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Allowance For Doubtful Accounts, Due from Related Parties, Current

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Percent Of Net Profits

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Working Interest Percent

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Amount for accounts payable to related parties.

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A valuation allowance for trade and other receivables due to an Entity within one year (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer) that are expected to be uncollectible.

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The aggregate amount of receivables to be collected from related parties where one party can exercise control or significant influence over another party; including affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, pension trusts, and so forth, at the financial statement date. which are usually due within one year (or one business cycle).

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The face amount of financial liabilities, which are not recognized in the financial statements (off-balance sheet) because they fail to meet some other criterion for recognition.

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Revenues from the sale of other goods or rendering of other services, not elsewhere specified in the taxonomy; net of (reduced by) sales adjustments, returns, allowances, and discounts.

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The consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest.

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Related Party Transactions (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
	Dec. 18, 2007	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Methane gas revenue		$ 0	$ 0
Working interest percent	15.00%
Bond, face value		0
Related party allowance for doubtful accounts receivable		14,000		$ 14,000
Accounts receivable - related parties balance
Methane Project [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percent of net profits, interest		7.50%
Hoactzin Partners, L.P. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related parties accounts payable		$ 159,000		159,000
Past due related parties accounts payable		159,000
Hoactzin Partners, L.P. [Member] \| Methane Project [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Methane gas revenue		0
Net profits		0
Related Party [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party allowance for doubtful accounts receivable		159,000		159,000
Related Party [Member] \| Hoactzin Partners, L.P. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts receivable-related party, allowance for doubtful accounts		$ 159,000
Accounts receivable - related parties balance				$ 0