Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Basis Of Financial Statement Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Current restricted cash temporarily held by agent		$ 470,373
Allowance for doubtful accounts		0	$ 0
Bad debt expense		0	0
Interest expense related to amortization of financing costs		2,092,718	1,309,924
Asset impairment charge		0	0
Current portion of the asset retirement obligation		0	0
Net operating loss carry forwards		$ 94,000,000
Net operating loss expiration		Various dates through 2035
Current income tax benefit (expense)		$ 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
Tax penalties		$ 0	0
Open Tax years		2011
Material imbalances		$ 0	0
Total share-based compensation expense		$ 993,149	959,823
Morgan Stanley [Member]
Basis Of Financial Statement Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Deferred financing fees incurred	$ 6,242,874
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		$ 993,149	$ 959,823
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