Basis of Financial Statement Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Basis Of Financial Statement Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Current restricted cash temporarily held by agent	$ 18,839		$ 18,839		$ 231,916
Total additions for oil and gas properties			(736,395)	$ 193,597
Asset impairment charge	0	$ 0	0	0
Current portion of the asset retirement obligation	0		0		0
Net operating loss carry forwards	109,300,000		$ 109,300,000
Net operating loss expiration			Various dates through 2035
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			2012
Material imbalances	0		$ 0		0
Total share-based compensation expense			197,989	692,003
Natural gas liquid sales	574,002	207,947	989,648	1,129,775
Total gain on commodity derivative assets			(1,397,072)	6,848,261
Cash settlement of commodity derivatives			(2,529,592)	(12,129,437)
Cash	248,858		$ 248,858		473,081
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	$ 129,506	$ 136,225	$ 197,989	692,003
Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Basis Of Financial Statement Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Current restricted cash temporarily held by agent					(238,457)
Cash					$ 238,457
Oil and Gas Properties [Member]
Basis Of Financial Statement Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization expenses			10,516,908	3,381,134
Total additions for oil and gas properties			(736,395)	$ 193,597
Additions for oil and gas properties due to change in ownership percentage			311,355
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