Business Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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 June 30		Exploration and Production			Pipeline Transmission		Corporate			Total
Revenue		2016	$	2,871,513		$	24,564	$	—		$	2,896,077
		2015	$	3,620,627		$	41,173	$	4,137		$	3,665,937
(Loss) income from operations		2016		(2,904,890	)		10,299		(1,116,385	)		(4,010,976	)
		2015		(3,110,429	)		22,557		(1,820,220	)		(4,908,092	)
Interest expense		2016		7,129,332			—		232			7,129,564
		2015		3,046,382			—		1,361			3,047,743
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion		2016		3,254,529			250		8,504			3,263,283
		2015		2,568,920			250		19,457			2,588,627
Property and equipment acquisitions, including oil and gas properties		2016		235,898			—		—			235,898
		2015		(6,914,445	)		—		2,929			(6,911,516	)

	For the Six Months Ended June 30		Exploration and Production			Pipeline Transmission		Corporate			Total
Revenue		2016	$	5,348,220		$	44,026	$	133		$	5,392,379
		2015	$	8,005,664		$	83,889	$	5,914		$	8,095,467
Income (Loss) from operations		2016		(10,220,341	)		16,905		(1,955,130	)		(12,158,566	)
		2015		(3,532,005	)		52,137		(3,019,540	)		(6,499,408	)
Interest expense		2016		14,020,124			—		2,048			14,022,172
		2015		6,161,740			—		1,740			6,163,480
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion		2016		10,506,986			500		18,618			10,526,104
		2015		4,351,233			500		39,724			4,391,457
Property and equipment acquisitions, including oil and gas properties		2016		(736,395	)		—		—			(736,395	)
		2015		193,597			—		5,168			198,765
Total assets, net of intercompany accounts:
June 30, 2016				79,208,705			78,265		—			79,286,970
December 31, 2015				93,265,585			47,322		—			93,312,907