Supplementary Financial Information on Oil and Natural Gas Exploration, Development and Production Activities (Unaudited) - Results of Operations from Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Extractive Industries [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 650,648	$ 695,318
Costs incurred:
Exploration and dry hole costs	2,513	56,351
Lease operating costs and production taxes	192,504	225,074
Impairment of oil and natural gas reserves	867,048	3,721,042
Depletion, depreciation and accretion	637,121	430,912
Totals, costs incurred	1,699,186	4,433,379
Pre-tax (loss) from producing activities	(1,048,538)	(3,738,061)
Results (loss) from of oil and natural gas producing activities (excluding overhead, income taxes, and interest costs)	$ (1,048,538)	$ (3,738,061)