ATLAS AMERICA Public #9 10-Q 11 Aug 17 2017 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017shares
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Registrant Name	ATLAS AMERICA Public #9 LTD.
Entity Central Index Key	1,121,745
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	0

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash	$ 0	$ 0
Accounts receivable trade-affiliate	40,000	41,700
Total current assets	40,000	41,700
Gas and oil properties, net	338,500	338,500
Long-term asset retirement receivable-affiliate	479,700	382,500
Total assets	858,200	762,700
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable trade-affiliate	891,200	718,100
Accrued liabilities	1,900	11,600
Total current liabilities	893,100	729,700
Asset retirement obligations	1,983,800	1,948,300
Commitments and contingencies (Note 4)
Partners’ deficit:
Managing general partner’s deficit	(517,500)	(480,800)
Limited partners’ deficit (1,500 units)	(1,501,200)	(1,434,500)
Total partners’ deficit	(2,018,700)	(1,915,300)
Total liabilities and partners’ deficit	$ 858,200	$ 762,700

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (Paren

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - shares	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract]
Limited partners' units	1,500	1,500

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATI

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
REVENUES
Natural gas and oil	$ 64,600	$ 52,200	$ 151,200	$ 93,800
Loss on mark-to-market derivatives		(2,400)		(100)
Total revenues	64,600	49,800	151,200	93,700
COSTS AND EXPENSES
Production	81,500	104,900	162,100	180,000
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	17,800	17,200	35,500	34,300
General and administrative	28,600	26,800	57,000	52,400
Total costs and expenses	127,900	148,900	254,600	266,700
Net loss	(63,300)	(99,100)	(103,400)	(173,000)
Allocation of net loss:
Managing general partner	(22,400)	(34,300)	(36,700)	(61,400)
Limited partners	$ (40,900)	$ (64,800)	$ (66,700)	$ (111,600)
Net loss per limited partnership unit	$ (27)	$ (43)	$ (44)	$ (74)

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREH

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net loss	$ (63,300)	$ (99,100)	$ (103,400)	$ (173,000)
Other comprehensive loss:
Less: reclassification adjustment for realized gain of cash flow hedges in net loss		(200)		(400)
Total other comprehensive loss		(200)		(400)
Comprehensive loss	$ (63,300)	$ (99,300)	$ (103,400)	$ (173,400)

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' DEFICIT - 6 months ended Jun. 30, 2017 - USD ($)	Total	Managing General Partner	Limited Partners
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ (1,915,300)	$ (480,800)	$ (1,434,500)
Participation in revenues, costs and expenses:
Net production expenses	(10,900)	(3,900)	(7,000)
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	(35,500)	(12,600)	(22,900)
General and administrative	(57,000)	(20,200)	(36,800)
Net loss	(103,400)	(36,700)	(66,700)
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2017	$ (2,018,700)	$ (517,500)	$ (1,501,200)

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FL

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Cash flows used in operating activities:
Net loss	$ (103,400)	$ (173,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Non-cash loss on derivative value		5,100
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	35,500	34,300
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable trade-affiliate	1,700	(1,700)
Increase in asset retirement receivable-affiliate	(97,200)	(97,100)
Increase in accounts payable trade-affiliate	173,100	232,100
(Decrease) increase in accrued liabilities	(9,700)	300
Net cash provided by operating activities	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net cash provided by investing activities	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net cash used in financing activities	0	0
Net change in cash	0	0
Cash at beginning of period	0	0
Cash at end of period	$ 0	$ 0

Description of Business

Description of Business	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS	NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS Atlas Resources, LLC previously served as our Managing General Partner and Operator (“Atlas Resources” or “Previous MGP”). Atlas Resources is an indirect subsidiary of Titan Energy, LLC (“Titan”). Titan is an independent developer and producer of natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids, with operations in basins across the United States. Atlas America Public #9 LTD. (the “Partnership”) is a Pennsylvania limited partnership, formed on July 27, 2000 with DGOC Partnership Holdings, LLC serving as its Managing General Partner (“DGOC Holdings” or the “MGP”) and certain affiliates of the MGP serving as our Operators. DGOC Holdings is an indirect subsidiary of Diversified Gas & Oil, PLC (“Diversified”). Unless the context otherwise requires, references below to “the Partnership,” “we,” “us,” “our” and “our company”, refer to Atlas America Public #9 LTD. On May 4, 2017, Titan entered into a definitive agreement to sell, among other conventional assets, its general and limited partnership equity interest (“Equity Interest”) in the Partnership to Diversified (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement” or “PSA”). The transaction was subject to customary closing conditions, had an effective date of April 1, 2017 and closed on June 30, 2017. Upon closing the PSA, the Previous MGP’s Equity Interest in the Partnership was transferred to DGOC Holdings and DGOC Holdings was admitted as a substitute managing general partner of the Partnership. The Partnership has drilled and currently operates wells located in Pennsylvania and Ohio. We have no employees and rely on our MGP for management, which in turn, relies on Atlas Energy Group, LLC, Titan’s parent company, for administrative services through a Transition Services Agreement effective through December 31, 2017. The Partnership’s operating cash flows are generated from its wells, which produce natural gas and oil. Produced natural gas and oil is then delivered to market through affiliated and/or third-party gas gathering systems. The Partnership intends to produce its wells until they are depleted or become uneconomical to produce at which time they will be plugged and abandoned or sold. The Partnership does not expect to drill additional wells and expects no additional funds will be required for drilling. The economic viability of the Partnership’s production is based on a variety of factors including proved developed reserves that it can expect to recover through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods or in which the cost of additional required extraction equipment is relatively minor compared to the cost of a new well; and through currently installed extraction equipment and related infrastructure which is operational at the time of the reserves estimate (if the extraction is by means not involving drilling, completing or reworking a well). There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of proven reserves and in projecting future net revenues. The prices at which the Partnership’s natural gas and oil will be sold are uncertain and the Partnership is not guaranteed a specific price for the sale of its production. Changes in natural gas and oil prices have a significant impact on the Partnership’s cash flow and the value of its reserves. Lower natural gas and oil prices may not only decrease the Partnership’s revenues, but also may reduce the amount of natural gas and oil that the Partnership can produce economically. Liquidity, Capital Resources and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern The Partnership is generally limited to the amount of funds generated by the cash flow from its operations to fund its obligations and make distributions, if any, to its partners. Prices for oil and natural gas began to decline significantly during the fourth quarter of 2014 and continued to remain low in 2017. These lower commodity prices have negatively impacted the Partnership’s revenues, earnings and cash flows. Sustained low commodity prices have had a material and adverse effect on the Partnership’s liquidity position, resulting in net operating losses since 2015. In addition, the Partnership has experienced significant downward revisions of its natural gas and oil reserves volumes and values due to the declines in commodity prices. The MGP is continuing the efforts of the Previous MGP to implement various cost saving measures to reduce the Partnership’s operating and general and administrative costs, including renegotiating contracts with contractors, suppliers and service providers, reducing the number of staff and contractors and deferring and eliminating discretionary costs. The MGP will continue to be strategic in managing the Partnership’s cost structure and, in turn, liquidity to meet its operating needs. To the extent commodity prices remain low or decline further, or the Partnership experiences other disruptions in the industry, the Partnership’s ability to fund its operations and make distributions may be further impacted, and could result in the liquidation of the Partnership’s operations. The recent significant declines in commodity prices have challenged the Partnership’s ability to fund its operations and may make it uneconomical for the Partnership to produce its wells until they are depleted as the Partnership originally intended. Accordingly, these conditions raise substantial doubt about the Partnership’s ability to continue as a going concern. If the Partnership is not able to continue as a going concern, the Partnership may liquidate. If the Partnership’s operations are liquidated, a valuation of the Partnership’s assets and liabilities would be determined by an independent expert in accordance with the partnership agreement. Depending on the determined values, the Partnership may have no net assets from which to make a liquidation distribution to its limited partners. A liquidation could occur without any further contributions from or distributions to the limited partners. The significant risks and uncertainties related to the Partnership’s ability to fund its operations raise substantial doubt about the Partnership’s ability to continue as a going concern. The MGP currently intends to continue the Partnership’s operations and to fund the Partnership’s obligations for at least the near term; however, the MGP’s bears no obligation to absorb the Partnership’s operating losses. Should the MGP cease to absorb these losses, the Partnership would likely be further impacted and may make it uneconomical for the Partnership to produce its wells until they are depleted as originally intended. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis of accounting, which contemplates continuity of operations, realization of assets, and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of the going concern uncertainty. If the Partnership cannot continue as a going concern, adjustments to the carrying values and classification of the Partnership’s assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of income and expenses could be required and could be material.

Summary of Significant Accounti

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Use of Estimates The preparation of the Partnership’s condensed financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities that exist at the date of the Partnership’s condensed financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and costs and expenses during the reporting periods. The Partnership’s condensed financial statements are based on a number of significant estimates, including the revenue and expense accruals, depletion, impairments, fair value of derivative instruments and the probability of forecasted transactions. The natural gas industry principally conducts its business by processing actual transactions as many as 60 days after the month of delivery. Consequently, the most recent two months’ financial results were recorded using estimated volumes and contract market prices. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Gas and Oil Properties The following is a summary of gas and oil properties at the dates indicated: June 30, December 31, Proved properties: Leasehold interests $ 254,600 $ 254,600 Wells and related equipment 18,721,700 18,721,700 Total natural gas and oil properties 18,976,300 18,976,300 Accumulated depletion and impairment (18,637,800 ) (18,637,800 ) Gas and oil properties, net $ 338,500 $ 338,500 As a result of the recent significant declines in commodity prices and associated recorded impairment charges, remaining net book value of gas and oil properties on our condensed Recently Issued Accounting Standards In May 2014, the FASB updated the accounting guidance related to revenue recognition. The updated accounting guidance provides a single, contract-based revenue recognition model to help improve financial reporting by providing clearer guidance on when an entity should recognize revenue, and by reducing the number of standards to which an entity has to refer. In July 2015, the FASB voted to defer the effective date by one year to December 15, 2017 for annual reporting periods beginning after that date. The updated accounting guidance provides companies with alternative methods of adoption. We are evaluating the impact of this updated accounting guidance on our condensed financial statements, expect to use the modified retrospective approach to implementation and do not expect the application of the revised standard to have a material impact on our financial statements and related disclosures.

Certain Relationships and Relat

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	NOTE 3 - CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS The Partnership has entered into the following significant transactions with the MGP and its affiliates as provided under its Partnership Agreement. Administrative costs, which are included in general and administrative expenses in the Partnership’s condensed statements of operations, are payable at $75 per well per month. Monthly well supervision fees, which are included in production expense in the Partnership’s condensed statements of operations, are payable at $337 per well per month for operating and maintaining the wells. Well supervision fees are proportionately reduced to the extent the Partnership does not acquire 100% of the working interest in a well. Transportation fees are included in production expenses in the Partnership’s condensed statements of operations and are generally payable at 13% of the natural gas sales price. Direct costs, which are included in production and general administrative expenses in the Partnership’s condensed statements of operations, are payable to the MGP and its affiliates as reimbursement for all costs expended on the Partnership’s behalf. The following table provides information with respect to these costs and the periods incurred: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended 2017 2016 2017 2016 Administrative fees $ 13,700 $ 13,100 $ 27,200 $ 24,700 Supervision fees 61,700 59,000 122,300 111,200 Transportation fees 7,900 6,200 17,300 11,900 Direct costs 26,800 53,400 52,300 84,600 Total $ 110,100 $ 131,700 $ 219,100 $ 232,400 The MGP and its affiliates, with administrative support from the Previous MGP, perform all administrative and management functions for the Partnership, including billing revenues and paying expenses. Accounts payable trade-affiliate on the Partnership’s balance sheets includes the net production revenues due to the MGP.

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	NOTE 4 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES General Commitments Subject to certain conditions, investor partners may present their interests for purchase by the MGP. The purchase price is calculated by the MGP in accordance with the terms of the partnership agreement. The MGP is not obligated to purchase more than 5% of the total outstanding units in any calendar year. In the event that the MGP is unable to obtain the necessary funds, it may suspend its purchase obligation. Beginning one year after each of the Partnership’s wells has been placed into production, our operators may retain $200 per month per well to cover estimated future plugging and abandonment costs. As of June 30, 2017, the operators have withheld $479,700 of net production revenue for future plugging and abandonment costs. Legal Proceedings The Partnership and affiliates of the MGP and their subsidiaries are party to various routine legal proceedings arising out of the ordinary course of its business. The MGP’s management believes that none of these actions, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on the Partnership’s or the MGP’s financial condition or results of operations.

Summary of Significant Accoun12

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern	Liquidity, Capital Resources and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern The Partnership is generally limited to the amount of funds generated by the cash flow from its operations to fund its obligations and make distributions, if any, to its partners. Prices for oil and natural gas began to decline significantly during the fourth quarter of 2014 and continued to remain low in 2017. These lower commodity prices have negatively impacted the Partnership’s revenues, earnings and cash flows. Sustained low commodity prices have had a material and adverse effect on the Partnership’s liquidity position, resulting in net operating losses since 2015. In addition, the Partnership has experienced significant downward revisions of its natural gas and oil reserves volumes and values due to the declines in commodity prices. The MGP is continuing the efforts of the Previous MGP to implement various cost saving measures to reduce the Partnership’s operating and general and administrative costs, including renegotiating contracts with contractors, suppliers and service providers, reducing the number of staff and contractors and deferring and eliminating discretionary costs. The MGP will continue to be strategic in managing the Partnership’s cost structure and, in turn, liquidity to meet its operating needs. To the extent commodity prices remain low or decline further, or the Partnership experiences other disruptions in the industry, the Partnership’s ability to fund its operations and make distributions may be further impacted, and could result in the liquidation of the Partnership’s operations. The recent significant declines in commodity prices have challenged the Partnership’s ability to fund its operations and may make it uneconomical for the Partnership to produce its wells until they are depleted as the Partnership originally intended. Accordingly, these conditions raise substantial doubt about the Partnership’s ability to continue as a going concern. If the Partnership is not able to continue as a going concern, the Partnership may liquidate. If the Partnership’s operations are liquidated, a valuation of the Partnership’s assets and liabilities would be determined by an independent expert in accordance with the partnership agreement. Depending on the determined values, the Partnership may have no net assets from which to make a liquidation distribution to its limited partners. A liquidation could occur without any further contributions from or distributions to the limited partners. The significant risks and uncertainties related to the Partnership’s ability to fund its operations raise substantial doubt about the Partnership’s ability to continue as a going concern. The MGP currently intends to continue the Partnership’s operations and to fund the Partnership’s obligations for at least the near term; however, the MGP’s bears no obligation to absorb the Partnership’s operating losses. Should the MGP cease to absorb these losses, the Partnership would likely be further impacted and may make it uneconomical for the Partnership to produce its wells until they are depleted as originally intended. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis of accounting, which contemplates continuity of operations, realization of assets, and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of the going concern uncertainty. If the Partnership cannot continue as a going concern, adjustments to the carrying values and classification of the Partnership’s assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of income and expenses could be required and could be material.
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates The preparation of the Partnership’s condensed financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities that exist at the date of the Partnership’s condensed financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and costs and expenses during the reporting periods. The Partnership’s condensed financial statements are based on a number of significant estimates, including the revenue and expense accruals, depletion, impairments, fair value of derivative instruments and the probability of forecasted transactions. The natural gas industry principally conducts its business by processing actual transactions as many as 60 days after the month of delivery. Consequently, the most recent two months’ financial results were recorded using estimated volumes and contract market prices. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Gas and Oil Properties	Gas and Oil Properties The following is a summary of gas and oil properties at the dates indicated: June 30, December 31, Proved properties: Leasehold interests $ 254,600 $ 254,600 Wells and related equipment 18,721,700 18,721,700 Total natural gas and oil properties 18,976,300 18,976,300 Accumulated depletion and impairment (18,637,800 ) (18,637,800 ) Gas and oil properties, net $ 338,500 $ 338,500 As a result of the recent significant declines in commodity prices and associated recorded impairment charges, remaining net book value of gas and oil properties on our condensed
Recently Issued Accounting Standards	Recently Issued Accounting Standards In May 2014, the FASB updated the accounting guidance related to revenue recognition. The updated accounting guidance provides a single, contract-based revenue recognition model to help improve financial reporting by providing clearer guidance on when an entity should recognize revenue, and by reducing the number of standards to which an entity has to refer. In July 2015, the FASB voted to defer the effective date by one year to December 15, 2017 for annual reporting periods beginning after that date. The updated accounting guidance provides companies with alternative methods of adoption. We are evaluating the impact of this updated accounting guidance on our condensed financial statements, expect to use the modified retrospective approach to implementation and do not expect the application of the revised standard to have a material impact on our financial statements and related disclosures.

Summary of Significant Accoun13

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of Gas and Oil Properties	The following is a summary of gas and oil properties at the dates indicated: June 30, December 31, Proved properties: Leasehold interests $ 254,600 $ 254,600 Wells and related equipment 18,721,700 18,721,700 Total natural gas and oil properties 18,976,300 18,976,300 Accumulated depletion and impairment (18,637,800 ) (18,637,800 ) Gas and oil properties, net $ 338,500 $ 338,500

Certain Relationships and Rel14

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions	The following table provides information with respect to these costs and the periods incurred: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended 2017 2016 2017 2016 Administrative fees $ 13,700 $ 13,100 $ 27,200 $ 24,700 Supervision fees 61,700 59,000 122,300 111,200 Transportation fees 7,900 6,200 17,300 11,900 Direct costs 26,800 53,400 52,300 84,600 Total $ 110,100 $ 131,700 $ 219,100 $ 232,400

Description of Business (Detail

Description of Business (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Description Of Business [Line Items]
Atlas America Public #9 LTD.	Jul. 27, 2000
Titan Energy, LLC
Description Of Business [Line Items]
Transaction effective date	Apr. 1, 2017
Transaction closed date	Jun. 30, 2017

Summary of Significant Accoun16

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Summary of Gas and Oil Properties) (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total natural gas and oil properties	$ 18,976,300	$ 18,976,300
Accumulated depletion and impairment	(18,637,800)	(18,637,800)
Gas and oil properties, net	338,500	338,500
Leasehold interests
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total natural gas and oil properties	254,600	254,600
Wells and related equipment
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total natural gas and oil properties	$ 18,721,700	$ 18,721,700

Certain Relationships and Rel17

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions (Narrative) (Details) - MGP and Affiliates	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017$ / mo
General and administrative expenses
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Monthly Administrative Costs Per Well	75
Production
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Monthly Supervision Fees Per Well	337
Transportation Fees Rate As Percentage Of Natural Gas Sales Price	13.00%

Certain Relationships and Rel18

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions (Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions) (Details) - MGP and Affiliates - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	$ 110,100	$ 131,700	$ 219,100	$ 232,400
Administrative fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	13,700	13,100	27,200	24,700
Supervision fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	61,700	59,000	122,300	111,200
Transportation fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	7,900	6,200	17,300	11,900
Direct costs
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	$ 26,800	$ 53,400	$ 52,300	$ 84,600

Commitments and Contingencies (

Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017USD ($)$ / mo
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Investor partners ownership interest presented for purchase by the MGP, maximum percentage	5.00%
Operator fee per well to cover estimated future plugging and abandonment costs, monthly | $ / mo	200
Net production revenue for future plugging and abandonment costs | $	$ 479,700