS/STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND WARRANTS	'
	NOTE 6     STOCK OPTIONS/STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND WARRANTS
	On April 5, 2013, the board of directors approved the Company’s 2013 Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”), which was subsequently approved at the 2013 annual meeting of shareholders.  1,500,000 shares were authorized for grant under the 2013 Plan, plus the number of shares remaining available for future grants under the Company’s predecessor 2009 Equity Incentive Plan on the date the shareholders approved the 2013 Plan.  The 2013 Plan is intended to provide a means whereby the Company may be able, by granting equity and other types of awards, to attract, retain and motivate capable and loyal employees, non-employee directors, consultants and advisors of the Company, for the benefit of the Company and its shareholders.
	Restricted Stock Awards
	During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company issued 156,960 restricted shares of common stock under the 2013 Plan as compensation to officers, employees, and directors of the Company.  Unvested restricted shares vest over various terms with all restricted shares vesting no later than April 2017.  As of March 31, 2014, there was approximately $6.9 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock.  This compensation expense will be recognized over the remaining vesting period of the grants.  The Company has assumed a zero percent forfeiture rate for restricted stock due to the small number of officers, employees and directors that have received restricted stock awards.
	The following table reflects the outstanding restricted stock awards and activity related thereto for the three months ended March 31, 2014:
			Three Months Ended
			31-Mar-14
			Number of			Weighted-Average
			Shares			Price
	Restricted Stock Awards:
	Restricted Shares Outstanding at the Beginning of Period			592,565		$	16.84
	Shares Granted			156,960			14.08
	Lapse of Restrictions			(140,895	)		18.92
	Restricted Shares Outstanding at End of Period			608,630		$	15.65
	Stock Option Awards
	On November 1, 2007, the board of directors granted options to purchase 560,000 shares of the Company’s common stock under the Company’s 2006 Incentive Stock Option Plan.  The Company granted options to purchase 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, to members of the board and options to purchase 60,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to one employee pursuant to an employment agreement.  These options were granted at a price of $5.18 per share and the optionees were fully vested on the grant date.  As of March 31, 2014, options to purchase a total of 241,872 shares of the Company’s common stock remain outstanding but unexercised.  The board of directors determined that no future grants will be made pursuant to the 2006 Incentive Stock Option Plan.
	The Company used the Black-Scholes option valuation model to calculate stock-based compensation at the date of grant.  Option pricing models require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected price volatility.  The Company used the simplified method to determine the expected term of the options due to the lack of sufficient historical data.  Changes in these assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate.  The total fair value of the options was recognized as compensation over the vesting period.  There were no stock options granted by the Company in the three months ended March 31, 2014.
	Currently Outstanding Options
	·	No options were forfeited during the three months ended March 31, 2014.
	·	No options expired during the three months ended March 31, 2014.
	·	Options covering 241,872 shares were exercisable and outstanding at March 31, 2014.
	·	The Company recorded no compensation expense related to these options for the three months ended March 31, 2014.  There is no further compensation expense that will be recognized in future periods relative to any options that had been granted as of March 31, 2014, because the Company recognized the entire fair value of such compensation upon vesting of the options.
	·	There were no unvested options at March 31, 2014.

RELATED_PARTY_TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS [Abstract]	'
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	'
	NOTE 7     RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
	The Company is a non-operating participant in a number of wells in North Dakota that are operated by Emerald Oil, Inc. (“Emerald”), by virtue of leased acreage held by the Company in drilling units operated by Emerald.  As of March 31, 2014, such wells included 15 gross (3.5 net) producing wells, and an additional 14 gross (2.3 net) wells that were drilling or awaiting completion.  Based on authorizations for expenditure (or AFEs) provided by Emerald with respect to each of the wells, the total drilling and completion costs for these 29 gross wells was estimated at approximately $300 million, approximately $60 million of which is attributable to Northern Oil’s working interest in the wells.  James Russell (J.R.) Reger is a director, executive officer and less than 5% shareholder of Emerald, which is a publicly-traded company.  J.R. Reger is also the brother of Northern Oil’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Reger.  At March 31, 2014, the Company’s accounts receivable and accounts payable balances with Emerald were $4.8 million and $7.2 million, respectively.  At December 31, 2013, the Company’s accounts receivable and accounts payable balances with Emerald were $4.6 million and $23.2 million, respectively.  The Company recorded total revenues of $5.3 million and $0 from Emerald for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
	All transactions involving related parties are approved or ratified by the Company’s Audit Committee.

COMMITMENTS_CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES [Abstract]	'
COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES	'
	NOTE 8     COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES
	Litigation
	The Company is engaged in proceedings incidental to the normal course of business. Due to their nature, such legal proceedings involve inherent uncertainties, including but not limited to, court rulings, negotiations between affected parties and governmental intervention. Based upon the information available to the Company and discussions with legal counsel, it is the Company’s opinion that the outcome of the various legal actions and claims that are incidental to its business will not have a material impact on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Such matters, however, are subject to many uncertainties, and the outcome of any matter is not predictable with assurance.
	The Company is party to a quiet title action in North Dakota that relates to its interest in certain crude oil and natural gas leases.  In the event the action results in a final judgment that is adverse to the Company, the Company would be required to reverse approximately $1.58 million in revenue (net of accrued taxes) that has been accrued since the second quarter of 2008 based on the Company’s purported interest in the crude oil and natural gas leases at issue, approximately $41,000 of which relates to the three month period ended March 31, 2014.  The Company fully maintains the validity of its interest in the crude oil and natural gas leases, and is vigorously defending such interest.

INCOME_TAXES

INCOME TAXES	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]	'
INCOME TAXES	'
	NOTE 9     INCOME TAXES
	The Company utilizes the asset and liability approach to measuring deferred tax assets and liabilities based on temporary differences existing at each balance sheet date using currently enacted tax rates.  Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.
	The income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 consists of the following:
		Three Months
		Ended March 31,
		2014		2013
	Current Income Taxes	$	-	$	4,614
	Deferred Income Taxes
	Federal		3,741,000		5,095,000
	State		359,000		505,000
	Total Provision	$	4,100,000	$	5,604,614
	Tax benefits are recognized only for tax positions that are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities.  The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement.  Unrecognized tax benefits are tax benefits claimed in the Company’s tax returns that do not meet these recognition and measurement standards.
	The Company has no liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits.
	The Company’s policy is to recognize potential interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits within income tax expense.  For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company did not recognize any interest or penalties in its statements of comprehensive income, nor did it have any interest or penalties accrued in its balance sheet at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 relating to unrecognized benefits.
	The tax years 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 remain open to examination for federal income tax purposes and by the other major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject.

FAIR_VALUE

FAIR VALUE	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
FAIR VALUE [Abstract]	'
FAIR VALUE	'
	NOTE 10     FAIR VALUE
	Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.  Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.  The Company uses a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, that may be used to measure fair value which are the following:
	Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
	Level 2 - Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets of liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
	Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
	The following schedule summarizes the valuation of financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the balance sheet as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
		Fair Value Measurements at
		March 31, 2014 Using
		Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs			Significant Unobservable Inputs
		(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)
	Commodity Derivatives – Current Liability (crude oil swaps and collars)	$	-	$	(24,970,433	)	$	-
	Commodity Derivatives – Non - Current Asset (crude oil swaps)		-		167,302			-
	Commodity Derivatives – Non - Current Liability (crude oil swaps)				(1,005,111	)		-
	Total	$	-	$	(25,808,242	)	$	-
		Fair Value Measurements at
		December 31, 2013 Using
		Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs			Significant Unobservable Inputs
		(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)
	Commodity Derivatives – Current Asset (crude oil swaps and collars)	$	-	$	62,890		$	-
	Commodity Derivatives – Current Liability (crude oil swaps and collars)		-		(19,119,646	)		-
	Commodity Derivatives – Non-Current Asset (crude oil swaps)		-		1,745,405			-
	Commodity Derivatives – Non-Current Liability (crude oil swaps)		-		(637,208	)		-
	Total	$	-	$	(17,948,559	)	$	-
	Level 2 assets and liabilities consist of derivative assets and liabilities (see Note 12), the Revolving Credit Facility (see Note 4) and the Notes (see Note 4).  The fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments is determined based upon future prices, volatility and time to maturity, among other things. Counterparty statements are utilized to determine the value of the commodity derivative instruments and are reviewed and corroborated using various methodologies and significant observable inputs.  The Company’s and the counterparties’ nonperformance risk is evaluated.  The fair value of all derivative contracts is reflected on the balance sheet.  The current derivative asset and liability amounts represent the fair values expected to be settled in the subsequent twelve months.  The book value of the Revolving Credit Facility approximates fair value because of its floating rate structure.  The fair value of our Notes is based on an end of period market quote.
	The Company’s long-term debt is not measured at fair value on the balance sheets and the fair value is being provided for disclosure purposes.  At March 31, 2014, the Company had $500 million of senior unsecured notes and $138 million under the Revolving Credit Facility outstanding with a fair value of $532.5 million and $138 million, respectively.  At December 31, 2013, the Company had $500 million of senior unsecured notes and $75 million under the Revolving Credit Facility outstanding with a fair value of $527.5 million and $75 million, respectively. The estimated fair value of debt was based upon quoted market prices and, where such prices were not available, other observable inputs regarding interest rates available to the Company at the end of each respective period.
	Though the Company believes the methods used to estimate fair value are consistent with those used by other market participants, the use of other methods or assumptions could result in a different estimate of fair value.  There were no transfers of financial assets or liabilities between Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 inputs for the three month period ended March 31, 2014.

FINANCIAL_INSTRUMENTS

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS [Abstract]	'
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS	'
	NOTE 11      FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
	The Company’s non-derivative financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents and credit facility and are not measured at fair value on the balance sheets.  The carrying amount of these non-derivative financial instruments approximate their fair values (see Note 10).
	The Company’s accounts receivable relate to crude oil and natural gas sold to various industry companies.  Credit terms, typical of industry standards, are of a short-term nature and the Company does not require collateral.  Management believes the Company’s accounts receivable at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 do not represent significant credit risks as they are dispersed across many counterparties.  The Company has recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts of $1.4 and $1.1 at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.  As of March 31, 2014, outstanding derivative contracts with commercial banks participating in the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility represent all of the Company’s crude oil volumes hedged.  These commercial banks have investment-grade ratings from Moody’s and Standard & Poor and are lenders under the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility and management believes this does not represent a significant credit risk.

DERIVATIVE_INSTRUMENTS_AND_PRI

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT [Abstract]	'
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT	'
	NOTE 12     DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT
	The Company utilizes commodity swap contracts and costless collars (purchased put options and written call options) to (i) reduce the effects of volatility in price changes on the crude oil commodities it produces and sells, (ii) reduce commodity price risk and (iii) provide a base level of cash flow in order to assure it can execute at least a portion of its capital spending.
	All derivative positions are carried at their fair value on the balance sheet and are marked-to-market at the end of each period.  Any realized gains and losses are recorded to loss on settled derivatives and unrealized gains or losses are recorded to losses on the mark-to-market of derivative instruments on the statement of comprehensive income.
	The Company has master netting agreements on individual crude oil contracts with certain counterparties and therefore the current asset and liability are netted on the balance sheet and the non-current asset and liability are netted on the balance sheet for contracts with these counterparties.
	Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges
	The Company recorded realized losses on settled derivatives of $6,817,980 and $371,283 as a loss on settled derivatives in the statement of comprehensive income for three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.  The Company recorded losses of $7,859,683 and $14,910,655 on the mark-to-market of derivative instruments in the statement of comprehensive income for three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
	The following table reflects open commodity swap contracts as of March 31, 2014, the associated volumes and the corresponding fixed price.
	Settlement Period	Oil (Barrels)				Fixed Price
	Swaps-Crude Oil
	04/01/14 – 06/30/14		180,000			$	89.5
	04/01/14 – 06/30/14		120,000				90
	04/01/14 – 06/30/14		120,000				100
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		180,000				91.65
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		285,000				88.55
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		285,000				88.6
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		285,000				88.4
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		285,000				88.5
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		90,000				91.35
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		90,000				90
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		180,000				90.15
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		180,000				91
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		90,000				93
	04/01/14 – 06/30/15		450,000				89.15
	07/01/14 – 12/31/14		120,000				90
	07/01/14 – 12/31/14		120,000				90
	07/01/14 – 12/31/14		120,000				93.5
	07/01/14 – 12/31/14		30,000				90.58
	01/01/15 – 06/30/15		60,000				90.5
	01/01/15 – 06/30/15		180,000				88.55
	01/01/15 – 06/30/15		180,000				88
	01/01/15 – 06/30/15		60,000				90.75
	01/01/15 – 06/30/15		60,000				90.25
	01/01/15 – 06/30/15		90,000				89
	01/01/15 – 06/30/15		90,000				89
	01/01/15 – 12/31/15		720,000				89
	01/01/15 – 12/31/15		360,000				89
	01/01/15 – 12/31/15		360,000				89.02
	01/01/15 – 12/31/15		180,000				89
	01/01/15 – 12/31/15		180,000				89
	As of March 31, 2014, the Company had a total volume on open commodity swaps of 5.7 million barrels at a weighted average price of approximately $89.63.
	The following table reflects the weighted average price of open commodity swap derivative contracts as of March 31, 2014, by year with associated volumes.
	Weighted Average Price
	Of Open Commodity Swap Contracts
	Year	Volumes (Bbl)				Weighted
						Average Price
	2014		2,850,000			$	90.24
	2015		2,880,000				89.02
	In addition to the open commodity swap contracts, we have entered into costless collar contracts.  The costless collars are used to establish floor and ceiling prices on anticipated crude oil production.  There were no premiums paid or received by us related to the costless collar contracts.  The following table reflects open costless collar contracts as of March 31, 2014.
	Term	Oil (Barrels)				Floor/Ceiling Price			Basis
	Costless Collars – Crude Oil
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		180,000			$	90.00/$99.05		NYMEX
	The following table sets forth the amounts, on a gross basis, and classification of the Company’s outstanding derivative financial instruments at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.  Certain amounts may be presented on a net basis on the financial statements when such amounts are with the same counterparty and subject to a master netting arrangement:
	Type of Contract	Balance Sheet Location		31-Mar-14				31-Dec-13
				Estimated				Estimated
				Fair Value				Fair Value
	Derivative Assets:
	Swap Contracts	Current Assets		$	-			$	62,890
	Swap Contracts	Non-Current Assets			167,302				1,745,405
	Total Derivative Assets			$	167,302			$	1,808,295
	Derivative Liabilities:
	Swap Contracts	Current Liabilities		$	(24,719,560	)		$	(19,111,820	)
	Swap Contracts	Non-Current Liabilities			(1,005,111	)			(637,208	)
	Costless Collars	Current Liabilities			(250,873	)			(7,826	)
Total Derivative Liabilities			$	(25,975,544	)		$	(19,756,854	)
The use of derivative transactions involves the risk that the counterparties will be unable to meet the financial terms of such transactions.  When the Company has netting arrangements with its counterparties that provide for offsetting payables against receivables from separate derivative instruments these assets and liabilities are netted on the balance sheet.  The tables presented below provide reconciliation between the gross assets and liabilities and the amounts reflected on the balance sheet.  The amounts presented exclude derivative settlement receivables and payables as of the balance sheet dates.
	Estimated Fair Value at March 31, 2014
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets				Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet				Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance Sheet
Offsetting of Derivative Assets:
Current Assets	$	14,791			$	(14,791	)		$	-
Non-Current Assets		781,947				(614,645	)			167,302
Total Derivative Assets	$	796,738			$	(629,436	)		$	167,302
Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities:
Current Liabilities	$	(24,985,224	)		$	14,791			$	(24,970,433	)
Non-Current Liabilities		(1,619,756	)			614,645				(1,005,111	)
Total Derivative Liabilities	$	(26,604,980	)		$	629,436			$	(25,975,544	)
	Estimated Fair Value at December 31, 2013
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets				Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet				Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance Sheet
Offsetting of Derivative Assets:
Current Assets	$	629,178			$	(566,288	)		$	62,890
Non-Current Assets		2,589,079				(843,674	)			1,745,405
Total Derivative Assets	$	3,218,257			$	(1,409,962	)		$	1,808,295
Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities:
Current Liabilities	$	(19,685,934	)		$	566,288			$	(19,119,646	)
Non-Current Liabilities		(1,480,882	)			843,674				(637,208	)
Total Derivative Liabilities	$	(21,166,816	)		$	1,409,962			$	(19,756,854	)

SIGNIFICANT_ACCOUNTING_POLICIE1

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]	'
Use of Estimates	'
	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of financial statements under GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  The most significant estimates relate to proved crude oil and natural gas reserve volumes, future development costs, estimates relating to certain crude oil and natural gas revenues and expenses, fair value of derivative instruments, and deferred income taxes.  Actual results may differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents	'
	Cash and Cash Equivalents
	Northern considers highly liquid investments with insignificant interest rate risk and original maturities to the Company of three months or less to be cash equivalents.  Cash equivalents consist primarily of interest-bearing bank accounts and money market funds.  The Company’s cash positions represent assets held in checking and money market accounts.  These assets are generally available on a daily or weekly basis and are highly liquid in nature.  Due to the balances being greater than $250,000, the Company does not have FDIC coverage on the entire amount of bank deposits.  The Company believes this risk is minimal.  In addition, the Company is subject to Security Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”) protection on a vast majority of its financial assets.
Accounts Receivable	'
	Accounts Receivable
	Accounts receivable are carried on a gross basis, with no discounting.  The Company regularly reviews all aged accounts receivable for collectability and establishes an allowance as necessary for individual customer balances.
	The allowance for doubtful accounts at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $1,350,000 and $1,050,000, respectively.
Advances to Operators	'
	Advances to Operators
	The Company participates in the drilling of crude oil and natural gas wells with other working interest partners.  Due to the capital intensive nature of crude oil and natural gas drilling activities, the working interest partner responsible for conducting the drilling operations may request advance payments from other working interest partners for their share of the costs.  The Company expects such advances to be applied by working interest partners against joint interest billings for its share of drilling operations within 90 days from when the advance is paid.
Other Property and Equipment	'
	Other Property and Equipment
	Property and equipment that are not crude oil and natural gas properties are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of three to seven years.  Expenditures for replacements, renewals, and betterments are capitalized.  Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred.  Long-lived assets, other than crude oil and natural gas properties, are evaluated for impairment to determine if current circumstances and market conditions indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable.  The Company has not recognized any impairment losses on non-crude oil and natural gas long-lived assets.  Depreciation expense was $79,668 and $94,275 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Full Cost Method	'
	Full Cost Method
	Northern follows the full cost method of accounting for crude oil and natural gas operations whereby all costs related to the exploration and development of crude oil and natural gas properties are capitalized into a single cost center (“full cost pool”).  Such costs include land acquisition costs, geological and geophysical expenses, carrying charges on non-producing properties, costs of drilling directly related to acquisition, and exploration activities.  Internal costs that are capitalized are directly attributable to acquisition, exploration and development activities and do not include costs related to the production, general corporate overhead or similar activities.  Costs associated with production and general corporate activities are expensed in the period incurred. Capitalized costs are summarized as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2014		2013
	Capitalized Certain Payroll and Other Internal Costs	$	648,876	$	640,896
	Capitalized Interest Costs		1,197,410		1,385,158
	Total	$	1,846,286	$	2,026,054
	As of March 31, 2014, the Company held leasehold interests in the Williston Basin on acreage located in North Dakota and Montana targeting the Bakken and Three Forks formations.
	Proceeds from property sales will generally be credited to the full cost pool, with no gain or loss recognized, unless such a sale would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and the proved reserves attributable to these costs.  A significant alteration would typically involve a sale of 25% or more of the proved reserves related to a single full cost pool.  There were no property sales in the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.
	Capitalized costs associated with impaired properties and capitalized costs related to properties having proved reserves, plus the estimated future development costs and asset retirement costs, are depleted and amortized on the unit-of-production method based on the estimated gross proved reserves as determined by independent petroleum engineers.  The costs of unproved properties are withheld from the depletion base until such time as they are either developed or abandoned.  When proved reserves are assigned or the property is considered to be impaired, the cost of the property or the amount of the impairment is added to costs subject to depletion and full cost ceiling calculations.  For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company transferred into the full cost pool costs related to expired leases of $7.3 million and $3.9 million, respectively.
	Capitalized costs of crude oil and natural gas properties (net of related deferred income taxes) may not exceed an amount equal to the present value, discounted at 10% per annum, of the estimated future net cash flows from proved crude oil and natural gas reserves plus the cost of unproved properties (adjusted for related income tax effects).  Should capitalized costs exceed this ceiling, impairment is recognized.  The present value of estimated future net cash flows is computed by applying the 12-month average price of crude oil and natural gas to estimated future production of proved crude oil and natural gas reserves as of period-end, less estimated future expenditures to be incurred in developing and producing the proved reserves and assuming continuation of existing economic conditions.  Such present value of proved reserves’ future net cash flows excludes future cash outflows associated with settling asset retirement obligations that have been accrued on the balance sheet.  Should this comparison indicate an excess carrying value, the excess is charged to earnings as an impairment expense.  For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company did not realize any impairment of its properties.
Asset Retirement Obligations	'
	Asset Retirement Obligations
	Asset retirement obligation is included in other noncurrent liabilities and relates to future costs associated with the plugging and abandonment of crude oil and natural gas wells, removal of equipment and facilities from leased acreage and returning the land to its original condition.  Estimates are based on estimated remaining lives of those wells based on reserve estimates, external estimates to plug and abandon the wells in the future, inflation, credit adjusted discount rates and federal and state regulatory requirements.  The liability is accreted to its present value each period, and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful life of the related asset.
Debt Issuance Costs	'
	Debt Issuance Costs
	Deferred financing costs include origination, legal and other fees to issue debt in connection with the Company’s credit facility and senior unsecured notes.  These debt issuance costs are being amortized over the term of the related financing using the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest method (see Note 4).
	The amortization of debt issuance costs for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was $634,592 and $506,187, respectively.
Bond Premium on Senior Notes	'
	Bond Premium on Senior Notes
	At March 31, 2014, the Company had recorded a bond premium of $10.5 million in connection with the “8% Senior Notes Due 2020” (see Note 4).  This bond premium is being amortized over the term of the related financing using the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest method.
	The amortization of the bond premium for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was $371,681 and $0, respectively.
Revenue Recognition	'
	Revenue Recognition
	The Company recognizes crude oil and natural gas revenues from its interests in producing wells when production is delivered to, and title has transferred to, the purchaser and to the extent the selling price is reasonably determinable.  The Company uses the sales method of accounting for natural gas balancing of natural gas production and would recognize a liability if the existing proven reserves were not adequate to cover the current imbalance situation.  For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company’s natural gas production was in balance, meaning its cumulative portion of natural gas production taken and sold from wells in which it has an interest equaled its entitled interest in natural gas production from those wells.
Concentrations of Market and Credit Risk	'
	Concentrations of Market and Credit Risk
	The future results of the Company’s crude oil and natural gas operations will be affected by the market prices of crude oil and natural gas.  The availability of a ready market for crude oil and natural gas products in the future will depend on numerous factors beyond the control of the Company, including weather, imports, marketing of competitive fuels, proximity and capacity of crude oil and natural gas pipelines and other transportation facilities, any oversupply or undersupply of crude oil, natural gas and liquid products, the regulatory environment, the economic environment, and other regional and political events, none of which can be predicted with certainty.
	The Company operates in the exploration, development and production sector of the crude oil and natural gas industry.  The Company’s receivables include amounts due from purchasers of its crude oil and natural gas production.  While certain of these customers are affected by periodic downturns in the economy in general or in their specific segment of the crude oil or natural gas industry, the Company believes that its level of credit-related losses due to such economic fluctuations has been and will continue to be immaterial to the Company’s results of operations over the long-term.
	The Company manages and controls market and counterparty credit risk. In the normal course of business, collateral is not required for financial instruments with credit risk.  Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist principally of temporary cash balances and derivative financial instruments.  The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed the federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any significant losses from such investments.  The Company attempts to limit the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution or company.  The Company believes the credit quality of its customers is generally high.  In the normal course of business, letters of credit or parent guarantees may be required for counterparties which management perceives to have a higher credit risk.
Stock-Based Compensation	'
	Stock-Based Compensation
	The Company records expense associated with the fair value of stock-based compensation.  For fully vested stock and restricted stock grants the Company calculates the stock based compensation expense based upon estimated fair value on the date of grant.  For stock options, the Company uses the Black-Scholes option valuation model to calculate stock based compensation at the date of grant.  Option pricing models require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected price volatility.  Changes in these assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate.
Stock Issuance	'
	Stock Issuance
	The Company records the stock-based compensation awards issued to non-employees and other external entities for goods and services at either the fair market value of the goods received or services rendered or the instruments issued in exchange for such services, whichever is more readily determinable.
Income Taxes	'
	Income Taxes
	Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.  Accounting standards require the consideration of a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets if it is “more likely than not” that some component or all of the benefits of deferred tax assets will not be realized.  No valuation allowance has been recorded as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
Net Income Per Common Share	'
	Net Income Per Common Share
	Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) are computed by dividing net income (the numerator) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period (the denominator).  Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares and potential common shares outstanding (if dilutive) during each period.  Potential common shares include stock options and restricted stock.  The number of potential common shares outstanding relating to stock options and restricted stock is computed using the treasury stock method.
	The reconciliation of the denominators used to calculate basic EPS and diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2014		2013
	Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding – Basic		61,203,725		62,857,322
	Plus: Potentially Dilutive Common Shares
	Stock Options and Restricted Stock		242,549		458,979
	Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding – Diluted		61,446,274		63,316,301
	Restricted Stock Excluded from EPS due to the Anti-Dilutive Effect		5,213		13,633
	As of March 31, 2014 and 2013, potentially dilutive shares from stock options were 241,872 and 251,963, respectively.
	The Company also has potentially dilutive shares from restricted stock grants outstanding of 608,630 and 906,691 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Derivative Instruments and Price Risk Management	'
	Derivative Instruments and Price Risk Management
	The Company uses derivative instruments to manage market risks resulting from fluctuations in the prices of crude oil.  The Company enters into derivative contracts, including price swaps, caps and floors, which require payments to (or receipts from) counterparties based on the differential between a fixed price and a variable price for a fixed quantity of crude oil without the exchange of underlying volumes.  The notional amounts of these financial instruments are based on expected production from existing wells.  The Company has, and may continue to use exchange traded futures contracts and option contracts to hedge the delivery price of crude oil at a future date.
	All derivative positions are carried at their fair value on the balance sheet and are marked-to-market at the end of each period.  Any realized gains and losses are recorded to gain (loss) on settled derivatives and mark-to-market gains or losses are recorded to gains (losses) on the mark-to-market of derivative instruments on the statements of comprehensive income.  See Note 12 for a description of the derivative contracts which the Company has entered into.
Impairment	'
	Impairment
	Long-lived assets to be held and used are required to be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.  Crude oil and natural gas properties accounted for using the full cost method of accounting (which the Company uses) are excluded from this requirement but continue to be subject to the full cost method’s impairment rules.  There was no impairment recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.
New Accounting Pronouncements	'
	New Accounting Pronouncements
	From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by FASB that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date.  If not discussed, management believes that the impact of recently issued standards, which are not yet effective, will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements upon adoption.

SIGNIFICANT_ACCOUNTING_POLICIE2

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]	'
Capitalized costs related to the exploration and development of crude oil and natural gas properties	'
	Capitalized costs are summarized as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2014		2013
	Capitalized Certain Payroll and Other Internal Costs	$	648,876	$	640,896
	Capitalized Interest Costs		1,197,410		1,385,158
	Total	$	1,846,286	$	2,026,054
Reconciliation of denominators used to calculate basic and diluted EPS	'
	The reconciliation of the denominators used to calculate basic EPS and diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2014		2013
	Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding – Basic		61,203,725		62,857,322
	Plus: Potentially Dilutive Common Shares
	Stock Options and Restricted Stock		242,549		458,979
	Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding – Diluted		61,446,274		63,316,301
	Restricted Stock Excluded from EPS due to the Anti-Dilutive Effect		5,213		13,633

COMMON_AND_PREFERRED_STOCK_Tab

COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK [Abstract]	'
Schedule of changes in the number of common stock shares	'
	The following is a schedule of changes in the number of shares of common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013:
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2014			Year Ended
					31-Dec-13
	Beginning Balance		61,858,199			63,532,622
	Stock Based Compensation		-			57,371
	Stock Options Exercised		-			10,091
	Restricted Stock Grants (Note 6)		156,960			353,596
	Stock Repurchased		(1,018,897	)		(2,036,383	)
	Other Surrenders		(12,556	)		(59,098	)
	Ending balance		60,983,706			61,858,199

STOCK_OPTIONSSTOCKBASED_COMPEN1

STOCK OPTIONS/STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND WARRANTS (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
STOCK OPTIONS/STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND WARRANTS [Abstract]	'
Restricted stock activity	'
	The following table reflects the outstanding restricted stock awards and activity related thereto for the three months ended March 31, 2014:
		Three Months Ended
		31-Mar-14
		Number of			Weighted-Average
		Shares			Price
	Restricted Stock Awards:
	Restricted Shares Outstanding at the Beginning of Period		592,565		$	16.84
	Shares Granted		156,960			14.08
	Lapse of Restrictions		(140,895	)		18.92
	Restricted Shares Outstanding at End of Period		608,630		$	15.65

INCOME_TAXES_Tables

INCOME TAXES (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]	'
Income tax expense provision	'
	The income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 consists of the following:
		Three Months
		Ended March 31,
		2014		2013
	Current Income Taxes	$	-	$	4,614
	Deferred Income Taxes
	Federal		3,741,000		5,095,000
	State		359,000		505,000
	Total Provision	$	4,100,000	$	5,604,614

FAIR_VALUE_Tables

FAIR VALUE (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
FAIR VALUE [Abstract]	'
Financial instruments measured at fair value on recurring basis	'
	The following schedule summarizes the valuation of financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the balance sheet as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
		Fair Value Measurements at
		March 31, 2014 Using
		Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs			Significant Unobservable Inputs
		(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)
	Commodity Derivatives – Current Liability (crude oil swaps and collars)	$	-	$	(24,970,433	)	$	-
	Commodity Derivatives – Non - Current Asset (crude oil swaps)		-		167,302			-
	Commodity Derivatives – Non - Current Liability (crude oil swaps)				(1,005,111	)		-
	Total	$	-	$	(25,808,242	)	$	-
		Fair Value Measurements at
		December 31, 2013 Using
		Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs			Significant Unobservable Inputs
		(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)
	Commodity Derivatives – Current Asset (crude oil swaps and collars)	$	-	$	62,890		$	-
	Commodity Derivatives – Current Liability (crude oil swaps and collars)		-		(19,119,646	)		-
	Commodity Derivatives – Non-Current Asset (crude oil swaps)		-		1,745,405			-
	Commodity Derivatives – Non-Current Liability (crude oil swaps)		-		(637,208	)		-
	Total	$	-	$	(17,948,559	)	$	-

DERIVATIVE_INSTRUMENTS_AND_PRI1

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT [Abstract]	'
Open Commodity Swap Contracts	'
	The following table reflects open commodity swap contracts as of March 31, 2014, the associated volumes and the corresponding fixed price.
	Settlement Period	Oil (Barrels)				Fixed Price
	Swaps-Crude Oil
	04/01/14 – 06/30/14		180,000			$	89.5
	04/01/14 – 06/30/14		120,000				90
	04/01/14 – 06/30/14		120,000				100
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		180,000				91.65
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		285,000				88.55
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		285,000				88.6
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		285,000				88.4
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		285,000				88.5
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		90,000				91.35
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		90,000				90
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		180,000				90.15
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		180,000				91
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		90,000				93
	04/01/14 – 06/30/15		450,000				89.15
	07/01/14 – 12/31/14		120,000				90
	07/01/14 – 12/31/14		120,000				90
	07/01/14 – 12/31/14		120,000				93.5
	07/01/14 – 12/31/14		30,000				90.58
	01/01/15 – 06/30/15		60,000				90.5
	01/01/15 – 06/30/15		180,000				88.55
	01/01/15 – 06/30/15		180,000				88
	01/01/15 – 06/30/15		60,000				90.75
	01/01/15 – 06/30/15		60,000				90.25
	01/01/15 – 06/30/15		90,000				89
	01/01/15 – 06/30/15		90,000				89
	01/01/15 – 12/31/15		720,000				89
	01/01/15 – 12/31/15		360,000				89
	01/01/15 – 12/31/15		360,000				89.02
	01/01/15 – 12/31/15		180,000				89
	01/01/15 – 12/31/15		180,000				89
Schedule of weighted average price of open commodity derivative contracts	'
	The following table reflects the weighted average price of open commodity swap derivative contracts as of March 31, 2014, by year with associated volumes.
	Weighted Average Price
	Of Open Commodity Swap Contracts
	Year	Volumes (Bbl)				Weighted
						Average Price
	2014		2,850,000			$	90.24
	2015		2,880,000				89.02
Open costless collar futures agreements	'
	In addition to the open commodity swap contracts, we have entered into costless collar contracts.  The costless collars are used to establish floor and ceiling prices on anticipated crude oil production.  There were no premiums paid or received by us related to the costless collar contracts.  The following table reflects open costless collar contracts as of March 31, 2014.
	Term	Oil (Barrels)				Floor/Ceiling Price			Basis
	Costless Collars – Crude Oil
	04/01/14 – 12/31/14		180,000			$	90.00/$99.05		NYMEX
Derivatives Instruments Balance Sheet Location	'
	The following table sets forth the amounts, on a gross basis, and classification of the Company’s outstanding derivative financial instruments at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.  Certain amounts may be presented on a net basis on the financial statements when such amounts are with the same counterparty and subject to a master netting arrangement:
	Type of Contract	Balance Sheet Location		31-Mar-14				31-Dec-13
				Estimated				Estimated
				Fair Value				Fair Value
	Derivative Assets:
	Swap Contracts	Current Assets		$	-			$	62,890
	Swap Contracts	Non-Current Assets			167,302				1,745,405
	Total Derivative Assets			$	167,302			$	1,808,295
	Derivative Liabilities:
	Swap Contracts	Current Liabilities		$	(24,719,560	)		$	(19,111,820	)
	Swap Contracts	Non-Current Liabilities			(1,005,111	)			(637,208	)
	Costless Collars	Current Liabilities			(250,873	)			(7,826	)
	Total Derivative Liabilities			$	(25,975,544	)		$	(19,756,854	)
Reconciliation between gross assets and liabilities and the amounts reflected on balance sheet	'
	The amounts presented exclude derivative settlement receivables and payables as of the balance sheet dates.
		Estimated Fair Value at March 31, 2014
		Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets				Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet				Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance Sheet
	Offsetting of Derivative Assets:
	Current Assets	$	14,791			$	(14,791	)		$	-
	Non-Current Assets		781,947				(614,645	)			167,302
	Total Derivative Assets	$	796,738			$	(629,436	)		$	167,302
	Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities:
	Current Liabilities	$	(24,985,224	)		$	14,791			$	(24,970,433	)
	Non-Current Liabilities		(1,619,756	)			614,645				(1,005,111	)
	Total Derivative Liabilities	$	(26,604,980	)		$	629,436			$	(25,975,544	)
		Estimated Fair Value at December 31, 2013
		Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets				Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet				Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance Sheet
	Offsetting of Derivative Assets:
	Current Assets	$	629,178			$	(566,288	)		$	62,890
	Non-Current Assets		2,589,079				(843,674	)			1,745,405
	Total Derivative Assets	$	3,218,257			$	(1,409,962	)		$	1,808,295
	Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities:
	Current Liabilities	$	(19,685,934	)		$	566,288			$	(19,119,646	)
	Non-Current Liabilities		(1,480,882	)			843,674				(637,208	)
	Total Derivative Liabilities	$	(21,166,816	)		$	1,409,962			$	(19,756,854	)

ORGANIZATION_AND_NATURE_OF_BUS1

ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
	acre
ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS [Abstract]	'
Percentage of mineral rights developed (in hundredths)	59.00%
Gas and oil acreage net mineral rights (in acres)	185,369

SIGNIFICANT_ACCOUNTING_POLICIE3

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]	'	'	'
Threshold amount of FDIC coverage	$250,000	'	'
Accounts Receivable [Abstract]	'	'	'
Provision for doubtful accounts	1,350,000	'	1,050,000
Advance to Operators [Abstract]	'	'	'
Period for advance payments to be applied against joint interest billings	'90 days	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Depreciation expense	79,668	94,275	'
Full Cost Method [Abstract]	'	'	'
Capitalized Certain Payroll and Other Internal Costs	648,876	640,896	'
Capitalized Interest Cost	1,197,410	1,385,158	'
Total	1,846,286	2,026,054	'
Minimum percentage of proved reserves sold to be considered a significant alteration (in hundredths)	25.00%	'	'
Capitalized costs related to expired leases subject to depletion	7,300,000	3,900,000	'
Discount rate (in hundredths)	10.00%	'	'
Debt Issuance Costs [Abstract]	'	'	'
Amortization of debt issuance costs	634,592	506,187	'
Amortization of bond premium	371,681	0	'
Income Taxes [Abstract]	'	'	'
Valuation allowance	0	'	0
Net Income Per Common Share [Abstract]	'	'	'
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	61,203,725	62,857,322	'
Stock options and restricted stock (in shares)	242,549	458,979	'
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	61,446,274	63,316,301	'
Restricted stock excluded from EPS due to the anti-dilutive effect (in shares)	5,213	13,633	'
Impairment [Abstract]	'	'	'
Asset Impairment Charges	0	0	'
Stock Options [Member]	'	'	'
Net Income Per Common Share [Abstract]	'	'	'
Stock options and restricted stock (in shares)	241,872	251,963	'
Restricted Stock [Member]	'	'	'
Net Income Per Common Share [Abstract]	'	'	'
Stock options and restricted stock (in shares)	608,630	906,691	'
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]	'	'	'
Debt Issuance Costs [Abstract]	'	'	'
Capitalized costs in connection with debt	$10,500,000	'	'
Rate of Senior notes (in hundredths)	8.00%	'	'
Minimum [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives	'3 years	'	'
Maximum [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives	'7 years	'	'

CRUDE_OIL_AND_NATURAL_GAS_PROP1

CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS PROPERTIES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
	acre	acre	acre
	PlannedWells
Acquisitions [Abstract]	'	'	'
Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid	$158,400,000	'	$163,000,000
Mineral acres acquired, net (in acres)	4,859	6,022	'
Average acquisition cost per net acre	1,549	1,087	'
Productive oil and gas wells, Number of wells, Gross	27	'	'
Productive oil and gas wells, Number of wells, Net	3.3	'	'
Productive Oil and Gas Wells, Cost	$3,500,000	'	'
Unproved Properties [Abstract]	'	'	'
Unproven leasehold interests (in net acres)	59,000	'	60,600
Anticipated future period over which excluded costs will become subject to depletion	'5 years	'	'

REVOLVING_CREDIT_FACILITY_AND_1

REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AND LONG TERM DEBT (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing	$750
Borrowing base	500
Borrowings under Credit Facility	138
Remaining borrowing capacity of Credit Facility	362
Permitted additional indebtedness	500
Percent of total additional permitted borrowing (in hundredths)	25.00%
Revolving credit facility, maturity date	30-Sep-18
Credit Facility interest rate description	'Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility can either be at the Alternate Base Rate (as defined) plus a spread ranging from 0.5% to 1.5% or LIBOR borrowings at the Adjusted LIBOR Rate (as defined) plus a spread ranging from 1.5% to 2.5%. The applicable spread at any time is dependent upon the amount of borrowings relative to the borrowing base at such time. The Company may elect, from time to time, to convert all or any part of its LIBOR loans to base rate loans or to convert all or any of the base rate loans to LIBOR loans. A commitment fee is paid on the undrawn balance based on an annual rate of either 0.375% or 0.50%. At March 31, 2014, the commitment fee was 0.375% and the interest rate margin was 1.75% on LIBOR loans and 0.75% on base rate loans.
Commitment fee, description	'A commitment fee is paid on the undrawn balance based on an annual rate of either 0.375% or 0.50%.
Credit facility covenants	'The Revolving Credit Facility contains negative covenants that limit the Companybs ability, among other things, to pay any cash dividends, incur additional indebtedness, sell assets, enter into certain hedging contracts, change the nature of its business or operations, merge, consolidate, or make investments. In addition, the Company is required to maintain a current ratio (as defined in the credit agreement) of no less than 1.0 to 1.0.
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Terms Current Ratio	1
Minimum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'
Commitment fee percentage (in hundredths)	0.38%
Maximum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'
Commitment fee percentage (in hundredths)	0.50%
8% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'
Principal amount of Senior unsecured notes	300
Rate of Senior unsecured notes (in hundredths)	8.00%
Maturity date	1-Jun-20
Price of Senior unsecured notes (in hundredths)	105.25%
Additional amount of Senior unsecured notes	200
Net proceeds from issuance of Senior unsecured notes	291.2
Additional net proceeds from issuance of Senior unsecured notes	200.1
Percentage of notes that can be redeemed (in hundredths)	35.00%
Rate of redemption price of notes (in hundredths)	108.00%
Limitation (in number of days) to redeemed the notes	'180 days
Limitation (in percentage of aggregate principal amount of Notes) to redeemed the notes	65.00%
Percentage of notes at redemption prices for prior to June 1, 2016 (in hundredths)	100.00%
Percentage of notes at redemption prices for the twelve-month period beginning on June 1, 2016 (in hundredths)	104.00%
Percentage of notes at redemption prices for the twelve-month period beginning on June 1, 2017 (in hundredths)	102.00%
Percentage of notes at redemption prices for beginning on June 1, 2018 (in hundredths)	100.00%
Number of days in default payment of interest	'30 days
Payment of certain final judgments	$25
Number of days related to payment certain final judgments	'60 days
LIBOR Loans [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'
Commitment fee percentage (in hundredths)	0.38%
Interest rate margin in effect during period (in hundredths)	1.75%
LIBOR Loans [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'
Interest rate margin in effect during period (in hundredths)	1.50%
LIBOR Loans [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'
Interest rate margin in effect during period (in hundredths)	2.50%
Alternate Base Rate Loans [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'
Interest rate margin in effect during period (in hundredths)	0.75%
Alternate Base Rate Loans [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'
Interest rate margin in effect during period (in hundredths)	0.50%
Alternate Base Rate Loans [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'
Interest rate margin in effect during period (in hundredths)	1.50%

COMMON_AND_PREFERRED_STOCK_Det

COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
	Class
COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK [Abstract]	'	'
Total shares of preferred and common stock authorized for issuance (in shares)	100,000,000	'
Number of classes of shares	2	'
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	95,000,000	95,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.00	$0.00
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.00	$0.00
Changes in number of common stock shares [Roll forward]	'	'
Beginning Balance (in shares)	61,858,199	63,532,622
Stock Based Compensation (in shares)	0	57,371
Stock Options Exercised (in shares)	0	10,091
Restricted Stock Grants (Note 6) (in shares)	156,960	353,596
Stock Repurchased (in shares)	-1,018,897	-2,036,383
Other Surrenders (in shares)	-12,556	-59,098
Ending balance (in shares)	60,983,706	61,858,199
Stock Activity [Abstract]	'	'
Common stock surrendered by certain employees to cover tax obligations (in shares)	12,566	'
Fair value of common stock surrendered by certain employees to cover tax obligations	$183,000	'
Stock Repurchase Program [Abstract]	'	'
Stock repurchase program, amount approved	150,000,000	'
Treasury stock, repurchased and retired	13,700,000	'
Performance Stock [Member]	'	'
Performance Stock [Abstract]	'	'
Vesting Period	'3 years	'
Compensation Expense	100,000	'
Performance Stock [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Performance Stock [Abstract]	'	'
Participant's earning percentage (in hundredths)	0.00%	'
Performance Stock [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Performance Stock [Abstract]	'	'
Participant's earning percentage (in hundredths)	180.00%	'
Maximum dollar amount of performance shares issuable	$3,000,000	'

STOCK_OPTIONSSTOCKBASED_COMPEN2

STOCK OPTIONS/STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND WARRANTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
2009 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]	'
Stock Option Awards [Abstract]	'
Shares granted (in shares)	0
2006 Incentive Stock Option Plan [Member]	'
Stock Option Awards [Abstract]	'
Shares granted (in shares)	0
2013 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'
Additional shares were authorized for grant (in shares)	1,500,000
Restricted Stock Awards [Member]	'
Restricted Stock Awards [Abstract]	'
Unrecognized compensation expense	6,900,000
Percent of forfeiture rate assumed for restricted stock (in hundredths)	0.00%
Restricted Stock Awards Activity [Roll forward]	'
Restricted Shares Outstanding at the Beginning of Period (in shares)	592,565
Shares Granted (in shares)	156,960
Lapse of Restrictions (in shares)	-140,895
Restricted Shares Outstanding at the End of Period (in shares)	608,630
Restricted Stock Awards, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Restricted Shares Outstanding, Weighted-Average Price at the Beginning of Period (in dollars per share)	16.84
Shares Granted, Weighted-Average Price (in dollars per share)	14.08
Lapse of Restrictions, Weighted-Average Price (in dollars per share)	18.92
Restricted Shares Outstanding, Weighted-Average Price at the End of Period (in dollars per share)	15.65
Stock Option Awards [Member]	'
Stock Option Awards [Abstract]	'
Options remain outstanding but unexercised (in shares)	241,872
Currently Outstanding Options [Abstract]	'
Forfeited (in shares)	0
Options expired during period (in shares)	0
Exercisable (in shares)	241,872
Share-based compensation expense	0
Stock Option Awards [Member] | 2006 Incentive Stock Option Plan [Member]	'
Stock Option Awards [Abstract]	'
Shares granted (in shares)	560,000
Shares granted (in dollars per share)	5.18
Stock Option Awards [Member] | Directors [Member] | 2006 Incentive Stock Option Plan [Member]	'
Stock Option Awards [Abstract]	'
Shares granted (in shares)	500,000
Stock Option Awards [Member] | Employee [Member] | 2006 Incentive Stock Option Plan [Member]	'
Stock Option Awards [Abstract]	'
Shares granted (in shares)	60,000

RELATED_PARTY_TRANSACTIONS_Det

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) (Emerald [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
	Well
Emerald [Member]	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'
Number of producing wells, gross	15	'	'
Number of producing wells, net	3.5	'	'
Number of drilling or awaiting completion wells, gross	14	'	'
Number of drilling or awaiting completion wells, net	2.3	'	'
Number of producing and drilling wells, gross	29	'	'
Estimated total drilling and completion cost of wells	$300	'	'
Estimated total drilling and completion cost of wells attributable to entity	60	'	'
Percentage interest that one of the Company's directors owned (in hundredths)	5.00%	'	'
Accounts receivable from related parties	4.8	'	4.6
Accounts payable to related parties	7.2	'	23.2
Revenue from related party transactions	$5.30	$0	'

COMMITMENTS_CONTINGENCIES_Deta

COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	69 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES [Abstract]	'	'
Estimated reversal of revenue	$41,000	$1,580,000

INCOME_TAXES_Details

INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Income tax provision [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Current Income Taxes	$0	$4,614	'	'	'	'
Deferred Income Taxes [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Federal	3,741,000	5,095,000	'	'	'	'
State	359,000	505,000	'	'	'	'
Total Provision (Benefit)	4,100,000	5,604,614	'	'	'	'
Minimum Amount Tax Benefits Likely Realized Upon Settlement Percentage (in hundredths)	50.00%	'	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized tax benefits	0	'	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest expense	0	0	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties accrued	$0	'	$0	'	'	'
Open tax years	'	'	'2013	'2012	'2011	'2010

FAIR_VALUE_Details

FAIR VALUE (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2	$0	'
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Commodity Derivatives - Current Asset (crude oil swaps and collars)	'	0
Commodity Derivatives - Current Liability (crude oil swaps and collars)	0	0
Commodity Derivatives - Non - Current Asset (crude oil swaps)	0	0
Commodity Derivatives - Non - Current Liability (crude oil swaps)	'	0
Total	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Commodity Derivatives - Current Asset (crude oil swaps and collars)	'	62,890
Commodity Derivatives - Current Liability (crude oil swaps and collars)	-24,970,433	-19,119,646
Commodity Derivatives - Non - Current Asset (crude oil swaps)	167,302	1,745,405
Commodity Derivatives - Non - Current Liability (crude oil swaps)	-1,005,111	-637,208
Total	-25,808,242	-17,948,559
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Commodity Derivatives - Current Asset (crude oil swaps and collars)	'	0
Commodity Derivatives - Current Liability (crude oil swaps and collars)	0	0
Commodity Derivatives - Non - Current Asset (crude oil swaps)	0	0
Commodity Derivatives - Non - Current Liability (crude oil swaps)	0	0
Total	$0	$0

FAIR_VALUE_Part_2_Details

FAIR VALUE, Part 2 (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Carrying Amount [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Senior unsecured notes	$500	$500
Revolving credit facility	138	75
Estimated Fair Value [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Senior unsecured notes	532.5	527.5
Revolving credit facility	$138	$75

FINANCIAL_INSTRUMENTS_Details

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS [Abstract]	'	'
Provision for Doubtful Accounts	$1,350,000	$1,050,000

DERIVATIVE_INSTRUMENTS_AND_PRI2

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Total volumes of open contracts	5,700,000	'
Weighted average price on open contracts	$89.63	'
Oil Swap 1 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	180,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	89.5	'
Oil Swap 1 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Apr-14	'
Oil Swap 1 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	30-Jun-14	'
Oil Swap 2 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	120,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	90	'
Oil Swap 2 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Apr-14	'
Oil Swap 2 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	30-Jun-14	'
Oil Swap 3 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	120,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	100	'
Oil Swap 3 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Apr-14	'
Oil Swap 3 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	30-Jun-14	'
Oil Swap 4 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	180,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	91.65	'
Oil Swap 4 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Apr-14	'
Oil Swap 4 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-14	'
Oil Swap 5 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	285,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	88.55	'
Oil Swap 5 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Apr-14	'
Oil Swap 5 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-14	'
Oil Swap 6 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	285,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	88.6	'
Oil Swap 6 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Apr-14	'
Oil Swap 6 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-14	'
Oil Swap 7 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	285,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	88.4	'
Oil Swap 7 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Apr-14	'
Oil Swap 7 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-14	'
Oil Swap 8 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	285,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	88.5	'
Oil Swap 8 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Apr-14	'
Oil Swap 8 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-14	'
Oil Swap 9 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	90,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	91.35	'
Oil Swap 9 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Apr-14	'
Oil Swap 9 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-14	'
Oil Swap 10 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	90,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	90	'
Oil Swap 10 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Apr-14	'
Oil Swap 10 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-14	'
Oil Swap 11 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	180,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	90.15	'
Oil Swap 11 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Apr-14	'
Oil Swap 11 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-14	'
Oil Swap 12 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	180,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	91	'
Oil Swap 12 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Apr-14	'
Oil Swap 12 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-14	'
Oil Swap 13 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	90,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	93	'
Oil Swap 13 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Apr-14	'
Oil Swap 13 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-14	'
Oil Swap 14 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	450,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	89.15	'
Oil Swap 14 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Apr-14	'
Oil Swap 14 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	30-Jun-15	'
Oil Swap 15 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	120,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	90	'
Oil Swap 15 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Jul-14	'
Oil Swap 15 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-14	'
Oil Swap 16 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	120,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	90	'
Oil Swap 16 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Jul-14	'
Oil Swap 16 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-14	'
Oil Swap 17 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	120,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	93.5	'
Oil Swap 17 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Jul-14	'
Oil Swap 17 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-14	'
Oil Swap 18 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	30,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	90.58	'
Oil Swap 18 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Jul-14	'
Oil Swap 18 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-14	'
Oil Swap 19 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	60,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	90.5	'
Oil Swap 19 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Jan-15	'
Oil Swap 19 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	30-Jun-15	'
Oil Swap 20 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	180,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	88.55	'
Oil Swap 20 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Jan-15	'
Oil Swap 20 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	30-Jun-15	'
Oil Swap 21 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	180,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	88	'
Oil Swap 21 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Jan-15	'
Oil Swap 21 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	30-Jun-15	'
Oil Swap 22 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	60,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	90.75	'
Oil Swap 22 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Jan-15	'
Oil Swap 22 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	30-Jun-15	'
Oil Swap 23 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	60,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	90.25	'
Oil Swap 23 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Jan-15	'
Oil Swap 23 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	30-Jun-15	'
Oil Swap 24 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	90,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	89	'
Oil Swap 24 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Jan-15	'
Oil Swap 24 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	30-Jun-15	'
Oil Swap 25 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	90,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	89	'
Oil Swap 25 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Jan-15	'
Oil Swap 25 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	30-Jun-15	'
Oil Swap 26 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	720,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	89	'
Oil Swap 26 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Jan-15	'
Oil Swap 26 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-15	'
Oil Swap 27 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	360,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	89	'
Oil Swap 27 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Jan-15	'
Oil Swap 27 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-15	'
Oil Swap 29 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	180,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	89	'
Oil Swap 29 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Jan-15	'
Oil Swap 29 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-15	'
Oil Swap 28 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	360,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	89.02	'
Oil Swap 28 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Jan-15	'
Oil Swap 28 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-15	'
Oil Swap 30 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Oil (in barrels)	180,000	'
Fixed Price (in dollars per barrel)	89	'
Oil Swap 30 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Jan-15	'
Oil Swap 30 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-15	'
Open Commodity Swap 1 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Total volumes of open contracts	2,850,000	'
Weighted average price on open contracts	$90.24	'
Open Commodity Swap 1 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-14	'
Open Commodity Swap 2 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Total volumes of open contracts	2,880,000	'
Weighted average price on open contracts	$89.02	'
Open Commodity Swap 2 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-15	'
Collar 1 [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	1-Apr-14	'
Oil (in barrels)	180,000	'
Price minimum (in dollars per barrel)	$90	'
Price maximum (in dollars per barrel)	$99.05	'
Collar 1 [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Settlement Period	31-Dec-14	'
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Crude Oil Derivative Contracts Cash-flow Not Designated as Hedges [Abstract]	'	'
Realized gain (loss) on price risk derivatives not designated as hedges	($6,817,980)	($371,283)
Unrealized gain (loss) on price risk derivatives not designated as hedges	($7,859,683)	($14,910,655)

DERIVATIVE_INSTRUMENTS_AND_PRI3

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT, Part 2 (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative Assets [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative Instruments	$0	$62,890
Derivative Assets, Noncurrent	167,302	1,745,405
Total Derivatives Assets	167,302	1,808,295
Derivative Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative Liabilities, Current	-24,970,433	-19,119,646
Derivative Liabilities, Noncurrent	-1,005,111	-637,208
Total Derivatives Liabilities	-25,975,544	-19,756,854
Total Assets [Member]	'	'
Derivative Assets [Abstract]	'	'
Total Derivatives Assets	167,302	1,808,295
Swap Contracts [Member] | Current Assets/Liabilities [Member]	'	'
Derivative Assets [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative Instruments	0	62,890
Derivative Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative Liabilities, Current	-24,719,560	-19,111,820
Swap Contracts [Member] | Non-Current Assets/Liabilities [Member]	'	'
Derivative Assets [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative Assets, Noncurrent	167,302	1,745,405
Derivative Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative Liabilities, Noncurrent	-1,005,111	-637,208
Costless Collars [Member] | Current Assets/Liabilities [Member]	'	'
Derivative Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'
Derivative Liabilities, Current	($250,873)	($7,826)

DERIVATIVE_INSTRUMENTS_AND_PRI4

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT, Part 3 (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amounts of recognized assets, offsetting derivative assets	$796,738	$3,218,257
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheet, offsetting derivative assets	-629,436	-1,409,962
Net amounts of assets presented in the balance sheet, offsetting derivative assets	167,302	1,808,295
Gross amounts of recognized assets, offsetting derivative liabilities	-26,604,980	-21,166,816
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheet, offsetting derivative liabilities	629,436	1,409,962
Net amount of assets presented in balance sheet, offsetting derivative liabilities	-25,975,544	-19,756,854
Current Assets [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amounts of recognized assets, offsetting derivative assets	14,791	629,178
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheet, offsetting derivative assets	-14,791	-566,288
Net amounts of assets presented in the balance sheet, offsetting derivative assets	0	62,890
Non Current Assets [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amounts of recognized assets, offsetting derivative assets	781,947	2,589,079
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheet, offsetting derivative assets	-614,645	-843,674
Net amounts of assets presented in the balance sheet, offsetting derivative assets	167,302	1,745,405
Current Liabilities [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amounts of recognized assets, offsetting derivative liabilities	-24,985,224	-19,685,934
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheet, offsetting derivative liabilities	14,791	566,288
Net amount of assets presented in balance sheet, offsetting derivative liabilities	-24,970,433	-19,119,646
Non Current Liabilities [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amounts of recognized assets, offsetting derivative liabilities	-1,619,756	-1,480,882
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheet, offsetting derivative liabilities	614,645	843,674
Net amount of assets presented in balance sheet, offsetting derivative liabilities	($1,005,111)	($637,208)