SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / Unit	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / Unit	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) $ / Unit
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies Details Textual
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 532,719	$ 138,960
Depreciation, depletion and amortization rate per boe | $ / Unit	20.45	24.92	23.87
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense for oil and natural gas properties	$ 13,375,452	$ 19,490,653	$ 11,927,872
Capitalized interest associated with line of credit	983,472	1,059,350	1,031,816
Capitalized internal costs	3,090,013	3,442,095	2,702,952
General and administrative expense reimbursements	0	0	42,329
Depreciation and leasehold improvement amortization expense	$ 275,756	$ 174,338	$ 149,496