Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Revenues
Oil and gas properties	$ 1,209,000	$ 782,000
Methane facility	135,000	150,000
Total revenues	1,344,000	932,000
Cost and expenses
Production costs and taxes	971,000	839,000
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	236,000	336,000
General and administrative	334,000	500,000
Impairment	0	641,000
Total cost and expenses	1,541,000	2,316,000
Net loss from operations	(197,000)	(1,384,000)
Other expense
Interest expense	(16,000)	(20,000)
Total other expenses	(16,000)	(20,000)
Loss from operations before income tax	(213,000)	(1,404,000)
Deferred income tax benefit
Net loss	$ (213,000)	$ (1,404,000)
Net loss per share
Basic and fully diluted	$ (0.03)	$ (0.23)
Shares used in computing earnings per share
Basic and fully diluted	8,452,132	6,084,241