ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]
Beginning of year balance	$ 12,487,770	$ 10,697,679
Pyramid liabilities assumed in the merger		943,951
Liabilities incurred during year	$ 24,588	$ 416,162
Liabilities settled during year	(35,455)
Accretion expense	604,538	$ 604,511	$ 668,497
Revisions in estimated cash flows	(4,290,943)	(174,533)
End of year balance	$ 8,790,498	$ 12,487,770	$ 10,697,679