Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Operating activities
Net income (loss) from operations	$ (5,553,000)	$ 1,227,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	2,082,000	2,217,000
Amortization of loan fees-interest expense	8,000	13,000
Accretion on asset retirement obligation	94,000	85,000
Impairment	7,189,000	0
Gain on sale of assets	(38,000)	(34,000)
Stock based compensation	9,000	26,000
Deferred tax expense (benefit)	(3,572,000)	789,000
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	282,000	121,000
Inventory and other assets	300,000	700,000
Accounts payable	(2,000)	68,000
Accrued and other current liabilities	(433,000)	632,000
Settlement on asset retirement obligation	(17,000)	(116,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities	349,000	5,728,000
Investing activities
Additions to oil and gas properties	(566,000)	(2,841,000)
Additions to methane project		(274,000)
Additions to other property and equipment	(1,000)	(16,000)
Proceeds from sale of other property and equipment	31,000	17,000
Net cash (used in) investing activities	(536,000)	(3,114,000)
Financing activities
Repayments of borrowings	(3,273,000)	(8,588,000)
Proceeds from borrowings	3,500,000	6,059,000
Loan fees	(2,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	225,000	(2,529,000)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	38,000	85,000
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	35,000	54,000
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	73,000	139,000
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash interest payments	18,000	65,000
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities:
Financed company vehicles	$ 117,000	20,000
Asset retirement obligations incurred		46,000
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities		$ 68,000