Acquisitions and Dispositions - Earthstone Settlement Agreement (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Earthstone Energy/Oak Vally Resources \| General and Administrative Expenses
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Loss on contract termination	$ 195,928

The loss recognized on termination of a contract.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 912
-SubTopic 275
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51673126&loc=d3e54681-109401

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