CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 107,071	$ 118,327
Operating expenses:
Lease operating expense	221,160	199,908
General and administrative		9,985
Geological and geophysical expense	530,986	306,471
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	23,284	20,226
Professional fees	209,910	67,410
Executive compensation	550,879	809,323
Dry hole, abandonment, impairment, and exploration	140,606
Total operating expenses	1,676,826	1,413,323
Other expenses:
Loss - contingency		(87,000)
Loss - note payable settlement		(26,080)
Interest expense	(572,025)	(220,413)
Total other expenses	(572,025)	(333,413)
Loss before provision for income taxes	(2,141,780)	(1,628,409)
Provision for income taxes	(8,279)
Net loss	$ (2,150,059)	$ (1,628,409)
Weighted average number of common shares - outstanding - basic and diluted	39,042,142	34,937,077
Net loss per share - basic and diluted	$ (0.05)	$ (0.05)