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16. Oil and Gas Reserve Data (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Extractive Industries [Abstract]
future cash flows estimated to be spent to develop our share of proved undeveloped properties through March 31, 2020	$ 6,617,000	$ 4,826,000	$ 4,850,000
average prices used, per bbl	$ 74.84	$ 94.23	$ 85.53
average prices used, per mcf	$ 3.595	$ 3.67	$ 2.76

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Amount of estimated future accumulated cash outflow for costs to be incurred in developing proved oil and gas reserves.

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