Accrued Liabilities and Other (Details) - USD ($)		Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Other Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Accrued incentive and other compensation		$ 161,408	$ 999,172
Asset retirement obligations due within one year	[1]	145,209	201,896
Accrued royalties, including suspended accounts		43,679	49,580
Accrued franchise taxes		36,900	62,834
Accrued restructuring costs		316,625	419,488	$ 628,866
Payables for settled derivatives		0	318,708
Dividends declared on preferred shares		82,415	0
Other accrued liabilities		53,077	46,273
Accrued liabilities and other		$ 839,313	$ 2,097,951

[1] We expect to retire our three remaining operated wells within the next twelve months. After such operations are completed, our asset retirement obligations will consist entirely of our working interest obligations in the Delhi field.