Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Nov. 19, 2012
Common stock issued for services rendered
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN ENERGY GROUP LTD
Entity Central Index Key	0000843212
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Is Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer?	No
Is Entity a Voluntary Filer?	No
Is Entity's Reporting Status Current?	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		41,279,429
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013