Basis of Financial Statement Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Basis Of Financial Statement Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amortization of financing cost		$ 485,049	$ 3,123,838	$ 970,098	$ 3,328,323
Asset impairment charge				0	0
Current portion of the asset retirement obligation		0		0		$ 0
Net operating loss carry forwards		61,500,000		$ 61,500,000
Net operating loss expiration				Various dates through 2033
Current income tax benefit (expense)		0	0	$ 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.
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				$ 692,003	483,216
Morgan Stanley [Member]
Basis Of Financial Statement Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Financing fees incurred	$ 4,806,656
Marcellus Shale Wells [Member]
Basis Of Financial Statement Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Asset retirement obligation amortization period				40 years
Stock Compensation Plan [Member]
Basis Of Financial Statement Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation expense		$ 136,225	$ 284,675	$ 692,003	$ 483,216
Minimum [Member] | Vehicles, Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Basis Of Financial Statement Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Asset retirement obligation amortization period				5 years
Minimum [Member] | Pipelines and Other Related Equipment [Member]
Basis Of Financial Statement Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Asset retirement obligation amortization period				10 years
Maximum [Member] | Vehicles, Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Basis Of Financial Statement Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Asset retirement obligation amortization period				10 years
Maximum [Member] | Pipelines and Other Related Equipment [Member]
Basis Of Financial Statement Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Asset retirement obligation amortization period				25 years