Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Aug. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012 Gas [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Messrs. Loren Bagley, Mark Woodburn And William Woodburn [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Messrs. Loren Bagley, Mark Woodburn And William Woodburn [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Clarence E. Smith [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Clarence E. Smith [Member]	Jan. 24, 2014 Clarence E. Smith [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]
Compensation Plans [Line Items]
Cash compensation received					$ 64,000				$ 50,000
Share-based compensation, option vesting period		3 years							90 days
Stock option compensation expense				198,000	826,701	1,143,988		184,736
Additional share based compensation								214,800
Granted, Weighted Average Shares	9,900	30,000	150,000		446,000	1,014,000
Common stock options granted, exercise price			$ 2.30
Withheld portion of purchase price on acreage						20.00%
Withheld purchase price on acreage						274,948
Percentage of voting interest acquired	20.00%					20.00%
Price on acquired option to purchase acreage							213,093
Beneficial ownership percentage										5.00%
Notes payable to related party					205,314						205,314
Payment made to the company by the beneficial owner					$ 81,550					$ 200,000
Exercised price										$ 1.50
Number of options exercised					30,500							138,331