Oil and Gas Assets (Details)	9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Oil and gas assets, net	$ 15,757,011
Additions	7,279
Disposals	(8,006,300)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	(96,957)
Impairment	(6,870,613)
Oil and gas assets, net	790,420
Oklahoma Bandolier [Member]
Oil and gas assets, net	6,935,000
Additions	7,279
Disposals	(279,013)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	(21,224)
Impairment	(5,951,622)
Oil and gas assets, net	690,420
Kansas [Member]
Oil and gas assets, net	$ 7,803,020
Additions
Disposals	$ (7,727,287)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	$ (75,733)
Oil and gas assets, net
Missouri [Member]
Oil and gas assets, net	$ 918,991
Additions
Disposals
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
Impairment	$ (918,991)
Oil and gas assets, net
Other [Member]
Oil and gas assets, net	$ 100,000
Additions
Disposals
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
Oil and gas assets, net	$ 100,000

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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-Paragraph 28
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Cost incurred, including capitalized costs and costs charged to expense, in acquisition of oil and gas properties.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 932
-SubTopic 235
-Section 50
-Paragraph 18
-Subparagraph (a)
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The noncash expense charged against earnings to recognize the consumption of oil and gas reserves that are part of an entities' assets.

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-Topic 230
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Oil and gas properties, net of depletion, carried under the full cost method.

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