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Summary of Accounting Policies (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Summary of Accounting Policies (Details)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Mcf / bbl	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Oil and Gas Properties
Rate at which proved natural gas reserves (Mcf) are converted to barrels of oil (Bbl) equivalent ("BOE") \| Mcf / bbl			6
Gain on sale of oil and gas properties	$ 1,673,100		$ 1,673,100
Preceding period of the un-weighted arithmetic average of the crude oil and natural gas prices, used in computing the present value of estimated future net revenues from proved reserves			12 months
Discount rate applied to estimated future net revenues from proved oil and gas reserves (as a percent)			10.00%
Property impairment expense of proved properties	824,350	$ 0	$ 3,469,416	$ 0
Estimates of Proved Oil and Gas Reserves
Period of the un-weighted arithmetic average of the first day of the month commodity prices used to determine reserve estimates			12 months
Partnership's asset retirement obligation
Beginning asset retirement obligation			$ 2,528,422	2,463,175	$ 2,463,175
Accretion expense	5,627	$ 39,556	45,957	$ 78,583	163,490
Ending asset retirement obligation	$ 720,200		720,200		2,528,422
New Properties
Partnership's asset retirement obligation
Additions related to new properties					2,014
Property Sales and Dispositions
Partnership's asset retirement obligation
Retirements			(1,851,493)		(4,692)
Property Abandonment and Restoration
Partnership's asset retirement obligation
Retirements			$ (2,686)		$ (95,565)

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Energy measure of oil and natural gas reserves. Six thousand cubic feet of natural gas (6 Mcf) are converted to 1 barrel of oil (Bbl) equivalent (BOE).

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Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of proven and unproven oil and gas properties.

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