Acquisitions and Dispositions - Dispositions (Details)		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 05, 2014 USD ($) a Boe / d producing_well	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties		$ 0	$ 4,031,625
Gain on sale of oil and gas properties		$ 0	2,170,725
Lightnin’ Property | Subsidiaries
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gas and oil area, developed, gross (in acres) | a	640
Gas and oil area, developed, net (in acres) | a	128
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties	$ 4,000,000
Investment, working interest held before transaction (as a percent)	20.00%
Investment, net revenue interest held before transaction (as a percent)	15.00%
Production, barrels of oil equivalents | Boe / d	36
Productive oil wells, number of wells, gross | producing_well	3
Gain on sale of oil and gas properties			$ 2,160,099