CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Net loss	$ (9,839,396)	$ (5,806,612)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operations:
Stock based compensation	942,470	1,340,324
Stock issued for interest payments on notes payable	183,714	228,057
Amortization of debt issuance costs	286,584	268,917
Bad debt expense	34,500	0
Accretion of note discounts	429,138	216,732
Accrued interest payable in stock	228,057	0
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	4,393,160	1,173,752
Net settlement offset	0	(100,561)
Impairment loss	1,494,769	139,891
Change in:
Accounts receivable	(54,260)	(3,400)
Production revenue receivable	194,169	(151,783)
Prepayments - development costs	146,422	1,189,230
Prepaid expenses	(35,026)	(21,474)
Other assets	6,362	0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	311,603	14,116
Accrued interest payable	1,135,801	344,287
Net cash from operating activities	(141,933)	(1,168,524)
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Investment in oil and gas properties	(8,783,658)	(12,149,916)
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment	(6,564)	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(8,790,222)	(12,149,916)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Issuance of common stock	3,446,880	6,049,734
Proceeds from promissory notes	539,999	4,107,149
Repayment of promissory notes	0	(3,250,000)
Proceeds from notes payable	4,010,000	6,000,000
Proceeds from warrant exercise of warrants into common stock	184,843	200,000
Net cash from financing activities	8,181,722	13,106,883
Net decrease in cash	(750,433)	(211,557)
Cash - beginning of period	840,163	1,051,720
Cash - end of period	89,730	840,163
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: (Non Cash Items
Common stock issued for oil and gas lease extension	125,000	0
Common stock issued for partial payment of unpaid compensation	0	59,000
Common stock issued for payment in kind on notes payable	314,108	221,024
Common stock issued in conversion of convertible note principal	50,000	0
Subscription receivable for sale of common stock	250,000	0
(Increase) in accounts payable for property development costs	(520,094)	(133,189)
Beneficial conversion feature on convertible notes	1,145,546	0
Debt discount from fair value of warrants issued with convertible notes	240,455	0
Cash paid for interest	1,554,510	1,519,573
Cash paid for state franchise tax	$ 4,441	$ 0