12. Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Asset Retirement Obligations Details
Asset retirement obligations, at the beginning of the period			$ 1,866,770	$ 1,597,661	$ 1,597,661
New asset retirement obligations and adjustments			49		300,980
Liabilities settled			(58,459)		(243,866)
Accretion expense	$ 52,720	$ 53,731	158,655	$ 158,264	211,995
Asset retirement obligations	1,967,015		1,967,015		1,866,770
Less: current portion of asset retirement obligations	(38,644)		(38,644)		(85,846)
Long-term asset retirement obligations, at the end of the period	$ 1,928,371		$ 1,928,371		$ 1,780,924