Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) MMBTU $ / MMBTU	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Rent expense		$ 800,000	$ 400,000	$ 100,000
Minimum future lease commitments for non-cancelable leases		$ 2,800,000
Natural Gas Purchasing and Natural Gas Processing Contract [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Pipeline fee paid | $ / MMBTU		0.45
Holding pipeline capacity | MMBTU		10,000
Purchasing and processing contract expiry date		Jun. 01, 2021
Subsequent Event [Member] | Drilling Commitments
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Contract termination fee description	Our rig contractor has agreed with the suspension, and the Company will not be required to immediately pay a full terminate fee which would otherwise total approximately $5.7 million. Rather, the Company will pay approximately $600,000 per month, with such payments reducing the full terminate fee.
Termination fee	$ 5,700,000
Termination fee per month	$ 600,000