ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Status of Our Business - Oil and Gas Properties (Details)
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12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 15, 2016
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Aug. 19, 2016
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Aug. 15, 2016
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Jun. 30, 2016
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Mar. 31, 2017
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Dec. 31, 2012 |
Dec. 30, 2012 |
Dec. 27, 2012 |
Jun. 30, 2010 |
| Settlement and Release Agreement with Tullow and Dana |
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| Status of our Business |
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| Settlement amount |
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$ 686,570
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| Settlement and Release Agreement with Tullow and Dana | Subsequent event |
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| Status of our Business |
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| Settlement amount |
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$ 686,570
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| Guinea concession |
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| Status of our Business |
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| Ownership interest (as a percent) |
100.00%
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37.00%
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37.00%
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77.00%
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| Threshold gross expenditure cap for well to be paid by the entity |
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$ 100,000,000
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$ 100,000,000
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| Gross expenditure cap |
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$ 100,000,000
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$ 100,000,000
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| Extension period for second exploration (in years) |
1 year
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| Depth below seabed required to be drilled of an exploration well (in meters) | m |
2,500
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2,500
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| Amount receivable, if extension well not drilled |
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$ 46,000,000
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| Maximum period of time over which current available liquidity could be exhausted |
30 days
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12 months
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| Guinea concession | Subsequent event |
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| Status of our Business |
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| Ownership interest (as a percent) |
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100.00%
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| Extension period for second exploration (in years) |
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1 year
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| Depth below seabed required to be drilled of an exploration well (in meters) | m |
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2,500
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| Amount receivable, if extension well not drilled |
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$ 46,000,000
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| Estimated time for completion of exploration well project (in days) |
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42 days
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| Guinea concession | Tullow Guinea Ltd |
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| Status of our Business |
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| Ownership interest sold (as a percent) |
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40.00%
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40.00%
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| Guinea concession | Dana |
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| Status of our Business |
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| Ownership interest (as a percent) |
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23.00%
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23.00%
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| Guinea concession | Tullow Guinea Ltd |
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| Status of our Business |
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| Ownership interest (as a percent) |
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40.00%
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40.00%
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