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OIL AND GAS PRODUCING ACTIVITIES (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	May. 31, 2014 USD ($) a Number	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / Unit	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / Unit	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) $ / Unit
Gross aquired (in acres) | a	16
Net aquired (in acres) | a	286
Transaction cost	$ 12,200
Unproved properties		$ 5,664				$ 10,188				$ 5,664	$ 10,188
Net (Gross) acquired (in acres) | a	0.62
Adjustments related to revenue receivable and accounts payable	$ 681
Reduction of evaluated properties	$ 11,500
Proceeds from settlement										$ 1,500
Discount rate										10.00%
Impairment of the oil and gas properties		$ (13,782)	$ (21,446)	$ (3,208)	$ (19,240)					$ 57,676		$ 5,828
Depreciation, depletion and amortization per equivelent BOE | $ / Unit										26.80	31.56	32.06
Unproved lease acquisition costs										$ 5,664	$ 10,188	$ 1,760
Exploratory wells in progress						$ 2,357					2,357
Transferred unproved properties		$ 2,500
Asset retirement obligations		$ 61				$ 281				$ 61	$ 281	$ 131
Oil (bbls) [Member]
Reserves										50.28 per barrel
Natural Gas (mcfe) [Member]
Reserves										2.59 per MMbtu
Participation Agreement [Member]
Percentage of business interest aqcuired	33.00%
Gross aquired (in acres) | a	12,100
Net aquired (in acres) | a	3,384
Transaction cost	$ 3,900
Participation Agreement [Member] | Farm-in Acreage [Member]
Gross aquired (in acres) | a	8,080
Net aquired (in acres) | a	2,203
Participation Agreement [Member] | Primary Leasehold Acreage [Member]
Gross aquired (in acres) | a	4,020
Net aquired (in acres) | a	1,181
Participation Agreement [Member] | Primary Leasehold Acreage [Member] | Well [Member] | 12.5% Carried Working Interest [Member]
Number of initial well | Number	2
Number of drilled well | Number	10
Participation Agreement [Member] | Primary Leasehold Acreage [Member] | Well [Member] | 12.5% Retained Working Interest [Member]
Number of drilled well | Number	10
Percentage of project payout	100.00%
Participation Agreement [Member] | Primary Leasehold Acreage [Member] | Well [Member] | 25% Back-In Working Interest [Member]
Percentage of project payout	115.00%

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