Related Party Transactions (Details)		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 17, 2007 item	Feb. 28, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	May. 15, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 18, 2007 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party allowance for doubtful accounts receivable			$ 14,000	$ 14,000
Right-Of-Use And Easement Bonds [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Bond, face value			$ 1,550,000
Ten Well Program [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Wells in process of drilling | item	10
Percent of net profits, interest		75.00%
Hoactzin Partners, L.P. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of cash collateral			100.00%
Related parties accounts payable			$ 159,000
Past due related parties accounts payable			159,000
Suspended portion of accounts payable			628,000	590,000
Hoactzin Partners, L.P. [Member] | Methane Project [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net profits			0
Indem Co [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Bond, face value						$ 10,700,000
Liability to related party					$ 0
Related Party [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party allowance for doubtful accounts receivable			159,000	$ 159,000
Related Party [Member] | Hoactzin Partners, L.P. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party allowance for doubtful accounts receivable			$ 159,000
At Or Above Revenue Threshold [Member] | Ten Well Program [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percent of working interest revenue, as a fee	85.00%	85.00%
Percent of net profits, interest	75.00%	7.50%
Up To Revenue Threshold [Member] | Ten Well Program [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percent of working interest revenue, as a fee	25.00%	25.00%