Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
REVENUE:
Crude oil sales	$ 8,719,793	$ 239,810
Natural gas sales	1,525,833	68,304
NGL sales	861,948	25,002
Total revenue	11,107,574	333,116
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Lease operating expense	722,799	167,988
Production taxes, gathering and marketing	992,817	38,634
Exploration costs	61,693	19,259
Depletion, depreciation and amortization	2,836,891	65,033
Accretion expense	99,682	30,483
Plugging expense	9,608	31,122
Loss on impairment of proved crude oil and natural gas properties		116,303
General and administrative expense	6,205,412	4,022,969
Total costs and expenses	10,928,902	4,491,791
Operating income (loss)	178,672	(4,158,675)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Other income	39,381	573
Interest expense	(9,293,782)	(323,170)
Loss on conversion of notes payable	(1,771,650)
Total other (expense)	(11,026,051)	(322,597)
Net (loss)	$ (10,847,379)	$ (4,481,272)
Net (loss) per share:
Basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.46)	$ (0.21)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted (in shares)	23,530,583	21,828,853