SUPPLEMENTAL NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Schedule of cash flow, supplemental disclosures

The following table presents the supplemental disclosure of cash flow information for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019
	($ in thousands)
Non-cash investing and financing activities excluded from the statement of cash flows:
Issued shares of common stock and preferred stock upon extinguishment of debt and modification of Series C and Series D Preferred Stock	$	-		$	141,787
Deferred revenue realized upon purchase option exercise		-			11,700
Change in capital expenditures for drilling costs in accrued liabilities		(4,564	)		1,035
Preferred dividends paid in kind		14,506			11,200
Change in asset retirement obligations		10			43