Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

PLANT, PIPELINE AND EQUIPMENT (Details)

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PLANT, PIPELINE AND EQUIPMENT (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Mar. 31, 2008
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Total plant, pipeline and equipment $ 113,130,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross $ 75,128,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross    
Less accumulated depreciation (39,319,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (33,203,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment    
PLANT, PIPELINE, AND EQUIPMENT, NET (Note 8) 73,811,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 41,925,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet    
Term loan secured by plant, pipeline and equipment       10,000,000us-gaap_SecuredDebt
Amortization relating to the platinum catalyst 84,269us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldAmortization 38,232us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldAmortization 19,268us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldAmortization  
Platinum Catalyst [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Total plant, pipeline and equipment 1,612,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_OilAndGasPropertiesMember
1,612,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_OilAndGasPropertiesMember
   
Land [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Total plant, pipeline and equipment 4,577,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
1,577,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
   
Plant, Pipeline and Equipment [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Total plant, pipeline and equipment 95,351,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
71,115,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
   
Construction in Progress [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Total plant, pipeline and equipment $ 11,590,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember
$ 824,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember