Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Note 1: Organization and summary of significant accounting policies Organization The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of North American Energy Resources, Inc. (“NAER”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, North American Exploration, Inc. (“NAE”) (collectively the “Company”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. NAER was incorporated in Nevada on August 22, 2006 as Mar Ked Mineral Exploration, Inc. and changed its name to North American Energy Resources, Inc. on August 11, 2008. NAE was incorporated in Nevada on August 18, 2006 as Signature Energy, Inc. and changed its name to North American Exploration, Inc. on June 2, 2008. The consolidated financial statements included in this report have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for interim reporting and include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation. These consolidated financial statements have not been audited. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations for interim reporting. The Company believes that the disclosures contained herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. However, these consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended April 30, 2014, which is included in the Company’s Form 10-K dated April 30, 2014. The financial data for the interim periods presented may not necessarily reflect the results to be anticipated for the complete year or any other period. Business NAE is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties and the production of oil and natural gas. The Company operates in the upstream segment of the oil and gas industry which includes the drilling, completion and operation of oil and gas wells. The Company has an interest in a pipeline in Oklahoma which is currently shut-in, but has been used to gather natural gas production. The Company has a non-operated interest in a gas well in Texas County, Oklahoma and is continuing to seek additional acquisition possibilities. On December 15, 2010, the Company introduced a new Executive Team. Clinton W. Coldren became the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Alan G. Massara became Director, President and Chief Financial Officer. Effective August 6, 2014, Mr. Massara resigned his officer positions with the Company and Mr. Coldren was appointed President and Chief Financial Officer. Management is actively reviewing opportunities to acquire additional oil and gas production, development and exploration properties. The initial focus is on properties that are currently producing, but which contain upside drilling and workover potential. If successful, any acquisition will require significant new external financings which could materially change the existing capital structure of the Company. There can be no guarantee that the Company will successfully conclude an acquisition. Recent adopted and pending accounting pronouncements In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-10, Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements, Including an Amendment to Variable Interest Entities Guidance in Topic 810, Consolidation. The amendments in this Update remove the definition of a development stage entity from the Master Glossary of the Accounting Standards Codification, thereby removing the financial reporting distinction between development stage entities and other reporting entities from GAAP. In addition, the amendments eliminate the requirements for development stage entities to (1) present inception-to-date information in the statements of income, cash flows, and shareholder equity, (2) label the financial statements as those of a development stage entity, (3) disclose a description of the development stage activities in which the entity is engaged, and (4) disclose in the first year in which the entity is no longer in a development stage that in prior years it had been in the development stage. The amendments also clarify that the guidance in Topic 275, Risks and Uncertainties, is applicable to entities that have not commenced planned principal operations. Finally, the amendments remove paragraph 810-10-15-16. Paragraph 810-10-15-16 states that a development stage entity does not meet the condition in paragraph 810-10-15-14(a) to be a variable interest entity if (1) the entity can demonstrate that the equity invested in the legal entity is sufficient to permit it to finance the activities that it is currently engaged in and (2) the entity’s governing documents and contractual arrangements allow additional equity investments. The amendments in this Update also eliminate an exception provided to development stage entities in Topic 810, Consolidation, for determining whether an entity is a variable interest entity on the basis of the amount of investment equity that is at risk. The amendments to eliminate that exception simplify GAAP by reducing avoidable complexity in existing accounting literature and improve the relevance of information provided to financial statement users by requiring the application of the same consolidation guidance by all reporting entities. The elimination of the exception may change the consolidation analysis, consolidation decision, and disclosure requirements for a reporting entity that has an interest in an entity in the development stage. The amendments related to the elimination of inception-to-date information and the other remaining disclosure requirements of Topic 915 should be applied retrospectively except for the clarification to Topic 275, which shall be applied prospectively. For public business entities, those amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and interim periods therein. Early application of each of the amendments is permitted for any annual reporting period or interim period for which the entity’s financial statements have not yet been issued (public business entities) or made available for issuance (other entities). Upon adoption, entities will no longer present or disclose any information required by Topic 915. The Company adopted ASU No. 2014-10 effective July 31, 2014. We have evaluated all recent accounting pronouncements as issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in the form of Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) through March 3, 2015 and find no others that would have a material impact on the financial statements of the Company.

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Note 1: Organization and summary of significant accounting policies

Organization

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of North American Energy Resources, Inc. (“NAER”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, North American Exploration, Inc. (“NAE”) (collectively the “Company”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

NAER was incorporated in Nevada on August 22, 2006 as Mar Ked Mineral Exploration, Inc. and changed its name to North American Energy Resources, Inc. on August 11, 2008. NAE was incorporated in Nevada on August 18, 2006 as Signature Energy, Inc. and changed its name to North American Exploration, Inc. on June 2, 2008.

The consolidated financial statements included in this report have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for interim reporting and include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation. These consolidated financial statements have not been audited.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations for interim reporting. The Company believes that the disclosures contained herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. However, these consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended April 30, 2014, which is included in the Company’s Form 10-K dated April 30, 2014. The financial data for the interim periods presented may not necessarily reflect the results to be anticipated for the complete year or any other period.

Business

NAE is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties and the production of oil and natural gas. The Company operates in the upstream segment of the oil and gas industry which includes the drilling, completion and operation of oil and gas wells. The Company has an interest in a pipeline in Oklahoma which is currently shut-in, but has been used to gather natural gas production. The Company has a non-operated interest in a gas well in Texas County, Oklahoma and is continuing to seek additional acquisition possibilities.

On December 15, 2010, the Company introduced a new Executive Team. Clinton W. Coldren became the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Alan G. Massara became Director, President and Chief Financial Officer. Effective August 6, 2014, Mr. Massara resigned his officer positions with the Company and Mr. Coldren was appointed President and Chief Financial Officer. Management is actively reviewing opportunities to acquire additional oil and gas production, development and exploration properties. The initial focus is on properties that are currently producing, but which contain upside drilling and workover potential. If successful, any acquisition will require significant new external financings which could materially change the existing capital structure of the Company. There can be no guarantee that the Company will successfully conclude an acquisition.

Recent adopted and pending accounting pronouncements

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-10, Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements, Including an Amendment to Variable Interest Entities Guidance in Topic 810, Consolidation. The amendments in this Update remove the definition of a development stage entity from the Master Glossary of the Accounting Standards Codification, thereby removing the financial reporting distinction between development stage entities and other reporting entities from GAAP. In addition, the amendments eliminate the requirements for development stage entities to (1) present inception-to-date information in the statements of income, cash flows, and shareholder equity, (2) label the financial statements as those of a development stage entity, (3) disclose a description of the development stage activities in which the entity is engaged, and (4) disclose in the first year in which the entity is no longer in a development stage that in prior years it had been in the development stage.

The amendments also clarify that the guidance in Topic 275, Risks and Uncertainties, is applicable to entities that have not commenced planned principal operations. Finally, the amendments remove paragraph 810-10-15-16. Paragraph 810-10-15-16 states that a development stage entity does not meet the condition in paragraph 810-10-15-14(a) to be a variable interest entity if (1) the entity can demonstrate that the equity invested in the legal entity is sufficient to permit it to finance the activities that it is currently engaged in and (2) the entity’s governing documents and contractual arrangements allow additional equity investments. The amendments in this Update also eliminate an exception provided to development stage entities in Topic 810, Consolidation, for determining whether an entity is a variable interest entity on the basis of the amount of investment equity that is at risk. The amendments to eliminate that exception simplify GAAP by reducing avoidable complexity in existing accounting literature and improve the relevance of information provided to financial statement users by requiring the application of the same consolidation guidance by all reporting entities. The elimination of the exception may change the consolidation analysis, consolidation decision, and disclosure requirements for a reporting entity that has an interest in an entity in the development stage. The amendments related to the elimination of inception-to-date information and the other remaining disclosure requirements of Topic 915 should be applied retrospectively except for the clarification to Topic 275, which shall be applied prospectively. For public business entities, those amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and interim periods therein. Early application of each of the amendments is permitted for any annual reporting period or interim period for which the entity’s financial statements have not yet been issued (public business entities) or made available for issuance (other entities). Upon adoption, entities will no longer present or disclose any information required by Topic 915. The Company adopted ASU No. 2014-10 effective July 31, 2014.

We have evaluated all recent accounting pronouncements as issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in the form of Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) through March 3, 2015 and find no others that would have a material impact on the financial statements of the Company.

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The entire disclosure for the organization, consolidation and basis of presentation of financial statements disclosure, and significant accounting policies of the reporting entity. May be provided in more than one note to the financial statements, as long as users are provided with an understanding of (1) the significant judgments and assumptions made by an enterprise in determining whether it must consolidate a VIE and/or disclose information about its involvement with a VIE, (2) the nature of restrictions on a consolidated VIE's assets reported by an enterprise in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets, (3) the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with an enterprise's involvement with the VIE, and (4) how an enterprise's involvement with the VIE affects the enterprise's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Describes procedure if disclosures are provided in more than one note to the financial statements.

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