| Cover - shares | 9 Months Ended | |
| Sep. 30, 2022 | Nov. 07, 2022 | |
| Cover [Abstract] | ||
| Document Type | 10-Q | |
| Amendment Flag | false | |
| Document Quarterly Report | true | |
| Document Transition Report | false | |
| Document Period End Date | Sep. 30, 2022 | |
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | Q3 | |
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2022 | |
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | |
| Entity File Number | 000-51927 | |
| Entity Registrant Name | Ridgewood Energy Q Fund, LLC | |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001338474 | |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 84-1689138 | |
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE | |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 14 Philips Parkway | |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Montvale | |
| Entity Address, State or Province | NJ | |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 07645 | |
| City Area Code | 800 | |
| Local Phone Number | 942-5550 | |
| Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | |
| Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes | |
| Entity Filer Category | Non-accelerated Filer | |
| Entity Small Business | true | |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false | |
| Entity Shell Company | false | |
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 830.5577 |
| UNAUDITED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
| Current assets: | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 1,462 | $ 1,135 |
| Salvage fund | 41 | 46 |
| Production receivable | 628 | 453 |
| Due from affiliate (Note 2) | 29 | 26 |
| Other current assets | 69 | 49 |
| Total current assets | 2,229 | 1,709 |
| Salvage fund | 1,120 | 859 |
| Oil and gas properties: | ||
| Proved properties | 24,243 | 23,726 |
| Less: accumulated depletion and amortization | (18,575) | (16,514) |
| Total oil and gas properties, net | 5,668 | 7,212 |
| Total assets | 9,017 | 9,780 |
| Current liabilities: | ||
| Due to operators | 40 | 38 |
| Accrued expenses | 63 | 64 |
| Asset retirement obligations | 41 | 46 |
| Total current liabilities | 144 | 148 |
| Asset retirement obligations | 467 | 440 |
| Total liabilities | 611 | 588 |
| Members' capital: | ||
| Distributions | (8,413) | (7,779) |
| Retained earnings | 8,009 | 7,201 |
| Manager's total | (404) | (578) |
| Shareholders: | ||
| Capital contributions (1,335 shares authorized; 830.5577 issued and outstanding) | 123,037 | 123,037 |
| Syndication costs | (14,070) | (14,070) |
| Distributions | (47,670) | (44,078) |
| Accumulated deficit | (52,487) | (55,119) |
| Shareholders' total | 8,810 | 9,770 |
| Total members' capital | 8,406 | 9,192 |
| Total liabilities and members' capital | $ 9,017 | $ 9,780 |
| UNAUDITED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - shares | Sep. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
| Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] | ||
| Shares authorized | 1,335 | 1,335 |
| Shares issued | 830.5577 | 830.5577 |
| Shares outstanding | 830.5577 | 830.5577 |
| UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
| Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | |
| Revenue | ||||
| Oil and gas revenue | $ 2,164 | $ 835 | $ 5,900 | $ 2,841 |
| Other revenue | 98 | 90 | 325 | 379 |
| Total revenue | 2,262 | 925 | 6,225 | 3,220 |
| Expenses | ||||
| Depletion and amortization | 708 | 685 | 2,061 | 2,366 |
| Operating expenses | 228 | 91 | 548 | 366 |
| General and administrative expenses | 61 | 60 | 178 | 174 |
| Total expenses | 997 | 836 | 2,787 | 2,906 |
| Income from operations | 1,265 | 89 | 3,438 | 314 |
| Interest income (expense) | 2 | (14) | 2 | (67) |
| Net income | 1,267 | 75 | 3,440 | 247 |
| Manager Interest | ||||
| Net income | 290 | 111 | 808 | 382 |
| Shareholder Interest | ||||
| Net income (loss) | $ 977 | $ (36) | $ 2,632 | $ (135) |
| Net income (loss) per share | $ 1,176 | $ (43) | $ 3,169 | $ (162) |
| STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS CAPITAL - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Shares of Llc Interest [Member] | Fund Manager [Member] | Fund Shareholders [Member] | Total |
| Beginning balance, value at Dec. 31, 2020 | $ (1,015) | $ 10,259 | $ 9,244 | |
| Balance at beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020 | 830.5577 | |||
| Distributions | (15) | (85) | (100) | |
| Net income (loss) | 126 | (37) | 89 | |
| Ending balance, value at Mar. 31, 2021 | (904) | 10,137 | 9,233 | |
| Balance at ending (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2021 | 830.5577 | |||
| Beginning balance, value at Dec. 31, 2020 | (1,015) | 10,259 | 9,244 | |
| Balance at beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020 | 830.5577 | |||
| Distributions | (100) | |||
| Net income (loss) | 247 | |||
| Ending balance, value at Sep. 30, 2021 | (753) | 9,443 | 8,690 | |
| Balance at ending (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2021 | 830.5577 | |||
| Beginning balance, value at Mar. 31, 2021 | (904) | 10,137 | 9,233 | |
| Balance at beginning (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2021 | 830.5577 | |||
| Distributions | (56) | (316) | (372) | |
| Net income (loss) | 145 | (62) | 83 | |
| Ending balance, value at Jun. 30, 2021 | (815) | 9,759 | 8,944 | |
| Balance at ending (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2021 | 830.5577 | |||
| Distributions | (49) | (280) | (329) | |
| Net income (loss) | 111 | (36) | 75 | |
| Ending balance, value at Sep. 30, 2021 | (753) | 9,443 | 8,690 | |
| Balance at ending (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2021 | 830.5577 | |||
| Beginning balance, value at Dec. 31, 2021 | (578) | 9,770 | $ 9,192 | |
| Balance at beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021 | 830.5577 | 830.5577 | ||
| Distributions | (114) | (643) | $ (757) | |
| Net income (loss) | 226 | 692 | 918 | |
| Ending balance, value at Mar. 31, 2022 | (466) | 9,819 | 9,353 | |
| Balance at ending (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022 | 830.5577 | |||
| Beginning balance, value at Dec. 31, 2021 | (578) | 9,770 | $ 9,192 | |
| Balance at beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021 | 830.5577 | 830.5577 | ||
| Distributions | (600) | |||
| Net income (loss) | $ 3,440 | |||
| Ending balance, value at Sep. 30, 2022 | (404) | 8,810 | $ 8,406 | |
| Balance at ending (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022 | 830.5577 | 830.5577 | ||
| Beginning balance, value at Mar. 31, 2022 | (466) | 9,819 | $ 9,353 | |
| Balance at beginning (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022 | 830.5577 | |||
| Distributions | (199) | (1,131) | (1,330) | |
| Net income (loss) | 292 | 963 | 1,255 | |
| Ending balance, value at Jun. 30, 2022 | (373) | 9,651 | 9,278 | |
| Balance at ending (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022 | 830.5577 | |||
| Distributions | (321) | (1,818) | (2,139) | |
| Net income (loss) | 290 | 977 | 1,267 | |
| Ending balance, value at Sep. 30, 2022 | $ (404) | $ 8,810 | $ 8,406 | |
| Balance at ending (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022 | 830.5577 | 830.5577 |
| UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended | |
| Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||
| Net income | $ 3,440 | $ 247 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||
| Depletion and amortization | 2,061 | 2,366 |
| Accretion expense | 28 | 27 |
| Amortization of debt discounts | 3 | |
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||
| (Increase) decrease in production receivable | (175) | 167 |
| (Increase) decrease in due from affiliate | (3) | 112 |
| Increase in other current assets | (20) | (10) |
| Increase (decrease) in due to operators | 10 | (6) |
| (Decrease) increase in accrued expenses | (1) | 19 |
| Settlement of asset retirement obligations | (6) | (320) |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 5,334 | 2,605 |
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||
| Capital expenditures for oil and gas properties | (525) | (437) |
| Proceeds from salvage fund | 6 | 320 |
| Increase in salvage fund | (262) | (231) |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (781) | (348) |
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||
| Repayments of long-term borrowings | (1,113) | |
| Distributions | (4,226) | (801) |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (4,226) | (1,914) |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 327 | 343 |
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 1,135 | 527 |
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | 1,462 | 870 |
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information | ||
| Cash paid for interest | 64 | |
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities | ||
| Due to operators for accrued capital expenditures for oil and gas properties | $ 388 | |
| Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 9 Months Ended |
| Sep. 30, 2022 | |
| Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
| Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Organization The Ridgewood Energy Q Fund, LLC (the “Fund”), a Delaware limited liability company, was formed on August 16, 2005 and operates pursuant to a limited liability company agreement (the “LLC Agreement”) dated as of September 6, 2005 by and among Ridgewood Energy Corporation (the “Manager”) and the shareholders of the Fund, which addresses matters such as the authority and voting rights of the Manager and shareholders, capitalization, transferability of membership interests, participation in costs and revenues, distribution of assets and dissolution and winding up. The Fund was organized to primarily acquire interests in oil and gas properties located in the United States offshore waters of Texas, Louisiana and Alabama in the Gulf of Mexico. The Manager has direct and exclusive control over the management of the Fund’s operations. The Manager performs, or arranges for the performance of, the management, advisory and administrative services required for the Fund’s operations. Such services include, without limitation, the administration of shareholder accounts, shareholder relations, the preparation, review and dissemination of tax and other financial information and the management of the Fund’s investments in projects. In addition, the Manager provides office space, equipment and facilities and other services necessary for the Fund’s operations. The Manager also engages and manages contractual relations with unaffiliated custodians, depositories, accountants, attorneys, corporate fiduciaries, insurers, banks and others as required. See Notes 2 and 3. Basis of Presentation These unaudited interim condensed financial statements have been prepared by the Fund’s management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the Fund’s financial position, results of operations, changes in members’ capital and cash flows for the periods presented. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted in these unaudited interim condensed financial statements. The financial position, results of operations, changes in members’ capital and cash flows for the periods presented herein are not necessarily indicative of future financial results. These unaudited interim condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s December 31, 2021 financial statements and notes thereto included in the Fund’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (“2021 Annual Report”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, but does not include all annual disclosures required by GAAP. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, management reviews its estimates, including those related to the fair value of financial instruments, depletion and amortization, determination of proved reserves, impairment of long-lived assets and asset retirement obligations. Actual results may differ from those estimates. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies The Fund has provided discussion of significant accounting policies in Note 1 of “Notes to Financial Statements” – “Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” contained in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” within its 2021 Annual Report. There have been no significant changes to the Fund’s significant accounting policies during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. Fair Value Measurements The Fund follows the accounting guidance for fair value measurement for measuring fair value of assets and liabilities in its financial statements. The Fund’s financial assets and liabilities consist of cash and cash equivalents, salvage fund, production receivable, due from affiliate, other current assets, due to operators and accrued expenses. The carrying amounts of these financial assets and liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. The Fund also applies the provisions of the fair value measurement accounting guidance to its non-financial assets and liabilities, such as oil and gas properties and asset retirement obligations, on a non-recurring basis. Asset Retirement Obligations For oil and gas properties, there are obligations to perform removal and remediation activities when the properties are retired. Upon the determination that a property is either proved or dry, a retirement obligation is incurred. The Fund recognizes the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period incurred based on expected future cash outflows required to satisfy the obligation discounted at the Fund’s credit-adjusted risk-free rate. Plug and abandonment costs associated with unsuccessful projects are expensed as dry-hole costs. Annually, or more frequently if an event occurs that would dictate a change in assumptions or estimates underlying the obligations, the Fund reassesses its asset retirement obligations to determine whether any revisions to the obligations are necessary. The Fund maintains a salvage fund to provide for the funding of future asset retirement obligations. Revenue Recognition Oil and gas revenues from contracts with customers are recognized at the point when control of oil and natural gas is transferred to the customers in accordance with Accounting Standard Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers Other revenue is generated from the Fund’s production handling, gathering and operating services agreement with affiliated entities and other third parties. The Fund earns a fee for its services and recognizes these fees as revenue at the time its performance obligations are satisfied as the control of oil and natural gas is never transferred to the Fund, thus there are no unsatisfied performance obligations. The Fund’s project operator performs joint interest billing once the performance obligations have been satisfied, at which point the payment is unconditional. Accordingly, the Fund’s production handling, gathering and operating services agreement with affiliated entities and other third parties does not give rise to contract assets or liabilities. The receivables related to the Fund’s proportionate share of revenue from affiliates are included within “Due from affiliate” on the Fund’s balance sheets. The receivables related to the Fund’s proportionate share of revenue from third parties are presented as a reduction from “Due to operator” on the Fund’s balance sheets. The receivables are settled by issuance of a non-cash credit from the Beta Project operator to the Fund when the operator performs the joint interest billing of the lease operating expenses due from the Fund. However, if applying the joint interest billing credit results in a net credit balance due to the Fund, the Beta Project operator remits such balance in cash to the Fund. The Fund also has an estimation process for revenue and related accruals, and any identified difference between its revenue estimates and actual revenue has not been significant. During each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, revenue recognized from performance obligations satisfied in previous periods was not significant. Allowance for Credit Losses The Fund is exposed to credit losses through the sale of oil and natural gas to customers. However, the Fund only sells to a small number of major oil and gas companies that have investment-grade credit ratings. Based on historical collection experience, current and future economic and market conditions and a review of the current status of customers' production receivables, the Fund has not recorded an expected loss allowance as there are no past due receivable balances or projected credit losses. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets The Fund reviews the carrying value of its oil and gas properties for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the recorded carrying value of its oil and gas properties may not be recoverable. Recoverability is evaluated by comparing estimated future net undiscounted cash flows to the carrying value of the oil and gas properties at the time of the review. If the carrying value exceeds the estimated future net undiscounted cash flows, the carrying value of the oil and gas properties is impaired, and written down to fair value. Fair value is determined using valuation techniques that include both market and income approaches and use Level 3 inputs. The fair value determinations require considerable judgment and are sensitive to change. Different pricing assumptions, estimates of oil and natural gas reserves and future development costs or discount rates could result in a significant impact on the amount of impairment. There were no impairments of oil and gas properties during each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. Fluctuations in oil and natural gas commodity prices may impact the fair value of the Fund’s oil and gas properties. In addition, significant declines in oil and natural gas commodity prices could reduce the quantities of reserves that are commercially recoverable, which could result in impairment. Recent Accounting Pronouncements The Fund has considered recent accounting pronouncements issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and through the filing of this report, and the Fund has not identified new standards that it believes will have an impact on the Fund’s financial statements. |
| Related Parties | 9 Months Ended |
| Sep. 30, 2022 | |
| Related Party Transactions [Abstract] | |
| Related Parties | 2. Related Parties Pursuant to the terms of the LLC Agreement, the Manager is entitled to receive an annual management fee, payable monthly, of 2.5 20 20 60 The Manager is also entitled to receive 15 0.3 0.6 49 0.1 The Fund utilizes Beta Sales and Transport, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, to facilitate the transportation and sale of oil and natural gas produced from the Beta Project. The Fund is a party to a production handling, gathering and operating services agreement (“PHA”) with affiliated entities and other third-party working interest owners in the Claiborne Project. On May 12, 2022, a third-party working interest owner executed an assignment and bill of sale agreement to assign the rights to the services under the PHA to Ridgewood Institutional IV Prospective Leases, LLC, a wholly-owned entity of Ridgewood Energy Oil & Gas Fund IV, L.P. (“Institutional Fund IV”). As a result of the assignment, Ridgewood Institutional IV Prospective Leases, LLC, as a working interest owner in the Claiborne Project, became party to the Claiborne Project’s PHA with entities that own the Beta Project production facility. Institutional Fund IV is an entity that is managed by the Fund’s Manager. Under the terms of the PHA, the Claiborne Project producers have agreed to pay the Beta Project owners a fixed production handling fee for each barrel of oil and mcf of natural gas processed through the Beta Project production facility. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Fund earned $ 42 0.1 30 0.1 29 26 At times, short-term payables and receivables, which do not bear interest, arise from transactions with affiliates in the ordinary course of business. The Fund has working interest ownership in certain oil and natural gas projects, which are also owned by other entities that are likewise managed by the Manager. |
| Commitments and Contingencies | 9 Months Ended |
| Sep. 30, 2022 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Commitments and Contingencies | 3. Commitments and Contingencies Capital Commitments As of September 30, 2022, the Fund’s estimated capital commitments related to its oil and gas properties were $ 2.2 1.1 41 Based upon its current cash position, salvage fund and its current reserves estimates, the Fund expects cash flow from operations to be sufficient to cover its commitments and ongoing operations. Reserves estimates are projections based on engineering data that cannot be measured with precision, require substantial judgment, and are subject to frequent revision. Impact from current market conditions The oil and gas market, and the global economy in general, is subject to sources of uncertainty relating to: (i) further escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which could result in a major oil supply disruption; (ii) a prolonged high inflationary environment, which could result in a deep global recession; and the (iii) fluctuations in the value of the U.S. Dollar against other major world currencies, particularly the significant devaluation of the Euro, Pound, Yen and Yuan against the U.S. Dollar recently, has added to the volatility in the oil market as nearly all oil globally is transacted in U.S. Dollars. The impact of these matters on global financial and commodity markets and their corresponding effect on the Fund remains uncertain. Environmental and Governmental Regulations Many aspects of the oil and gas industry are subject to federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations. The Manager and operators of the Fund’s properties are continually taking action they believe appropriate to satisfy applicable federal, state and local environmental regulations. However, due to the significant public and governmental interest in environmental matters related to those activities, the Manager cannot predict the effects of possible future legislation, rule changes, or governmental or private claims. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were no known environmental contingencies that required adjustment to, or disclosure in, the Fund’s financial statements. Oil and gas industry legislation and administrative regulations are periodically changed for a variety of political, economic, and other reasons. Any such future laws and regulations could result in increased compliance costs or additional operating restrictions, which could have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s operating results and cash flows. It is not possible at this time to predict whether such legislation or regulation, if proposed, will be adopted as initially written, if at all, or how legislation or new regulation that may be adopted would impact the Fund’s business. BOEM Supplemental Financial Assurance Requirements On July 14, 2016, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) issued a Notice to Lessees (“NTL 2016-N01”) that discontinued and materially replaced existing policies and procedures regarding financial security (i.e. supplemental bonding) for decommissioning obligations of lessees of federal oil and gas leases and owners of pipeline rights-of-way, rights-of-use and easements on the Outer Continental Shelf (“Lessees”). Generally, NTL 2016-N01 (i) ended the practice of excusing Lessees from providing such additional security where co-lessees had sufficient financial strength to meet such decommissioning obligations, (ii) established new criteria for determining financial strength and additional security requirements of such Lessees, (iii) provided acceptable forms of such additional security, and (iv) replaced the waiver system with one of self-insurance. The rule became effective as of September 12, 2016; however, on January 6, 2017, the BOEM announced that it was suspending the implementation timeline for six months in certain circumstances. On May 1, 2017, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior (“Interior”) directed the BOEM to complete a review of NTL 2016-N01, to provide a report to certain Interior personnel describing the results of the review and options for revising or rescinding NTL 2016-N01, and to keep the implementation timeline extension in effect pending the completion of the review of NTL 2016-N01 by the identified Interior personnel. On October 16, 2020, BOEM and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement published a proposed new rule at 85 FR 65904 on Risk, Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention, addressing the streamlining of evaluation criteria when determining whether oil, gas and sulfur leases, right-of-use and easement grant holders, and pipeline right-of-way grant holders may be required to provide bonds or other security above the prescribed amounts for base bonds to ensure compliance with the Lessees’ obligations, primarily decommissioning obligations. The proposed rule was significantly less stringent with respect to financial assurance than NTL 2016-N01. To date, the BOEM is not currently implementing NTL 2016-N01 and its status is uncertain, but has indicated that it is reviewing the proposed rule. Notwithstanding the uncertain status of NTL 2016-N01, BOEM had continued under existing law to review supplemental financial assurance requirements relative to sole liability properties (i.e., properties in which only one company is liable for decommissioning). However, on August 18, 2021, the BOEM issued a Note to Stakeholders in which the BOEM stated that it was expanding its financial assurance efforts beyond sole liability projects to include “supplemental financial assurance of certain high-risk, non-sole liability properties” (those properties with more than one company potentially liable for decommissioning costs). The BOEM identified (i) inactive properties, (ii) those with less than five years of production left, and (iii) those with damaged infrastructure, as being high-risk, non-sole liability properties and for which supplemental financial assurance may be required. The BOEM may require the Fund to fully secure all of its potential abandonment liabilities, which potentially could increase costs to the Fund. The Fund is not able to evaluate the impact of the proposed new rule on its operations or financial condition until a final rule is issued or some other definitive action is taken by the Interior or BOEM. As of September 30, 2022, the Fund has fully funded in a separate interest-bearing account, or salvage fund, its proportionate share of the estimated decommissioning liabilities for its projects. The Fund will continue to reassess its estimated decommissioning liabilities and reserve for additional funding as necessary. Insurance Coverage The Fund is subject to all risks inherent in the oil and natural gas business. Insurance coverage as is customary for entities engaged in similar operations is maintained, but losses may occur from uninsurable risks or amounts in excess of existing insurance coverage. The occurrence of an event that is not insured or not fully insured could have a material adverse impact upon earnings and financial position. Moreover, insurance is obtained as a package covering all of the entities managed by the Manager. Depending on the extent, nature and payment of claims made by the Fund or other entities managed by the Manager, yearly insurance coverage may be exhausted and become insufficient to cover a claim by the Fund in a given year. |
| Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies) | 9 Months Ended |
| Sep. 30, 2022 | |
| Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
| Basis of Presentation | Basis of Presentation These unaudited interim condensed financial statements have been prepared by the Fund’s management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the Fund’s financial position, results of operations, changes in members’ capital and cash flows for the periods presented. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted in these unaudited interim condensed financial statements. The financial position, results of operations, changes in members’ capital and cash flows for the periods presented herein are not necessarily indicative of future financial results. These unaudited interim condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s December 31, 2021 financial statements and notes thereto included in the Fund’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (“2021 Annual Report”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, but does not include all annual disclosures required by GAAP. |
| Use of Estimates | Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, management reviews its estimates, including those related to the fair value of financial instruments, depletion and amortization, determination of proved reserves, impairment of long-lived assets and asset retirement obligations. Actual results may differ from those estimates. |
| Fair Value Measurements | Fair Value Measurements The Fund follows the accounting guidance for fair value measurement for measuring fair value of assets and liabilities in its financial statements. The Fund’s financial assets and liabilities consist of cash and cash equivalents, salvage fund, production receivable, due from affiliate, other current assets, due to operators and accrued expenses. The carrying amounts of these financial assets and liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. The Fund also applies the provisions of the fair value measurement accounting guidance to its non-financial assets and liabilities, such as oil and gas properties and asset retirement obligations, on a non-recurring basis. |
| Asset Retirement Obligations | Asset Retirement Obligations For oil and gas properties, there are obligations to perform removal and remediation activities when the properties are retired. Upon the determination that a property is either proved or dry, a retirement obligation is incurred. The Fund recognizes the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period incurred based on expected future cash outflows required to satisfy the obligation discounted at the Fund’s credit-adjusted risk-free rate. Plug and abandonment costs associated with unsuccessful projects are expensed as dry-hole costs. Annually, or more frequently if an event occurs that would dictate a change in assumptions or estimates underlying the obligations, the Fund reassesses its asset retirement obligations to determine whether any revisions to the obligations are necessary. The Fund maintains a salvage fund to provide for the funding of future asset retirement obligations. |
| Revenue Recognition | Revenue Recognition Oil and gas revenues from contracts with customers are recognized at the point when control of oil and natural gas is transferred to the customers in accordance with Accounting Standard Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers Other revenue is generated from the Fund’s production handling, gathering and operating services agreement with affiliated entities and other third parties. The Fund earns a fee for its services and recognizes these fees as revenue at the time its performance obligations are satisfied as the control of oil and natural gas is never transferred to the Fund, thus there are no unsatisfied performance obligations. The Fund’s project operator performs joint interest billing once the performance obligations have been satisfied, at which point the payment is unconditional. Accordingly, the Fund’s production handling, gathering and operating services agreement with affiliated entities and other third parties does not give rise to contract assets or liabilities. The receivables related to the Fund’s proportionate share of revenue from affiliates are included within “Due from affiliate” on the Fund’s balance sheets. The receivables related to the Fund’s proportionate share of revenue from third parties are presented as a reduction from “Due to operator” on the Fund’s balance sheets. The receivables are settled by issuance of a non-cash credit from the Beta Project operator to the Fund when the operator performs the joint interest billing of the lease operating expenses due from the Fund. However, if applying the joint interest billing credit results in a net credit balance due to the Fund, the Beta Project operator remits such balance in cash to the Fund. The Fund also has an estimation process for revenue and related accruals, and any identified difference between its revenue estimates and actual revenue has not been significant. During each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, revenue recognized from performance obligations satisfied in previous periods was not significant. |
| Allowance for Credit Losses | Allowance for Credit Losses The Fund is exposed to credit losses through the sale of oil and natural gas to customers. However, the Fund only sells to a small number of major oil and gas companies that have investment-grade credit ratings. Based on historical collection experience, current and future economic and market conditions and a review of the current status of customers' production receivables, the Fund has not recorded an expected loss allowance as there are no past due receivable balances or projected credit losses. |
| Impairment of Long-Lived Assets | Impairment of Long-Lived Assets The Fund reviews the carrying value of its oil and gas properties for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the recorded carrying value of its oil and gas properties may not be recoverable. Recoverability is evaluated by comparing estimated future net undiscounted cash flows to the carrying value of the oil and gas properties at the time of the review. If the carrying value exceeds the estimated future net undiscounted cash flows, the carrying value of the oil and gas properties is impaired, and written down to fair value. Fair value is determined using valuation techniques that include both market and income approaches and use Level 3 inputs. The fair value determinations require considerable judgment and are sensitive to change. Different pricing assumptions, estimates of oil and natural gas reserves and future development costs or discount rates could result in a significant impact on the amount of impairment. There were no impairments of oil and gas properties during each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. Fluctuations in oil and natural gas commodity prices may impact the fair value of the Fund’s oil and gas properties. In addition, significant declines in oil and natural gas commodity prices could reduce the quantities of reserves that are commercially recoverable, which could result in impairment. |
| Recent Accounting Pronouncements | Recent Accounting Pronouncements The Fund has considered recent accounting pronouncements issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and through the filing of this report, and the Fund has not identified new standards that it believes will have an impact on the Fund’s financial statements. |
| Related Parties (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||||||
| Sep. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | |||||||||
| Annual management fee percentage rate | 2.50% | 2.50% | |||||||
| Cost of services provided by manager, quarterly amount | $ 20 | ||||||||
| Cost of services provided by Manager | $ 20 | $ 20 | $ 60 | $ 60 | |||||
| Percentage of total distributions allocated to fund manager | 15% | 15% | |||||||
| Partners' capital account, distribution | $ 2,139 | $ 1,330 | $ 757 | 329 | $ 372 | $ 100 | |||
| Due from affiliate | 29 | $ 29 | $ 26 | ||||||
| Institutional Funds [Member] | |||||||||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | |||||||||
| Other revenues from affiliates | 42 | 30 | 100 | 100 | |||||
| Due from affiliate | 29 | 29 | $ 26 | ||||||
| Fund Manager [Member] | |||||||||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | |||||||||
| Partners' capital account, distribution | $ 321 | $ 199 | $ 114 | $ 49 | $ 56 | $ 15 | $ 600 | $ 100 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended |
| Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | |
| Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Commitments for the drilling and development of investment properties | $ 2,200 |
| Commitments for asset retirement obligations included in estimated capital commitments | 1,100 |
| Commitments for the drilling and development of investment properties expected to be incurred in the next 12 months | $ 41 |
