Asset Retirement Obligation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Asset Retirement Obligations

A reconciliation of the Partnership’s liability for well plugging and abandonment costs for the periods indicated is as follows:

	Three Months EndedSeptember 30,				Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Asset retirement obligation at beginning of period	$	4,013,200	$	2,610,000	$	3,901,600	$	2,535,000
Accretion expense		55,800		37,600		167,400		112,900
Asset retirement obligations settled		-		-		-		(300	)
Asset retirement obligation at end of period	$	4,069,000	$	2,647,600	$	4,069,000	$	2,647,600