Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 526,135	$ 1,010,543
Certificate of deposit - restricted	125,000	125,000
Accounts receivable - oil and gas	1,806	$ 42,688
Accounts receivable - related party	18,271,716
Real estate - held for sale	6,021,779
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	48,729	$ 52,771
Total Current Assets	24,995,165	1,231,002
Oil and gas assets, net	15,403,606	15,757,011
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $304,090 and $313,508, respectively	2,720	60,953
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $80,519 and $20,293, respectively	2,143,167	2,203,393
Other assets	28,132	27,922
Total Other Assets	17,577,625	18,049,279
Total Assets	42,572,790	19,280,281
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	163,187	$ 252,227
Deposit on real estate sales	888,375
Asset retirement obligations, current portion	541,959	$ 541,959
Total Current Liabilities	1,593,521	794,186
Long-term liabilities:
Asset retirement obligations, net of current portion	396,798	376,471
Total Long-term Liabilities	396,798	376,471
Total Liabilities	$ 1,990,319	$ 1,170,657
Equity:
Preferred shares - 5,000,000 authorized; par value $0.00001; 0 shares issued and outstanding; Preferred B shares - 29,500 authorized; par value $0.00001 per share; 0 shares issued and outstanding
Common shares - 100,000,000 authorized; par value $0.00001 per share; 4,259,505 Issued and outstanding	$ 43	$ 43
Additional paid-in capital	38,659,215	31,115,291
Accumulated deficit	(14,167,061)	(16,650,486)
Total Petro River Oil Corp. Equity	24,492,197	14,464,848
Non-controlling interest	16,090,274	3,644,776
Total Equity	40,582,471	18,109,624
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 42,572,790	$ 19,280,281
Preferred B Shares [Member]
Equity:
Preferred shares - 5,000,000 authorized; par value $0.00001; 0 shares issued and outstanding; Preferred B shares - 29,500 authorized; par value $0.00001 per share; 0 shares issued and outstanding