Property and Equipment (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 Per_Mcfe	Sep. 30, 2013 Per_Mcfe	Sep. 30, 2014 Per_Mcfe	Sep. 30, 2013 Per_Mcfe	Sep. 30, 2014 Unproved properties not subject to depletion [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Unproved properties not subject to depletion [Member]
Property and Equipment (Textual)
Period of amortization of capital costs			5 years
Oil and gas properties, gross					$ 3,439,000	$ 2,235,000
Capitalized overhead applicable to acquisition, development and exploration activities	121,000	113,000	379,000	347,000
Depletion expense related to oil and gas properties	779,000	732,000	2,200,000	2,000,000
Depletion expense related to oil and gas properties (in dollars per Mcfe)	1.05	1.01	1.00	0.94
Depreciation and amortization expense	$ 36,000	$ 35,000	$ 114,000	$ 94,000