Acquisitions and Dispositions - Acquisitions (Details) (Permian Basin Fairway Operations, USD $)	0 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 18, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014 drilling_location	Sep. 18, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014 producing_well acre completed_well
Permian Basin Fairway Operations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of working interest acquired						10.00%
Percentage of net revenue interest acquired						7.50%
Acquisition cost			$ 2,491,888	$ 3,400,000
Number of productive wells				50		7
Number of wells in process						4
Gross acres (acres)						2,080
Purchase price adjustment payment	346,988	558,246
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets [Abstract]
Proved Producing Lease and Well Costs Acquired					2,240,530
Proved Producing Leasehold Costs Acquired					197,654
Unproved Leasehold Costs Acquired					958,938
Total Oil and Gas Property Costs Acquired					$ 3,397,122