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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Current Assets:    
Cash and equivalents $ 30,755us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 476,323us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Receivable from DNR Oil & Gas, Inc.:    
Oil and gas sales, net of production costs 103,668us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent 230,029us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
Other 78,273us-gaap_OtherReceivables 2,368us-gaap_OtherReceivables
Prepaid expenses and other 34,222us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent 38,177us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
Total Current Assets 246,918us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 746,897us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Oil and gas properties, at cost, successful efforts method:    
Proved properties 10,222,668us-gaap_ProvedOilAndGasPropertySuccessfulEffortMethod 9,555,897us-gaap_ProvedOilAndGasPropertySuccessfulEffortMethod
Unevaluated properties 348,836us-gaap_UnprovedOilAndGasPropertySuccessfulEffortMethod 314,336us-gaap_UnprovedOilAndGasPropertySuccessfulEffortMethod
Natural gas gathering system 442,195aret_NaturalGasGatheringSystem 442,195aret_NaturalGasGatheringSystem
Furniture and equipment 22,522aret_FurnitureAndEquipmentGross 22,522aret_FurnitureAndEquipmentGross
Total property and equipment 11,036,221us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross 10,334,950us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization (2,840,173)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (2,094,337)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Net Property and Equipment 8,196,048us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 8,240,613us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
TOTAL ASSETS 8,442,966us-gaap_Assets 8,987,510us-gaap_Assets
Payable to DNR Oil & Gas, Inc.:    
Operator fees and other 36,000aret_OperatorFeesAndOtherPayablesCurrent 36,000aret_OperatorFeesAndOtherPayablesCurrent
Unrelated parties 43,365us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 17,806us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Notes and advances payable - current portion:    
Directors and affiliates 288,258us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent 717,833us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesClassifiedCurrent
Unrelated parties 872,239us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayableCurrent 325,000us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayableCurrent
Accrued interest expense 3,279us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent 52,242us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Accrued consulting - related party 21,800us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent  
Director fees payable in common stock 20,900aret_DirectorFeesPayable 450aret_DirectorFeesPayable
Current portion of asset retirement obligations 191,843us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationCurrent 159,782us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationCurrent
Other accrued costs and expenses 63,642us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 57,210us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Total Current Liabilities 1,541,326us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 1,366,323us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-Term Liabilities:    
Contingent acquisition costs payable to DNR Oil & Gas, Inc. 250,000us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesNoncurrent 250,000us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
Notes and advances payable, net of current portion:    
DNR Oil & Gas, Inc.: 792,151us-gaap_DueToAffiliateNoncurrent 792,151us-gaap_DueToAffiliateNoncurrent
Directors and affiliates 62,440us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesNoncurrent 246,639us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
Unrelated parties 63,534us-gaap_LongTermNotesPayable 425,000us-gaap_LongTermNotesPayable
Asset retirement obligations, net of current portion 557,170us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent 522,421us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
Total Long-Term Liabilities 1,725,295us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent 2,236,211us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total Liabilities 3,266,621us-gaap_Liabilities 3,602,534us-gaap_Liabilities
Commitments and Contingencies:      
Stockholders' Equity:    
Common stock, no par value; authorized 499,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 13,608,459 in 2013 and 12,558,459 in 2014 21,294,887us-gaap_CommonStockValue 21,488,387us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Accumulated deficit (16,118,542)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit (16,198,862)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Total Stockholders' Equity 5,176,345us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 5,384,976us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 8,442,966us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 8,987,510us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
Preferred Stock Series A1    
Stockholders' Equity:    
Convertible Class A preferred stock; $10,000 face value per share, authorized 1,000,000 shares:   95,451us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
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Preferred Stock Series A2    
Stockholders' Equity:    
Convertible Class A preferred stock; $10,000 face value per share, authorized 1,000,000 shares: $ 0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
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