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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:    
Net income $ 62,369us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 420,302us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 745,836us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 642,816us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations 66,810us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense 67,096us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense
Gain on sale of oil and gas properties (391,585)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOilAndGasProperty (347,888)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOilAndGasProperty
Common stock issued in exchange for services   18,000us-gaap_IssuanceOfStockAndWarrantsForServicesOrClaims
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Accounts receivable 101,740us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable (153,519)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Prepaid expenses and other 3,955us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets 22,857us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets
Accounts payable 25,559us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable (93,136)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable
Accrued costs and expenses 44,235us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities (192,397)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities
Net cash provided by operating activities 658,919us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 384,131us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:    
Capital expenditures for oil and gas properties (639,259)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOilAndGasPropertyAndEquipment (307,465)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOilAndGasPropertyAndEquipment
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties 312,789us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfOilAndGasPropertyAndEquipment 1,033,324us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfOilAndGasPropertyAndEquipment
Contingent consideration paid to DNR under sharing arrangement   (554,193)aret_PaymentsForContingentConsideration
Net cash provided by (used in)investing activities (326,470)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities 171,666us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:    
Proceeds from notes and advance payable 622,638us-gaap_ProceedsFromNotesPayable 1,042,670us-gaap_ProceedsFromNotesPayable
Principal payments on notes payable (1,157,155)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfNotesPayable (687,190)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfNotesPayable
Redemption of common stock (228,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock  
Payment of dividends on preferred stock   (391,875)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock
Redemption of preferred stock (15,500)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfRedeemablePreferredStock (50,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfRedeemablePreferredStock
Net cash (used in) financing activities (778,017)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (86,395)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents (445,568)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 469,402us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and equivalents, beginning of year 476,323us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 6,921us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and equivalents, end of year 30,755us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 476,323us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:    
Cash paid for interest 123,669us-gaap_InterestPaid 117,578us-gaap_InterestPaid
Cash paid for income taxes 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:    
Issuance of common stock for asset purchase 34,500aret_IssuanceOfCommonStockForAssetPurchase  
Asset retirement obligations assumed upon sale of oil and gas properties   32,161us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionValueOfLiabilitiesAssumed1
Preferred Stock Series A1    
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:    
Conversation of Series A-1 preferred stock to note payable $ 62,000us-gaap_ConversionOfStockAmountConverted1
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$ 600,000us-gaap_ConversionOfStockAmountConverted1
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