Acquisitions and Dispositions of Oil and Gas Properties - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended				1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	4 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2011	Aug. 23, 2011	May 25, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 23, 2013	Sep. 30, 2011	Jul. 29, 2011		Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Oct. 15, 2011	Sep. 15, 2011	Aug. 15, 2011	Jul. 29, 2011 Installment		Feb. 29, 2012
Acquisitions And Dispositions Of Oil And Gas Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price of property		$ 5,120,194		$ 10,000,000					$ 11,000,000	[1]						$ 11,000,000	[1]
Initial payment				500,000
Liabilities Incurred related to property purchased				9,500,000
Promissory note due date	Jan. 28, 2015			Jul. 01, 2011			Jul. 23, 2014				Jul. 23, 2014
Debt instrument, interest rate							7.00%				7.00%
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties			5,101,047		1,033,324				766,812		312,789	1,033,324
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired											100.00%
Recognized gain								2,479,934
Interest, included in purchase price		121,241
Gross proceeds from selling of working interest and related lease																		1,109,000
Net proceeds from sale of working interest and related lease																		826,000
Asset retirement obligations, net of current portion					522,421	31,000					557,170	522,421						16,000
Gain after reduction of net book value of property						318,000												533,048
Overriding royalty interest						1.57%												2.575%
Sale comprises, percentage of barrels of oil						1.10%												1.60%
Company's discontinued future net revenues prior to the sale						2.20%												2.20%
Contingent interest obligation to related party						554,000
Net proceeds from selling of productive properties						450,000
Net book value of sold property						163,000
Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement
Acquisitions And Dispositions Of Oil And Gas Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price of property									11,000,000							11,000,000
Initial payment													3,200,000	3,200,000	3,700,000	900,000
Liabilities Incurred related to property purchased																10,100,000
Funds paid contemporaneously with the execution of PSA									400,000							400,000
Debt instrument, interest rate									10.00%							10.00%
Number of installment for remaining principle balance									3							3
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties									$ 766,728

[1] Note that the values shown in this table are the allocation amounts attributable to the proved developed zones agreed to between the Company and the Sellers, before purchase adjustments for pre-acquisition net revenues received, oil in tanks and contingent purchase price adjustments. These adjustments do not modify the agreed upon value for purposes of the adjustments discussed above but will affect the final purchase allocation under generally accepted accounting principles.