Related Party Transactions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Amounts Due from and Due to Related Parties

The table below details amounts due from and due to related parties, including companies owned or controlled by Richard M. Osborne, father of the Company’s chief executive officer and the Company’s former chairman and chief executive officer, at December 31, 2014 and 2013.

	Accounts Receivable				Accounts Payable
	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013		December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
Cobra Pipeline	$	178,596	$	131,208	$	67,982	$	76,909
Orwell Trumbell Pipeline		-		-		102,231		122,693
Great Plains Exploration		959		7,033		9		73,983
Big Oats Oil Field Supply		4,752		4,945		-		179,447
John D. Oil and Gas Company		6,854		91		-		82,188
OsAir		35,329		-		97		16,703
Other		8,120		2,948		-		8,010
Total related party balances		234,610		146,225		170,319		559,933
Less amounts included in discontinued operations		-		-		-		-
Total related party balances included in continuing operations	$	234,610	$	146,225	$	170,319	$	559,933

Summary of Related Parties Transactions

The table below details transactions with related parties, including companies owned or controlled by Richard M. Osborne, father of the Company’s chief executive officer and the Company’s former chairman and chief executive officer, for the year ended December 31, 2014:

	Year Ended December 31, 2014
	Natural Gas Purchases		Pipeline Construction Purchases		Rent, Supplies, Consulting and Other Purchases		Natural Gas Sales		Rental Income and Other Sales
Cobra Pipeline	$	1,119,192	$	-	$	18,000	$	104,623	$	13,400
Orwell Trumbell Pipeline		788,026		-		-		1,956		37,124
Great Plains Exploration		611,187		-		-		13,073		5,200
Big Oats Oil Field Supply		-		254,752		93,741		5,181		850
John D. Oil and Gas Company		737,522		-		-		575		42,209
OsAir		176,116		-		6,317		3,788		52,045
Lake Shore Gas Storage		162,360		-		-		-		-
Other		76,282		-		22,808		22,240		1,676
Total	$	3,670,685	$	254,752	$	140,866	$	151,436	$	152,504

The table below details transactions with related parties, including companies owned or controlled by Richard M. Osborne, father of the Company’s chief executive officer and the Company’s former chairman and chief executive officer, for the year ended December 31, 2013:

	Year Ended December 31, 2013
	Natural Gas Purchases		Pipeline Construction Purchases		Rent, Supplies, Consulting and Other Purchases		Natural Gas Sales		Rental Income and Other Sales
John D. Oil and Gas Marketing	$	951,120	$	-	$	16,599	$	5,470	$	-
Cobra Pipeline		842,620		263,574		20,000		157,834		381
Orwell Trumbell Pipeline		795,190		-		-		1,260		33,911
Great Plains Exploration		856,696		854		1,341		9,310		47,640
Big Oats Oil Field Supply		-		2,967,705		624,147		3,996		5,125
John D. Oil and Gas Company		911,507		5,975		-		572		29,356
OsAir		241,693		13,200		91,850		4,866		72,787
Other		86,987		853		44,334		20,054		45,299
Total	$	4,685,813	$	3,252,161	$	798,271	$	203,362	$	234,499

The table below details transactions with related parties, including companies owned or controlled by Richard M. Osborne, father of the Company’s chief executive officer and the Company’s former chairman and chief executive officer, for the year ended December 31, 2012:

	Year Ended December 31, 2012
	Natural Gas Purchases		Pipeline Construction Purchases		Rent, Supplies, Consulting and Other Purchases		Natural Gas Sales		Rental Income and Other Sales
John D. Oil and Gas Marketing	$	2,405,158	$	9,870	$	58,043	$	-	$	13,128
Cobra Pipeline		389,233		5,390		5,104		-		23,210
Orwell Trumbell Pipeline		526,785		132		19,547		26,519		4,785
Great Plains Exploration		506,503		-		-		7,068		10,643
Big Oats Oil Field Supply		-		1,231,921		256,607		2,131		7,068
John D. Oil and Gas Company		502,897		-		-		575		-
Sleepy Hollow Oil & Gas		-		-		-		-		5,113
OsAir		248,588		-		196,451		2,479		306
Other		135,927		-		127,171		28,777		411
Total	$	4,715,091	$	1,247,313	$	662,923	$	67,549	$	64,664