Condensed Statements of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
REVENUE:
Crude oil sales	$ 1,219,391
Natural gas sales	202,427
NGL sales	39,567
Total revenue	1,461,385
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Lease operating expense	231,691	$ 180
Production taxes, gathering and marketing	189,962
Exploration costs	64,705	2,700
Depreciation, depletion, amortization, and accretion	473,336	2,047
Plugging expense	21,048
Loss on impairment of crude oil and natural gas properties		16,721
General and administrative expense	1,190,084	679,575
Total costs and expenses	2,170,826	701,223
Operating (loss)	(709,441)	(701,223)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest income	102	363
Interest expense	(1,429,800)	(21,946)
Total other income (expense)	(1,429,698)	(21,583)
Net (loss)	$ (2,139,139)	$ (722,806)
Net (loss) per share:
Basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.10)	$ (0.03)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted (in shares)	21,964,282	21,708,191