CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($)	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Total
Begining balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2017	63,340,034
Begining balance, amount at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 63,344	$ 99,403,654	$ (83,507,693)	$ 15,959,305
Issuance of common stock for services, shares	450,000			450,000
Issuance of common stock for services, amount	$ 450	544,550		$ 545,000
Issuance of common stock for cash, less underwriting/offering costs, shares	5,750,000			5,750,000
Issuance of common stock for cash, less underwriting/offering costs, amount	$ 5,750	6,043,984		$ 6,049,734
Issuance of common stock for subscription, shares				0
Issuance of common stock for subscription, amount				$ 0
Issuance of common stock for interest, shares				0
Issuance of common stock for interest, amount				$ 0
Issuance of common stock for note payment in kind on note payable, shares	172,342			172,342
Issuance of common stock for note payment in kind on note payable, amount	$ 172	220,852		$ 221,024
Issuance of common stock for oil and gas lease extension, amount				0
Beneficial conversion feature on convertible notes				0
Debt discount from fair value of warrants issued with convertible notes				$ 0
Issuance of common stock in warrant exercise, shares	400,000			400,000
Issuance of common stock in warrant exercise, amount	$ 400	199,600		$ 200,000
Warrants issued for services		510,575		510,575
Stock options issued for services		343,750		343,750
Net loss			(5,806,612)	(5,806,612)
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2018	70,112,376
Ending balance, amount at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 70,116	107,266,965	(89,314,305)	$ 18,022,776
Issuance of common stock for services, shares	312,593			312,593
Issuance of common stock for services, amount	$ 312	365,088		$ 365,400
Issuance of common stock for cash, less underwriting/offering costs, shares	4,696,100			4,686,100
Issuance of common stock for cash, less underwriting/offering costs, amount	$ 4,696	3,508,221		$ 3,512,917
Issuance of common stock for subscription, shares	416,667			416,666
Issuance of common stock for subscription, amount	$ 417	183,546		$ 183,963
Issuance of common stock for interest, shares	167,845			167,845
Issuance of common stock for interest, amount	$ 169	183,545		$ 183,714
Issuance of common stock for note payment in kind on note payable, shares	202,316			202,316
Issuance of common stock for note payment in kind on note payable, amount	$ 202	313,906		$ 314,108
Issuance of common stock for oil and gas lease extension, shares	100,000
Issuance of common stock for oil and gas lease extension, amount	$ 100	124,900		125,000
Beneficial conversion feature on convertible notes		1,145,546		1,145,546
Debt discount from fair value of warrants issued with convertible notes		240,455		240,455
Issuance of common stock for convertible note conversion, shares	45,455
Issuance of common stock for convertible note conversion, amount	$ 45	49,955		$ 50,000
Issuance of common stock in warrant exercise, shares	168,690			168,690
Issuance of common stock in warrant exercise, amount	$ 168	184,675		$ 184,843
Warrants issued for services		340,570		340,570
Stock options issued for services		236,500		236,500
Net loss			(9,839,396)	(9,839,396)
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2019	76,222,042
Ending balance, amount at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 76,225	$ 114,143,872	$ (99,153,701)	$ 15,066,396