Basis of Financial Statement Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2014 Marcellus Shale Wells [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Oppenheimer & Co., Inc [Member]	May 31, 2014 Morgan Stanley [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member] Vehicles, Machinery and Equipment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member] Pipelines and Other Related Equipment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Maximum [Member] Vehicles, Machinery and Equipment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Maximum [Member] Pipelines and Other Related Equipment [Member]
Basis Of Financial Statement Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Financing fees incurred						$ 122,230	$ 1,741,976		$ 401,625	$ 4,298,647
Amortization of financing cost	3,123,838		169,047	3,328,323	331,948
Asset retirement obligation amortization period								40 years			5 years	10 years	10 years	25 years
Written down on oil and gas properties							10,100,000
Sale of shallow wells							11,500,000
Asset impairment charge				0	0
Current portion of the asset retirement obligation	0			0		0
Asset retirement obligation, liabilities held for sale	0		388,005	0	388,005		388,005
Net operating loss carry forwards	65,200,000			65,200,000
Net operating loss expiration				Various dates through 2033
Current tax provision	0			0
Income tax benefit recorded by offsetting NOLs or Alternative Minimum Tax against valuation allowance description				No tax benefit has been recorded in the consolidated financial statements for the remaining NOLs or Alternative Minimum Tax (“AMT”) credit since the potential tax benefit is offset by a valuation allowance of the same amount.
Income tax benefit
Valuation allowance		100.00%
Material unrecognized tax benefits	0			0		0
Tax penalties	0			0		0
Open Tax years				2009
Material imbalances	0			0		0
Total share-based compensation expense	$ 284,675		$ 325,801	$ 483,216	$ 635,863