Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2015
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 774,751	$ 1,010,543
Certificate of deposit - restricted	80,803	125,000
Accounts receivable - oil and gas	903	42,688
Accounts receivable - related party	4,829,693	0
Accrued interest on notes receivable - related party	170,653	0
Interest in real estate rights	2,820,402	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	24,967	52,771
Prepaid oil and gas asset development costs	844,131	0
Total Current Assets	9,546,303	1,231,002
Oil and gas assets, full cost method, Costs subject to amortization, net	778,226	6,935,000
Oil and gas assets, full cost method, Costs not being amortized, net	100,000	8,822,011
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $308,223 and $313,508, respectively	2,341	60,953
Intangible assets, net	0	2,203,393
Notes receivable - related party	17,848,000	0
Other assets	53,778	27,922
Total Other Assets	18,782,345	18,049,279
Total Assets	28,328,648	19,280,281
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	206,780	252,227
Deferred tax liability	2,501,209	0
Notes payable - related party	1,600,000	0
Asset retirement obligations, current portion	561,958	541,959
Total Current Liabilities	4,869,947	794,186
Long-term liabilities:
Asset retirement obligations, net of current portion	201,104	376,471
Total Long-term Liabilities	201,104	376,471
Total Liabilities	5,071,051	1,170,657
Stockholders' 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; 0 shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common shares - 100,000,000 authorized; par value $0.00001; 4,263,672 and 4,259,506 issued and outstanding	43	43
Additional paid-in capital	38,849,655	31,115,291
Accumulated deficit	(27,643,419)	(16,650,486)
Total Petro River Oil Corp. Equity	11,206,279	14,464,848
Non-controlling interests	12,051,318	3,644,776
Total Equity	23,257,597	18,109,624
Total Liabilities and Equity	28,328,648	19,280,281
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' 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; 0 shares issued and outstanding	$ 0	$ 0