UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Revenue:
Oil	$ 1,496	$ 2,258	$ 4,037	$ 7,489
Natural gas and liquids	371	364	892	1,097
Total revenue	1,867	2,622	4,929	8,586
Oil and gas operations:
Production costs	1,348	1,542	3,812	5,415
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	669	2,199	2,315	7,128
Impairment of oil and gas properties		21,446	9,568	43,894
General and administrative:
Compensation and benefits, including directors	158	1,215	469	2,745
Stock-based compensation	30	107	98	331
Professional services	457	162	1,225	702
Insurance, rent and other	99	310	282	656
Total operating expenses	2,761	26,981	17,769	60,871
Operating loss	(894)	(24,359)	(12,840)	(52,285)
Other income (expense):
Gain on receipt of marketable equity securities	750	238	750	238
Realized gain (loss) on oil price risk derivatives	139	33	1,401	(106)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on oil price risk derivatives	(97)	1,337	(1,557)	1,002
Gain on sale of assets		41	100	57
Rental and other income, net of expenses	(46)	(9)	(125)	41
Interest expense	(117)	(67)	(364)	(196)
Loss from continuing operations	(265)	(22,786)	(12,635)	(51,249)
Loss from discontinued operations		(865)	(2,448)	(2,385)
Net loss	(265)	(23,651)	(15,083)	(53,634)
Other comprehensive loss:
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable equity securities	(6)	(10)	921	(5)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(271)	(23,661)	(14,162)	(53,639)
Loss from continuing operations applicable to common shareholders:
Loss from continuing operations	(265)	(23,651)	(12,635)	(53,634)
Accrued dividends related to Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	(68)		(164)
Loss from continuing operations applicable to common shareholders	$ (333)	$ (23,651)	$ (12,799)	$ (53,634)
Earnings (loss) per share applicable to common shareholders (basic and diluted) :
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.06)	$ (4.87)	$ (2.67)	$ (10.96)
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		(0.19)	(0.52)	(0.51)
Total (in dollars per share)	$ (0.06)	$ (5.06)	$ (3.19)	$ (11.47)
Weighted average shares outstanding- basic and diluted (in shares)	4,768,000	4,675,000	4,726,000	4,675,000