Oil and Gas Concessions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Oil and Gas Concessions [Abstract]

Analysis of Cost of Oil and Gas Concessions

Following is an analysis of the cost of oil and gas concessions at September 30, 2015 and 2014:

	2015		2014
DRSTP concession	$	3,113,795	$	3,113,795
Chad concession		2,800,600		2,800,600
Pending concessions in other African countries		101,619		91,840
	$	6,016,014	$	6,006,235

ERHC Rights in JDZ and EEZ blocks

The following is an analysis of the costs paid or incurred at September 30, 2015 and 2014:

	2015		2014
Signature bonus	$	2,000,000	$	2,000,000
Advisers’ and ancillary costs related to the PSC		320,600		320,600
Legal fees and costs for the drafting and negotiation of the PSC, as provided in PSC		480,000		480,000
	$	2,800,600	$	2,800,600

Chad Concession [Member]

Costs Incurred, Oil and Gas Property Acquisition, Exploration, and Development Activities [Line Items]

Analysis of Costs Paid, Payable or Incurred

The following represents ERHC’s current rights in the JDZ and EEZ blocks:

Block	ERHC Original Participating Interest	ERHC Joint Bid Participating Interest	Participating Interest(s) Transferred	Current ERHC Retained Participating Interest	Remaining Cost Allocated to Blocks
JDZ 2	30.00%	35.00%	43.00%	22.00%	$	-
JDZ 3	20.00%	5.00%	15.00%	10.00%		-
JDZ 4	25.00%	35.00%	40.50%	19.50%		-
JDZ 5	15.00%	-	-	15.00% (in arbitration)		567,900
JDZ 6	15.00%	-	-	15.00% (in arbitration)		567,900
JDZ 9	20.00%	-	-	20.00%		567,900
EEZ 4	100.00%	-	-	100.00%		567,900
EEZ 11	100.00%	-	-	100.00%		842,195