Related Party Transactions - Summary of Related Parties Transactions (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Natural Gas Purchases & Transportation	$ 623,925	$ 1,335,159	$ 1,740,907	$ 2,686,549
Pipeline Construction Purchases		447		254,752
Rent, Supplies, Consulting and Other Purchases	6,000	14,191	14,000	130,550
Natural Gas Sales	4,245	53,505	19,470	144,025
Rental Income and Other Sales	0	46,000	7,691	72,417
Cobra Pipeline [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Natural Gas Purchases & Transportation	273,262	370,912	643,024	709,247
Pipeline Construction Purchases		0		0
Rent, Supplies, Consulting and Other Purchases	6,000	0	14,000	8,000
Natural Gas Sales	0	44,099	0	104,623
Rental Income and Other Sales	0	13,400	0	13,400
Orwell Trumbell Pipeline [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Natural Gas Purchases & Transportation	137,156	221,371	598,106	516,603
Pipeline Construction Purchases		0		0
Rent, Supplies, Consulting and Other Purchases	0	0	0	0
Natural Gas Sales	166	307	971	1,455
Rental Income and Other Sales	0	1,575	100	1,575
Great Plains Exploration [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Natural Gas Purchases & Transportation	36,801	272,827	323,071	490,479
Pipeline Construction Purchases		0		0
Rent, Supplies, Consulting and Other Purchases	0	0	0	0
Natural Gas Sales	0	2,634	255	12,136
Rental Income and Other Sales	(500)	1,500	(500)	3,000
Big Oats Oil Field Supply [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Natural Gas Purchases & Transportation	0	0	0	0
Pipeline Construction Purchases		447		254,752
Rent, Supplies, Consulting and Other Purchases	0	5,068	0	93,741
Natural Gas Sales	332	591	2,358	4,453
Rental Income and Other Sales	0	0	850	850
John D. Oil and Gas Company [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Natural Gas Purchases & Transportation	176,706	317,148	176,706	285
Pipeline Construction Purchases		0		0
Rent, Supplies, Consulting and Other Purchases	0	0	0	0
Natural Gas Sales	174	144	317	287
Rental Income and Other Sales	0	12,650	0	29,150
OsAir [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Natural Gas Purchases & Transportation	0	66,636	0	143,132
Pipeline Construction Purchases		0		0
Rent, Supplies, Consulting and Other Purchases	0	0	0	6,001
Natural Gas Sales	1,708	568	6,511	2,845
Rental Income and Other Sales	250	16,500	0	22,866
Lake Shore Gas [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Natural Gas Purchases & Transportation	0	51,150	0	162,360
Pipeline Construction Purchases		0		0
Rent, Supplies, Consulting and Other Purchases	0	0	0	0
Natural Gas Sales	0	0	0	0
Rental Income and Other Sales	0	0	0	0
Lake County Title [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Natural Gas Purchases & Transportation	0	0	0	0
Pipeline Construction Purchases		0		0
Rent, Supplies, Consulting and Other Purchases	0	0	0	0
Natural Gas Sales	0	0	0	0
Rental Income and Other Sales	0	0	7,241	0
Other [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Natural Gas Purchases & Transportation	0	35,115	0	664,443
Pipeline Construction Purchases		0		0
Rent, Supplies, Consulting and Other Purchases	0	9,123	0	22,808
Natural Gas Sales	1,865	5,162	9,058	18,226
Rental Income and Other Sales	$ 250	$ 375	$ 0	$ 1,576