Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) MMBTU $ / MMBTU	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
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
Company's share of remaining commitment amount		$ 4,300,000
Drilling Commitments [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Daily drilling rate of wells			$ 29,000
Contract termination fee description		The Company’s rig contractor agreed to a reduced daily rate of approximately $20,000 per day while the rig is idled. If the Company chooses to recommence drilling with this rig, the daily drilling rate of approximately $29,000 per day will resume. Should the Company decide to permanently suspend drilling with this rig, a termination fee will be due immediately.
Drilling Rigs Contract Period		18 months
Company's remaining commitment amount		$ 3,900,000
Daily drilling rate when rig resumed	$ 29,000
Daily drilling rate when rig idled	$ 20,000