Basis of Financial Statement Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Basis Of Financial Statement Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Current restricted cash temporarily held by agent	$ 232,412		$ 231,916
Total additions for oil and gas properties	(972,293)	$ 7,108,042
Asset impairment charge	0	0
Current portion of the asset retirement obligation	0		0
Net operating loss carry forwards	$ 98,900,000
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	2012
Material imbalances	$ 0		0
Total share-based compensation expense	68,483	555,778
Natural gas liquid sales	415,646	921,828
Reclassification from restricted cash to cash			$ 238,457
Total gain on commodity derivative assets	1,183,626	7,375,180
Cash settlement of commodity derivative assets	$ 928,834	2,030,176
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	$ 68,483	555,778
Oil and Gas Properties [Member]
Basis Of Financial Statement Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization expenses	7,246,320	1,297,264
Total additions for oil and gas properties	(972,293)	$ 7,108,042
Additions for oil and gas properties due to change in ownership percentage	75,457
Reductions in oil and gas properties due to change in ownership percentage	$ 1,047,750
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