Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Fair Value (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Proved oil and gas properties, subject to write down		$ 1,640,147
Fair value of proved oil and gas properties	$ 621,343	759,091
Impairment losses	$ 0	867,048
Eagleford Properties
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment losses		303,312
Adams Baggett Properties
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment losses		297,212
Permian Basin Fairway Operations
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment losses		99,682
Undeveloped Properties
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment losses		$ 166,842