Area of land in mutual interest.

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The area of land sold of oil and gas properties.

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The percent ownership interest interest in joint venture sold during reporting period.

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The sale price per acre of land.

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The working interest of oil and gas properties.

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Area spaced or assigned to productive wells in which a working interest is owned.

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The amount of expense provided in the period for legal costs incurred on or before the balance sheet date pertaining to resolved, pending or threatened litigation, including arbitration and mediation proceedings.

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Description of the terms of a settlement agreement which resolved the legal matter, including the nature of the consideration, timing of payment, and the nature of rights obtained or lost (for example, but not limited to, patent, trademark, copyright, license and franchise rights).

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Per share or per unit amount of equity securities issued.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details Narrative)			1 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details Narrative)	Nov. 09, 2017 USD ($) ft² $ / a	Dec. 23, 2016 shares	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 16, 2017 ft²
Number of shares issued \| shares		1,067,600
Subsequent Event [Member]
Agreement terms			the Company agreed to reimburse entities owned in part by Alan Dreeben, a former director of the Company, for legal fees expended by such entities in connection with the defense of Petroflow Energy Corporation v. Sezar Energy, L.P. and Brittany Energy, LLC, Case No. 16-CV-700-TCK;TLW, In the United States District Court – N.D. OK.
Settlement payment \| $			$ 475,000
Legal expenses \| $			$ 392,043
Number of shares issued \| shares			1,960,218
Share price \| $ / shares			$ 0.20
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Oil and Gas Properties Sold [Member]
Sale of Oil and Gas Properties - receivable \| $	$ 2,206,718
Repayments toward debt \| $	$ 1,525,000
Area of land sold \| ft²	2,452
Sale price per acre \| $ / a	1,000.00
Ownership interest in joint venture sold	90.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Oil and Gas Properties Retained [Member]
Area of land \| ft²	1,200
Working interest percentage	90.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Oil and Gas Properties Purchased [Member]
Area of land \| ft²				3,220
Working interest percentage				95.00%
Area of land in mutual interest \| ft²				6,000