Quarterly Results (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]
Abandonment and impairment of capitalized patents pending	$ 1,971,000	$ 593,000
Bonus Expenses	$ 660,000

The adjustment to expense previously capitalized costs of drilling exploratory wells when proved reserves are not found or when the entity obtains information that raises substantial doubt about the economic or operational viability of the project.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 360
-Section 40
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6475089&loc=d3e66625-109467

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Paragraph 28
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