Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Aug. 13, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Registrant Name	EnerJex Resources, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000008504
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	ENRJ
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,643,114