Property and Equipment (Detail) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	$ 902,368	$ 901,939
Accumulated Depreciation	553,763	476,044
Net Book Value	348,605	425,895
Computer equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	31,084	30,655
Accumulated Depreciation	28,907	28,060
Net Book Value	2,177	2,595
Office furniture and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	33,199	33,199
Accumulated Depreciation	20,400	18,141
Net Book Value	12,799	15,058
Software
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	5,826	5,826
Accumulated Depreciation	5,826	5,826
Leasehold Improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	4,936	4,936
Accumulated Depreciation	3,583	2,277
Net Book Value	1,353	2,659
Portable work camp
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	170,580	170,580
Accumulated Depreciation	115,519	99,533
Net Book Value	55,061	71,047
Vehicles
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	38,077	38,077
Accumulated Depreciation	25,786	22,218
Net Book Value	12,291	15,859
Oilfield equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	154,713	154,713
Accumulated Depreciation	78,187	64,682
Net Book Value	76,526	90,031
Road mats
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	364,614	364,614
Accumulated Depreciation	246,921	212,752
Net Book Value	117,693	151,862
Wellhead
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	3,254	3,254
Accumulated Depreciation	941	407
Net Book Value	2,313	2,847
Tanks
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	96,085	96,085
Accumulated Depreciation	27,693	22,148
Net Book Value	$ 68,392	$ 73,937