Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income Taxes	(3) Income Taxes The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for deferred income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets or liabilities at the end of each period are determined using the tax rate in effect at that time. The deferred income tax assets or liabilities for an oil and gas exploration and development company are dependent on many variables such as estimates of the economic lives of depleting oil and gas reserves and commodity prices. Accordingly, the asset or liability is subject to continuous recalculation, and revision of the numerous estimates required, and may change significantly in the event of occurrences such as major acquisitions, divestitures, commodity price changes, changes in reserve estimates, changes in reserve lives, and changes in tax rates or tax laws. The Company does not expect to pay any federal or state income tax for the year 2017 as a result of $26.4 million of net operating loss carry forwards that existed at December 31, 2016. Accounting standards require the consideration of a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets if it is “more likely than not” that some or all of the benefits of deferred tax assets will not be realized. As of September 30, 2017, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets primarily due to cumulated losses incurred during the 3 years ended December 31, 2016. Based on these requirements, no provision or benefit for income taxes has been recorded for deferred taxes. There were no recorded unrecognized tax benefits at September 30, 2017.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

(3) Income Taxes

The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for deferred income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets or liabilities at the end of each period are determined using the tax rate in effect at that time.

The deferred income tax assets or liabilities for an oil and gas exploration and development company are dependent on many variables such as estimates of the economic lives of depleting oil and gas reserves and commodity prices. Accordingly, the asset or liability is subject to continuous recalculation, and revision of the numerous estimates required, and may change significantly in the event of occurrences such as major acquisitions, divestitures, commodity price changes, changes in reserve estimates, changes in reserve lives, and changes in tax rates or tax laws.

The Company does not expect to pay any federal or state income tax for the year 2017 as a result of $26.4 million of net operating loss carry forwards that existed at December 31, 2016. Accounting standards require the consideration of a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets if it is “more likely than not” that some or all of the benefits of deferred tax assets will not be realized. As of September 30, 2017, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets primarily due to cumulated losses incurred during the 3 years ended December 31, 2016. Based on these requirements, no provision or benefit for income taxes has been recorded for deferred taxes. There were no recorded unrecognized tax benefits at September 30, 2017.