Basis of Financial Statement Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	May 21, 2014 Well acre	May 31, 2014 Morgan Stanley [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Oppenheimer & Co., Inc [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Marcellus Shale Wells [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member] Vehicles, Machinery and Equipment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member] Pipelines and Other Related Equipment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Vehicles, Machinery and Equipment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Pipelines and Other Related Equipment [Member]
Basis Of Financial Statement Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Deferred gain on Republic PSA							$ 6,959,816
Sales price							15,000,000
Number of acre interest sold							2,239
Percentage of profit in sales of assets							25.00%
Percentage of leasehold interest							1.50%
Number of wells, royalty interest							6
Percentage of royalty interest in wells							1.00%
Financing fees incurred					122,230	1,741,976		4,706,656	401,625
Amortization of financing cost	555,072	369,859	905,875	701,807
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
Net operating loss carry forwards	65,000,000		65,000,000
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	0	0	0	0
Valuation allowance			100.00%
Material unrecognized tax benefits	0		0		0
Tax penalties	0		0		0
Open Tax years			2010
Material imbalances	0		0		0
Total share-based compensation expense	$ 214,906	$ 283,892	$ 698,122	$ 919,755