Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Revenues
Oil and gas properties	$ 1,070,000	$ 1,275,000	$ 2,965,000	$ 4,545,000
Methane facility	172,000	150,000	491,000	413,000
Total revenues	1,242,000	1,425,000	3,456,000	4,958,000
Cost and expenses
Production costs and taxes	889,000	1,128,000	2,570,000	3,223,000
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	256,000	647,000	904,000	2,082,000
General and administrative	346,000	585,000	1,131,000	1,557,000
Impairment	632,000	7,189,000	2,718,000	7,189,000
Total cost and expenses	2,123,000	9,549,000	7,323,000	14,051,000
Net loss from operations	(881,000)	(8,124,000)	(3,867,000)	(9,093,000)
Other expenses
Interest expense	(27,000)	(47,000)	(73,000)	(70,000)
Gain on sale of assets		17,000	1,000	38,000
Total other expenses	(27,000)	(30,000)	(72,000)	(32,000)
Loss from operations before income tax	(908,000)	(8,154,000)	(3,939,000)	(9,125,000)
Deferred Income tax benefit		3,191,000	0	3,572,000
Net loss	$ (908,000)	$ (4,963,000)	$ (3,939,000)	$ (5,553,000)
Net loss per share
Basic	$ (0.15)	$ (0.82)	$ (0.65)	$ (0.91)
Fully Diluted	$ (0.15)	$ (0.82)	$ (0.65)	$ (0.91)
Shares used in computing earnings per share
Basic	6,093,579	6,084,241	6,088,834	6,084,241
Diluted	6,093,579	6,084,241	6,088,834	6,084,241