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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ON OIL AND NATURAL GAS EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED) (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Costs Incurred
    December 31,  
    2015     2014     2013  
                   
Property acquisition costs - unproved   $ (9,635,309 )   $ 1,105,782     $ 3,865,932  
Property acquisition costs - proved     7,587,965       3,349,473       8,539,134  
Sales proceeds - unproved     (30,442 )     (359,667 )     (679,266 )
Sales proceeds - proved     -       (307,600 )     (718,000 )
Exploration costs     3,217,161       426,909       2,504,087  
Development costs     1,121,654       20,139,409       11,910,179  
Capitalized asset retirements costs     4,301,810       241,629       5,795,400  
                         
Total costs incurred   $ 6,562,839     $ 24,595,935     $ 31,217,466  
Capitalized Costs Relating to Oil and Gas Producing Activities
    December 31,  
    2015     2014  
             
Oil and gas properties, full cost method:            
Not subject to amortization:            
Prospect inventory   $ 7,719,857     $ 14,913,126  
Property acquisition costs - unproved     6,150,862       8,623,344  
Well development costs - unproved     417,997       2,170,582  
Subject to amortization:                
Property acquisition costs - proved     58,393,861       50,744,401  
Well development costs - proved     81,063,335       74,440,227  
Capitalized costs - unsuccessful     60,549,824       52,539,407  
Capitalized asset retirement costs     4,505,018       8,806,828  
                 
Total capitalized costs     218,800,754       212,237,915  
                 
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization     (117,304,945 )     (103,929,493 )
                 
Net capitalized costs   $ 101,495,809     $ 108,308,422  
Discounted future net cash flows
    December 31,  
    2015     2014     2013  
                   
Future cash inflows   $ 438,816,500     $ 1,339,372,300     $ 1,450,469,000  
Future oil and natural gas operating expenses     (129,636,500 )     (322,298,300 )     (334,883,800 )
Future development costs     (126,463,700 )     (405,900,900 )     (424,256,900 )
Future income tax expenses     (23,334,886 )     (133,467,940 )     (163,704,120 )
                         
Future net cash flows     159,381,414       477,705,160       527,624,180  
10% annual discount for estimating timing of cash flows     (53,318,652 )     (183,249,968 )     (202,270,201 )
                         
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows   $ 106,062,762     $ 294,455,192     $ 325,353,979  
Change in Standardized Measure
    2015     2014     2013  
                   
Changes due to current year operation:                  
Sales of oil and natural gas, net of oil and natural gas operating expenses   $ (7,069,544 )   $ (25,270,455 )   $ (17,255,824 )
Extensions and discoveries     16,660       2,743,800       37,750,617  
Purchases of oil and gas properties     2,268,907       12,827,533       215,427,459  

Development costs incurred during the period that reduced future

    development costs

    4,052,919       9,178,400       100,500  
Changes due to revisions in standardized variables:                        
Prices and operating expenses     (373,506,778 )     (42,125,763 )     (30,773,529 )
Income taxes     65,424,175       19,303,313       (38,340,467 )
Estimated future development costs     245,056,050       7,218,529       32,430,504  
Quantity estimates     (80,454,131 )     (21,028,476 )     (107,070,514 )
Sale of reserves in place     -       -       -  
Accretion of discount     37,672,481       43,124,820       27,910,664  
Production rates, timing and other      (81,853,169 )     (36,870,488 )     (6,378,317 )
                         
Net change     (188,392,430 )     (30,898,787 )     113,801,093  
Beginning of year     294,455,192       325,353,979       211,552,886  
                         
End of year   $ 106,062,762     $ 294,455,192     $ 325,353,979  
Barrels of oil and condensate [Member]  
Reserve
    2015     2014     2013  
Barrels of oil and condensate:                  
Proved developed and undeveloped reserves:                  
Beginning of year     14,011,343       14,381,960       7,739,964  
Revisions of previous estimates     (5,596,379 )     (565,143 )     (1,142,654 )
Purchases of oil and gas properties     103,387       472,132       7,959,600  
Extensions and discoveries     769,661       51,993       92,152  
Sale of oil and gas properties     -       -       -  
Production     (321,687 )     (329,599 )     (267,102 )
                         
End of year     8,966,325       14,011,343       14,381,960  
                         
Proved developed reserves - January 1,     2,347,482       2,099,701       1,474,015  
                         
Proved developed reserves - December 31,     2,117,559       2,347,482       2,099,701  
                         
Proved undeveloped reserves - January 1,     11,663,861       12,282,259       6,265,949  
                         
Proved undeveloped reserves - December 31,     6,848,766       11,663,861       12,282,259  
Thousands of cubic feet of natural gas [Member]  
Reserve
    2015     2014     2013  
Thousands of cubic feet of natural gas:                  
Proved developed and undeveloped reserves:                  
Beginning of year     35,259,522       38,372,369       31,071,137  
Revisions of previous estimates     (11,436,325 )     (479,438 )     (8,281,139 )
Purchases of oil and gas properties     264,981       81,177       16,495,803  
Extensions and discoveries     3,675,358       -       362,806  
Sale of oil and gas properties     -       -       -  
Production     (1,993,842 )     (2,714,586 )     (1,276,238 )
                         
End of year     25,769,694       35,259,522       38,372,369  
                         
Proved developed reserves - January 1,     7,786,537       10,316,516       10,156,754  
                         
Proved developed reserves - December 31,     8,552,249       7,786,537       10,316,516  
                         
Proved undeveloped reserves - January 1,     27,472,985       28,055,853       20,914,383  
                         
Proved undeveloped reserves - December 31,     17,217,445       27,472,985       28,055,853