Oil and Gas Properties - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization expenses	$ 88,314	$ 214,964
Impairment of oil and gas properties		10,132,702
Cost of sold oil and gas properties		22,107,091
Accumulated depletion of sold oil and gas properties		19,385,400
Oil and Gas Properties [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total additions for oil and gas properties	29,708,602	25,080,332
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization expenses	5,664,047	3,563,599
Impairment of oil and gas properties		10,132,702
Oil and gas properties related to its shallow wells at fair value		$ 2,625,000