Business Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Operations in Different Segments

Certain financial information concerning our operations in different segments is as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31		Exploration and Production			Pipeline Transmission		Corporate			Total
Revenue		2016	$	2,476,706		$	19,463	$	133		$	2,496,302
		2015	$	4,385,037		$	42,716	$	1,777		$	4,429,530
Income (Loss) from operations		2016		(7,315,451	)		6,606		(838,745	)		(8,147,590	)
		2015		(421,576	)		29,580		(1,199,320	)		(1,591,316	)
Interest expense		2016		6,890,792			—		1,816			6,892,608
		2015		3,115,358			—		379			3,115,737
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion		2016		7,252,457			250		10,114			7,262,821
		2015		1,782,313			250		20,267			1,802,830
Property and equipment acquisitions, including oil and gas properties		2016		(972,293	)		—		—			(972,293	)
		2015		7,108,042			—		2,239			7,110,281
Total assets, net of intercompany accounts:
March 31, 2016		85,829,266					50,855		—			85,880,121
December 31, 2015		93,265,585					47,322		—			93,312,907