Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 Segment M	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Working capital deficit	$ 1,938,752
Cash and equivalents	6,921	219,566	15,990
Preferred dividend required payment	391,875
Gain on sale of Separate Interests	533,048	2,479,934
Cash ans cash equivalent, original maturity term	3
Oil and Gas, unit of measure	Natural gas is converted to barrel equivalents, BOE, at the rate of six Mcf of natural gas to one barrel of oil.
Average pricing determination period	12 months
Number of operating segment	1
Common stock exchange price	$ 3.30
Common stock shares issued upon conversion of Convertible preferred stock	1,642,708
Preferred Stock Series A1
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Convertible preferred stock, liquidation preference	$ 5,420,938	$ 5,420,938
Gas Gathering System
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	10 years
Furniture and Equipment
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	5 years