Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Summary of Property and Equipment
Cost	$ 998,745	$ 998,745
Accumulated Depreciation	794,775	739,547
Net Book Value	203,970	259,198	[1]
Computer equipment [Member]
Summary of Property and Equipment
Cost	32,198	32,198
Accumulated Depreciation	31,834	31,264
Net Book Value	364	934
Office furniture and equipment [Member]
Summary of Property and Equipment
Cost	34,130	34,130
Accumulated Depreciation	28,412	26,880
Net Book Value	5,718	7,250
Software [Member]
Summary of Property and Equipment
Cost	5,826	5,826
Accumulated Depreciation	5,826	5,826
Net Book Value
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Summary of Property and Equipment
Cost	4,936	4,936
Accumulated Depreciation	4,936	4,936
Net Book Value
Portable work camp [Member]
Summary of Property and Equipment
Cost	170,580	170,580
Accumulated Depreciation	153,585	146,211
Net Book Value	16,995	24,369
Vehicles [Member]
Summary of Property and Equipment
Cost	38,077	38,077
Accumulated Depreciation	34,269	32,637
Net Book Value	3,808	5,440
Oilfield equipment [Member]
Summary of Property and Equipment
Cost	249,045	249,045
Accumulated Depreciation	157,833	135,030
Net Book Value	91,212	114,015
Road mats [Member]
Summary of Property and Equipment
Cost	364,614	364,614
Accumulated Depreciation	328,152	312,525
Net Book Value	36,462	52,089
Wellhead [Member]
Summary of Property and Equipment
Cost	3,254	3,254
Accumulated Depreciation	2,353	2,053
Net Book Value	901	1,201
Tanks [Member]
Summary of Property and Equipment
Cost	96,085	96,085
Accumulated Depreciation	47,575	42,185
Net Book Value	$ 48,510	$ 53,900

[1] Financial information for 2014 has been recast to reflect retrospective application of the Full Cost method of accounting. See Note 2.