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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION [Abstract]  
Schedule of Changes in Asset Retirement Obligations

Changes in Arkanova’s asset retirement obligations were as follows:

    Year     Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2016     2015  
             
Asset retirement obligations, beginning of period $  163,648   $  149,124  
Accretion expense   15,984     14,524  
Revisions due to change in reserve estimate   344,759     –  
             
Asset retirement obligations, end of period $  524,391   $  163,648