CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($)	PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK	COMMON STOCK	ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	ACCUMULATED EARNINGS (DEFICIT)	Total
Beginning Balance, Amount at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 0	$ 2,182,833	$ 268,841	$ (10,885,832)
Beginning Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2012	0	40,896,221
Sales of shares of common stock, Amount	$ 0	$ 0
Sales of shares of common stock, Shares	0
Employee restricted stock awards, Amount		$ 486,632
Employee restricted stock awards, Shares		178,729
Buy back of shares from vested stock awards, Amount		$ 0
Stock appreciation rights issued, not vested, Amount		0
Restricted stock unit awards, Amount		0
Convert preferred stock to shares of common stock, Amount		0
Pyramid Oil Company shares outstanding last day of trading, Amount		0
Fair value of Pyramid Oil Company stock options		0
Comprehensive income (loss) from commodity derivative instruments, net of income taxes			(230,071)
Net loss attributable to Yuma Energy, Inc.				(33,050,103)	$ (33,050,103)
Series A perpetual preferred stock cash dividends				0
Preferred stock accretion (Series A and B)				(1,101,972)
Preferred stock cash dividends (Series A and B)				(145,900)
Preferred stock dividends paid in kind (Series A and B)				(5,412,281)
Ending Balance, Amount at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 0	$ 2,669,465	38,770	(50,596,088)	(47,887,853)
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2013	0	41,074,950
Sales of shares of preferred stock, Amount	$ 9,958,217
Sales of shares of preferred stock, Shares	507,739
Restricted stock awards, Amount		$ 3,272,638
Restricted stock awards, Shares		19,440
Restricted stock unit awards, Amount		$ 869,231
Restricted stock unit awards, Shares		273,907
Convert preferred stock to shares of common stock, Amount		$ 107,552,938
Convert preferred stock to shares of common stock, Shares		22,883,487
Pyramid Oil Company shares outstanding last day of trading, Amount		$ 22,504,000
Pyramid Oil Company shares outstanding last day of trading, Shares		4,788,085
Fair value of Pyramid Oil Company stock options		$ 100,500
Stock awards to employees, directors and consultants of Pyramid Oil Company vested upon the change in control and issued, Amount		$ 501,000
Stock awards to employees, directors and consultants of Pyramid Oil Company vested upon the change in control and issued, Shares		100,000
Comprehensive income (loss) from commodity derivative instruments, net of income taxes			31
Net loss attributable to Yuma Energy, Inc.				(20,225,150)	(20,225,150)
Series A perpetual preferred stock cash dividends				(224,098)
Preferred stock accretion (Series A and B)				(786,536)
Preferred stock cash dividends (Series A and B)				(445,152)
Preferred stock dividends paid in kind (Series A and B)				(4,133,380)
Ending Balance, Amount at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 9,958,217	$ 137,469,772	38,801	(76,410,404)	71,056,386
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2014	507,739	69,139,869
Sales of shares of preferred stock, Amount	$ 870,386
Sales of shares of preferred stock, Shares	46,857
Sales of shares of common stock, Amount		$ 1,363,160
Sales of shares of common stock, Shares		1,347,458
Restricted stock awards, Amount		$ 3,171,477
Restricted stock awards, Shares		1,676,113
Buy back of shares from vested stock awards, Amount		$ (300,732)
Buy back of shares from vested stock awards, Shares		(328,823)
Stock appreciation rights issued, not vested, Amount		$ 155,269
Comprehensive income (loss) from commodity derivative instruments, net of income taxes			(38,801)
Net loss attributable to Yuma Energy, Inc.				(11,005,038)	(11,005,038)
Series A perpetual preferred stock cash dividends				(1,047,191)
Preferred stock accretion (Series A and B)				0
Preferred stock cash dividends (Series A and B)				0
Preferred stock dividends paid in kind (Series A and B)				0
Ending Balance, Amount at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 10,828,603	$ 141,858,946	$ 0	$ (88,462,633)	$ 64,224,916
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2015	554,596	71,834,617