Revolving Credit Agreement (Details)					6 Months Ended
	Oct. 14, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 26, 2015 USD ($)	May 13, 2015 USD ($) well	Feb. 20, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 21, 2015 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Forbearance agreement, borrowing base deficiency payment		$ 76,081
Forbearance agreement, remaining borrowing base deficiency due								$ 260,000
Forbearance agreement, payment of borrowing base deficiency	$ 50,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, fair value of amount outstanding					$ 0	$ 254,500
Revolving Credit Facility | Forbearance Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Forbearance agreement, periodic borrowing base deficiency payment							$ 20,000
Texas Capital Bank | Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 25,000,000
Texas Capital Bank | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity				$ 1,450,000
Debt instrument interest rate				0.50%
Failure to make required payment for decrease in maximum borrowing capacity			$ 300,000
Line of credit facility, number of wells added for collateral due to amount outstanding exceeding maximum borrowing capacity | well			5
Amortization of debt financing costs					0	6,237
Interest expense					$ 0	$ 18,308
Texas Capital Bank | Revolving Credit Facility | Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate				2.00%
Texas Capital Bank | Revolving Credit Facility | Loans
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate				1.00%
Debt instrument, collateral, percentage of interest in subsidiary				100.00%