Note 5 - Oil and Natural Gas Properties (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Notes Tables

Capitalized Costs Relating to Oil and Gas Producing Activities Disclosure [Table Text Block]

	September 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
Oil and gas properties, successful efforts method:
Proved properties	$	1,096,318		$	1,046,208
Accumulated impairment to proved properties		(100,652	)		(75,400	)
Proved properties, net of accumulated impairments		995,666			970,808
Unproved properties		301,847			305,961
Accumulated impairment to Unproved properties		(65,365	)		(45,690	)
Unproved properties, net of accumulated impairments		236,482			260,271
Land		5,382			5,382
Total oil and gas properties, net of accumulated impairments		1,237,530			1,236,461
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization		(271,012	)		(195,567	)
Net oil and gas properties	$	966,518		$	1,040,894