Oil and natural gas properties, net of accumulated impairment (under successful efforts accounting) - Components of Oil and Natural Gas Properties (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Extractive Industries [Abstract]
Proved property	$ 9,959,103	$ 9,940,660
Unproved property	1,375,940	1,375,940
Total oil and natural gas properties, at cost	11,335,043	11,316,600
Less: accumulated impairment	(8,283,321)	(8,283,321)
Oil and natural gas properties, net of impairment	3,051,722	3,033,279
Less: accumulated depletion	(2,319,512)	(2,274,188)
Total oil and gas properties, net	$ 732,210	$ 759,091

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Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of oil and gas property carried under the successful effort method. Oil and gas property include, but not limited to, the entity's wells and related equipment and facilities.

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Accumulated impairment of oil and gas property carried under the successful effort method.

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Oil and Gas properties, gross, carried under the successful effort method.

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Oil and gas properties net of accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization, impairment, and abandonment, carried under the successful effort method.

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Oil and Gas properties with proved reserves under the successful effort method.

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Oil and Gas properties with unproved reserves under the successful effort method.

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