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Notes and Advances Payable - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Jan. 28, 2014
Well
May 25, 2011
Jun. 23, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Jan. 01, 2014
Apr. 29, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Notes Payable [Line Items]              
Debt instrument, due date Jan. 28, 2015 Jul. 01, 2011 Jul. 23, 2014 Jul. 23, 2014      
Promissory note payable, interest rate     7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage 7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage      
Annual interest rate, Increase percentage       12.00%aret_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDueToDefault      
Line of credit loan agreement $ 1,500,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity            
Debt instrument, extended date Apr. 28, 2015            
Accrued interest payable, start date Feb. 28, 2014            
Line of credit loan draw provision 479,701us-gaap_LineOfCredit     549,105us-gaap_LineOfCredit      
Number of wells and leases owned 7aret_NumberOfWellsAndLeases            
Certificate of deposit 500,000us-gaap_CertificatesOfDepositAtCarryingValue            
Percentage of present value of carbon reserves to determine amount eligible for borrowing 65.00%aret_FairValueAssumptionPercentageOfPresentValueFactor            
Cumulative cash flow period to determine amount eligible for borrowing 48 months            
Default interest per annum 21.00%aret_DebtInstrumentDefaultInterestRate     18.00%aret_DebtInstrumentDefaultInterestRate      
Change in control threshold percent 25.00%aret_ChangeOfControlThresholdPercentageOfAcquisitionOfCompanysEquitySecurities            
Promissory note payable       62,440us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesNoncurrent     246,639us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
Outstanding principal balance of promissory notes       792,151us-gaap_NotesPayable      
Promissory Note - Principal       872,239us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayableCurrent     325,000us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayableCurrent
Promissory notes, extended due date       Apr. 28, 2015      
Accrued interest on notes and advances payable       3,279us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent     52,242us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Burlingame Equity Investors II, LP              
Notes Payable [Line Items]              
Promissory note, principal sum       44,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Promissory Note - Principal     48,000us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayableCurrent
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48,000us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayableCurrent
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Burlingame Equity Investors Master Fund, LP              
Notes Payable [Line Items]              
Promissory note, principal sum       506,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= aret_BurlingameEquityInvestorsMasterFundLPMember
     
Promissory Note - Principal     552,000us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayableCurrent
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552,000us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayableCurrent
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Minimum              
Notes Payable [Line Items]              
Add on, variable interest rate 6.50%aret_LineOfCreditFacilityAdditionalInterestRate
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Non-appealable judgments 50,000aret_NonAppealableJudgments
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Related Parties              
Notes Payable [Line Items]              
Outstanding principal balance       79,970aret_OutstandingPrincipalAmount
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Default interest per annum       18.00%aret_DebtInstrumentDefaultInterestRate
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Prime Rate              
Notes Payable [Line Items]              
Variable interest rate 3.25%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
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Note payable, interest at 7.0%, due August 2016              
Notes Payable [Line Items]              
Promissory note, principal sum       62,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Promissory note payable, interest rate       7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Principal payment due August 15, 2015       31,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths
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Principal payment due August 15, 2016       31,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo
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Note payable interest at 7.5 % due May 2014              
Notes Payable [Line Items]              
Outstanding principal balance       120,728aret_OutstandingPrincipalAmount
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DNR Oil & Gas, INC              
Notes Payable [Line Items]              
Debt instrument, due date         Jan. 01, 2019    
Promissory note payable         792,151us-gaap_NotesPayableRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
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Principal payment in 2016       250,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree
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Principal payment in 2017       250,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour
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Principal payment in 2018       250,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive
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DNR Oil & Gas, INC | Fiscal 2014 and 2015              
Notes Payable [Line Items]              
Promissory note payable, interest rate         2.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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DNR Oil & Gas, INC | Fiscal 2016              
Notes Payable [Line Items]              
Promissory note payable, interest rate         4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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DNR Oil & Gas, INC | Fiscal 2017              
Notes Payable [Line Items]              
Promissory note payable, interest rate         6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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DNR Oil & Gas, INC | Remainder of Term              
Notes Payable [Line Items]              
Promissory note payable, interest rate         8.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Apex | Note payable interest at 7.5 % due May 2014              
Notes Payable [Line Items]              
Promissory note, principal sum           1,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Debt instrument, due date           May 31, 2014  
Debt instrument, paid and renewed date           Mar. 31, 2016  
Promissory note payable, interest rate           7.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Operating income, assign for secure debt           75.00%aret_PercentageOfOperatingIncomeToSecureDebt
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Maximum number of days to cure notes on default           10 days  
Paid loan fee           $ 10,000us-gaap_LoanProcessingFee
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Annual interest rate, Increase percentage           18.00%aret_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDueToDefault
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Chief Executive Officer and Director | Note payable interest at 7.5 % due May 2014              
Notes Payable [Line Items]              
Ownership interest on APEX by CEO, director, and shareholder           100.00%us-gaap_SubsidiaryOrEquityMethodInvesteeCumulativePercentageOwnershipAfterAllTransactions
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