ORGANIZATION AND CONSOLIDATION (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
The Yuma Companies, Inc. [Member]
Company name	The Yuma Companies, Inc.
Reference	“YCI”
State of incorporation	Delaware
Date of incorporation	Oct. 30, 1996
Yuma Exploration and Production Company, Inc. [Member]
Company name	Yuma Exploration and Production Company, Inc.
Reference	“Exploration”
State of incorporation	Delaware
Date of incorporation	Jan. 16, 1992
Yuma Petroleum Company [Member]
Company name	Yuma Petroleum Company
Reference	“Petroleum”
State of incorporation	Delaware
Date of incorporation	Dec. 19, 1991
Texas Southeastern Gas Marketing Company [Member]
Company name	Texas Southeastern Gas Marketing Company
Reference	“TSM”
State of incorporation	Texas
Date of incorporation	Sep. 12, 1996
Pyramid Oil LLC [Member]
Company name	Pyramid Oil LLC
Reference	“POL”
State of incorporation	California
Date of incorporation	Aug. 08, 2014
Pyramid Delaware Merger Subsidiary, Inc. [Member]
Company name	Pyramid Delaware Merger Subsidiary, Inc.
Reference	“PDMS”
State of incorporation	Delaware
Date of incorporation	Feb. 04, 2014